People in the north and south couldnt escape the dangerous conditions. Several tornadoes touching down in minnesota while high winds reached 70 Miles Per Hour in dallas. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the details. Reporter overnight, Severe Weather pushed east. Thunderstorms and lightning rocked new york city. The system came from the great plains. In dallas, sirens warned residents to take cover, as high winds tore up homes and buildings. You all right . Were okay. Reporter trees and power lines crushed cars. Outside the city, a dramatic rescue. Authorities pulled five children from a creek after they were swept up by the water. These are kids with absolutely no training, no equipment. And being completely caught off guard. So, were very fortunate, as well as them, that no one died in this incident. Reporter in joshua, texas, one family barely made it out of their mobile home, when winds ripped through their neighborhood. The whole house just shook. And then, i just saw a light because we didnt have a roof. Reporter in kansas, 90mileperhour winds and severe thunderstorms caused this train to derail. Nearly three dozen cars were knocked off the track. Nobody was injured. I looked down there and saw it laying on its side. Pretty weird to see a train turned over. 34 cars of the u. P. Train turned over. Reporter in minnesota, this frightening funnel cloud formed before dusk. We have a large tornado on the ground about a halfmile north of us. Reporter multiple tornadoes were confirmed. Im lost. Im devastated. Were all alive. Thats the main thing. Reporter and from nebraska to south dakota, spring snow. The Severe Weather threat continues today for much of the eastern half of the country. Thunderstorms, hail and dangerous winds remain a big concern through mothers day. Tahman bradley, abc news, washington. Overseas, now, as the crisis escalates in ukraine, a massive celebration is under way in neighboring russia. Thousands of troops are marching in red square for the annual victory day parade. The event that marks the win over nazi germany is russias most important secular holiday. And it puts the countrys military might on display. Russian president Vladimir Putin has so far made no mention of ukraine today, a day after Eastern Ukraine separatists defied to fight off his call on referendum on autonomy. Militants say the succession vote will be on sunday. Ukraines interim government is calling the referendum illegal. A team of u. S. Officials and agents has arrived in nigeria to help find the hundreds of kidnapped girls. Some of the girls who escaped from the kidnapers are described their ordeal. Their faces blurred, they were told if they tried to escape, they would be killed. The threat of kidnapping is something many students there live with. As one girl told our hamish macdonald. Were afraid. We think that maybe one day theyll come to our doorsteps. Reporter do you actually feel scared . I feel very scared because everybody is scared to die. But i know one day, everybodys going to die. A vigil is planned today in washington, d. C. To show support for the girls. Theres going to be another investigation on the attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi. House republicans voted yesterday to form a committee to look into the assault. They claim the white house is still not being truthful. Democrats say its an Election Year ploy. And they may decide to boycott. The House Committee has voted to subpoena the head of Veterans Affairs and records linked to the waiting list at the phoenix v. A. Hospital. This follows revelations that as many as 40 veterans died while waiting up to 21 months to see a doctor. One former vet, a purple heart recipient, passed away. He kept a journal of what he calls the v. A. s moves over the last year, trying to schedule a visit that never came. Why the hell cant our federal government and the v. A. Do this for our fighting soldiers that have given their arms, their sight, their legs and their life for this country . It failed them. And its still failing thousands of them. The Veterans Affairs chief has ordered a nationwide review that would include facetoface visits with every v. A. Hospital. Oklahoma has agreed to a sixmonth stay of execution for a death row inmate after last weeks botched lethal injection. Charles warner was scheduled for execution on the same night as clinton lockett. Locketts vein collapsed during his lethal injection prompting prison officials to halt the execution. He later died of a heart attack. And there are plenty of questions this morning about a new recording of disgraced l. A. Clippers owner, donald sterling. The recorded phone call with an unnamed friend of sterlings was leaked to radar online. No word who leaked it, though. One thing that is clear, is that sterling wants to defend himself against the charge