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she accepted the gershwin award on behalf of her friends and a few others. a couple of her friends, gloria stefan and james taylor closed with her. >> we were talking about carol king yesterday, and you mentioned alicia keys. wouldn't it be great to hear her cover one of her songs? nice soulful version of carol king? >> anyone who covers her tunes have to really pull it off. >> the songs are written so beautifully, i'm sure if they're stylized they'd sound fwraet too. >> is that's the problem with all of us in the shower. we all think we can do it. coming up, bargain bridal gowns. and lessons everyone can learn from a young woman's ambition. you're watching "world news now." ♪ i'm a smart girl >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. colonial penn life insurance. the arteries of your dishwasher are constantly clogging up with grease and lime scale. use finish dishwasher cleaner every month to keep your machine in sparkling health. for shining results, finish dishwasher cleaner. a jury deciding whether jodi arias is to live or die will return to deliberations today. yesterday they sent the judge a note saying they were having some trouble reaching an agreement. >> while she waits to learn her fate, arias is giving intervws othem. abc's john trippen has the story. >> to this day i can hardly believe -- >> reporter: jodi arias, the convicted killer is now playing the blame game saying the jury was against her. >> i feel, i feel a little betrayed by them. i don't dislike them. i just -- was really hoping that they would see things for what they are, and i don't feel that they did. >> reporter: in her last court appearance tuesday during the death penalty phase of her trial. she begged for mercy, reading a statement to that very same jury. >> i never meant to cause them so much pain. >> reporter: changing her tune saying she no longer prefers a death sentence over life in prison because of her family. >> i thought i'd rather die, but as i stand here now, i can't in good conscience ask you to sentence me to death because of them. >> reporter: yet the 32-year-old never apologized to the family of travis alexander, the man arias claims she killed out of self-defense when he lunged at her in the shower. >> well, then, i'm sorry i didn't say that because certainly i am sorry. i think, in a sense, the words i'm sorry just seem meaningless, especially since nobody believes what i'm saying anyway. >> reporter: her fate is now in the hands of the jurors. the judge making it clear their decision of life or death is final. arias says, if the roles were reversed, she would not sentence herself to death because she does not believe in capital punishment. john schifrin, abc news, los angeles. >> the jurors resume at 10:00 a.m. local time. if they deadlock, a new jury would be chosen for the penalty phase. >> if a new jury is chosen, it's only for the penalty phase. they don't know, if a jury is selected they haven't been following the story, they kind of have to retry the case all over again. they've been at this five months since january. how many more times do we have to see this woman before she quiets up already? >> a lot of people are saying that, like enough. >> ryan owen is actually the one who conducted that interview, the jailhouse interview. their exchanges are quite intense. if you have an opportunity to go watch the original interview, it's over an hour. he asked her all the questions we wan't to know, like why are you still talking, girl? >> just ahead, beating the odds big time. >> meet the teenage girl who spent most of high school homeless. her inspiring story as she now takes the next step. all right. in this season of graduations, one georgia teenager can be especially proud. she got top grades all through her high school exam, even as her family struggled with homelessness. >> reporter eric phillips of our atlanta station visited the proud valedictorian. >> i just told myself, don't worry about that. think about now, the future, when it's not going to be like this anymore. >> reporter: this 17-year-old is washing dishes in her house the family has rented for a few months. prior to that, the high school senior and her family were homeless for years, living in and out of shelters, hotels, and even a car when they had one. every now and then the family of five would be able to move into an apartment, but that would be short-lived. >> ended up back in another shelter because i got laid off my job. >> reporter: in the midst of all of that, chalisa excelled, though she said it was tough. >> you're worried about your home life and worried about school. you worry about being hungry sometimes. >> reporter: listening to her describing studying at night in the homeless shelter. >> opened my phone in the dark and use your cell phone light. that's what i had to do. >> reporter: what she did was achieve a 4.66 gpa and a 1400 on her sats. making her the valedictorian and star student of humboldt county. and her sister is graduating as salu salutetorian from george washington carver. >> i would take them to the library. don't worry about this. do what you want. >> apparently 11 million kids are homeless in america. that's a 13% increase from 2010 to 2011, and they believe it's underreported because some families don't want to admit they're homeless. >> the mother made them read all the time, took them to the library. every day learning experiences were pointed out to them. >> mom made a difference. >> she sure did. congratulations to her. i'm sure she's ohe way to big things. >> we'll be right back. big things. >> oh, yeah, we will be right back. hi, i'm amy for downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters, here with my favorite new intern, jimmy. mmm! fresh! and it's been in the closet for 12 weeks! unbelievable! unstopables! follow jimmy on youtube. so i can't afford to have germy surfaces. but a fresh sheet of bounty duratowel leaves this surface cleaner than a germy dishcloth. it's durable. and it's 3 times cleaner. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to new bounty duratowel. time for the "the mix." it's prom season, graduation season. we've got a heck of a prom story. remember the kid who put on the youtube video asking model kacae upton to go with him. >> i remember this one. it's unbelievable. >> it's got a surprise ending. let's give a quick listen. >> we have our commonalities. you like sports. i like sports. you like fine dining. i like fine dining. you're on the cover of "sports illustrated." i read "sports illustrated." so, caite, will you go to prom with me? >> caite originally responded and said she'll see what she can do. she said it turns out her schedule is full and it fell through. jake, undeterred, decided, okay, i'll ask another super model. so he asked dis born nina. >> one super model says no, you ask the next. >> is it that easy? >> she looks fabulous. i think he fared a little better. >> all's well that ends well. >> you never nina? >> i think we need this. >> he said he would have loved caite to come to prom, but she's very busy, and he's now grateful he's going with nina. >> he did okay. us women who have gotten married know how expensive a wedding can be. the average wedding nowadays according to theknot.com is $28,000, a gown costing $1,200. a lot of money for a lot of people. now there is a new discount big box store jumping on the bridal bandwagon. we've seen bridal wear everywhere from j. crew to urban outfitters, even costco. now target jumping on board. $99.99 to $129.99 will get you a wedding gown. you can even buy them online. sizes 2 to 28. you can get bridesmaids dresses, flower girl dresses, and ring bearer outfits as well. >> is there going to be a stigma? that's a target wedding dress. are they going to say that? somebody in the audience going to make that snide remark? >> i have a funny feeling because they're made by a designer named shrivolia, you're not going to be able to tell the difference. if everybody's getting married for ten years and everyone's wearing a target dress, you might be able to say, hey, that's a target dress. but if nobody knows, who cares? 80-year-old japanese climber, he climbed mt. everest in under f this mornin >> suspect shot. this morning on "world news now," tornado's impact. new video taken inside a school in moore, oklahoma, as the tornado leveled their campus. suspect shot. a man connected to the boston marathon bombing is killed by fbi agents in orlando. the violent series of events has investigators sorting out what happened. a butcher who added marijuana to the meat. talk about bacon that smokes. here's what's bringing in the customers. we'll tell you if they're coming back for more. and be my guest. what every visitor to justin bieber's home must do before they set foot on his property for a party. that's coming up in "the skinny," this thursday, may 23rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now," with john muller and diana perez. we begin this half-hour with new details on the oklahoma tornado. property damage in moore could end up costing $2 billion. the twister tore through as man schools and a hospital. >> the names of all 24 victims have been released. they range in age from 4 months to 70 years old. our coverage begins with abc's david muir with new video as the tornado struck. >> reporter: this is the moment the monstrous tornado hit briarwood elementary. for the first time, we see what students saw huddled in that bathroom, complete darkness. and this is what they heard. [ screaming ] >> reporter: as the pressure from the tornado took hold of that school, the bathroom, it felt the air pushing down on them. >> it's almost over. it's almost over! >> reporter: their teacher promising it would end. >> it's almost over. >> oh, my god, i hate this. i hate this! >> reporter: you hear one of the students tell her i hate this. >> honey, it's okay. it's almost over. it's almost over! >> reporter: you can hear the teachers, the whistles trying to calm the students. >> keep