wet from dallas to des moines. icy in the rockies. rain drenches i-5. >>> and if you're frying today rkts airport delays possible if dallas, memphis, kansas city, chicago, detroit, salt lake city and san francisco. >>> people are focused on the wedding weather. we're covering it all. just four days to go now until the wedding of prince william and kate middleton. >> w new details about the ceremony. >> diana alvear is joining u.s. this morning. high, diana. >> reporter: rob and mike, top of the morning to you. you have got to check out westminster abbey. this is the epicenter of wedding fever. i've caught it. all the tourists have cau t here. everyone in london is so excited. everywhere you look, the union jack is waved proudly, as londed looks forward to the wedding of the century. >> it lifts us. it's nothing like royalty to an englishman. a genuine englishman. >> it's a bit of a tradition to do the pomp and circumstance. >> reporter: one can only imagine how kate will feel. she'll take a ride that an estimated 2 billion people will

un residente del Área metropolitana de dallas, fue vÍctima de un atraco mientras viajaba en autobÚs. Él y su esposa venÍan de visitar familiares en mÉxico. desde allÍ nos cuentan los pormenores de esta peligrosa situaciÓn. >> se parÓ el autobÚs y unos hombres encapuchados nos bajaron. >> este hombre asegura haber vivido una terrible experiencia al viajar hacia mÉxico luego de que el autobÚs en el que viajaba fue detenido por un retÉn de criminales. >> no sacamos todo lo que tenÍamos en las bolsas. >> casos como Éste salieron a relucir con respecto a asaltantes que viajan vehÍculos que viajan a mÉxico y despojan a sus pasajeros de sus pertenencias. >> no se si haya sido algÚn hecho aislado, un retÉn, pero no hemos tenido una queja por parte de un cliente de que los hayan asaltado. >> los chÓferes estaban involucrados porque, yo pienso que nos tendrÍan que haber puesto en alerta. era responsabilidad del chofer que nos hubiera dicho. >> tienen un sistema de comunicaciÓn y hasta cÁmaras de vÍdeo en el interior de sus vehÍculos. >> tenemos conocimiento de que hubo re

gary oliver runs the site where the dallas camp is held. he says lieberman's involvement goes far beyond her name. >> she does a phenomenal job because she comes out and she's a hall-of-famer, but she goes literally one-on-one and gives instruction with each kid. she's involved with the camp and you don't see that with professional athletes today. >> nancy is really hands on; from writing the curriculum to bringing in the coaches beforehand; instructing the coaches on all the drills, telling them how she wants it. all the way from the registration process to when they get here in the mornings to everything on the court, nancy has a hand in all of that. >> rick: lieberman also gets praise from a fellow sports camp operator-- baseball and football great deion sanders. >> even with my kids, they'll be shooting around in the gym and nancy will say, "get that elbow up-- put that wrist." and they'll say, "hey, that's correct," and they'll emulate what she taught them and they'll be hitting all around them-- all nets. and she walks with that littl

on i-30, from little rock to dallas. and also on i-70 st. louis to pittsburgh. wet on i-94 from the twin cities into detroit. icy on i-15, 80 and 90 in the rockies. and showers make for a pretty slick ride on i-5, from portland to seattle. >> okay. and if you are flying today, airport delays could be possible in chicago, minneapolis, detroit and also memphis. >>> now, turning over to london, of course, where 1 million people are expected to fill the streets around the royal wedding. of course, that means some major security. >> that's right. scotland yard is outlining some of its plans to keep the royal couple safe. diana alvear joins us from london with the latest. it must be very exciting to be there. good morning, diana. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning. i think you can tell by my coat and scarf that the tropical heat wave is over. but wedding fever is still in full effect. look at "the telegraph." the lovely couple right there, front and center. this city can't get enough of these two. and it's been very good for business. the shop windows are filled

we had 739 reports of severe weather outside of dallas. around chicago and indianapolisle indianapolisless doesn't look like there were long track ones. the storms are heading for the east coast today. there will be delays for areas of dc and new york. the next storm coming into california. this storm isn't at po tent as the one that swept across the country. nothing too dramatic out here. the high pressure has built into the north and cool air has arrived for the northern rockies. a chance for sh arizona. tucson should be in the 80s. california 72 to 78 degrees. tomorrow's forecast coming up. >> also coming up. big blue beats the street home construction on the rise and raffle and potsy want a cut of the action. plus she got a 100 million youtube hits in a month. and bill is going to sing her song coming up. she is the subject of a police investigation. >> the magic get even, black hawk hawks avoid elimination and a new career high but was it enough? you are watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm

