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♪ a major interstate near austin, texas has reopened after a deadly bridge collapse. police say a tractor-trailer crashed in to an overpass under construction causing it to collapse. the impact caused other beams to come down. one landed on a pickup truck killing the driver. three other people were taken to the hospital. they are investigating whether the truck's load was too tall for the bridge. also in texas, a houston road rage victim shot in the head last week after honking her horn at a driver who cut her off. >> she managed to call 911 on her own. she is at home recovering and sharing her story in an abc news exclusive. here's ryan owens.

>> this is where it happened. this is where he cut me off. >> reporter: kay will be the first to tell you it's a miracle she's alive. the 28-year-old taking us to the very spot on interstate 45 where a gunman shot her in the head less than a week ago. >> his mission, although it was to kill me and i'm still living i know that is killing him. >> reporter: hafford was driving headed to work when she honked at the driver of a white chevy tahoe that she says cut her off. he pulled up next to her he shot a single shot through her passenger window and took off. >> i don't know how i did it but i pulled over here. >> reporter: despite shot in the head, hafford grabbed her iphone. >> when i heard siri that's when i cried. when i heard her say who do you want to call? when the 911 operator picked up i lost it. i told the 911 operator i think i had been shot. >> reporter: bullet fragments launched in her skull but they removed them and she is on her

way to a full recovery. the worry now the gunman is on the run. >> have you forgiven the man who did this to you. >> i forgave him right away. as soon as i looked in his eyes i knew there was something wrong with him. all i ask is he have a heart and turn himself in. >> as much as you want to retaliate think twice. you may be in a situation like i am but you may not make it. >> reporter: ryan owens, abc news on interstate 45 in houston. >> that's so true. what do you do when you are driving -- we all feel it. >> you get angry but don't act out on people. that's the key. police released a sketch of the suspect. they say he's a dark-skinned man in his late 20s, early 30s, maybe tall and drives an older model white suv. that's all important because police in situations like these are looking for all of the help they can get to find people that do these things.

that's an important point. don't do anything. don't engage. just go away. >> so hard to do sometimes. right? >> i know but you have to let it go. >> you're right. >> you don't want to be in a horrible situation. in the next half hour, she claims she was abducted for ransom but later found at her father's home. why the police say it was just a hoax. and one brave and very stupid man steps into the ring with the toughest woman on the planet. ufc champion ronda rousey. icing his severely bruised ego. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now"

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>> whoopi. what are you doing after this? ooh! it doesn't hurt. say your safe word. >> whoopi. >> let go! joining us one of the bravest men alive, comedian tom kelly. first off, tom, how are you? >> i feel like i just jumped out of a plane without a parachute, landed and got hit by a mac truck after that. >> she's intense. >> she's intense, man. she beat the heck out of me. i'm like wily coyote. >> that throw down is classic. other than having the cool blue, the view tights which i didn't

know were available. >> available at abc.com. >> there you go. >> what is it like to be in a choke-hold with her? >> it hurt. she choked me. that was a demo. she had me at -- i was resisting her and fighting her as hard as i could and she was not even breaking a sweat. she stopped to fix her hair once but that was it. >> to fix her hair. >> that's it, man. i have a niece who's ashamed i got my butt kicked by a girl. i'm trying to teach my niece, it is bad i got my butt kicked by a girl but shameful i got my butt kicked. >> she clotheslined you while you were just standing there. >> my fault for getting in the ring. i went in and i was a dead man. >> so what's her secret? what did you -- did you learn any self-defense moves? >> i learned to not engage people. like what you were saying about the road rage, just drive away, man. just drive away. if you are looking for a workout, there are better things to do. stamp collecting is safer or

water aerobics. there's a lot of things you can do that are much safer. >> did you say anything to her walking in to that ring to say, look -- she could really kill you. >> the smartest thing i have ever said in my life ryan was before this segment, i'm like listen i'm a stand up comedian who wants to be silly on tv. i'm not a jerk who thinks i can beat you and she smiled and laughed and she was very nice to me after that. >> that saved your life. >> saved my life and she taught me how to take a fall which you can tell i did a lot of while engaging her in the ring. >> that's really good. i always find putting a co-host -- what happened here? oh, my goodness. here you are. >> this is the gag part where i came out. this is the punch line. i have to give super kudos to jonathon who came can up and the producers who came up with this segment. this was a gag at the end and me trying to put the moves on

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>> we will open it up to questions. have you ever done that? >> i will tell you this, man, don't trust open microphones. have learned nothing from robert durst. this kid is screwed. if i did that to either of you i would be at abc human resources by the end of the show. >> forever on he learned a big lesson. >> and we don't have time for the second ones. we have tom here today. now we have the polka. >> oh, polka. hey, news got you down. come on, let's polka. ♪ ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ ♪ tapes that roll in way too slow ♪ ♪ stuff you saw on koppel's show ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ ♪ it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants ♪ ♪ grab your world news mug and everybody dance ♪ ♪ have some fun be a pal every anchor guy and gal ♪

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this morning on "world news now," demanding answers about the plane crash in the french alps. how did a co-pilot manage to lock out the captain and intentionally crash the plane in to a mountain? overnight, clues from investigators. deadly impact. a big truck slams in to a highway overpass causing the entire bridge to collapse. the huge mess and why a truck driver could be in serious trouble. strange case. new details about the california woman and her boyfriend in the middle of the kidnapping investigation. police demand to know if this was an ork strapted hoax or a real crime. later in "the skinny," dramatic decision about the mega hit "downton abbey." the heart-breaking move that is shaking fans in great britain to the u.s. to their core. it is friday, march 27th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning to you on this friday. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. so many unanswered questions about the flight that crashed in the french alps and more revelations today. we begin with the gut-wrenching revelation in the french alps. investigators shocked the world by announcing it was no accident. >> heart breaking to hear this. investigators say the co-pilot a 27-year-old german citizen deliberately brought down the plane. they believe he was conscious to the end. as the captain pounded on the door to get in, screams could be heard from passengers just before the plane slammed in to a mountainside. for more here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: the aftermath of what officials say was this man's horrific decision still scattered in the french alps and how investigators are going through andreas lubitz's home in germany trying to figure out why the co-pilot of germanwings flight 9525 brought the plane

down killing everyone on board. >> forced us to come to the conclusion that the flight was deliberately crashed. >> reporter: the cockpit voice recorder capturing it all. investigators say as the plane hits cruising altitude, the captain asks lubitz to take control, stepping out of the cockpit presumably to use the restroom. the 27-year-old co-pilot switches the plane into autopilot setting off the nearly ten-minute long deadly descent. the pilot frantically knocking on the door pleading to be let back in the cockpit but there's no response. amidst the sound of screaming passengers, andreas lubitz is heard breathing normally until the moment of impact. >> they are listening to the breathing and considering the pattern they are hearing is with someone who is conscious, alert and doing something they intend to do. >> reporter: a horrifying realization for families of the

