A good thursday morning to you all. We begin with President Trump facing a series of Foreign Policy tests. Yeah, the president just hours away from hosting chinas president and concerns over north Koreas Nuclear program high on that agenda. And the president is also condemning the horrific attack in syria as an affront to humanity that cannot be tolerated so the big question now is how will he respond . Abcs lana zak has the latest from washington. Reporter President Trump says these images and others too graphic to show here of children killed in a chemical weapons attack in Northern Syria have changed his perspective. That attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me, big impact. My attitude toward syria and assad has changed very much. Reporter prior to becoming the president , mr. Trump had tweeted syria is not our problem but now hes calling out the assad regime. That crosses many, many lines beyond a red line. Reporter at an emergency meeting of the u. N. Security Council Russia continued to deny assads responsibility. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] blaming terrorists and actors. But u. S. Ambassador nikki haley said the facts were undeniable. The Syrian Government used chemical weapons against their own people killing more than 80, mostly women and children. There are times in the life of states that we are compelled to take our own action. Reporter the new tough talk on syria follows another major Foreign Policy challenge, north korea. On wednesday the hermit kingdom launched another medium range ballistic missile. President trump is likely to raise that with president xi jinping when he bins his visit to maralago. North korea, we have a big problem. We have somebody that is not doing the right thing and thats going to be my responsibility. Reporter and President Trump has said all options are on the table when it comes to north korea, and like syria, his Administration Says theyre willing to go it alone if International Allies like china are unwilling to help. Diane, kendis. Lana, very important meeting lasting 24 hours. Thank you. New detays this morning about the shakeup that cost white house chief strategist steve bannon his seat on the National Security council. The New York Times saying he threatened to quit if he was removed from the council but politico reporting he clashed with President Trumps soninlaw jared kushner. Sources say a top donor urged him to stay on board. President trump is taking aim at former National Security adviser susan rice suggesting she may have broken the law. Rice had acknowledged that as part of her job she asked for the identities of americans caught up in u. S. Surveillance and sources say that surveillance was linked to investigations into russias election meddling. When asked if he thinks rice committed a crime, the president said, yes, i think. The president has not offered any evidence for that claim. A spokeswoman for rice said im not going to dignify the president s ludicrous charge with a comment. History is unfolding on capitol hill after weeks of fighting after Supreme Court nominee neal gorsuch. For the First Time Ever democrats are set to block a high Court Nominee with a filibuster. Republicans are ready to fire back with a socalled Nuclear Option changing the rules to confirm gorsuch with a simple majority vote but even some republicans are warning of repercussions. What we are poised to do at the end of this week will have tremendous consequences and i fear that someday we will regret what were about to do. In fact, im confident we will. Todays rule change will pave the way for the senate to confirm gorsuch mostly along party lines. And Homeland Security secretary john kelly is shedding some new light on what President Trumps border wall might look like. Kelly told a Senate Committee that it is unlikely that the wall separating the u. S. From mexico will stretch from sea to shining sea but he said he is committed to constructing a physical barrier wherever it is recommended. Lets turn our focus to the weather. Another story were keeping an eye on this morning. As the weather the severe storms head to the northeast. One strong system is moving up the atlanta coastline. Another is moving in from the west. Storms from that Second System brought flooding and suspected tornadoes to the atlanta area and there were also some strong winds and large hail to deal with. In southeastern alabama about two dozen homes were damaged or destroyed, an area where residents reported seeing two tornadoes. Lets find out whats in store for today from accuweathers justin povick. Kendis and diane, thanks and good morning. Were going to be tracking more dangerous thunderstorms as we go throughout the day. Notice in the severe threat, d. C. , philadelphia, richmond and norfolk but also some heavy soaking rains points north and west. Rain into snow heading out toward detroit. Were also tracking Severe Weather like i said down into the eastern portion of the country all the way down to eastern north carolina. Were looking at again all modes of Severe Weather being a possibility. Diane, kendis. Our thanks to justin. And one more note about the weather. Delta air lines took some extraordinary steps to keep passengers who were delayed by the weather happy. The company ordered pizzas and had them delivered right to the aircraft. Once on board flight attendants made their way through the aisle to hand out slices. Delta said pizzas were brought on to planes in at least 11 airports. Genius. Good pr move, delta. Still ahead, a possible comeback for Richard Simmons after millions have been wondering where hes been. Plus, new allegations of misbehavior by secret Service Agent, a member of the Vice President s detail. And check out this ambulance chase caught on camera. Wait till you see who was behind the wheel. Today there is only one park for every 14,000 americans. Connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. From boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds, together we have saved over 3 million acres of land. A park is a gift that is worth protecting. Help support the trust for public land and the gift of parks today. Thats the pilot of an f16 fighter jet bailing out over a maryland suburb. He had just taken off from joint base andrews on a Training Mission when the jet had mechanical problems. He dumped the fuel tanks in the potomac and then steered the f16 into a wooded area behind some houses. There were no injuries. A european tourist is in Critical Condition after a 1,500pound boulder fell on her. It happened yesterday on a mountain in golden, colorado. Rescuers say