last off for dallas. terry got a good look. no good. blazers even the series at 2-# with the victory. >>> in the east. pacers looking to avoid the sweep by the bulls. indiana was ready to play. in the second, granger converting for two of his 24. pacers led by 16 at the half. then in the fourth, price from deep. here come the running of the bulls. under 20 seconds to play. noah drivingen converting and the powell. -- and the foul. why is carlos boozer shooting the three-ball? indiana stays alive with the victory. >>> the pga tour may have a new number one if luke donald can snag the top spot at the heritage. new meaning to the term hazard. from the beast to the bottom of the jar for birdie. 8-under after a 67 today. last year's champ, jim furyk, another solid round. his approach on 13. stick is it to within five feet. he finishes 10-under. one back of the leader, luke donald. the englishman and northwestern grad i all over the pen. within two feet, he birdies. takes the one-stroke lead into sunday's final round on easter. >> sharks and

. >> en dallas, texas, en congresista por illinois, luis gutiÉrrez, pidiÓ al presidente barak obama parar las deportaciones. >> le hemos pedido al presidente que utilice la discreciÓn bastante amplia que ha otorgado a la ley y que no deporte a los jÓvenes del dream act, no es que lo legalice

dallas is going to be sunny, 86. l.a. sunny as well, 73. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows a massive storm system stretching from the midwest toward the northeast with thunderstorms on the move from louisiana to indiana. later today, the severe weather will spread from the southern plains to the northeast. expect flooding along the ohio river valley, and tornadoes in the south. >>> and in sports, the grizzlies are one game away from taking down the spurs. in the second quarter, san antonio's manu ginobili steals the ball and makes a behind-the-back pass, but in the end, it was all memphis. they trounce the spurs, 104-86 and take a 3-1 first round lead. >>> in dallas, the mavs kept pouring it on against new portland. dirk nowitzki scored 24 points to help dallas beat them. the mavs lead the first round series, 3-2. >>> the denver nuggets live to play another game. they avoid a first-round sweep by beating the oklahoma city thunder, 104-101. >>> in the nfl, a huge victory

low 80s in dallas and new orleans and phoenix. 87 degrees in miami. just 51 in seattle, portland and salt lake. mid-50s in chicago/detroit. low 70s in indianapolis, kansas city and l.a. >>> after a seven-year, $55 million investigation, we now have a verdict in the government's case against barry bonds. guilty. baseball's home run king was convicted yesterday of obstructing justice. but the perjury charges against him were thrown out. more, now, from john donvan. >> and it's a high, fly ball. right, center field. back it goes. racing back. that ball is gone. >> reporter: the thing you can say about barry bonds on this day that a jury declared him a felon, he was a ballplayer who wanted it. who wanted it badly. the fame. the money. the glory. to right to call himself, not just great. barry bonds wanted to be the best. >> there it is.

and we have a plan to create a network of these chargers in the dallas fort worth area and the houston area. so those will be the first two major urban areas in the united states that are basically have the infrastructure to support electric vehicles in a major way. >> susie: are there enough electric vehicles on the road to justify that kind of expansion? >> well, there are absolutely not enough electric vehicles as we stand here today in april of 2011. but by 2012 there could be 10 or 11 plug-in vehicles available to the american consumer. and the reason we've gone a little early in sort of building out this charging network is because we want the american consumer to get over this range anxiety issue that comes with electric vehicle ownership and get to range confidence. very few people want to buy a car that they don't know where they'll be able to quite. and by having these charging stations around dallas, fort worth and houston, people will have confidence that they can use their car anywhere they go in the urban area. >> susie: all right. good luck to you on all of that. thank y

it could be butchy rise if you are going to dallas, over dallas, kansas city, st. louis, chicago, detroit. a lot of delays today. check out the flight tracker. abc7news.com. >> 41 is the high in chicago today? >> yeah. >> amazing. >> >> how about that? >> okay. mike, thank you very much. >>> 4:47. security is tightening in london with special teams making preparations ahead of the april 29 royal wedding of prince william and kate middleton. there is concern that an i.r. abz splinter group may -- i.r.a. splinter group may want to gain attention with attack. they are checking the areas where explosives could be hidden in drains or traffic light. scotland yard says high cameras will focus on the rooftop, railway and waterways. >> we will make sure that the security is in place, providing security for the reassurance of those in charge of the event on the ground. as we get nearer to the event, itself, clearly they don't want the noise of the helicopter over the top. we'll move away. >> the wedding is one of the most anticipated public events in recent years and will dr

dallas braden was placed on the disabled list today because of stiffness in his shoulder. he spent parts of 2009 and 2010 on the dl. high never experienced this kind of discomfort in his throwing shoulder. the a's and blue jays swapped pitchers. daniel went up north. nba playoffs. here come the heat in game 2. dwyane wade had a migraine issue over the weekend and wade says migraine this. steel and slam. 14 points. pretty play here. the wade, the alley-oop to lebron james who throws it -- that is nasty. look at the reaction of the -- they can't even watch. 94-73. the heat in charge. jays with 29 points. that's derek rose. plays for the bulls. we are watching derek for the pacers put his team up