149 other people on board. among them three americans. robert oliver, yvonne selke and her daughter emily. investigators are trying to figure out the co-pilot's motive saying he had no known links to terrorism. reena and ryan. >> thank you, marci. now the latest from france and big questions about the investigation. >> molly hunter has been on the scene all week in the alps. good morning to you. as investigators search for a motive, what are they focusing on right now? >> reporter: the detective work begins now. those investigators are focusing in germany. they will be looking in to his personal life, his family life, his medical history. anything that may offer clues as to why this young man flew this plane in to the mountains of the french alps. we knew he grew up in a town called montibor. no indication there was a political or terror motive. people who knew him said he was

calm and responsible. as far as we know, he passed the necessary psychological and medical exams. so big questions unanswered this morning. >> molly, we know he took a break from training in 2008. is that a concern? >> he did take a break. lufthansa runs that training. it's one of this best training centers and programs in the industry. lufthansa said it is fairly routine for people to take breaks. we're not reading in to that too much. we're told he returned to the training, passed with flying colors and passed the necessary tests. we're not sure what to make of that break right now, ryan. >> molly, you told us earlier in the week this is a difficult remote site to get to. any progress in the crash scene? >> investigators tell us they are making rapid progress. i think it is a massive debris field. four acres as we talked about before with thousands of small pieces of debris but it will

take a long time to get everything off of there. the priority remains to get the second black box off the mountain. reena? >> molly hunter reporting from the french alps. thank you so much. stay with abc news all morning long as details come from investigators. look for updates later on "america this morning" and "good morning america." now to the escalating crisis in yemen. a key u.s. ally in the middle east after a series of damaging air strikes by saudi arabia egypt now says it's ready to send troops in to the country. both countries, along with the u.s. are trying to drive out rebels who have taken over a major part of the country. they are asking the u.n. to impose an arms embargo against the rebels. federal prosecutors in illinois say a national guardsman and his cousin hatched a plot to kill other soldiers in the name of isis. hassan edmonds was arrested at chicago's midway airport allegedly en route to join and fight with isis. before he left, according to the fbi, he planned to give his cousin jonas edmonds his uniform

so he could use it to get inside of a nearby base. >> what we have seen from isis is tell sympathizers to carry out attacks wherever they are. and this appears to be a manifestation of exactly that. >> reporter: relatives in the chicago area say they can't believe the cousins would do anything like this. they say they were raised as christians but converted to islam in the past few years. here in new york, a powerful blast that damaged or destroyed four buildings is being blamed on a problem with the gas line. this surveillance video right there shows the moment the explosion happened yesterday afternoon. soon afterwards a massive fire was burning. flames climbing 50 feet in the air according to witnesses. 19 people were injured, four critically. one person is missing. residents living in those buildings lost everything. >> i'm very upset. my whole life was in there. i lived in the building for 23 years. i'm just numb, you know. it is all gone. the building is completely destroyed.

no one reported a gas leak in the area before the explosion. the local utility company found no gas main leaks during a survey there on wednesday. traffic is flowing again at the scene of a deadly accident in central texas. a tractor-trailer hit an overpass sending heavy beams crashing to the roadway. abc's ryan owens is at the scene. >> reporter: we have all seen them, loaded semis that look too big to make it under an interstate overpass. investigators think that is what happened on 35 between dallas and austin. a semi, police think was speeding, slammed in to a beam on this overpass under construction. the impact so devastating, it caused other beams to come crashing down. one of them landed on a man in a pickup truck. he was killed. three others injured. one of the 18 wheelers had equipment on the top of the trailer. ran into the bridge itself. at this point two of the pillars from the other side fell off and struck a vehicle that was heading the opposite direction. >> reporter: three signs posted

two miles before the overpass warn of its height. authorities are investigating why the truck driver seemed to have ignored them. >> we are looking at the driver, we're looking at the truck itself, and also the roadway. >> reporter: ryan owens, abc news, texas. >> it should be a riveting day of testimony at the murder trial of former new england patriot player aaron hernandez. his fiance shayanna jenkins is expected to be called to testify. jenkins has been granted immunity which means she can be compelled to answer questions or face jail time. prosecutors have said she lied to a grand jury investigating the killing of odin lloyd for which hernandez is on trial. civil rights activists are busy organizing boycotts to protest a controversial law in indiana. it allows business owners to use their religious belief as a reason to refuse service to customers which critics say essentially legalizes discrimination against gays and

lesbians. other organizations like the ncaa are expressing concern. the president of the group saying we will work diligently to assure student-athletes competing in and visitor s attending next week men's final four in indianapolis are not impacted negatively by this bill. residents hit by the tornado in oklahoma are starting to put their lives back together. the mayor of moore, which lost 24 people in a tornado two years ago called this week's storm a "junior tornado." one person died. dozens were injured in the outbreak. in today's forecast chilly in the midwest with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal. snow showers in iowa, minnesota and the dakotas. this cold front could bring flurries to the northeast this weekend, once again. stormy in the mid northwest and sweltering in the southwest. >> 80s in los angeles and miami. 94 phoenix. 70s salt lake city to dallas. 60s in the pacific northwest.

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seen authorities have busted up the biggest pot smugglers they have ever seen. the smugglers posed as legal medicinal providers. even using sky diving planes to make deliveries. in all, 32 people are facing multiple felony counts. a strange, mysterious kidnapping case out of colorado where a woman claimed to have been kidnapped for ransom. >> the odd thing is the ransom amount was pretty underwhelming. ted rowlands has more from los angeles. >> reporter: the 29-year-old denise huskins has stopped talking to investigators but lawyers for her boyfriend are speaking out. >> our client has no

responsibility for this kidnap. >> reporter: attorneys for 30-year-old andrew quinn met with reporters in northern california, maintaining their client's innocence in the bizarre scenario compared to the hollywood thriller "gone girl." >> i had nothing to do with the disappearance of my wife. >> reporter: huskins was supposedly kidnapped 3:00 a.m. monday morning. quinn, his lawyers say was also bound and drugged. >> he was forced to drink something that even the kidnappers told him was drugged. >> reporter: the "san francisco chronicle" released this audio recording. >> my name is denise huskins. i'm kidnapped. otherwise i'm fine. >> reporter: then wednesday, after a supposed ransom request for $8500, huskins showed up unharmed in southern california. >> as of right now, we have not heard from miss huskins and are no longer in contact with the family members. >> reporter: quinn's lawyers don't know why huskins is not cooperating or if she was involved.