your heads down. >> reporter: crying, they leave the bathroom. >> wow. oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, my god. my house. oh, my god. oh, god! oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: they walk the hallways. >> oh, my god. oh, my god! >> reporter: giant pieces of the roof gone. once outside, mrs. deesak now worried about two students, her son sam, a first grader, her daughter mari in fourth. suddenly right there in front of her, sam appears. >> sam, honey, it is okay. then the moment dad arrives. >> sam, there's daddy. joey! joey! she tells him she hasn't found their daughter. and he finds her alive. >> joey! >> reporter: tears from the teacher who could not believe what she was seeing. the first grade classroom back in the corner there where her son's teacher was lying on top of him and the other children to keep them safe. as federal authorities toured the damage here again the questions turned to the safe rooms and why there weren't any in either of the two elementary schools. we learned it can cost $300 a square foot to build one, some cases more than $1 million to put a safe room in one of those schools. many parents believe you cannot put a price tag on safety. that conversation has begun here. david muir, abc news, moore, oklahoma. >> that is just incredible to watch and hear. as tornado survivors face another emotional day there are so many questions about safety. >> our coverage continues now live in moore, oklahoma, with abc's marci gonzalez. marci, we know two of the schools did not have safe rooms. are we learning why not? >> well, they're not required here in oklahoma, actually the only state that requires all schools to have safe rooms is alabama. now we do know that fema fund, having safe rooms in some of the schools here in oklahoma, but not all. part of that, , as you just heard david mention the price tag on that. it can cost as much as $1 million per safe room. again so many people saying that you just can't put a price tag on children's safety. >> no doubt about that, marci. what sort of relief is coming in now to survivors? >> well, the major agencies, national agencies are here of course, the red cross, united way. but what's really incredible to see is the local effort. we are seeing small organizations who are going out handing out supplies. even just groups of friends who have set up along the side of the road handing out toiletries, handing out water, handing out clothing even, because you have to think these people lost everything. there are even people who are walking into the hardest hit areas pushing wheelbarrows full of cold water, as these people are out in the hot sun sifting through rubble and debris, trying to salvage all they can from their homes. these people are out there giving them a helping hand. >> marci, you know, we heard you say the safe rooms aren't required. after two major tornados it is so hard to believe that these aren't required in every school, even in homes, especially in tornado alley. >> well, that really is what is surprising. the schools and in the homes. many of the homes here don't have safe rooms, don't have cellars, and that's actually why the mayor of moore is planning to propose an ordinance to change the building code to actually make it a requirement, to have safe rooms or cellars for all newly constructed homes. >> all right, marci gonzalez, thank you so much. live in moore, oklahoma. if there is ever a place that needs to have something mandatory, i think moore is the place. >> now especially. well that strong storm system that slammed oklahoma, poses a threat in the northeast before the holiday weekend. >> meteorologist jim dickey from accuweather. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and tie diana. still tracking storms on our thursday. severe weather shifts to the i-95 corridor, bangor, maine, d.c., to richmond, virginia, gusty winds, large hail, torrential rainfall. this system will be slow to depart. rain filled holiday weekend. in new england, many spots with several inches of rain. good news. many spots in new england, well below average precipitation here for the year so far. john, diana. back to you. >> all right, thank you, jim. a man connected to the boston marathon bomber, tamerlan tsarnaev was being questioned by fbi agents when the interview suddenly took a deadly turn. pierre thomas explains what went wrong. >> reporter: ibragim todashev, a martial arts fighter, was friends with suspected bomber tamerlan tsarnaev, they even trained at the same gym. >> used to live in boston, used to hang out, he knew him. because he was an mma fighter and the other guy a boxer. >> reporter: the fbi had been talking to todashev, a chechen, for weeks, after discovering he called tamerlan in the days before the bombing. authorities were interviewing todashev when matters turned violent. law enforcement sources say he lunged at an fbi agent with a knife. he was shot and killed n a dramatic twist, sources tell abc news todashev was about to sign a confession in connection with a 2011 triple homicide in the boston area. three men had their throats slashed, marijuana and cash sprinkled over their bodies. since the boston bombings, tamerlan and his younger brother dzhokhar have emerged adds key suspects in the slayings. the two men were associated of todashev and tamerlan. law enforcement sources say there's no evidence so far tying todashev to the bombings. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. president obama announcing a major change in the controversial policy which allows deadly drone strikes on american citizens. control of the program will be shifted away from the cia to the pentagon. the change comes one day after the government admitted for the first time that four american citizens have been killed by drones since 2009 in pakistan and yemen. now to a consumer alert and a dangerous problem found in luxury sports utility vehicles. general motors is recalling 27,000 cadillac srx models sold worldwide. gm says the wheels might fall off. you heard correctly, the wheels. factory inspectors noticed the wheels may not be screwed on. only models with 18-inch wheels need immediate repairs. no accidents have been reported yet, luckily. >> that's the kind of thing you get fixed right away. >> your wheels? how do you forget to screw in wheels? >> it's crazy, right? today is may 23rd, which, of course, means -- you know what it means. >> of course. >> world turtle day. >> duh. >> duh. they got going early in indianapolis on this one. >> that's where the annual tortoise race was run, the 33rd straight year in conjunction ind 500, of course. only a lot, shall we say, slower. >> the turtles were decked out in checkered garb and named for indy drivers. eventually, the turtle named marco andretti was the winner. all the turtles enjoyed some fruit when it was all over. >> wow. >> how long did the race take? that's what i want to know? >> first of all, i'm sure -- >> could you order five beers before the race is over? >> i'm sure the racetrack was from here to like here so we can hurry up and get this thing going. >> make a day of it. >> wear some fancy hats, make a day of it. >> like kentucky derby. coming up, the former pro baseball star facing serious legal hardball. and advice from a famous swimmer as you and the family grab the swimsuits and head for the pool. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ ♪ i can't swim anymore ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by lysol max toilet bowl cleaner. ♪ swimming i can't im any >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by lysol max toilet bowl cleaner. until it's completely clean. lysol toilet bowl cleaner gives you maximum coverage from the rim down to the water line to kill 99.9% of germs. and removes stains better than clorox toilet bowl cleaner with bleach. so if you want to do the whole job, lysol's got you covered. lysol. mission for health. and for an incredibly clean and fresh bowl with every flush, try the no mess automatic toilet bowl cleaner. and you'll dump your old broom. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? 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you at the pool. >> david hasselhoff has nothing on me. >> you on "baywatch." >> where's pam anderson? come on. can we get diana rocking pam anderson's body? >> let's not. >> can we get that completely out of context next commercial break? just put it up. >> we'll randomly bring that up. sure, they're going to work on it right now. coming up, what justin bieber wants his guests to do before they set foot into his house. this is kind of crazy. >> pam anderson. and serious accusations against a former pro baseball great. that's next on "the . ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ skinny so skinny >> all right. and this is not a good story. a developing story. we don't know the real story. facts are coming in. tmz is the source of this story. jose canseco no stranger to controversy, baseball great, had so much controversy with steroids and this and that. he's back in the news, and he's back in the news because he's under investigation in a las vegas assault of a woman, a sexual assault. law enforcement tells tmz, the 48-year-old retired baseball player has been named as a suspect in a police report filed with the metro vegas police department. the accuser appears to be a fitness instructor who lives in vegas. this incident apparently went down on may 10th. canseco went to his twitter page and said something to the effect, "told police that i drugged her and raped her? hmm, let's find out what really happened." a developing story. he said/she said. >> isn't this, the guy who sent his twin brother to do an appearance for him. or something? >> he does have a twin brother played ball. i'm not positive about that. but when jose canseco is around, e eyebrows being raised. >> justin bieber wants to invite you to his house for a party, but if you happen to go, don't you even think about taking a picture and sharing it on any form of social media because he will sue you for $5 million. he's asking anyone who comes into his home for a party or whatever, sign a waiver saying you will not take pictures, you will not tweet, you will not instagram or share the pictures obviously with the press. if you do, you will be sued for $5 million. and he goes on to say all kinds of funny activities can happen in his home, including potentially hazardous things, and you should not participate with him unless you're medically able. sounds like a fun time at bieber's house. >> i tell you what, bieber gets a lot of grief. some of it may be justified, some of it not, but in his position, you've got to do stuff like that. people are just looking to cash in, make you look bad. >> yes. and at 19 i was about to say only invite your trusted friends over. you don't have a whole lot of trusted friends when you're -- >> you nailed it. if you're inviting people over to your house to see this, you shouldn't have to have them sign anything because you can trust them to begin with. >> how many 150 close friends do you have? this guy is having these house parties with all kinds of people. what i find interesting, though, is how are you going to be able to source it? if somebody comes in here with a house party with god knows how many people coming into your home, one of these pictures ends up on tmz, as they always do, how do you figure out where it came from? you're going to sue everybody in your house now? just invite your close friends. >> paris hilton is back in the recording studio. paris hilton, lil wayne, niki minaj, they're in this cash money family. signing to birdman's record label, will reportedly release a house music album this summer. >> that's kind of a little bit of a stretch for cash money millionaires, considering their hard-core rap. >> she tweeted she's going to work with lil wayne and she's all excited about it. we were talking about paris hilton the other day and said, what happened to paris hilton? she's been laying low. we talk about bieber and lindsay lohan every week, but we haven't talked about paris hilton in a while. her first record "paris" was released in 2006 and boasted some hits. paris hilton, part deux. let's do the kim kardashian she sent out for the baby shower. mama jenner and two sisters inviting. ♪ [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with tide pods. three chambers. three times the stain removal power. pop in. stand out. so i can't afford to have germy surfaces. but after one day's use, dishcloths can redeposit millions of germs. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to a fresh sheet of new bounty duratowel. look! a fresh sheet of bounty duratowel leaves this surface cleaner than a germy dishcloth, as this black light reveals. it's durable, cloth-like and it's 3 times cleaner. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to new bounty duratowel. the durable, cloth-like picker-upper. ♪ who wrote the book of love ♪ who wrote the book of love ♪ tell me tell me tell me who wrote the book of love ♪ ♪ i bet you know the answer was someone from above ♪ ♪ i wonder >> all right. so, a seattle butcher getting a real high from pigs he has been feeding marijuana too. they're a real hit with his customers. hold on more puns for you. >> that's the deal with the pot-bellied pigs. what's the deal? is is it like brownies where you get a buzz when you eat them? let's find out. >> reporter: inside the seattle icon you will find the sweetest sounds and even sweeter tastes. >> wow. can't get that in minneapolis can you? >> reporter: in a place where rachel the pig beckons visitors to fatten her with spare change. it is a different divine swine making headlines today. >> i kept this one piece. i am going to make prosciutto out of it. >> reporter: deep inside the meat locker, the oldest butcher in pike place market, there's a new meat high on the hook. >> i made bacon out of them. >> reporter: you might call it smoked since this porker was fed pot. >> here in the butcher shop we are able to make everything you can imagine. somebody requests something and we make it. and make extra and see if people like it. >> reporter: he has been experimenting with meat for a while. but he can't remember how he came up with the idea to make stoned 2009. >> i don't smoke, but i guess it's foggy. i'm just joking. >> reporter: he took the leftovers from a medical marijuana grower, had it fed to pigs, and soon they were here in his shop, bringing a whole new idea to the meaning of the idea pot-bellied porker. >> it got so popular. we ran out of meat. >> reporter: a popular run in march put pot pigs on the map. he plans to experiment more in the coming months. >> i ate it. i don't feel a damn difference. we haven't fed them pickles yet. we'll see what happens, man. >> reporter: a meaty issue on the menu. in this city ruled by the sea. in seattle, lindsay cohen como, 4 news. >> they say you are what you eat. >> yeah. you don't get high from it apparently. can you imagine cheech & chong, too bad they didn't have it back then. >> oh, yeah. [ coughing ] >> i'll take a pizza pie to go. >> so the guy says the meat is redder and more savory although, like you heard him say this mor on "world n this morning on "world news now," brutal attack. the man hacked to death outside the london military barracks, the terror connections and the tightened security worldwide. tornado relief as we learn the identities of those killed in moore, oklahoma, you'll learn who's arriving to help and why there's so much pride right here in the middle of tornado alley. capitol commotion. an irs agent who refused to testify about her agency's scandal. how her actions set off a war of words during a congressional hearing. and singing for new york commuters, the money we raised for a worthy cause. all coming up, thursday, may 23rd. ♪ ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪ ♪ she's always gone too long until tie she goes away ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> that is the story i've been waiting to see all day, all week. how long has it been since you went out there? >> we did it like two weeks ago. it's finally going to hit air. it was an interesting time underground. i'll tell you all about it. >> it was morning rush hour. >> yes. and the little tease, morning rush hour, new yorkers, they don't break stride. >> they don't have time. >> i felt like the maytag repairman to use a dated reference. i was very lonely down there. >> you were lonely. getting to the serious news, we're going to begin this half hour with that terror attack in london which was all caught on tape. officials say there are signs this was all motivated by radical islam. >> amazingly, one woman bravely confronted the attackers telling them, it is only you versus many people, and you're going to lose. here's more from london. >> reporter: a barbaric attack in broad daylight, the victim reported to be a british soldier. eyewitnesses say he was walking on the sidewalk outside his barracks when he is hit by a car. then two men jump out and begin attacking him with knives, hacking him to death. >> there was two people leaning over, and i thought they were trying to resuscitate him. there was a bloke against the wall, and then another bloke come along and told me that they're actually like stabbing hi >> he had like an ax in one hand and like a gun in the other hand. and then he literally started walking around talking to people. >> reporter: then a gunman approached a passer-by with a camera. >> i apologize for that, but in our land the women have the same. >> reporter: look closely, his hand soaked in blood as he gripped the butcher's knife and a cleaver. and said this. >> you people think you're safe. you think david cameron is going to get caught in the street? you think the politicians are going to die? no, it's going to be the average people like you. >> two men we believe from earlier reports to have been carrying weapons were shot by police. they have both been taken to separate london hospitals and treated for their injuries. >> reporter: the race is on to learn everything there is to know about the two attackers, and if one of them is of african origin with ties to terrorist groups, and if soldiers, including 10,000 u.s. personnel serving here in the uk are now abc news, london. >> fully gruesome, absolutely bizarre. organizations representing britain's 2.5 million muslims were quick to condemn this attack. >> that's right. on th videotape, this guy went on for quite some time. it took police 20 minutes to get there. by. try to flee. is they didn' at ne point, one of the gentlemen said, we swear by almightyallah. wel never fighting you. we must fight them as they fight hands. here comes another person. she doesn't even know. she's walking up right behind himo cf she's walking up right behind himo cf something so savage and then >> and then not only that, to kind of be given a platform to spout off about whatever their reasoning is for doing something spout off about whatever their reasoning is for doing something likeis a completely innocent and this woman who said there's more of us than you. you're going to lose. >> and she did that with a man holding a hatchet in his hand. good for her. her name, ingrid kennett, 40 years old. she confronted him. >> awesome work. now the latest twist in the boston bombing investigation. a chechen immigrant being questioned about his relationship with tamerlan tsarnaev was shot dead by fbi agents in florida. thy say th suddenly lunged at him. it was believed he had no connctio bombing but hest abo t an unsolved triple murder in boston in 2011. an unsolved triple murder in boston in 2011. -u's h to track down two shooting. surveillance cameras show one of the subject entering a strip cb, he i he's been identified as 21-year-old henry pettigrew. he and the suspected getaway car driver had been kicked out of that club earlier in the evening. hill, where the third congressional hearing on the irs scandal resulted in a six-hour grilling for three witnesses, but yesterday's hearing will be in