dallas, windy, 90. and los angeles, partly cloudy, 69. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clear skies over the northeast, and the entire west coast. and storms are hitting the middle of the country. later today, heavy downpours and strong winds are expected from oklahoma to ohio. that system will roll east during the day. the northeast has more clouds to move in tonight. and the west coast sees plenty of sunshine. >>> in sports, chicago and miami are each one game away from winning their first round nba playoff series. mvp candidate derrick rose of the bulls scored 23 points against indiana, including the go-ahead lay-up with 18 seconds left. chicago beats the pacers 88-84. they lead the series three games to none. the bulls could close it out on saturday. >>> dwyane wade of miami had 32 points as they took a 3-0 lead in their series with philadelphia. lebron james added 24 points. the heat beat the 76ers 100-94. miami can finish the sweep in game four

thunderstorms on i-35, from kansas city to dallas. rain and snow on i-90 from spokane to helena, montana. >> and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in salt lake city, denver, kansas city, seattle and dallas. >>> we've been learning more about that heartbreaking story we told you about yesterday morning. the one in which a mother drove her suv into the hudson river just about 60 miles north of new york city. >> horrific. and police say her 10-year-old son survived by opening a window and then, swimming to shore. a passerby found him and brought him to authorities. >> he kept repeating, please, help me mommy. help me mommy. she's in the water. he was in a state of shock. disbelief. he was very nervous. and he just stated that she was in the water. >> 25-year-old lashonda armstrong took her life and those of her three other children, after a domestic dispute with the children's father. >>> we're learning new details about the victims in the search for a serial killer on new york's long island. the fbi will use surveillance air

rain and thunderstorms from dallas to memphis and atlanta. up to a half-foot of mountain snow in the rockies and cascades. meanwhile, some showers in the pacific northwest. >> that's right. 52 degrees in seattle. 68 in sacramento. 91 in phoenix. mostly 50s from fargo to indianapolis. and 63 in baltimore. 80s from atlanta to miami and dallas. >>> and coming up next, after the break, smartphone secrets. one popular model keeps a file of everywhere you go. >> like an involuntary gps there. >>> plus, the fbi working all night after finding a bomb in a mall just not too far from columbine high school, on the anniversary of the massacre there. >>> and it's the talk of baseball. the league takes over one team because of the club's behind-the-scenes soap opera. >>> exactly one year after the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history, bp has now filed several lawsuits. the oil giant is suing the rig owner for at least $40 billion, accusing it of causing the disaster in the gulf of mexico. bp is also suing the maker of the device that failed to stop tha

dallas, its largest lead up to 23, but brandon roy brings the blazers back. then he hits the three and one. the four-point play ties the game. roy wasn't done. pulls up, off the glass. 18o his 4 in the -- 18 of his 24 in the last. blazers even the series at two apiece with the victory. >>> in the east, pacers looking to avoid a sweep by the bulls. indiana was ready to play in the second. granger, submitting defender -- splitting defenders. then price, from deep. got it. pacers up. here comes the running of the bulls. under 20 seconds to leave. noah and the foul. chicago down one. five seconds left. last chance. why is boozer shooting? indiana stays alive. >> cal loses to arizona state 6-0, and stanford beats ucla 500. and at cf, we may have a new number one in the world and his name is not tiger or phil or allen. >> alan: kids searching high and low for some special treats. at it an early start to the easter egg minute san francisco. ÷ >> alan: coming up at 6:00. a billboard battle i raging in the bay area between evangelicals and athiests. what the two grou

alfredo corchado, you are the mexico bureau chief for the dallas morning news. as such, you spend a lot of your time covering drug dealers, the traficantes, the narcos, the kidnappings. this was not the mexico that you would have been reporting on 20 years ago. it's a whole new mexico. >> well, i actually ca to mexico, and my real passion back then was covering immigration, covering the us-mexico relations. and when i left mexico in 2000, i left mexico for washington, because i thought the story had died in mexico, you know? >> hinojosa: the immigration story. >> the immigration story, but also, you know, mexico now had democracy in the year 2000. and so i figured that maybe the story was going to be washington and mexico city. so i moved to washington. three years later, september 11 comes around, there's no mexico story. i mean, there's no real us policy to mexico. and i returned to mexico, and my first assignment was to cover the women of juarez-- you know, who was killing the women of juarez? >> hinojosa: and right now we're talking about, in terms of the wo