>> never a ransom where they are asking less than $20,000. there is something off about this investigation. >> reporter: it is unclear what happened. investigators say they believe this kidnapping indeed was a hoax. reena, ryan? >> ted, thank you. we understand that her lawyer said overnight that she is now cooperating with police, but a very, very strange case. >> something is not adding up. the fact that police came out and said this was a total waste of resources. and her attorney is saying she is cooperating. something is missing here. >> something doesn't add up. when we come back, more sad news from across the pond from one direction, right? remember that? now it is "downton abbey." when will the madness stop and why is everybody leaving? and a familiar look for kim kardashian. we will explain this one. it's up in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

♪ skinny so skinny ♪ "the skinny" time on a friday, and we start -- let's get this out of the way. let's get the pain out of the way. >> you do it. i can't do it. >> it is the beginning of the end for "downton abbey." >> moment of silence. all right, fine. >> you go, i can't talk anymore. >> it has been rumored for a while and now it is official. the final season of the show,

the sixth will be its last. >> no! >> it is zayn malik all over again. >> it is. second day in a row. we will be saying good-bye to earl of grantham, lady mary, dowager. >> she's my favorite. i want to be her when i grow up. nine now episodes will be made. they won't air until next january in the u.s. the cast gathered in london to read through the scripts of the final season. there they are. for now we have so many questions of what will happen. so much time for speculation and everyone asking why. i thought they were going to do this for the rest of their lives. >> i did too. >> why didn't they have a lifetime contract? when the duchess shows up you know it is coming to an end. she is pregnant, she shows up. we should have known it was coming to an end. ryan wasn't the only one who upset over the emotional news that zayn malik was leaving.

>> tough day. >> directly addressing the news. >> an emotional message for fans. >> go for it. go for it. >> okay. might have to help me through this. here's what liam wrote this last week has been some of the worst times. it's sad to think for a time being we won't grace the stage as five bros but i'm super sure, i'm not just sure, i'm super sure that zayn will remain the closest friends. i guess what i'm trying to say is it's far from over. i'm super sure. he's not just sure. >> it is 20-year-old poetry. >> it is and it's beautiful. >> the other members have vowed to continue as a four-piece. >> none of those five bros. one young british musician isn't breaking hearts. he's bringing them together. wait for it. it is a surprise. >> australian couple were treated to a special guest wedding singer for their first

dance as a married couple. >> the first dance as husband and wife. bring in the wedding singer, please. here he is. >> oh, my god! ♪ when your legs don't work to like they used to before ♪ ♪ and i can't sweep you off of your feet. >> ed sheeran singing "thinking outloud." how about that for a first dance. they had to postpone their nuptials when the bride's mother passed away. a sydney radio station offered to pick up the tab and threw in an extra surprise. >> very awesome. >> big news for the world of hollywood hair. >> you may remember when this happened. kim kardashian west dyed her hair for the world to behold and came out looking blond and rocked this platinum look and changed it up. >> just when you got used to it she is back again. she is back to her normal brunette self. here she is with her daughter. all is right with the world. >> finally we can breathe easy. coming up a look back on the

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u.s. citizens. >> no witnesses, no evidence to support the allegations made in the "rolling stone" magazine. >> that's correct. interviewed plenty of people. no one had any knowledge of an incident occurring on september 28th, 2012. >> i never thought of myself as a racist. i never considered it a possibility. the bottom line the words said in that chant were mean, hateful and racist. god's blessing has been on america from the very beginning of this nation. i believe god isn't done with america yet. >> ted cruz is going to pull the republican field to the right. he's a conservative's conservative. >> i'm all about new beginnings. a new grandchild, another new hair style, a new e-mail account. why not a new relationship with the press? >> have you ever had a

brainstorm session yourself? >> i have had a couple of brainstorming sessions, but i didn't come up with anything this good. so you guys are better brainstormers than i am. >> what did you do? >> i came up with things like health care. yeah, it turned out okay. >> zayn said after five years he is leaving to focus on his true passion which is not being shrieked at by a hoard of 12-year-old girls every time he opens a door. >> those kid scientists are so cute i have to say. >> my favorite moment from the week. >> not the zayn leaving. >> that was up there but the super woman girls and president obama was pretty cool. >> one directioners are trying to buy the band away from management. do they think they can buy people? interesting. i didn't know who he was until i started to anchor the show. >> see you learn a lot in "the skinny." >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

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good morning. i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the headlines we're following on "world news now". killer in the cockpit. the co-pilot blamed for deliberately bringing down that passenger jet in the alps. why would a man described as happy and calm commit such an unthinkable act? a live report coming up. the fbi says an illinois national guardsman and his cousin plotted to kill in the name of isis. the fate of a worried amanda knox rests with italy's high court. it is set to rule today whether to uphold or overturn her conviction for the murder of her roommate meredith kercher in 2007. a papal visit at the white house. for the third time in history. president obama will host pope francis during his visit. in september. the pope will also visit new

york and philadelphia. those are some of our top stories on this friday, march 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this "world news now." good morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with a young man behind the fatal descent in the alps. the german co-pilot accused of intentionally crashing the plane filled with innocent passengers. >> as recovery crews return to the debris field investigators are searching for a motive. molly hunter is joining us from the french alps. good morning, molly. >> good morning, ryan. that's right. the motive is front and center today. and the real detective work begins. investigators in germany where the co-pilot grew up are looking in to his family history, personal history, medical history, anything that might give investigators some clue as to why this young man, described as calm and responsible by people who knew him flew this plane in to the alps earlier this week.

we know he passed his recent psychological exams. there were no red flags raised and know at this point, investigators don't expect any political or terror motives. >> molly, what kind of training did lubitz have? >> ryan, he had some of the best training in the industry. he trained in both germany and he trained in phoenix, arizona with lufthansa. he did take a break during that lufthansa training but lufthansa tells abc news the break in the training is fairly routine. it doesn't necessarily raise any red flag, and he came back to the training and passed with flying colors. his recent psychological exam was just in january. nothing unusual came out of that. >> molly, we can hear the helicopters behind you and the recovery efforts underway. we know it is pretty loud. i want to ask you, what are they learning right behind you as the recovery efforts are going on?