attendance.nine tes when abc's tahman bradley reporting. >> reporter: the woman at the center of the controversy, lois lerner, declared her innocence. >> i have not broken any rules. i have not violated any irs rules or regulations. >> reporter: lerner, who oversaw the irs's tax exempt branch, had attempted to stop the employees from singling out conservative groups, but they reportedly ignored her. lerner was hauled before congress to explain what she knew, but instead invoked her fifth amendment right not to incriminate her. >> is it possible we could change the scope of questions? >> i will not answer any questions or testify about the subject matter of this committee's meeting. >> reporter: republicans and democrats accuse lerner and the irs of stonewalling. >> if this committee is prevented by obstruction or by refusal to answer, you will leave us no alternative but to ask for the appointment of a special prosecutor. or appointment of special counsel to get to the bottom of this. >> reporter: shortly after lerner was dismissed, lawmakers teed up on the man in charge of the irs when the criminal actions take place. >> if there's someone wielding a knife in the parking lot, are you going to call the inspector general? are you going to wait until his or her investigation is over before you stop it? >> when i was told about these allegations, i was also told that they were being stopped. >> reporter: to try to get some firm answers, congress is considering granting lerner immunity from prosecution so she can testify. john and diana? >> tahman, thank you. president obama travels to the tornado zone on sunday to see the damage and comfort the victims. memorial services begin today for some of the 24 people who died in moore, oklahoma. seven of the victims were students at the plaza towers elementary school, which was completely destroyed. that school did not have a safe room, and now some parents are asking for answers. >> there is no way to explain the anger and the sadness that i had all at one time. >> alabama, by the way, is the only state which requires that all new schools be built with safe rooms. >> this devastating tornado, not oklahoma's first experience with mother nature's wrath. it is tornado alley, after all. oklahomans insist, no matter how much damage has been left behind, no storm is going to break their spirit. abc's mike becher, an oklahoman, explains. >> reporter: standsing a half mile in front of sunday's violent storm, watching yet another tornado plow through red dirt and houses built on it, i silently wondered why do i live here? the answer is rooted in dust. i'm an okie. the "o" word was equivalent to a racial slur during the 1930s dust bowl. >> is that's fourth street across the interstate. >> reporter: but okies like country superstar toby keith, a moore native, who still lives here, now define okie with words like resilient and tough. >> just pernacious and a will to survive. >> that resiliency was proved after the 1999 moore tornado. >> the explosion is in the federal courthouse building. >> reporter: and a 1995 oklahoma city bombing. even newcomers like nba star kevin durant take pride in okie resilienc resiliency. >> we'll see it come together, and we'll bounce back from this. it's tough. it's tough right now, but sun's going to shine soon. >> reporter: a feeling shared by superstars and anonymous victims alike. >> we've done it once already. we can do it again. oklahomans are strong. >> yeah. >> reporter: a pride that a member of oklahoma's new generation put to music. ♪ can you hear this strong the oklahoma strong ♪ >> reporter: mike becher, abc news, moore, oklahoma. >> they will be okay. a freak storm provided some washington state students with a rare snow day in may, up to a foot of snow fell in biggleton. it was wet and heavy enough to bring down power and phone lines. the good or the bad news, depending on how you look at it, is that the utilitalmost fully restored, and classes will take place today. >> that's just wrong. a snow day in may? >> then you've got to go to school anyway. that makes it even worse. >> more snow likely again today in the mountain areas of the northwest. rain at lower levels. stormy in kansas, oklahoma, texas. muggy and rainy and strong thunderstorms from the great lakes to new england and south all the way to florida. >> chilly in the northwest with highs barely reaching the 60s. 80s and 90s across the south mostly. 60s and 70s everywhere else. now to the jersey shore, where a guy from maine is building a massive sand castle for a good cause. right now it's surrounded by a wooden mold. wow. >> i was going to say without that mold, that would -- anyway, time lapse photo, shows volunteers filling layer after layer of the mold with sand. when the mold comes off, they'll carve intricate figures. >> when it's all done, admission will be charged to get up close to this castle. money will go to organizations helping storm victims. >> that is really cool. i've never seen anything that big. you see the elaborate sand castles, but wow. >> that's pretty crazy. he wants to make it 50 feet. coming up, from the jersey shore to the new york subway system. >> my chance to entertain some subway commuters with my guitar and the singing. the songs i sang, who asked me to stop. you'll hear all about it. but first crank calls to 911. the eye-opening requests operators hear every single day and why this is becoming such a serious and costly problem. you're watching "world news now." ♪ you know it's magic ♪ i want to tell you it's the same for me ♪ ♪ so urgent >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of plans to choose from, too. and they all travel with you. anywhere in the country. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. call today. remember, medicare supplement insurance helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs... you'll be able choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. and you never need referrals. so don't wait. with all the good years ahead, look for the experience and commitment to go the distance with you. call now to request your free decision guide. this easy-to-understand guide will answer some of your questions, and help you find the aarp medicare supplement plan that's right for you. whoa, wait for me! oh no! my mom just cleaned this place! calm down, squishy, this'll be easy to clean. 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>> i believe that there is. >> reporter: mike bonham is one of the newest members, and one thing he's learned those ridiculous calls are only the beginning. some call 911, go to the hospital, and then -- >> is as we are clearing the hospital to leave, they are walking out of the hospital, and i don't know where they're going. >> reporter: that's right. faking sick, using an ambulance as a taxi, and then there's the calls to 911 that just waste time. >> 911 emergency. >> ma'am, this is not an emergency. you're going to think i'm crazy. >> what's the problem? >> well, i'm looking for an address, but i got two different spellings. i got one -- >> ma'am? ma'am, you are on a life or death emergency line. >> i'm sorry. >> this is not for directions. >> 911, what are you reporting? >> i was just wanting to know -- it's not an emergency. just wanting to know why caltrans hasn't mowed the grass in the center lane of the 15 freeway. >> well, you can't call 911 for that, sir. >> let's face it. some of these 911 calls are a little humorous, but you should consider them outrageous for a couple of reasons. first, the cost. hundreds of thousands of dollars to taxpayers. and second, when police officers and firefighters and paramedics are dealing with those types of calls, the ones they shouldn't be dealing with, somebody else could really need the help. >> another call goes down in that neighborhood for a structure fire or vehicle accident or drowning, whatever the case may be. it's going to take three, four, five, six minutes on average for an engine to come from outside the area. >> reporter: and most importantly, henderson said, this is not a hypothetical situation. >> this happens on a daily basis. could mean the difference between life and death. >> reporter: there is another extreme, though, people waiting far too long to call 911, some even die because of it. bottom line, these firefighters do not want you hesitating to call 911. just don't abuse the system that's meant to save a life. in the newsroom, news 10. >> and the big offenders, those pocket dials, butt dials, whatever you want to call them, i took to locking my phone because that happened to me. hey, we look like chips or something. >> i would be upset if i got to the scene you wanted me to change the batteries in your remote. i might have to use my badge in the wrong way. i will tell you this, pocket dialing but your kid calling 911. my 7-month-old dialed 911 twice in a week. they showed up at my door. >> how do you get so lucky? >> i have a feeling, if you put 911 somewhere in the mix, it sends it anyway. >> we'll be right back. . ♪ vacation >> okay. memorial day is the first reliable day of the season, and americans will be getting behind the wheel. >> 31 million of us are likely to take a trip on the road of 50 miles or more, but it will be expensive. here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: the national average is $3.66 with prices climbing the last three days. prices in the middle of the country are especially hard hit. midwest prices have jumped a whopping 66 cents this month. in minnesota, prices hit a record $4.28 a gallon this week, versus the rest of the country where prices are up between 2 cents and 12 cents. and that's because? >> that's because of the refinery work. the refinery work is ongoing in the middle of the country. it will end soon. >> reporter: in the meantime, it's adding up. for l examine, a month ago a family road trip from minneapolis to the grand canyon, would have cost $700. today almost $900. experts say drivers on the coast should buckle up. americans pay the most at the pump during summer months. tips for your trip. park in the shade. it will mean less gas evaporates, and a cooler car means less ac. plus fill the tank all the way up. filling up halfway only means you'll burn more gas to and from the station. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> funny how gas goes up just before the holiday weekend. >> wonder what that's about. number of people driving is up but only a fraction from last year. >> is that harry met sally on that road trip? 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[ female announcer ] stress sweat is different than ordinary sweat. it smells worse. get 4x the protection against stress sweat. introducing new secret clinical strength stress response scent. so a musical debut, let's call it. john muller unplugged in the strangest of settings. the new york city subway system. really? and it's our favorite story of the day. john, how exactly did you get roped into this one? >> i asked myself this very same question. i made the mistake of pulling out my guitar having a little fun. our illustrious producer said, john, go down to the subway and do something, do a feature report. so i said okay. here it is. ♪ 6:00 a.m. on the platform at i6 street, armed with a six string and a bucket seat, it is my subway debut. ♪ i hope you had the time of your life ♪ it becomes all too clear getting bleary-eyed coffee fueled new yorkers to stop and listen, much less break stride, is all but impossible during the morning rush hour. ♪ i hope you had the time of your life ♪ ♪ i wonder if she's gone to stay ♪ ♪ ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪ ♪ she's always gone away the case is open for loose change. how about the boston run fund? or how about a boston anthem for from the big apple? ♪ touching me touching you sweet caroline ♪ all right. these jaded new yorkers won't even chime in for "sweet caroline." so much for the kum-ba-yah moment. at this moment, i'm three into my set, and i don't care. i'm starting to get my groove on. as the expression goes, i couldn't get arrested down there. that is, until i almost did. >> finish this song and leave. all right? >> that's great. thank you, officer. ♪ sweet caroline good times never seem so good ♪ but i got three songs in and earned just over $3. now if i only i could land my next gig above ground, maybe carnegie hall or madison square garden. heck, i've already played lincoln center, or at least underneath it. ♪ truth be told, the cops were very nice. they were like, you got a permit? we were like, oh, no. >> you didn't know that you needed a permit, john? >> of course i didn't know. it was totally innocent. but they were very nice. >> you looked the part, bucket and all. that was great. >> that bucket from my garage. >> he's going to play us out. >> you're going to help me. ♪ sweet caroline oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ good times never seem so good ♪ this morning on "world news now" -- moments of terror captured on video. this morning on "world news now," moments of terror captured on video as a tornado hit a school in moore, oklahoma. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, my god! my house! >> teachers, students, parents in a frantic scene in the worst conditions. >> hacked to death. the terrifying details about a terror attack outside a military barracks in london, the possible motive and tightened security worldwide. and unpredictable jodi arias. the arizona convicted murderer and her interview with abc news. what she didn't say to her victim's family. >> certainly i am sorry. i think, in a sense, the words "i'm sorry" just seem meaningless. >> as she awaits the jury's life or death decision. it's thursday, may 23rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. all right. we begin in oklahoma where the latest tornado damage estimate is now more than $2 billion. >> president obama travels there sunday to see the destruction and to comfort those who lost so much. we begin coverage with abc's marci gonzalez in moore, oklahoma. good morning, marci. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. this morning, the search effort is over. and the focus now is on the clean-up and the victims. those who lost their lives, and those recovering from the trauma left behind by the twister. [ screaming ] >> reporter: in the darkness, the terrifying moment monday's monstrous tornado bore down on briarwood elementary school. >> it's almost over. it's almost over! >> reporter: teacher robin and her students emerging from the bathroom where they rode out the storm to find gut wrenching destruction. >> oh, my god! oh, god! >> reporter: incredibly everyone at this school survived. but five miles away, a 9-year-old and six others were killed. neither school had a safe room. >> there is no way to explain the anger and the sadness that i had all at one time. >> reporter: in all, 24 people lost their lives in the tornado. with all of the missing now accounted for, the only rescues were pets. dixie was reunited with her owner after spending days trapped beneath the rubble of moore hospital, miraculously discovered by crews clearing away the debris. >> to see all this devastation and all the things that have happened out here, to see a happy ending like this is really kind of cool. >> reporter: the focus for so many in moore, oklahoma, not on the overwhelming loss but on all the precious things still being found. >> it's priceless. >> it really is. >> you can really make sure that now we have our memories too. >> reporter: after a visit from janet napolitano, homeland security secretary, and ore on sunday to tour the to damage and honor the victims. john and diana? >> marci, let's talk about pets. we have seen so many dramatic stories, the animals reacting when the tornado came, and the way they were shaking, and all the great reunions -- there was that great reunion between the pet and the owner. do you know about this one? can you give us a little bit more about it? >> reporter: well, this dog dixie that we talked about in the story is actually a pretty incredible story. the owner, vicky, was looking for a place to ride out the storm. she loaded her three dogs in the car and came here to the hospital. she ran inside just to make sure it would be okay to bring the dogs inside. within moments the tornado hit. and she says by the time she made it back outside her car was gone. she parked in front of the hospital. she later found her car in the back. which means that car was picked up by the tornado, the dogs were thrown out. incredibly two of the dogs are back at home with her this morning. but they're still searching for the third one. >> marci, let's turn to the human toll. unfortunately, we know now the search is over, but there are still these deaths, the people we want to talk about. what else have you learned about the victims? >> as we know, it's 24 victims, 10 of them children. 7 died in that elementary school. we've also learned that two of the victims were infants, just 4 and 7 months old. one of them we learned was a baby boy, who was with his mother, who was trying to hide from the storm in the freezer of a 7-eleven. the mother was also killed. >> all right. abc's marci gonzalez. live in moore, oklahoma. thank you for that. parts of oklahoma and texas can expect more severe storm warnings today. >> while that huge storm system that hit oklahoma earlier this week now threatens the northeast. let's get the latest from meteorologist jim dickey at accuweather. good morning, jim. >> good morning. the king all week here that has spread severe weather across the country slowly spinning its way eastward as we head into the early morning hours. the threat shifting further east, shifting to the i-95 corridor here, from bangor, maine, down to richmond, virginia, the storms will fire during the afternoon. the threat strong winds, torrential rainfall. the storm will be slow to depart, going to slowly spin its way up the coast as we head through the holiday weekend. unfortunately, a rain-filled weekend on tap for you. unfortunate for your outdoor plans, but we do need the rain. rainfall percentage well below average in new england. tracking strong and severe storms in the plains and the panhandle of texas and oklahoma are the areas we'll keep an eye on. a fourth grade fossil hunting field trip to a minnesota park turned deadly when rain-soaked gravel swept over them. one child was buried waist high, another was completely under. st. paul police and fire crews had to dig frantically with their bare hands. they did manage to save one of those children, but another one died. another child also still missing. chain reaction crash involving four school buses has now left more than 50 students and one driver injured in northern indiana. it started when one bus slammed into the back of the other. eyewitnesses say teenagers were scrambling out of bus windows. one driver suffered serious injuries, but amazingly, most of the injured students walked away with just bumps and bruises. security stepped up abroad and here in the u.s. after the brutal terror attack in london. the victim was hacked to death near a military barracks. investigators now say it appears to have been motivated by radical islam. abc's nick schifrin reports. >> reporter: it was a brutal, gruesome assault, and the killer wanted to speak. he asked an eyewitness to start recording on his phone. this video from british broadcaster itv. >> you people will never be safe. >> reporter: on the street lay his victim, a man believed to be a soldier hacked to death. the killer continued, saying, "this was an eye for an eye because muslims are dying by british soldiers every day." a horrific bloody attack designed to shock the city and country. >> total chaos. i don't believe someone has been targeted this way in an area that i live in. >> reporter: after the murderer spoke to eyewitnesses, the police arrived. the suspected killers rushed at the officers. >> they actually went for the police with the machetes, the knife, and the handgun. >> reporter: police shot both men, but they