los mavericks de dallas visitaron anoche a portland con la mira de ampliar su ventaja en la serie... el maximo anotador del partido fue jason terry con 29 puntos y siete asistencias...p ero al final los errores de dallas... le dieron a portland su primera victoria en estos playoffs.. 97 a 92 y la serie esta 2 a 1 a favor de los mavericks mientras que en la conferencia este los 76ers jugaron el primero de dos juegos en philadelphia recibiendo al heat de miami quien de la mano de dwayne wade anoto 32 puntos y tambien tuvo 10 rebotes mas la colaboracion de lebron james con 24 unidades quienes con esto sellaron la tercer victoria del heat, y esta vez 100 a 94 dejando al cuadro de philadelphia a una derrota de la eliminacion la jornada 16 dara inicio esta noche con el encuentro necaxa pumas.... los hidrocalidos jugaran su ultimo partido en su casa como equipo de primera division ya que como sabe... estos ya tienen su cupo en la division de ascenso... dentro de esta jornada 16 el cruz azul recibira a las chivas en el estadio azul... el rebaÑo viene de perder ante santos... mientras que la

mientras que en avalon una pequeña comunidad al sur de dallas los residentes despertaron con una triste realidad. su vecindario había sido destrozado por los fuertes vientos de un tornado. >>> me dijeron tu casa no sirve, y este salí ivy qy vi que no te techo >>> no hay víctimas mortal es >>> tratamos de sonar lassie ruina js llassirenas >>> el susto de anoche pasó y están vivos gracia as este edificio un gimnasio que costó un millón de dólares y fue el refugio del paso del tornado. y a propósito de estos fenómenos atmosféricos según expertos con los tornados de esta semana se ha roto el récord para el mes de abril con un total de 292, 25 más que la marca anterior que veg registró en el año 1974. >>> los pronósticos del clima no son alentadores para este año, según meteorólogos la temporada de huracanes que va del primero de junio al 30 de noviembre será a activa en el atlántico representando riesgos representati representativos en la zona de méxico. >>> gracias el fenómeno de la niña que ha causado estragos en venezuela y ha dejada una secuela de muerte y destr

from downtown, and dallas won it, 93-82. game six is thursday. >>> the nuggets finally got into the win column. ty lawson scored the career high 47. russell westbrook couldn't hit that long three. denver avoided the sweep with a 104-101 win. >>> big win for nfl players yesterday. u.s. district court susan nelson ordered an immediate end to the lockout. owners are expected to appeal the ruling. this is the first of many steps to get the players back on the field for the season. >>> lightning forced the win over the penguins. steve downing gave tampa the leaderly in the third. moments later, ryan malone, some insurance. a slapshot on the break away, unorthodox, but it worked. lightning won it, 4-2. game seven is tomorrow. >>> finally, the sharks eliminated the kings in dramatic fashion. 3-3 in over time. the puck fell right in front of joe thorton. to score the game winner. san jose advanced with their third overtime win of the series, 4-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> johnny depp pla

. >>> and to serve and protect, dash cam video captures a heroic highway rescue in dallas. >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with reality check. for the first time since 1860, standard & poors has issued a negative outlook on the u.s. government, citing increased concerns about washington's ability to manage the federal debt. the reaction on wall street was swift and dramatic with stocks tumbling and the price of gold rising to an all-time high. all this as the president prepares to hit the road to sell his new deficit reduction plan. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with all the details. good morning to you. >> good morning, everyone. while the president is suggesting reducing the deficit, he's asking congress at the same time to raise the debt limit. that's not sitting with some lawmakers here on capitol hill or with standard & poors. the credit agency s&p for the first time ever has downgraded its long-term outlook on america's debt from stable to negative saying that america could lose its aaa credit rating in two years if this gridlock in wash

that matches miami and dallas and phoenix. we'll check out the flight delays. arrival in philadelphia and la guardia are delayed and that swathe of yellow from dallas to houston all the way to new york and dc. that's where severe weather is possible. expect delays and a bumpy ride. abc sennews.com. check on the individual flights. here is carolyn with the news. >> it is 4:48. there are new details of congresswoman gabreille giffords. doctors have cleared her to travel to florida to watch the space shuttle launch of her husband mark kelly. >> one of nasa's biggest supporters, she was looking forward to having the opportunity. >> giffords was shot in the head by a lone gunman in tucson in january. she will be accompanied by atf from the rehabilitation center. in a jet from houston to nasa. >> she is speaking in words. awesome and love you. she is walking a little. her left side is perfect but has limited use of her right side. >> we are optmistic we expected a fast recovery. >> her husband has been by her side from the beginning. >> i see her before i go to work