>> as we talked about all week the crash site is about five miles from where i am at the recovery staging area. all yesterday and again today, the sun just came up and recovery efforts are just beginning this morning. debris is coming back. forensic teams that are on site -- i don't know if you can see, there are big blue vans behind me. as the debris comes off, they are sifting through it. the other thing is that family members are here. the identification process has started. investigators are asking those family members for dna so that their family members can be identified. >> molly, you mentioned time and again, the territory there, how difficult it is in recovery efforts. have they given a sense of how much longer the investigation will take? >> they have not. they initially said the on-site crash investigation would take about a week, but it's only getting more complicated and

because the second black box has still not surfaced, we're looking much longer than a week. again, the terrain is rugged. we saw video yesterday that showed how treacherous it was. and investigators are still dealing with those challenges today. >> abc's molly hunter has been there all week reporting live from the french alps. thank you so much. a look at the rock solid cockpit doors that kept the pilot out. >> how the security measures designed to protect passengers and pilots may have worked against them. abc's matt gutman explains. >> reporter: two inches of bulletproof kevlar, the last barrier against terrorists. built to withstand even the blast of a grenade. >> the cockpit doors are designed to keep out. this is a huge change since 9/11 with the cockpit doors. prior to that time accessing the cockpit door was not that difficult. >> reporter: on this flight it was impossible. we know the captain could be heard on the voice recorder smashing on the door, pleading

to be let in, repeatedly identifying himself. he should have been able to gain access by keying in a simple security code as this demonstration video from an airbus a320 shows but with the alarm buzzing the person in the cockpit has 30 seconds to flip the switch to lock and keep the door shut. lubitz may have done just that and could have done so more than once. the horrifying truth, the door worked exactly as designed. it was impenetrable. what is changing are policies abroad. major international carriers now matching u.s. regulation -- two in the cockpit at all times. matt gutman, abc news, miami. as new developments come in from the plane crash investigations, depend on abc news for the latest. look for updates on "america this morning" and on "good morning america." investigators will be back today at the scene of a powerful blast and massive fire in lower manhattan. surveillance video shows the moment of the explosion.

moments later, flames climbed 50 feet in the air. four buildings were either destroyed or damaged. many residents losing everything. 19 people were injured, and one is missing this morning. at this point, investigators believe the explosion happened because of a problem with some gas and plumbing work. there could be a dangerous new escalation of the conflict in yemen. egypt now says it is ready to send in troops, raising fears a prolonged ground offensive may occur. here's abc's karen travers. >> reporter: the situation in yemen is quickly deteriorating. its president, a close u.s. ally has fled the country under threat of rebels who have taken control of large territories. thousands of supporters took to the streets. this was in the yemen capital. this is created a potentially explosive power struggle in the middle east. the sunni muslim heavyweights on one side versus the shiite led iran. >> we have tried to mediate the situation in yemen.

we will do whatever it takes to protect the legitimate government from falling and facing any dangers from outside militia. >> reporter: that includes launching air strikes targeting many military installations held by the shiite rebels. the saudis are leading a coalition of ten nations. they have shut down air space, deployed 100 jets and are threatening to send 150,000 troops across the border. the white house says the u.s. has provided logistics and intelligence support for the saudi-led operation, but will not play a role in any military action. ryan, reena? >> thank you so much. residents in areas hit by wednesday's tornados in oklahoma are just starting to put their lives back together. aerial shots over moore oklahoma show the damage. some buildings suffered. the mayor of moore lost 24 people in a tornado two years ago called this week's storm a junior tornado. one person died and dozens were injured in the outbreak.

checking the forecast a blast of cold hits the plains and upper midwest with plunging temperatures and a chance of snow. summer-like in the sosh southern california area and in the southwest. stormy in the pacific, northwest and the mid-atlantic. >> 80s to 90s from las vegas to phoenix. 20s and 30s minneapolis to detroit. 70s in denver and dallas. 50s in kansas city, atlanta and new york. actor ben affleck joined bill gates on capitol hill to push for more foreign aid to parts of africa. they addressed the senate appropriations committee about the democratic republic of congo where affleck is working to help rebuild the coffee industry. he took a moment for a shutout to senator patrick leahy,. >> senator leahy, i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge my co-star in "batman," role is marginally smaller than mine but i understand you are quite good. >> that's confirmation from

affleck that senator leahy will make a cameo in the upcoming "batman versus superman, dawn of justice" set for release next year. leahy previously had one line in "the dark knight" in which batman was played by christian bale. >> that's got to make your day. you are on capitol hill and ben affleck gives you a shout out. >> he is saying that to all of his friends on capitol hill. >> totally. ben affleck and i are like this. >> willie nelson is well-known marijuana advocate. it was only a matter of time before he comes out with his own brand of pot. time is now. it is called willie's reserve. nelson hopes to open stores featuring a signature strain anywhere pot is legal. >> he also plans to sell other growers' products. unfortunately willie's reserve will not be available in his home state of texas because weed is still illegal there. >> he once said, he told the story actually for a while that he once smoked pot on the roof of the white house. >> no. >> these days he prefers to use a vaporizer.

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welcome back. this is her version of the crossover. >> iverson crossover. more march madness sweet 16 games coming up tonight. some teams already looking forward to tomorrow night, though. this was a great game. the irish used the second half surge to pull away from wichita state last night. notre dame knocked up the first elite eight appearance. since 1979 with its victory. also moving in the badgers. they trailed unc by two at halftime last night. the badgers shot 58% in the second half to keep their hopes of the second straight final four alive. the beat the tar heels 79-72. okay. next kentucky versus west virginia. so close until tipoff. kentucky wilde wild cats ran out to an 18-2 lead. never looked back. kentucky 37-0 strolled in to the elite eight with a 78-39 victory over the mountaineers.

west virginia will face notre dame tomorrow. finally arizona, xavier. the wild cats and musketeers were close in the second half. neither able to build a big lead. arizona cranked up the defense and ended the game and won 68-60. they will face wisconsin and the winner makes it to the final four. like that crossover you had there. >> like my crossover. >> oh, yeah. west virginia needed you. >> give me a call. legendary university of north carolina coach dean smith died in february but he found a touching way to keep his legacy going with some of the people most important to him. >> i love this story. david muir has more on this wonderful surprise for his former players. >> reporter: he was a legend, tar heels basketball coach, dean smith. he died in february at 83, but what no one knew is he would have one last gift for his players, the letters just now

arriving in the mail from coach smith's trust. the letter send reads each player was important and special to coach smith and coach wanted to reach out to each of his letterman. he directed each be sent a $200 check with this message. enjoy a dinner out compliments of coach dean smith. enclosed is that check with a notation, dinner out. voted national coach of the year four times he is earning the title again. he once told reporters how he hoped to be remembered. >> loved his players and received loyalty in return. >> reporter: that love for his players on proud display. again, dinner on the coach. david muir, abc news, new york. >> that is so touching. >> isn't that great? >> can you believe it to have heard the news. clearly touched so many people's lives. >> he won two ncaa championships, won a gold medal with the olympic team. famous for coaching michael jordan. this is the heart that he had. wonderful man. >> we'll be right back. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