that resulted in a lifetime ban from the nba. You think i have anything in the world but love for everybody . You dont think that. You know im not a racist. How can you be in this business and be a racist . Do you think i tell the coach to get white players . Or to get the best player he can get . Sterling also makes it clear hes not giving up the clippers without a fight. Saying no one can be forced to sell property in america. He also says he respects magic johnson, whose picture with v. Stiviano was part of what started the scandal. The nfl holds the second and third rounds of this years draft tonight here in new york. The top headline from last nights first round was the Houston Texans taking defensive end Jadeveon Clowney from south carolina. Clowney is the first defensive player taken first overall since 2006. One player that sat around a lot longer than he thought he would was quarterback Johnny Manziel. He had to wait nearly three hours before being chosen by cleveland. The 22nd pick overall. Manziel wasnt even the first quarterback picked. But he was the second. The browns did a lot of wheeling and dealing in the first round, including swapping picks with buffalo. The bills used that selection to take wide Receiver Sammy Watkins from clemson. Watkins left school with a year of eligibility still remaining. And it seems to have paid off. Lets check our friday forecast now. Its going to be rainy for a whole lot of us. There will be showers and thunderstorms from kentucky to tennessee, to the gulf coast. Light rain for the northeast. Still dry, though, in the southwest. Chilly day in the northwest to the northern rockies, with highs only in the 50s. New orleans, atlanta and d. C. Are in the mid80s. Dallas and phoenix, the hot spots at 91. Coming up apple can be on the verge of announcing its biggest purchase ever. Plus, school scandal. And the cheating operation uncovered at one of the countrys biggest districts. Now the principal and some teachers face serious criminal charges. Talk about a roadblock. A sinkhole opens up in the worst possible place. Born from 1945 through 1965 thae have the highest rates of hepatitis c, but most dont know theyre infected . People can live for decades without symptoms, but over time hepatitis c can cause Serious Health problems. If you were born during these years, the cdc now recommends that you get a blood test for hepatitis c. So talk to your doctor and find out if you have hepatitis c. It could save your life. Know more. Apple is said to be in talks to buy beats electronics. The popular headphonemaker cofounded by rap mogul dr. Dre. The reported 3. 2 billion deal would be apples biggest acquisition ever. It would also include the beats music streaming service. The deal could be announced as early as next week. The California Senate has approved a socalled killswitch bill, legislation that would require antitheft technology in all new smartphones. The bill, which failed on its first try, is designed to deter cell phone theft by allowing owners to remotely disable their device if lost or stolen. And kashi products will no longer be labeled allnatural and nothing artificial. Kellogg is making the change to settle a classaction lawsuit which claimed the company used synthetic and artificial ingredients. Kellogg will pay 5 million as part of that settlement. Bad news for bourbon drinkers. A big distiller says the current shortage shows no sign of easing. Buffalo trace says increased demand has forced it to add staff and crank up production. But it says, shortages remain. And thats the case across the industry, which could eventually lead to higher prices. Oh, im really bummed out about that. No bourbon for you, diana. The fast food wars are heating up with two top contenders stepping up their game. You no longer have to wait million lunchtime to get a whopper. Burger king is adding burgers to its breakfast menu, along with chicken sandwiches and fries. Mcdonalds is testing doityourself seasoned fries. You can choose from three spices, garlic parmesan, buffalo or zesty ranch. Ooh. Zesty ranch at 9 00 in the morning . Theyre adding the burgers to the breakfast menu. But i always find, sometimes i want the breakfast at the lunch menu. I wonder if they will do that, as well. I really do think mcdonalds should jump onboard with what youre saying. You get there and youre five minutes too late for breakfast. 10 30, too late. Exactly. Im upset about that. But im happy that burger king is jumping in. I can have my zesty ranch with my bourbon. Nice. 9 00 in the morning. My kind of breakfast. When we come back strange side effects. 