>>kimberlee: 6 look at this, a motorcyclist rear ended by car outside dallas. the bike was crushed between the two cars, the 25 year- old was thrown into another lane, he broke a rib and four vertebrae. he had to have this clean removed. more than a month later the rider is still recovering. he said he doesn't have any plans to get another one. take a look of this, dear swimming, the deer were seeking higher ground because there usual habitat, has been disturbed by the rain. the danger is in over there yet. it the city remains under a flash flood watch. take a look at this detailed model san francisco using 100,000 toothpicks carried artist scott weaver calling this whirling through the bay. the model follows several tours of the city they pass sites such as alcatraz, fisherman's wharf, the golden gate bridge and the trade marcoses on steep hours hillshills. >>pam:don't miss kron 4 exclusive coverage of the 100th running of the zazzle bay to breakers on sunday may 15. we will have cameras all along the course capturing all of the fun. the 100th running of the z

two more scores include orlando taking care of atlanta 88-82, dallas turns back portland 101- 89, they lead that series two dallas turns back portland 101- 89, they lead that series two me [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it.

y además, aquí tenemos las alertas de tornados que se están excediendo hasta eln texas, sitios como dallas pudiera tener tormenta, no houston no san antonio y al norte chicago con posibilidades de tormentas. >> en incendio que podría continuar en próximos días, va a continuar una situación con viento bastante fuerte. >> brisa fuerte pero noten la extensa zona de posibilidad de tornados en próximas horas, houston 88, 90 cielos mayormente despejados sin lluvia. >> la posibilidad de lluvia dallas, para san antonio y la costa este en general con condiciones de nieve, la nieve continuará cayendo en dakota, lo dije ayer, 2- 4- 6 pulgadas, idaho y algunas lluvias en los Ángeles. >> básicamente niebla anticipamos bastante niebla para ustedes 78, áreas con llovizna, muy fina pero temperaturas moderada lo principal que tenemos para ustedes y el domingo todo el mundo sigue esperando el día posibilidad de más lluvia repito para gran parte del noreste y aquí en partes de chicago. >> prevenir las arrugas y evitar dolores musculares puede lograrse en la cama, doctores aseguran que la posició

joe tohornton knows that dallas a dangerous team. >> there's a lot of good guys against dallas and they're hard-fought battles and i wouldn't expect anything different tonight. they're trying to get in the playoffs and we've got to still separate ourselves. it's going to be an emotional game and should be a good one. >> we're fighting for a playoff spot and we're trying to get as high as we can in the standings. so expect definitely a hard-working game from both sides. >> a big one for the sharks tonight. we have a score if from dodger stadium. >> good or bad? >> well, not so good. dodgers push one across in the sixth. 1-0, the home team leads it. >> ah. >> it's still early. >> just when it gets to be 90 degrees outside, we're talking ice cold hockey. we've got to cool off jeff ranieri. what are you doing leaving me out of that drink deal. >> we've got to talk to him. >>> still ahead, the $319 million lesson in patience and co nest o ghat t may have cost one guy the mega million dollar jackpot. [ banker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted, they were thrilled. she

area." >> smith: in fact, argosy, dallas never did obtain apa accreditation. haferkamp has now joined with 17 other former argosy students and filed a lawsuit claiming she was defrauded. in a letter to frontline, argosy's parent company, edmc, says, "argosy, dallas continues to aspire to apa accreditation and rejects any charges of fraud." haferkamp has since moved to maryland, where she can't hang a shingle without an apa accredited degree. >> i really am at a dead end. i don't know which way to go. and the student loans are going to keep mounting and mounting and mounting. >> smith: haferkamp is now sinking in over $100,000 of federal student loans. this debt is almost impossible to escape. >> if you default on a federal student loan, you will be hounded for life. >> smith: barmak nassirian is a washington representative of traditional colleges. >> it is the most collectable kind of debt there is. it is non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. they will garnish your wages. they will intercept your tax refunds. they will sue you in court. there is... you become ineli

dallas hits 93. and new orleans 85. 59 here in new york and 47 in boston. >>> americans are setting a record in filing their taxes this year. the irs says at about this time yesterday it had received nearly 101 million e-mail file returns. before the deadline, about 9% more than last year. >>> well, it was the fastest marathon time ever, but it's not a world record. kenya's geoffrey mutai finished the boston marathon in 2:03:02 but because there was a strong tailwind and because the boston marathon is a point-to-point course and not a loop, mutai does not get the record. crazy rule there. >> tailwind? >> but get this, though, he does get $225,000 in prizes and that's not bad, i'll take that. caroline kilel also from kenya, well, she won the woman's race. >> kenyans, you can't beat them. >> who knew a tailwind could get you over the finish line. >>> and now to a slow and steady race. this one fueled by love and determination. >> a canadian bride who was paralyzed in a car accident three years ago just