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♪ >> oh, boy. >> "insomniac theater" time makes us laugh. it's always where we check out the top two, two of the top movies hitting the box office this weekend and this morning we have two very different options. >> we will start with for you and the kids or fans of animated features called "home." about a loveable misfit alien voiced by jim parsons. on the run from his home planet and stumbles in to an adventurous spy. who helps him learn making mistakes is about being human. >> i say the interrupting cow. and you say the interrupting cow who. let's do it. knock knock. >> who's there? >> the interrupting cow. >> the interrupting --

>> moo. >> you did not let me finish my response -- >> moo. >> oh, you did it again. oh! that is the joke. >> i'm prepared -- >> this is going to be a good spring break movie. i'm going to take my kids. dreamworks hoping that "home" is a big hit with families because critics aren't in it to. maryann johanson from "flick," fine for sucking the kiddies into geekery but with little appeal for grownup fans of animated genre adventure." and krystal sim "home" is possibly the most cheerful alien invasion of earth film you are about to see. >> he looks cute. why not? something you want to leave the kids home for will ferrell and kevin hart, their comedy "get hard." it refers to ferrell's character convicted of white collar crime and facing prison time. he needs to get harder, toughen up or stay. the problem is the guy he turns to kevin hart's character,

doesn't have the necessary experience. so the training sessions let's call them a few snags. >> answer. is my eye twitching. >> looks fine. you are fine, man. nothing wrong. >> let's play a memory game. engage. >> give me 12 months. >> one, two, four, summer, christmas. baked potato. >> what is baked potato? >> the chemistry between the two stars received praise but reviews are mixed. chris -- from entertainment weekly said get hard is not only a bad movie but a profoundly wasted opportunity. richard corliss says laughter trumps political fairness, and "get hard" made me laugh at situations i had a tickle at" i like that. funny movie. why not? if you laugh go see it. >> that's the news for this half hour.

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this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," intent to destroy. investigators say a co-pilot crashed a jet in the french alps on purpose. who was he, and why this investigation is so challenging. we have to stop the business of trying to guess what happened by listening to the voice tape. >> what was going on in the cockpit and should cameras record every moment. powerful blast. a new york apartment building blows up and the intense explosion damages other buildings. the human toll and the search for answers. later, road rage survivor. she was shot in the head after blowing her horn at a driver that cut her off in traffic. >> when i looked in his eyes, i knew there was something wrong with him. >> how did she manage to call 911 on her own, and what she has to say to the shooter.

it is friday, march 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning on this happy friday. i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. he's on assignment. >> he sure is. i'm reena ninan. we are all wondering what happened with this crash. we didn't want the worst fears to be true that this in way could have been on purpose. such a shocker out of france. the crash of the german passenger jet appeared to be deliberate. >> the investigators say the co-pilot intentionally flipped the switch to bring the plane down as the locked out captain tried to break down the cockpit door. passengers screaming moments before impact. more from abc's david kerley. >> reporter: the first pictures coming in from the ground. searchers looking for remains, bagging evidence of this apparent horrible act of evil. a tragic end to what was supposed to be a normal flight. a 10:00 a.m. take off from barcelona.

everything seems normal. the cockpit voice recorder shows a friendly conversation between the two pilots. then the 27-year-old co-pilot andreas lubitz is less jovial. his answers short. 30 minutes into the flight, the jet hit cruising altitude 38,000 feet. the captain asked the co-pilot to take over presumably to use the bathroom and he leaves the cockpit starting the ten minutes of terror. >> with the door locked it shows the co-pilot changes the autopilot sending the jetliner down toward the alps. the captain feels the plane descending. he can be heard on the recording knocking on the door, no answer. he starts banging as if to break down the door. silent from the co-pilot. on the audio recording andreas lubitz can be heard breathing normally. the jet dropping 3,000 feet a minute. closing in on the mountains in plain view of the passengers. they are heard on the recording too. screaming in the final seconds

before the crash. human remains, airlifted from the scene. crews still searching for the other black box which will provide more details about what was happening in that cockpit. what a french prosecutor called a voluntary act to destroy the plane. an event, a scene with so many unanswered questions, including the most important, why? it was that normal breathing that convinced the french prosecutor and the airline executives that the co-pilot was indeed in charge of the aircraft, flying it all the way down to the mountainside. david kerley, abc news, new york. >> we're learning more about the 27-year-old co-pilot from west germany. andreas lubitz is described by stunned friends and neighbors as happy, calm and responsible. they say it was his life-long dream to fly. he was trained in germany and arizona before landing a job at germanwings. as investigators removed evidence from his parents' home and an apartment in dusseldorf,

the ceo of parent company lufthansa told reporters, andreas lubitz was 100% fit to fly. the crash is raising questions about the cockpit door and how it was possible to keep the captain out. the doors were reinforced after 9/11 so strong they could with stand the blast of a grenade. the captain should have been able to enter by punching in a security code but the key pad could be temporarily disabled by inside. some say cameras in the cockpit would have offered a clearer picture after the crash. >> we have to stop the business of guessing what happened by listening to the voice tape. the old archaic objections by pilots that it is invading our privacy is nonsense at this point. >> the crash prompted many airlines across europe to adopt a security policy already in place in the u.s. requiring two people in the cockpit at all times. stay with abc news as new developments come in from investigators. we will take you to the french alps for the latest in our next half hour. this morning the

investigation of a powerful blast at an apartment building in lower manhattan. this surveillance video across the street shows the moment of yesterday afternoon's explosion. 19 people were injured, seven critically. this morning a young man is still missing. we have more on the scene. >> just boom. the first few minutes the only sound was the fire alarms. and the screams of victims and those trying to help. people were panicking like nobody knew what was going on. >> reporter: the search for victims became a search for a cause. >> the initial impact appears to have been caused by plumbing and gas work that was occurring inside 121 second avenue. >> reporter: city officials zeroing in on a project involving the gas service to the century old building. part of this project to hook up pipes to a larger con-ed gas line and con-ed was on site an hour before the blast to inspect some of the plumbing work. work that failed their

inspection. >> as i understand it, very preliminarily gas was introduced to the head of service just inside the wall of the building and it was locked with our lock. >> that means the new line was not yet active but the old line was still feeding gas. con-ed and fire marshals are trying to piece together what the plumbers were doing seconds before second avenue shook. hours after firefighters managed to knock down the flames they finally knocked down what is left of the buildings too. a two to three story pile of wood and bricks and people's charred belongings. countless people lived in those buildings. a local hotel offered to put them up as they try to get back on their feet. the investigation in to this catastrophe continues. josh einiger, abc news, new york. the prosecution in boston and the boston marathon bombing trial dzhokhar tsarnaev is close to wrapping up its case. while seeing graphic photos of the wounds sustained by a victim killed in the attack, jurors