survived. they are now hospitalized under heavy guard. >> we have had these sorts of attacks before in our country, and we never buckle in the face of them. >> reporter: but there are fears of more attacks. security has been increased outside all of london's army bases. >> there are strong indications that it is a terrorist incident. >> reporter: the attack echoed a 2008 case when a british man pled guilty for plotting to kidnap and behead a british soldier, but that attack wasn't successful. this is the first terrorist attack in london since 2007. nick schifrin, abc news, london. a chechen immigrant with ties to boston marathon bomber tamerlan tsarnaev was killed in a confrontation with fbi agents. abc news learned that ibragim todashev was about to sign a document of guilt for the murders of three massachusetts men two years ago. he suddenly lunged at them with a knife, but his friends believe his relationship and friendship with tsarnaev is truly what killed him. >> fbi started following him, asking him the questions, what kind of connection do you have with them? >> the older tsarnaev brother and todashev were involved in martial arts together. but since the bhos boston bombing, both tsarnaev brothers and todashev have emerged as suspects of the murders of three massachusetts men in 2011. a man is being held in washington state in connection with a number of letters believed to contain ricin. agents at in hazmat soouits wer at ryan bookit's apartment in spokane. the letters were intercepted last week said to contain a crude form of ricin. one was sent to the judge, the other at the post office. he is being held without bond. another alleged incident of sexual misconduct in the military. this time it involves a sergeant charged with violating the privacy of female cadets at west point. michael mcclendon charged with secretly videotaping and photographing at least a dozen women. he had been working with the cadets at that military academy until being relieved of his duties a year ago. complexities in this case have delayed the formal charges. an atlanta area woman has had a few sleepless nights after the parts of a cargo plane fell onto her house. homeowner pamela ware says two pieces of the aircraft tore up her roof sunday before bouncing into the yard. another piece of the jet's wing fell into the parking lot of a walmart. investigators say the parts came from a china air flight as it approached the atlanta airport. and something of a medical miracle to show you here from peru. say hello to 2 month old girls shadiya and shandell vargas. they were born in february attached at the liver and sharing an abdomen. they were separated after a surgery that lasted more than eight hours. doctors say they are going home in just a few days. >> that is awesome. how cute are they? >> they're beautiful. president obama called singer/songwriter carol king a living legend last night at the white house, and then she took over. ♪ the jazz man testifying ♪ >> the concert honoring her as the first recipient of the nation's highest prize for popular music with the turn at the piano. she accepted the gershwin award for popular song on behalf of her songwriting partners and a couple of key friends, gore ya estefan and james taylor closed the show singing her classic "you've got a friend." >> must have been a fun show. >> is a couple of her friends. only gloria estefan and james taylor. >> that's how she rolls. >> got friends in high places. >> is talk about great singers who play the piano yesterday. we were talking about carol king, and you mentioned alicia keys. wouldn't it be great to hear her cover one of her songs? nice soulful version of carol king? >> anyone who covers her tunes have to really pull it off. >> the songs are written so beautifully, i'm sure if they're stylized, they'd sound great too. >> that's the problem with all of us in the shower, we all think we can do it. coming up, bargain bridal gowns. and lessons everyone can learn from a young woman's ambition. you're watching "world news now." ♪ i'm a smart girl >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. u by colonial penn life insurance. colonial penn life insurance. the arteries of your dishwasher are constantly clogging up with grease and lime scale. use finish dishwasher cleaner every month to keep your machine in sparkling health. for shining results, finish dishwasher cleaner. a jury deciding whether jodi arias is to live or die will return to deliberations today. yesterday they sent the judge a note saying they were having some trouble reaching an agreement. >> while she waits to learn her fate, arias is giving interviews, lots of them. >> to this day i can hardly believe i was capable of such violence. >> reporter: in an interview with abc news, jodi arias, the convicted killer, is now playing the blame game, saying the jury was against her. >> i feel, i feel a little betrayed by them. i don't dislike them. i just -- was really hoping that they would see things for what they are, and i don't feel that they did. >> reporter: in her last court appearance tuesday during the death penalty phase of her trial, she begged for mercy, reading a statement to that very same jury. >> i never meant to cause them so much pain. >> reporter: changing her tune saying she no longer prefers a death sentence over life in prison because of her family. >> i thought i'd rather die, but as i stand here now, i can't in good conscience ask you to sentence me to death because of them. >> reporter: yet the 32-year-old never apologized to the family of travis alexander, the man arias claims she killed out of self-defense when he lunged at her in the shower. >> well, then, i'm sorry i didn't say that because certainly i am sorry. i think, in a sense, the words i'm sorry just seem meaningless, especially since nobody believes what i'm saying anyway. >> reporter: her fate is now in the hands of the jurors. the judge making it clear their decision of life or death is final. arias says, if the roles were reversed, she would not sentence herself to death because she does not believe in capital punishment. john sheriffen abc news, los angeles. >> the jurors resume at 10:00 a.m. local time. if they deadlock, a new jury would be chosen for the penalty phase. >> if a new jury is chosen, it's only for the penalty phase. they don't know, if they haven't been following it, juries are selected that haven't been following the story, they kind of have to retry the case all over again. they've been at this five months since january. how many more times do we have to see this woman before she quiets up already? >> a lot of people are saying that, like enough. >> ryan owen is actually the one who conducted that interview, the jailhouse interview. their exchanges are quite intense. if you have an opportunity to go watch the original interview, it's pretty good. he sat down with her for an hour. >> and he said everything everybody's thinking. >> he asked her the pointed questions we all want to know, like why are you still talking, girl? >> just ahead, beating the odds big time. >> meet the graduating senior who spent most of high school homeless. her inspiring story as she now takes the next step. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our all right. in this season of graduations, one georgia teenager can be especially proud. she got top grades all through her high school exams, even as her family struggled with homelessness. >> reporter eric phillips of our atlanta station visited the proud valedictorian. >> i just told myself, don't worry about that. think about now, the future, when it's not going to be like this anymore. >> reporter: 17-year-old chelesa fearce is washing dishes in the house that her family has rented for a few months. prior to that, the high school senior and her family were homeless for years, living in and out of shelters, hotels, and even a car when they had one. every now and then the family of five would be able to move into an apartment, but that would be short-lived. >> ended up back in another shelter because i got laid off my job. >> reporter: in the midst of all of that, chelesa excelled, though she says it was tough. >> you're worried about your home life and worried about school. you worry about being hungry sometimes. go hungry sometimes. >> reporter: listening to her describing studying at night in the homeless shelter. >> opened my phone in the dark and use your cell phone light. just do what i had to do. >> reporter: what she did was achieve a 4.66 gpa and a 1900 on her sats, making her not only valedictorian but star student at her school in clayton county. chelesa's sister is graduating as salutatorian from george washington carver high school in atlanta. >> i would take them to the library. everything around them was a learning experience. do what you have to do now so you can get what you want. >> apparently 11 million kids are homeless in america. that's a 13% increase from 2010 to 2011, and they believe it's underreported because some families don't want to admit they're homeless. >> the mother made them read all the time, took them to the library. every day learning experiences were pointed out to them. >> mom made a difference. >> she sure did. congratulations to her. i'm sure she's on her way to big things. >> we'll be right back. i'm sure she's on her way to big things. >> we'll be right back. big things. >> oh, yeah, we will be right back. y y forunstopables in-wash scent boosters, here with my favorite new intern, jimmy. mmm! fresh! and it's been in the closet for 12 weeks! unbelievable! unstopables! follow jimmy on youtube. so i can't afford to have germy surfaces. but a fresh sheet of bounty duratowel leaves this surface cleaner than a germy dishcloth. it's durable. and it's 3 times cleaner. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to new bounty duratowel. time for the "the mix." it's prom season, graduation season. we've got a heck of a prom story. remember the kid who put on the youtube video asking model caite upton to go with him. >> i remember this one. it's unbelievable. >> it was uploaded march 16th. it's been viewed more than 2.5 million times. it's got a surprise ending. let's give a quick listen. >> we have our commonalities. you like sports. i like sports. you like fine dining. i like fine dining. you're on the cover of "sports illustrated." i read "sports illustrated." so, caite, will you go to prom with me? >> caite originally responded and said she'll see what she can do. she said it turns out her schedule is full and it fell through. jake, undeterred, decided, okay, i'll ask another super model. so that's what he did. he asked danish born nina agdal to the may 23rd dance, and she said yes. >> one super model says no, you ask the next. >> is it that easy? just ask. >> that's a good looking super model. >> all's well that ends well. >> i think he fared a little better. >> okay. so you prefer nina? is i think either one would be just fine. >> he said he would have loved caite to come to prom, but she's very busy, and he's now grateful he's going with nina. >> he did okay. us women who have gotten married know how expensive a wedding can be. the average wedding nowadays according to theknot.com is $28,000, a gown costing $1,200. a lot of money for a lot of people. now there is a new discount big box store jumping on the bridal bandwagon. we've seen bridal wear everywhere from j. crew to urban outfitters, even costco. now target jumping on board. $99.99 to $129.99 will get you a wedding gown. you can even buy them online. sizes 2 to 28. you can get bridesmaids dresses, flower girl dresses, and ring bearer outfits as well. not bad if you're trying to plan a wedding. >> is there going to be a stigma? that's a target wedding dress. are they going to say that? somebody in the audience going to make that snide remark? >> i have a funny feeling because they're made by a designer named shrivolia, you're not going to be able to tell the difference. if everybody's getting married for ten years and everyone's wearing a target dress, you might be able to say, hey, i've seen that before. that's a target dress. but if nobody knows, who cares? >> i that i that's fantastic, especially if i have to pay for it. 80-year-old japanese climber, he climbed mt. everest in under five hours. 80 years old. check that out. this morning on "world news now," tornado's impact. new video taken inside a school in moore, oklahoma, as the storm leveled part of the campus. the frantic scene for parents, students, and their teachers. suspect shot. a man connected to the boston marathon bombing is killed by fbi agents in orlando. the violent series of events has investigators sorting out what happened. potent pork. the butcher who has added marijuana to the meat. talk about bacon that smokes. here's what's bringing in the customers. we'll tell you if they're coming back for more. and be my guest. what every visitor to justin bieber's home must do before they set foot on his property for a party. that's coming up in "the skinny," this thursday, may 23rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now," with john muller and diana perez. we begin this half-hour with new details on the oklahoma tornado. property damage in moore could end up costing $2 billion. the twister tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital. >> the names of all 24 victims have been released. they range in age from 4 months to 70 years old. our coverage begins with abc's david muir with new video as the tornado struck. >> reporter: this is the moment the monstrous tornado hit briarwood elementary. for the first time, we see what students saw huddled in that bathroom, complete darkness. and this is what they heard. [ screaming ] >> reporter: as the pressure from the tornado took hold of that school, the bathroom, it felt the air pushing down on them. >> it's almost over. it's almost over! >> reporter: their teacher promising it would end. >> it's almost over. >> oh, my god, i hate this. i hate this! >> reporter: you hear one of the students tell her i hate this. >> honey, it's okay. it's almost over. it's almost over! >> reporter: you can hear the teachers, the whistles trying to calm the students. >> keep your heads down. >> reporter: crying, they leave the bathroom. >> wow. oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, my god. my house. oh, my god. oh, god! oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: they walk the hallways. >> oh, my god. oh, my god! >> reporter: giant pieces of the roof gone. once outside, mrs. deesak now worried about two students, her son sam, a first grader, her daughter mari in fourth. suddenly right there in front of her, sam appears. >> sam, honey, it is okay. then the moment dad arrives. >> sam, there's daddy. joey! joey! she tells him she hasn't found their daughter. and he finds her alive. >> joey! >> reporter: tears from the teacher who could not believe what she was seeing. the first grade classroom back in the corner there where her son's teacher was lying on top of him and the other children to keep them safe. as federal authorities toured the damage here, again the questions turn to the safe rooms and why there weren't any in either of those two elementary schools. we learned it can cost $300 a square foot to build one, some cases more than $1 million to put a safe room in one of those schools. many parents believe you cannot put a price tag on safety. that conversation has begun here. david muir, abc news, moore, oklahoma. >> that is just incredible to watch and hear. as tornado survivors face another emotional day there are so many questions about safety. >> our coverage continues now live in moore, oklahoma, with abc's marci gonzalez. marci, we know two of the schools did not have safe rooms. are we learning why not? >> well, they're not required here in oklahoma, actually the only state that requires all schools to have safe rooms is alabama. now we do know that fema fund, having safe rooms in some of the schools here in oklahoma, but not all. part of that, possibly, as you just heard david mention, the price tag on that. it can cost as much as $1 million per safe room. again so many people saying that you just can't put a price tag on children's safety. >> no doubt about that, marci. what sort of relief is coming in now to survivors? >> well, the major agencies, national agencies are here of course, the red cross, united way. but what's really incredible to see is the local effort. we are seeing small organizations who are going out handing out supplies. even just groups of friends who have set up along the side of the road handing out toiletries, handing out water, handing out clothing even, because you have to think these people lost everything. there are even people who are walking into the hardest hit areas pushing wheelbarrows full of cold water, as these people are out in the hot sun sifting through rubble and debris, trying to salvage all they can from their homes. their neighbors are there giving them a helping hand. >> marci, you know, we heard you say the safe rooms aren't required. after two major tornados it is so hard to believe that these aren't required in every school, even in homes, especially in tornado alley. >> reporter: well, that really is what's surprising. the schools and in the homes. many of the homes here don't have safe rooms, don't have cellars, and that's actually why the mayor of moore is planning to propose an ordinance to change the building code to actually make it a requirement, to have safe rooms or cellars for all newly constructed homes. >> all right, marci gonzalez, thank you so much. live in moore, oklahoma. if there is ever a place that needs to have something mandatory, i think moore is the place. >> now especially. well that strong storm system that slammed oklahoma, poses a threat in the northeast before the holiday weekend. >> meteorologist jim dickey from accuweather. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and diana. still tracking storms on our thursday. the threat for severe weather shifts to the i-95 corridor, bangor, maine, down through d.c. to richmond, virginia, storms went through bringing gusty winds, large hail, and torrential rainfall. this system will be slow to depart so a rain-filled holiday weekend expected. some spots, inches of rain. that's good news, many spots well below average precipitation for the year so far. john and diana, back to you. >> thanks, jim. a man connected to boston marathon bomber tamerlan tsarnaev was being questioned by fbi agents when the interview suddenly took a deadly turn. abc's pierre thomas explains what suddenly went wrong. >> reporter: ibragim todashev, a martial arts fighter, was friends with boston bomber tamerlan tsarnaev. they even trained in the same gym. >> they used to hang out. not hang out, he knew him because he was an mma fighter and the other guy was a boxer. >> reporter: the fbi had been talking to todashev for weeks after they discovered he called tsarnaev days before the bombing. suddenly he lunged at the fbi with a knife and was shot and killed. todashev was about to sign a confession in connection with a triple homicide in the boston area. the three men had their throats slit, marijuana and cash sprinkled over their bodies. since the bollings, tamerlan and his younger brother dzhokhar have emerged as suspects in the killing. there's no evidence so far tying todashev to the bombings. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. president obama announcing a major change in the controversial policy which allows deadly drone strikes on american citizens. control will the shifting from the cia to the pentagon. the change comes one day after the government admitted for the first time that four american citizens have been killed by drones since 2009 in pakistan and yemen. now to a consumer alert and a dangerous problem found in luxury sports utility vehicles. general motors is recalling 27,000 cadillac srx models sold worldwide. gm says the wheels might fall off. you heard correctly, the wheels. factory inspectors noticed the wheels may not be screwed on. only models with 18-inch wheels need immediate repairs. no accidents have been reported yet, luckily. >> that's the kind of thing you get fixed right away. >> your wheels? how do you forget to screw in wheels? >> it's crazy, right? today is may 23rd, which, of course, means -- you know what it means. >> of course. >> world turtle day. >> duh. >> duh. they got going early in indianapolis on this one. >> that's where the annual tortoise race was run, the 33rd straight year in conjunction with sunday's indy 500, of course. only a lot, shall we say, slower. >> the turtles were decked out in checkered garb and named for indy drivers. eventually, the turtle named marco andretti was the winner. all the turtles enjoyed some fruit when it was all over. >> wow. >> how long did the race take? that's what i want to know? >> first of all, i'm sure -- >> could you order five beers before the race is over? >> i'm sure the racetrack was from here to like here so we can hurry up and get this thing going. >> make a day of it. >> wear some fancy hats, make a day of it. >> like kentucky derby. coming up, the former pro baseball star facing serious legal hardball. and advice from a famous swimmer as you and the family grab the swimsuits and head for the pool. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by lysol max toilet bowl cleaner. now" weather brought to you by lysol max toilet bowl cleaner. until it's completely clean. lysol toilet bowl cleaner gives you maximum coverage from the rim down to the water line to kill 99.9% of germs. and removes stains better than clorox toilet bowl cleaner with bleach. so if you want to do the whole job, lysol's got you covered. lysol. mission for health. and for an incredibly clean and fresh bowl with every flush, try the no mess automatic toilet bowl cleaner. and you'll dump your old broom. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? 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you at the pool. >> david hasselhoff has nothing on me. >> you on "baywatch." >> i suspect that's david hasselhoff's body there. >> probably. >> where's pam anderson? come on. can we get diana rocking pam anderson's body? >> let's not. >> can we get that completely out of context next commercial break? just put it up. >> we'll randomly bring that up. sure, they're going to work on it right now. coming up, what justin bieber wants his guests to do before they set foot into his house. this is kind of crazy. >> pam anderson. and serious accusations against a former pro baseball great. that's next on "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. . ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ sso s and this is not a good story. a developing story. we don't know the real story. facts are coming in. tmz is the source of this story. jose canseco no stranger to controversy, baseball great, had so much controversy with steroids and this and that. he's back in the news, and he's back in the news because he's under investigation in a las vegas assault of a woman, a sexual assault. law enforcement tells tmz, the 48-year-old retired baseball player has been named as a suspect in a police report filed with the metro vegas police department. the accuser appears to be a fitness instructor who lives in vegas. this incident apparently went down on may 10th. canseco went to his twitter page and said something to the effect, "told police that i drugged her and raped her? hmm, let's find out what really happened." a developing story. he said/she said. >> isn't this, the guy who sent his twin brother to do an appearance for him. or something? >> he does have a twin brother played ball.positive about that. but when jose canseco is around, eyebrows being raised. >> trouble, not surpriseded. >> justin bieber wants to invite you to his house for a party, but if you happen to go, don't you even think about taking a picture and sharing it on any form of social media because he will sue you for $5 million. he's asking anyone who comes into his home for a party or anything really all together to sign a waiver saying you will not take pictures, you will not tweet, you will not instagram or share the pictures obviously with the press. if you do, you will be sued for $5 million. and he goes on to say all kinds of funny activities can happen in his home, including potentially hazardous things, and you should not participate with him unless you're medically able. sounds like a fun time at bieber's house. >> i tell you what, bieber gets a lot of grief. some of it may be justified, some of it not, but in his position, you've got to do stuff like that. people are just looking to cash in, make you look bad. >> yes. and at 19 i was about to say only invite your trusted friends over. you don't have a whole lot of trusted friends when you're -- >> you nailed it. if you're inviting people over to your house to see this, you shouldn't have to have them sign anything because you can trust them to begin with. >> how many 150 close friends do you have? this guy is having these house parties with all kinds of people. what i find interesting, though, is how are you going to be able to source it? if somebody comes in here with a house party with god knows how many people coming into your home, one of these pictures ends up on tmz, as they always do, how do you figure out where it came from? you're going to sue everybody in your house now? just invite your close friends. >> paris hilton is back in the recording studio. paris hilton, lil wayne, niki minaj, they're in this cash money family. signing to birdman's record label, will reportedly release a house music album this summer. >> that's kind of a little bit of a stretch for cash money millionaires, considering their hard-core rap. >> she tweeted she's going to work with lil wayne and she's all excited about it. we were talking about paris hilton the other day and said, what happened to paris hilton? she's been laying low. we talk about bieber and lindsay lohan every week, but we haven't talked about paris hilton in a while. her first record "paris" was released in 2006 and boasted some hits. paris hilton, part deux. let's do the kim kardashian story. take a look at the invitation she sent out for the baby shower. mama jenner and two sisters inviting. that's a little music box with a look-alike. ting. ♪ [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with tide pods. three chambers. three times the stain removal power. pop in. stand out. so i can't afford to have germy surfaces. but after one day's use, dishcloths can redeposit millions of germs. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to a fresh sheet of new bounty duratowel. look! a fresh sheet of bounty duratowel leaves this surface cleaner than a germy dishcloth, as this black light reveals. it's durable, cloth-like and it's 3 times cleaner. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to new bounty duratowel. the durable, cloth-like picker-upper. ♪ who wrote the book of love ♪ who wrote the book of love ♪ tell me tell me tell me who wrote the book of love ♪ ♪ i bet you know the answer was someone from above ♪ ♪ i wonder >> all right. so, a seattle butcher getting a real high from pigs he has been feeding marijuana too. they're a real hit with his customers. hold on more puns for you. >> that's the deal with the pot-bellied pigs. i really like that one. is it like brownies, do you get a buzz when you eat them? let's find out. >> reporter: inside the seattle icon you will find the sweetest sounds and even sweeter tastes. >> wow. can't get that in minneapolis can you? >> reporter: in a place where rachel the pig beckons visitors to fatten her with spare change. it is a different divine swine making headlines today. >> i kept this one piece. i am going to make prosciutto out of it. >> reporter: deep inside the meat locker, the oldest butcher in pike place market, there's a new meat high on the hook. >> i made bacon out of them. >> reporter: you might call it smoked since this porker was fed pot. >> here in the butcher shop we are able to make everything you can imagine. somebody requests something and we make it. and make extra and see if people like it. >> reporter: he has been experimenting with meat for a while. but he can't remember how he came up with the idea to make stoned swine. >> i don't smoke, but i guess it's foggy. i'm just joking. >> reporter: he took the leftovers from a medical marijuana grower, had it fed to pigs, and soon they were here in his shop, bringing a whole new idea to the meaning of the idea pot-bellied porker. >> it got so popular. we ran out of meat. >> reporter: a popular run in march put pot pigs on the map. he plans to experiment more in the coming months. >> i ate it. i don't feel a damn difference. we haven't fed them pickles yet. we'll see what happens, man. >> reporter: a meaty issue on the menu. in this city ruled by the sea. in seattle, lindsay cohen como, 4 news. >> they say you are what you eat. >> yeah. you don't get high from it apparently. can you imagine cheech & chong, too bad they didn't have it back then. >> oh, yeah. [ coughing ] >> i'll take a pizza pie to go. >> so the guy says the meat is redder and more savory although, like you heard him say, it does not taste like marijuana, making news in america this morning, the eye of the storm. incredible new video from inside the school which was slammed by that tornado. we're now witnessing the bravery and the devastation. plus this -- >> i apologize that women had to witness this today but women in our land our women have had to see the same. >> unspeakable violence on a busy london street. terrorists hacked to death a man then turned their attention to the camera. also -- >> i just keep thinking that what could have happened. >> a near tragedy when a giant piece of a plane comes crashing to the ground landing right on top of a woman's home. and an 80-year-old mountain climber. this morning he has accomplished something that few people ever have done a fraction of his age.

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