kansas city, wichita, oklahoma city, dallas, austin. you're all a part of these strong to severe storms. look how much rain is involved in this. mostly in places that don't really need it. cincinnati has had a lot of heavy rain. louisville involved in the heavy rain, as well, in that area. some flooding there. look at texas, scattered showers and storms today. mostly in east texas. the west texas area will remain mostly dry. >> that's why i'm in an allergy fog this morning. robin? >> that makes sense. sam, thank you. >>> we're showing you the queen at westminster abbey. and she is not there for wedding rehearsal. today is queen elizabeth's 85th birthday. and she is counting down to next week's big wedding with an all-important lunch yesterday. nick watt is in london and has all of the details for us. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, it was just a beautiful moment. the queen just came out of the abbey, right at the moment one of those open-top tour buses was going past. perfect. and on your left, the queen. my

that's going to cause a lot of problems here for dallas. and to st. louis again, little rock, indianapolis likely to see severe storms that could spawn tornados into monday. tuesday the same area plus some into the ohio valley as that low moves into the great lakes. then it pushes further east. we're talking the tennessee valley, louisville, cleveland and then over into the d.c. area. by the end of the week, we could be talking the entire eastern seaboard. even on up into the megalopolis city. we're talking 40% of the nation, kate, would be affected by this outbreak. >> samantha mohr, thank you. >>> now to libya, where rebels have been claiming that moammar gadhafi's army was holding its fire in the key city of misrata. today gadhafi's forces literally blew that theory apart. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel begins there tonight. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, kate. it appears the rebels were celebrating about what was going on in misrata prematurely. today saw some of the heaviest fighting yet in misrata as unrest is c

warm weather to miami, new orleans, dallas, phoenix, mid-to-upper 80s. 90s in phoenix. we have low 60s around new york, to 66 in d.c. i should say the low 50s around seattle. in to portland. check out the flight and looks like philadelphia right now has flight departure delays and severe weather is possible. along kansas city. and line down to dallas. there could be delays there, too. the flight tracker. abc7news.com. eric? >> thank you. >>> coming up on 4:49. you might think a free trolley service would be met with open arms. in walnut creek it is coming under fire. critics say it's a courtesy the city can no longer afford. abc7's laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: for 20 years the city of walnut creek subsidized free bus service. the free downtown trolley runs every 20 minutes. from the city's busy shopping area to bart and back. some say it's an idea that's time has come and gone. >> we are in a downturn. >> former city council candidate justin wadell believes the current council had no business voting to continue paying $200,000 per year to keep the trolley f

center kobe bryant with twenty eight points for the lakers who are now one and a half games ahead of dallas in the west also helping out spending all got a role chipping in with nineteen points one hundred pine and got eighteen contests which saw the lakers win eight and in the run. there was just a week to go before goals first major of the year the masters in august stuff and the world's top players are fine tuning their game at the shell houston open in texas at the moment i world number two the westwood is among them he almost sold this bunker shot during his opening round sixty eight although that's still five shots off the pace set by american johnny walker he tied the course record and is too short to headed nickel and george st clair and silence people larry who will take a three shot lead into the second day in morocco if either sixty four during the rag trade from his san antonio england strong make it in and well from reach david finished on five and along with india's shift control he produced this lovely approach on the. right next to the pain. and finally sri lanka expect star

bryant with twenty eight points for the lakers going out one of the things ahead of dallas in the west but also helping out spotted by the soul chip in the nineteen points one can find him to. eighteen contest saw the lakers win their take home game in the grove. and there is just a week to go before golf's first major of the year the masters in augusta and the head of that's the world's top players are fine tuning their game at the shell in texas while the materially westward is among them he almost hold this bunker shots during his opening round of sixty eight although that story five shots off the pace i american jimmie walker he tied the course record with a nine under par sixty three three shots ahead like i heard interest peter. and it's hard and peter lawrie cuticle three shot lead into the second day in morocco he fired a sixty four during his and round out of twelve they have done the second tournament and then you jump in reach davis from wales finish on five under par to share second along in his shift uproar and use this lovely approach on the fifth england's john dickerson

dallas, wind y 73 degrees. in l.a., sunny, 79. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows more thunderstorms hitting the southern plains and southeast, and it's clear from the midwest to the southwest. later today, more severe weather from arkansas to pennsylvania. numerous tornadoes are possible, as the system slowly creeps to the east. light showers can be found in the northwest, while the southwest is sunny and breezy. >>> in sports, it took five games but the bulls are moving on. mvp candidate derrick rose seemed to be fine, after straining his left ankle in game four. he pumped in 25 points to help chicago take down the indiana pacers 116-89. the bulls now head to the eastern conference semifinals. >>> the magic were not to be denied. dwight howard grabbed a behind the backboard air ball to up orlando by 23 over the hawks. the magic dominate atlanta, 101-76, to stay alive. >>> the lakers are one game away from eliminating the hornets. kobe bryant threw down a monster jam. look at that! in the second to help l.a. beat new orleans 106-