listened as a medical examiner discussed her fatal wounds. two more medical examiners are expected to testify and then prosecutors are expected to rest their case. italy's highest court is set to rule on whether to uphold or overturn amanda knox's conviction for the murder of her roommate meredith kercher. >> she is in seattle anxiously waiting to hear what the court will decide. abc's nikki battiste joins us with more. >> reporter: it is a pivotal day for amanda knox. italy's supreme court is expected to give a verdict in her case. a decision that could end this eight year legal battle. in court earlier this week, prosecutors ask the latest conviction be upheld and she serve 28 years in prison. her lawyers fired back. they say prosecutors haven't presented a motive and say there's no evidence placing amanda at the crime scene. her lawyers are asking for an acquittal or that this conviction be overturned and the case retried for the fourth time. reena and ryan, a big question,

could amanda knox be extradited? if her conviction is upheld it's possible but italy would have to make the request and the u.s. would have to grant it. i have spoken to several legal experts they say it is highly unlikely amanda will ever go back to italy. i can tell you amanda is in seattle. she's been trying to live a normal life. she is engaged, working in a bookstore and writing theater reviews for a local paper. she's been in therapy trying to cope with this legal limbo. today she will be with her family and fiance waiting for this verdict. she maintains her innocence she says she will never willingly go back to italy. she'd rather be a fugitive. ryan and reena. >> thank you very much. congressman schock of illinois has made headlines during his short stay on capitol hill. his farewell speech yesterday was no exception. schock compared his current troubles to those endured by abraham lincoln. he came under fire for redecorating his office in a "downton abbey" theme. he paid back the money but under

investigation for other spending irregularities. while we're dealing with stuff in washington, how about a couple of cute little bear cubs. >> why not. there they were running around having a great time in their national zoo enclosure. check them out, frolicking and everything. they had no idea the specially invited crowd was there to witness the unveiling of their names actually. one is called mayni which means unique in the native language of peru. >> that's where the bear's natural habitat is and the other is muniri which means warm and loving. their debut is scheduled for tomorrow. they are cute. >> that's all you can say. i'd love for them to be the mascot of "world news now." >> do it, guys. coming up in the mix, private comments made public an embarrassing lesson about open microphones. >> i don't know. was it really that embarrassing? the brave guy who dared to get in the ring with one of the toughest ladies around. fighter ronda rousey and comic

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♪ ♪ a major interstate near austin, texas has reopened after a deadly bridge collapse. police say a tractor-trailer crashed in to an overpass under construction causing it to collapse. the impact caused other beams to come down. one landed on a pickup truck killing the driver. three other people were taken to the hospital. they are investigating whether the truck's load was too tall for the bridge. also in texas, a houston road rage victim shot in the head last week after honking her horn at a driver who cut her off. >> she managed to call 911 on her own. she is at home recovering and sharing her story in an abc news exclusive. here's ryan owens. >> this is where it happened.

this is where he cut me off. >> reporter: kay will be the first to tell you it's a miracle she's alive. the 28-year-old taking us to the very spot on interstate 45 where a gunman shot her in the head less than a week ago. >> his mission, although it was to kill me and i'm still living i know that is killing him. >> reporter: hafford was driving headed to work when she honked at the driver of a white chevy tahoe that she says cut her off. he pulled up next to her, he shot a single shot through her passenger window and took off. >> i don't know how i did it but i pulled over here. >> reporter: despite shot in the head, hafford grabbed her iphone. >> when i heard siri that's when i cried. when i heard her say who do you want to call? i said 911. when the 911 operator picked up i lost it. i told the 911 operator i think i had been shot. >> reporter: bullet fragments

lodged in her skull but doctors removed them and she's well on her way to a full recovery. the worry now the gunman is on the run. >> have you forgiven the man who did this to you. >> i forgave him right away. as soon as i looked in his eyes i knew there was something wrong with him. all i ask is he have a heart and turn himself in. >> she has a message for other aggressive drivers. >> as much as you want to retaliate think twice. you may be in a situation like i am, but you may not make it. >> reporter: ryan owens, abc news on interstate 45 in houston. >> that's so true. what do you do when you are driving -- we all feel it. >> you get angry but don't act out on people. that's the key. police released a sketch of the suspect. they say he's a dark-skinned man in his late 20s, early 30s, maybe tall and drives an older model white suv. that's all important because police in situations like these are looking for all of the help they can get to find people that do these things. that's an important point. don't do anything. don't engage. just go away.

>> so hard to do sometimes. right? >> i know but you have to let it go. >> you're right. >> you don't want to be in a horrible situation. in the next half hour, she claims she was abducted for ransom but later found at her father's home. why the police say it was just a hoax. and one brave and very stupid man steps into the ring with the toughest woman on the planet. ufc champion ronda rousey. you'll see what happens next. he'll be here live icing his severely bruised ego. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. news now"

are you a big mixed martial arts fan. >> i am not but i can get into it after seeing this video.

>> you can get into it. okay. >> i will do this over here. you know she would take me down. mixed martial arts or mma is one of the fastest growing sports in the world and the top draw isn't one she is strong and beautiful and just a knockout really. her name is ronda rousey. >> she's the best female fighter on the planet. undefeated ufc champion and can easily beat the crap out of any guy. any guy who dares to mess with her and we know one guy who did. he is going to join us in a moment. first here he is on the view's warmup as a comedian. tom kelly stepping up to the baddest woman alive. >> i'm not going to lie to you. >> i'm a little bit nervous. i'd like to have a safe word. if you are hurting me, i will yell out whoopi. if you are hurting what are you going to yell. >> hell froze over. >> hell froze over.

>> what are you doing after this? ooh! it doesn't hurt. ooh! >> nice of you to do this. this is the high point. it doesn't hurt. say your safe word. >> whoopi. joining us one of the bravest men alive, comedian tom kelly. first off, tom, how are you? >> i feel like i just jumped out of a plane without a parachute, landed and got hit by a mac truck after that. >> she's intense. >> she's intense, man. she beat the heck out of me. i'm like weill e. coyote running

into the wall. >> that throw down is classic. other than having the cool blue, the view tights which i didn't know were available. >> available at abc.com. >> there you go. >> what is it like to be in a choke-hold with her? >> it hurt. she choked me. that was a demo. she had me at -- i was resisting her and fighting her as hard as i could and she was not even breaking a sweat. she stopped to fix her hair once but that was it. >> to fix her hair. >> that's it, man. i have a niece who's ashamed i got my butt kicked by a girl. i'm trying to teach my niece, it is bad i got my butt kicked by a girl but shameful i got my butt kicked. >> she clotheslined you while you were just standing there. >> my fault for getting in the ring. i went in and i was a dead man. >> so what's her secret? what did you -- did you learn any self-defense moves? >> i learned to not engage people. like what you were saying about the road rage, just drive away, man. just drive away. if you are looking for a workout, there are better things to do.