the 30yearold was trapped for 2 hours. The boulder crushed her legs and she was unconscious when she was recovered, but doctors say her vitals were good once she was airlifted to the hospital. A secret Service Agent in Vice President pences detail charged now with soliciting a prostitute. Reports say the incident happened last week in maryland. The agent was reportedly off duty and has now been suspended. The office of professional responsibility is looking into the case. The agent may face additional disciplinary action. And the wife of the orlando nightclub gunman has stopped fighting extradition and will return to florida to face trial. Noor salman has been in custody in the San Francisco bay area since january. Shes pleaded not guilty to charges of helping her husband plan last junes attack, which left 49 dead and injured dozens. Were seeing an early start to iceberg season in the north atlantic. The coast guard reports there are about 450 of them right now. More than five times the usual number this time of year. Many of those icebergs are in shipping lanes, and thats forcing ships to have to slow down or take long detours. Experts say strong winds and Global Warming may be the reasons. And amazon chief jeff bezos is selling Company Stock to try to fund space travel. At a space symposium he said hes putting about a billion dollars a year into his blue origin rocket company. He showed off a prototype of a sixperson space capsule with large windows and leather chairs. Its quite a space race right now among titans. He joins other titans including elon musk and Richard Branson in this private space race. Got to have big windows for the view. Yes, just get me down safe. Im all right. When we come back, will the worlds number one golfer make his tee time today at the masters . What is likely the best reason yet to have a glass of wine . Its being called a workout for your brain. 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If youre flying, expect some airport delays in detroit, chicago, boston, new york, philadelphia, washington and San Francisco. Hopefully they bring you some pizza. Just fly west. Yeah, hopefully. One can hope. So, Television Ratings for fox Host Bill Oreilly are up 20 over last week, this despite the growing Sexual Harassment scandal surround him. Now, President Trump is now speaking up on oreillys behalf calling him a good person. Caution, you are about to enter the nospin zone. Reporter as the Sexual Harassment scandal surrounding bill oreilly ricochets through fox news, President Trump tells the New York Times i think hes a person i know well. Hes a good person. Personally i think he shouldnt have settled. Trump was referring to that recent New York Times report that oreilly and the Parent Company of fox news paid 13 million in settlements to five different women over claims of inappropriate behavior by oreilly including Sexual Harassment. The networks top host says hes being targeted because hes prominent and controversial and foxs Parent Company points out no current or former fox news employee ever took advantage of the 21st century fox hot line to raise a concern about bill oreilly. So far more than 50 advertisers have dropped out of advertising with the show and we will have much more on all of this later on Good Morning America. Police in texas turn into ambulance chasers literally. This is dash cam video from a small town in northeast texas where cops say an 18yearold stole an ambulance from an emergency room. The suspect was actually a patient before he jumped into the rig and took off. Some of the speeds hit 90 miles an hour before he was caught. Hes being held on more than 100,000 bond. And it happens to all of us once in a while. But watch what happens when this guys card is denied at a Southern California convenience store. He flies into a rage taking it out on the clerk and then the Cash Register and anything else that he can reach as you can see there. He hasnt been caught. If he is caught he faces assault and vandalism charges. All of this, get this, was for a 75cent bag of m ms. Maybe he could have used a glass of wine because apparently it now equates to brain food. A yale researcher says drinking wine does more for your brain than listening to music, hitting a baseball or solving a complex math problem. The neurologist says its better for us than almost anything else we can do because smelling and drinking wine engages our entire brain, but to get the full benefits, you have to sip it, not gulp it, kendis. So, sip from the bottle itself, all right. Preach. I like that study there. So, it looks like Richard Simmons is heading back into the spotlight. For decades he was known for those overthetop fitness videos and tv appearances but lately hes been reclusive and theres been some public concern about his wellbeing. Well, now he has signed a new deal with a company that will handle his merchandising and endorsements with plans to launch a line of motivation products. No time line yet on when he may begin promoting those products. The masters begins today in georgia but the worlds top golfer may have to back out. Dustin johnsons status is currently up in the air after he suffered whats described as a serious fall on a staircase yesterday and hurt his lower back. Johnsons manager says the tournament favorite has been resting uncomfortably. He has a scheduled teeoff this afternoon. At 2 00 p. M. All the golfers will face some soggy conditions today at augusta national. Luckily last nights nba action was indoors as usual. No worry about the weather there. Some highlights now from espn. First place on the line in the eastern conference, cavaliers and celtics from boston. Cavaliers open the Second Quarter on a 224 run. Lebron james doing it all, gets the block on marcus smart, highfives from the fans in boston. 3822 advantage for cleveland in the Second Quarter and james just dominated. He had 36 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Cavaliers roll, 11491. It was their largest margin of victory in boston ever, and the look like a pretty safe bet for first place. Russell westbrook needs one more tripledouble to break Oscar Robertsons record. You realize when Oscar Robertson averaged a tripledouble, he finished third in the mvp voting that year. Okay. Behind bill russell who won it, Wilt Chamberlain finished second, averaged 50 points and 25 rebounds and second to bill russell. Wow. As the voters pick the guy that meant the most to a team that won the most. Westbrook has certainly meant the most to the thunder, one rebound shy of a tripledouble in this one. 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