y san luis potosí, varias empresas de transporte público, cancelaron la salida, nuestra afiliada de dallas habló con una víctima del asalto. >>> nos sacan lo que teníamos en la bolsa. >>> el gran mal que vivimos en méxico, podrían ponerle un alto. >>> y dejó 24 muertos en ciudad juárez, el fin de semana, dos sobrevivieron, y el segundo multi homicidio fue en este patio, varios cadáveres se encontraron en la ciudad, con huellas de tortura. >>> no hay autoridad luego de las diez de la noche, está a la deriva todo, no hay forma a quién acudir a pedir que ayuden a la gente, estamos por tomar armas por nuestra propia mano. >>> otros homicidios, fueron en juárez, una mujer de 20 años, fue violada, y estrangulada. >>> el detenido morales, admitió participar, en el secuestro y asesinato de los cadáveres de tamaulipas, es el detenido número quince, y cientos de trabajadores, protestaron, por el cierre en la compañía eléctrica, prendieron en llamas tres vehículos, y arrestaron a 8 manifestantes, así desde méxico, regreso a los estudios. >>> gracias verónica, la controversia vre

percent kobe bryants with twenty eight points for the lakers were not one of the hot things ahead of dallas in the west also helping out by you just saw chicago nineteen points. behind them to facing in this contest which saw the lakers win team in game. and there's just a week to go before goals first major of the year the last is in august and what is that's the world's top players are fine tuning their game at the shelters tonight and in talks as well now to leave us where it is among them almost hold this i'm going to shut them out of sixty eight i thought that was still a five shots off the pace set by american jimmie walker he tied the course record with a nine under par sixty three and was two shots ahead of look ahead and just teeter . and finally sri lanka will have to do with injured all rounder and i must use in sunday's world cup final against india but they still expect start the timer listened to me think for the showdown more lady who's thirty nine in a couple of weeks not strained a hamstring against new zealand in sunny finals and also has knee problems but he was back in t

mostly 50s in the northeast. 80s from atlanta to dallas. and kansas city climbs up to 75. omaha at 65. 50s from seattle to salt lake city. and phoenix hits a hot 90. >>> well, "time" magazine has named congresswoman gabby giffords as 1 of the 100 most influential people in the world. on top of that, president obama has written a tribute to giffords for the magazine. >> the president praised giffords as a model of civility and courage and unity. and a voice that cannot return soon enough. also on "time's" list, mark zuckerberg, justin bieber and first lady, michelle obama. >> bieber mania. >> he's everywhere. >>> coming up after the break, the big announcement from japan overnight. an even longer delay for automakers to return to normal. >>> and worldwide outcry this morning over the revelation that the iphone and ipad track your every move. >>> and on top of all that, why more and more of us are saying, yes, hold the fries. >>> and wall street is closed today, in observance of good friday, though banks will be open. tokyo's nikkei average ticked down less than 0.1% today.

besides atlanta, babbitt and rinaldi will visit airports in dallas/ft. worth, kansas city, chicago, new york, washington, d.c. no california stops are currently scheduled. >>> crews are working to restore power and clean up the debris left by a weekend of violent weather. it included more than 240 tornadoes that devastated a swath of the country from oklahoma to alabama, and arkansas to north carolina and virginia. at least 45 people were killed. abc's peggy bunker has more from north carolina. >> this deadly storm barrelled across six states unleashing tornado, hail and flash flooding. 62 twisters ripped through north carolina, killing more than 20 people and flattening homes and businesses. >> there was pieces of all kind of metal, boards. a complete spiral. >> the worst spring storm to hit the state in two decades. north carolina governor said portions of the tornadoes across the state nearly brought her to tears. >> it's a hard time. thank god there weren't as many lives lost. >> emergency workers are still looking for victims. >> the manager of this

kennedy begins to tell him the story of what she witnessed in dallas the week before. and she spared no detail. she had to get this offer just. and then she said to him, i want my husband to be remembered as follows. he loved the musical camelot, which was a very popular stage play in new york at that time. she said he loved the soundtrack and at night his back would be hurting. it would be cold but we go at we put on the hi-fi, not a stereo, we put on the hi-fi the cast album. and she said i know this is trivial but i can't get this out of my mind. this refrain keeps going over and over in my head. don't let it be forgot that once there was a spot for one brief shining moment known as camelot. and so she is the one who picks the metaphor, who picks that word picture, that image to describe her husband, in presidency. and i would maintain, shining. and so just remind us i have the caster of richard burton and julie anderson the broadway show. her very final symbol of that weekend, those three days of the funeral in washington, d.c., in november of 1963 was to ask that