stamp collecting is safer or water aerobics. there's a lot of things you can do that are much safer. >> did you say anything to her walking in to that ring to say, look -- she could really kill you. >> the smartest thing i have ever said in my life ryan was before this segment, i'm like listen i'm a stand up comedian who wants to be silly on tv. i'm not a jerk who thinks i can beat you and she smiled and laughed and she was very nice to me after that. >> that saved your life. >> saved my life and she taught me how to take a fall which you can tell i did a lot of while engaging her in the ring. >> that's really good. i always find putting a co-host -- what happened here? oh, my goodness. here you are. >> this is the gag part where i came out. this is the punch line. i have to give super kudos to jonathon who came can up and the producers who came up with this segment. this was a gag at the end and me trying to put the moves on ronda, but i think i'm at the end of a very long line. >> more clips of tom coming up

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we're happy to have tom kelly joining us. >> can't get enough of you man. >> i have always wanted to be on this show. i always watch when i am up at night and can't sleep and nursing children. >> you nurse children yourself? how do you do that as a man? >> i don't even have kids. find kids that are -- >> tom kelly is scaring us. chime in on this one. wisconsin just made it to the final elite eight. fantastic. there is a press conference. let me show you something he did. this guy is testing the stenographer to make sure he can get every word he says but then doesn't realize he says something. >> gosh, she's beautiful. did you hear that? >> i heard that. >> we will open it up to

questions. have you ever done that? >> i will tell you this, man, don't trust open microphones. have learned nothing from robert durst. this kid is screwed. if i did that to either of you i would be at abc human resources by the end of the show. >> forever on he learned a big lesson. >> and we don't have time for the second ones. we have tom here today. now we have the polka. >> oh, polka. hey, news got you down. come on, let's polka. ♪ ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ ♪ tapes that roll in way too slow ♪ ♪ stuff you saw on koppel's show ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ ♪ it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants ♪ ♪ grab your world news mug and

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this morning on "world news now," demanding answers about the plane crash in the french alps. how did a co-pilot manage to lock out the captain and intentionally crash the plane in to a mountain? overnight, clues from investigators. deadly impact. a big truck slams in to a highway overpass causing the entire bridge to collapse. the huge mess and why a truck driver could be in serious trouble. strange case. new details about the california woman and her boyfriend in the middle of the kidnapping investigation. police demand to know if this was an orchestrated hoax or a real crime. later in "the skinny," dramatic decision about the mega hit "downton abbey." the heart-breaking move that is shaking fans in great britain to the u.s. to their core. it is friday, march 27th. >> announcer: from abc news,

this is "world news now." good morning to you on this friday. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. so many unanswered questions about the flight that crashed in the french alps and more revelations today. we begin with the gut-wrenching revelation in the french alps. investigators shocked the world by announcing it was no accident. >> heart breaking to hear this. investigators say the co-pilot a 27-year-old german citizen deliberately brought down the plane. they believe he was conscious to the end. as the captain pounded on the door to get in, screams could be heard from passengers just before the plane slammed in to a mountainside. for more here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: the aftermath of what officials say was this man's horrific decision still scattered in the french alps and how investigators are going through andreas lubitz's home in germany trying to figure out why the co-pilot of germanwings flight 9525 brought the plane down killing everyone on board.

>> translator: forced to come to the conclusion that the flight was deliberately crashed. >> reporter: the cockpit voice recorder capturing it all. investigators say as the plane hits cruising altitude, the captain asks lubitz to take control, stepping out of the cockpit presumably to use the restroom. the 27-year-old co-pilot switches the plane into autopilot setting off the nearly ten-minute long deadly descent. the pilot frantically knocking on the door pleading to be let back in the cockpit but there's no response. amidst the sound of screaming passengers, andreas lubitz is heard breathing normally until the moment of impact. >> they are listening to the breathing and considering the pattern they are hearing is with someone who is conscious, alert and doing something they intend to do. >> reporter: a horrifying realization for families of the

149 other people on board. among them three americans. robert oliver, yvonne selke and her daughter emily. investigators are trying to figure out the co-pilot's motive saying he had no known links to terrorism. reena and ryan. >> thank you, marci. now the latest from france and big questions about the investigation. >> molly hunter has been on the scene all week in the alps. good morning to you. as investigators search for a motive, what are they focusing on right now? >> reporter: the detective work begins now. those investigators are focusing in germany. they will be looking in to his personal life, his family life, his medical history. anything that may offer clues as to why this young man flew this plane in to the mountains of the french alps. we knew he grew up in a town called montibor. no indication there was a political or terror motive. people who knew him said he was

calm and responsible. as far as we know, he passed the necessary psychological and medical exams. so big questions unanswered this morning. >> molly, we know he took a break from training in 2008. is that a concern? >> he did take a break. lufthansa runs that training. it's one of this best training centers and programs in the industry. lufthansa said it is fairly routine for people to take breaks. we're not reading in to that too much. we're told he returned to the training, passed with flying colors and passed the necessary tests. we're not sure what to make of that break right now, ryan. >> molly, you told us earlier in the week this is a difficult remote site to get to. any progress in the crash scene? >> investigators tell us they are making rapid progress. i think it is a massive debris field. four acres as we talked about before with thousands of small pieces of debris but it will

take a long time to get everything off of there. the priority remains to get the second black box off the mountain. reena? >> molly hunter reporting from the french alps. thank you so much. stay with abc news all morning long as details come from investigators. look for updates later on "america this morning" and "good morning america." now to the escalating crisis in yemen. a key u.s. ally in the middle east after a series of damaging air strikes by saudi arabia egypt now says it's ready to send troops in to the country. both countries, along with the u.s. are trying to drive out rebels who have taken over a major part of the country. they are asking the u.n. to impose an arms embargo against the rebels. federal prosecutors in illinois say a national guardsman and his cousin hatched a plot to kill other soldiers in the name of isis. hassan edmonds was arrested at chicago's midway airport allegedly en route to join and fight with isis. before he left, according to the fbi, he planned to give his cousin jonas edmonds his uniform

so he could use it to get inside of a nearby base. >> what we have seen from isis is tell sympathizers to carry out attacks wherever they are. and this appears to be a manifestation of exactly that. >> reporter: relatives in the chicago area say they can't believe the cousins would do anything like this. they say they were raised as christians but converted to islam in the past few years. here in new york, a powerful blast that damaged or destroyed four buildings is being blamed on a problem with the gas line. this surveillance video right there shows the moment the explosion happened yesterday afternoon. soon afterwards a massive fire was burning. flames climbing 50 feet in the air according to witnesses. 19 people were injured, four critically. one person is missing. residents living in those buildings lost everything. >> i'm very upset. my whole life was in there. i lived in the building for 23 years. i'm just numb, you know. it is all gone. the building is completely destroyed.