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Lets take a look at the morning road conditions. It will be wet along i10, on the gulf coast. Slippery on i5 in the northwest. It will be a foggy start in the northeast. If youre flying, airport delays are possible in memphis, chicago, detroit, new orleans, atlanta and new york city. All right. Back to the news. A dramatic rescue after a man drives into the water. The 88yearold driver in Washington State was rescued after he drove into the puget sound. Two men happened to be testing a boat in the area. They rushed in to help him. A firefighter and Police Officer soon joined the rescue effort. They ripped off the windshield, cut the mans seat belt and performed cpr. The man is now in intensive care. New details this morning about the deadly fire that destroyed a tampa mansion owned by tennis pro james blake. All four people found dead were shot before the home burned down. Theyre believed to be darren and Kimberly Campbell and their two teenage children. Investigators say it may have been a murder suicide. Darren campbell recently purchased 650 worth of fireworks. They were found throughout the home. Five educators in philadelphia are now on paid leave this morning after being accused of helping students cheat on standardized state tests. The cheating allegedly took place at an Elementary School in north philly. Among the claims is that the principal reprimanded teachers and students who refused to cheat. This is serious. These are a situation where individuals are cheating students. Cheating children out of their education. Since the crackdown across the school district, test scores at the Elementary School in question have plummeted. One example, fourth grade reading and math scores were down 60 last year. All right. A new study says kids often consume higher levels of food dyes that has been shown to impair their behavior. Tricks, more than 36 milligrams. Craft macaroni and cheese, nearly 18. Those are the examples cited by the group known as the food police. The amount of those dyes and the trigger of change in behavior is unclear. Abcs dr. Richard besser will have much more about this coming up on good morning america. A chicago man is getting the last laugh after an april fools day request. Daniel stojak asked his mother to pick up a Lottery Ticket for him on april 1st saying she was his good luck charm. Apparently, she was. Check him out. He hit the jackpot for 2. 5 million. And of course, he now plans to share his winnings with his mom, just in time for mothers day. Although, i have a funny feeling, had she not bought the ticket, she he would be sharing the winnings with mom. Beats flowers. Look at what the portland trail blazers found in the visitors locker room before their game with the san antonio spurs. A baby snake. They thought at first it was a rattler. But that proved to not be true. But the players were scared until the tiny reptile was moved to the outdoors. They never recovered apparently, losing 11493. You see in the locker room. These guys are scampering and shrieking. Exactly. I definitely can. I believe it. While that was going on, some nfl dreams were coming true, as we mentioned earlier. For the details and the highlights from the nights other nba matchups, heres the guys at espn . Good morning, america. Jonathan coachman, chris hassle. And thursday night, the muchanticipated nfl draft. To no ones surprise, the number one pick is that guy. Jadeveon clowney out of south carolina. But then, things got a little, well, strange. Blake bortels out of central florida, he goes three overall to jacksonville. What about Johnny Manziel . Johnny football. He falls all the way to 22. But hes going to cleveland. Hes going to be a part of lake erie. Johnny brown. Yes. Hes excited about it. To the nba, game two. Heat nets. Lebron james, 22 points in this game. He scored the final eight points of the first half to pull the heat within one. And then, in the fourth, miami would outscore brooklyn 2515. They had a possession where they had three offensive rebounds. And james would finish it off with this fadeaway. 20, the heat on top of the nets. Spurs also with a 20 games lead on portland. A reminder, rounds two and three of the nfl draft, radio city, are on friday night. Jonathan coachman. Chris hassle. Good morning, america. Guys, thanks. Up next in the pulse, were not quite done with the draft yet. Johnny manziel was all the talk overnight. And his internet memes. Yeah. Theyre really funny. Well talk all about them. Plus, a new attraction in the windy city thats not for everyone. Will you be a sound sleeper, or a mouth breather . A mouth breather [ whimpers ] how do you sleep like that . Well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. 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After a first round pick, a few reasons to be on top of the world this morning. Hours before being selected by the detroit lions, former North Carolina tight end eric ebron was a ball of nerves. And it wasnt because of the upcoming nfl draft. Why are you being weird . Why are