they're clearing out, thankfully, over in dallas. we thank dallas for that shot. we check out the severe weather in the day today. atlanta and memphis up through lexington, right up toward albany and pittsburgh. could be gusty winds. over 80 miles per hour. maybe a tornado or two. there is rain in the pacific northwest. last month, seattle only had four rain-free days. and the rain's right back in there. >> and robin, back up over to you. >> all right, jeff, thank you. >>> it's the reunion we have been waiting for. the gang from the beloved sitcom, "welcome back kotter," they're back together. and we know one of the sweathogs graduated to become a big star. you know who that is. what about the rest of the cast? our chris connelly got a chance to sit down with them. give us the lowdown. >> indeed i did, robin. last eight in's taping of the tv land awards saw the sweathogs and those that loved them a chance to see them again an opportunity to look back at a sitcom that launched a superstar and a series of smart alec remarks. >> oh, oh, oh! >> up your nose with a rub

. >> dallas heats up to 93. 80s from new orleans to atlanta. near 60 here in new york. 40s from detroit to fargo. just 47 in billings. 57 in salt lake city. and 89 in phoenix. >>> and coming up, finally, an answer. is it really meat in taco bell tacos? >> let's find out. >>> and on top of that, babies being served booze. a new case, believe it or not, at a major chain restaurant. >> isn't that incredible? >>> plus, the volkswagen gives the beetle a brand-new look. we'll show you what it looks like, coming up after this. clcld u >>> a new warning about the nation's growing debt problem this morning. the ratings agency, standard & poor's has lowered its outlook on the united states to negative for the first time.concern ab concern about the deficit and washington's ability to quickly fix the problem. >>> that warning is sending stocks lower in asia this morning, after a down day on wall street. tokyo's nikkei average fell 1.2% today. hong kong's hang seng dropped 1.3%. in london, the ftse opened higher. and on wall street, the dow fell 140 points

these are pictures of dallas as they continue to battle the fire. also happening faa suspend another air traffic controller and a manager but not for sleeping. >> reporter: an air traffic controller in cleveland was supposed to be watching the skies early sunday morning but authorities say the person was instead watching a movie. it was reportedly planning on a portable dvd player in the radar room when as the faa explains the microphone was activated trends may be the soundtrack of the movie over the frequency. the comptroller and the line manager suspended pending an investigation this comes to light one day after the administrator set out on a cross-country tour to redress the seven reported cases of comptroller sleeping on the job this year. >> there are be all over the country talking to controllers, finding out if there's something systemic about this. also personal responsibility as well. shop, do your job, do it as well rested controller. >> reporter: they have changed how they will be scheduled, requiring nine hours between shifts instead d

contratiempo >> es importante recibir informes para ver el control >> varios incidentes como washington, dallas en que se quedaron dormidos y no respondieron el llamadode los pilotos, un controlador de miami se quedó dormido y podría ser suspendido >> las autoridades de aviación emitieron nuevas regulaciones para que esten alerta >> una norma obliga a los controladores a comunicarse con los controladores aéreos si los de radar no puede establecerse con el aéreo deberá buscas otras alternativas >>el senado aprobo propuestas que podría resultar en multas de 300 a 500 dólares las personas sorprendidas los ciclistas también podrían ser sansionados, la medida deberá ser pasada a la asamblea >>presentaran mocion de condena que los inmigrantes deberán ser casados >> la leguslatura continua presionando a sus colegas republicanos, luego que este hiciera comentarios sobre los inmigrantes, que se les debería disparar con cerdos salvajes para evitarlos y fue repudiado ofreció disculpa y en persona frente a las cámaras de cnn pero para los demócratas y defensores de los inmigrantes estas dis

and dallas 81. mostly 80s from new orleans up to baltimore. >>> it is not even memorial day yet and gas prices are already soaring. according to aaa, they're now more than a dollar higher than they were the same time last year. meanwhile, the oil companies are reporting huge profits. all of that is causing quite a political fallout and president obama's approval ratings are now down. as abc's jon karl reports, a top republican is reassessing his position. >> reporter: skyrocketing gas prices and those huge oil profits have even caught the attention of speaker of the house john boehner, a longtime supporter of the oil industry. is there something obscene about gas company -- oil and gas company profits being that high when americans are struggling just to fill up the tank? >> listen, everybody -- everybody wants to go after the oil companies. and, frankly, they've got some part of this to blame, all right? but the fact is there's a limited supply of oil around the world. there's unrest in the middle

. >> el hombre que fue golpeado en el rostro en el partido de dallas . >> las cosas siguen mal cuando equipos mexicanos tienen que jugar la copa libertadores de america . >> los jugadores como memo ochoa se quejaron del estado de la cancha, se dijo que son profesionales y jugarán igual. >> el delantero sergio santana. >> se complico la situación . >> vamos al estadio la aficion dan las gracias . >> pumas hizo el gol al minuto 88, pumas sigue siendo más super líder. >> necaxa con el último partido en c