no one reported a gas leak in the area before the explosion. the local utility company found no gas main leaks during a survey there on wednesday. traffic is flowing again at the scene of a deadly accident in central texas. a tractor-trailer hit an overpass sending heavy beams crashing to the roadway. abc's ryan owens is at the scene. >> reporter: we have all seen them, loaded semis that look too big to make it under an interstate overpass. investigators think that is what happened on 35 between dallas and austin. a semi, police think was speeding, slammed in to a beam on this overpass under construction. the impact so devastating, it caused other beams to come crashing down. one of them landed on a man in a pickup truck. he was killed. three others injured. one of the 18 wheelers had equipment on the top of the trailer. ran into the bridge itself. at this point two of the pillars from the other side fell off and struck a vehicle that was heading the opposite direction. >> reporter: three signs posted two miles before the overpass

warn of its height. authorities are investigating why the truck driver seemed to have ignored them. >> we are looking at the driver, we're looking at the truck itself, and also the roadway. >> reporter: ryan owens, abc news, texas. >> it should be a riveting day of testimony at the murder trial of former new england patriot player aaron hernandez. his fiance shayanna jenkins is expected to be called to testify. jenkins has been granted immunity which means she can be compelled to answer questions or face jail time. prosecutors have said she lied to a grand jury investigating the killing of odin lloyd for which hernandez is on trial. civil rights activists are busy organizing boycotts to protest a controversial law in indiana. it allows business owners to use their religious belief as a reason to refuse service to customers which critics say essentially legalizes discrimination against gays and lesbians. promoters of a major gaming

convention are considering moving their event out of indianapolis and other organizations like the ncaa are expressing concern. the president of the group saying we will work diligently to assure student-athletes competing in and visitors attending next week men's final four in indianapolis are not impacted negatively by this bill. residents hit by the tornado in oklahoma are starting to put their lives back together. aerial shots from over the community of moore, oklahoma show the damage from some buildings there. the mayor of moore, which lost 24 people in a tornado two years ago called this week's storm a "junior tornado." one person died. dozens were injured in the outbreak. in today's forecast chilly in the midwest with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal. snow showers in iowa, minnesota and the dakotas. this cold front could bring flurries to the northeast this weekend, once again. stormy in the mid northwest and sweltering in the southwest. >> 80s in los angeles and miami. 94 phoenix. 70s salt lake city to dallas. 60s in the pacific northwest.

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authorities have busted up the biggest pot smugglers they have ever seen. the smugglers posed as legal medicinal providers. even using sky diving planes to make deliveries. in all, 32 people are facing multiple felony counts. a strange, mysterious kidnapping case out of colorado where a woman claimed to have been kidnapped for ransom. >> the odd thing is the ransom amount was pretty underwhelming. ted rowlands has more from los angeles. >> reporter: the 29-year-old denise huskins has stopped talking to investigators but lawyers for her boyfriend are speaking out.

>> our client has no responsibility for this kidnap. >> reporter: attorneys for 30-year-old andrew quinn met with reporters in northern california, maintaining their client's innocence in the bizarre scenario compared to the hollywood thriller "gone girl." >> i had nothing to do with the disappearance of my wife. >> reporter: huskins was supposedly kidnapped 3:00 a.m. monday morning. quinn, his lawyers say was also bound and drugged. >> he was forced to drink something that even the kidnappers told him was drugged. >> reporter: the "san francisco chronicle" released this audio recording. >> my name is denise huskins. i'm kidnapped. otherwise i'm fine. >> reporter: then wednesday, after a supposed ransom request for $8500, huskins showed up unharmed in southern california. >> as of right now, we have not heard from miss huskins and are no longer in contact with the family members. >> reporter: quinn's lawyers don't know why huskins is not cooperating or if she was involved.

>> never a ransom where they are asking less than $20,000. there is something off about this investigation. >> reporter: it is unclear what happened. investigators say they believe this kidnapping indeed was a hoax. reena, ryan? >> ted, thank you. we understand that her lawyer said overnight that she is now cooperating with police, but a very, very strange case. >> something is not adding up. the fact that police came out and said this was a total waste of resources. and her attorney is saying she is cooperating. something is missing here. >> something doesn't add up. when we come back, more sad news from across the pond from one direction, right? remember that? now it is "downton abbey." when will the madness stop and why is everybody leaving? and a familiar look for kim kardashian. we will explain this one. it's up in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

♪ skinny so skinny ♪ ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ "the skinny" time on a friday, and we start -- let's get this out of the way. let's get the pain out of the way. >> you do it. i can't do it. >> it is the beginning of the end for "downton abbey." >> moment of silence. all right, fine. >> you go, i can't talk anymore. >> it has been rumored for a while and now it is official. the final season of the show, the sixth will be its last.

>> no! >> it is zayn malik all over again. >> it is. second day in a row. we will be saying good-bye to earl of grantham, lady mary, dowager. >> she's my favorite. i want to be her when i grow up. nine now episodes will be made. they won't air until next january in the u.s. the cast gathered in london to read through the scripts of the final season. there they are. for now we have so many questions of what will happen. so much time for speculation and everyone asking why. i thought they were going to do this for the rest of their lives. >> i did too. >> why didn't they have a lifetime contract? should have seen it coming. when the duchess shows up you know it is coming to an end. she is pregnant, she shows up. we should have known it was coming to an end. ryan wasn't the only one who upset over the emotional news that zayn malik was leaving. >> tough day.

bandmate liam spoke out on twitter. >> directly addressing the news. >> an emotional message for fans. >> go for it. go for it. >> okay. might have to help me through this. here's what liam wrote this last week has been some of the worst times. it's sad to think for a time being we won't grace the stage as five bros but i'm super sure, i'm not just sure, i'm super sure that zayn will remain the closest friends. i guess what i'm trying to say is it's far from over. i'm super sure. he's not just sure. >> it is 20-year-old poetry. >> it is and it's beautiful. >> the other members have vowed to continue as a four-piece. one young british musician isn't breaking hearts. he's bringing them together. wait for it. it is a surprise. >> australian couple were treated to a special guest wedding singer for their first

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making news in america this morning, deliberate action. the co-pilot of the doomed germanwings plane now the center of an investigation. his house now a crime scene. we're live with the latest evidence from investigators. a massive explosion rocking a new york city neighborhood. new video this morning of the blast as people on the streets scatter to safety. plus, what investigators believe is the cause. caught on camera. patrolling the streets turning into a life-saving scene. a police officer jumping into action with children trapped inside a burning sur. and march madness. the elite eight beginning to take shape. one game down to a few final minutes and another big blowout.