Ryan newman will get in with that move. Nascar coming down hard on one of its top drivers for cheating handing out one of its largest penalties ever. Is this new deflategate scandal going to take down more superstars at the track . And good morning, america. Welcome to april. April fools day. Who is the rookie at the table . That would be me. Have fun today. Happy april fools day. I wish the weather was a joke. A bit rough. We need to deal with that. No no not yet actually. No, we want to talk about april fools day. Weve already seen a number of fun pranks overnight. Google famous for them. Check out, guy, what theyve done to their google maps and turned it into a giant pacman game and can do it for your street. Lots of fun to be had. We are going to begin with Severe Weather, heavy rain in oklahoma overnight causing a lot of flooding. High winds and hail across the south and rob marciano here to track it all. Really. That flooding some of that came 5 inches of rainfall in just a short amount of time south and east of oklahoma and had cars stranded there. Also this hail incredible stuff coming out of bryant arkansas a pool with heavy rail coming down. Looks like a turbocharged hot tub. Had several reports of baseballsize hail across parts of oklahoma and arkansas. The threat today extends from kansas up through nebraska getting across into iowa even southern minnesota and, look again for some strong winds and hail. A possibility of a few tornadoes but the main threat will be in the form of wind and hail. Tomorrow we slide things east. Maybe a slightly higher risk of tornadoes tomorrow and this will continue to push off to the east on friday. Well also be talking more about the wildfire threat lara in california a little later in the show. All right, rob, thank you so much. Turning to the latest on that plane that crashed in the french alps. The airline now admitting it knew about the copilots severe depression and this morning new question could there be a video from inside the plane taken just before impact . Abcs david kerley is in washington with the latest on the story. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Two publications one in france and one in germany, their editors say theyve seen this purported video of the final ter terrifying moments and stunning add politician from the airline. The ceo of lufthansa puts flowers at the crash where a memory chip was found with video of the last 15 seconds of the flight. The reports describe a shaky video with screaming passengers loud metallic sound, the wings scraping a mountain before it ends and seems to align with video from the cockpit voice recorder and passengers realizing their fate. The editor of paris match saying its the worst hes ever seen. One declared it a fake. Meanwhile, a shocking admission from lufthansa. The airline revealing it did first learn that copilot Andreas Lubitz who is believed to have brought down the plane suffered from severe depression while he was still in their Pilot Training school. They say he took a leave of absence from the school in 2009 and when he returned months later he shared his medical records with the airline describing a previous episode of severe depression but allowed him to resume his training and in 2013 he became a pilot. Why did they continue with their training of this person after he notified them that he had severe depression . Reporter investigators revealing he was treated for suicidal tendencies but the ceo of lufthansa has defended the airlines decision to let him fly and say he was medically cleared on the day of the crash. Here in the u. S. It was only a couple of years ago that the faa changed its policy reversing its nearly 70year stance and letting them take mild or moderate medication for depression in the cockpit. Even though lufthansa says they knew about the copilots illness the ceo saying it will be a long long time before we know why the copilot did it. George. Okay david, thanks very much. We turn to those Nuclear Talks with iran. The leaders locked in marathon negotiations to keep iran from creating a Nuclear Weapon and blew through a midnight deadline hoping another day of talks would seal the deal. Terry moran is on the scene in switzerland with the latest. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, george. The deadline came and went and some of the negotiation came and went the french are gone and the chinese said narrow down the differences. Thats what theyve been trying to do and got chaotic before the deadline. Were hearing the American Team were told directly by the white house, take a break. Dont do a deal under this kind of craziness. Get a good night of sleep and came back with a kind of solution that will move the goalpost a little closer at the end of the day, they claim, they will issue a statement of very general goals, no binding mechanicsm and will get back to negotiations on the hard stuff over the next three months until the next deadline. There is no deal or insight. Trying to buy time for more negotiations. What is the biggest Sticking Point in these talks right now . Reporter trust, george. Thats really what it is. This is a complex negotiation. Very technical, a lot of moving pieces and the americans compare it to a rubiks cube but really the United States doesnt trust iran. Iran doesnt trust the United States. Thats decades of distrust to overcome and its hard. Okay terry moran, thanks very much. We know youll be on point all day. Turning to the latest on indianas religious freedom law. Mike pence saying he mishandled the situation and pledging to fix the law. Abcs gio benitez is in indianapolis with the very latest. Good morning, gio. Reporter good morning, lara. Were told the fix would make it clear that the law cannot be used to discriminate against anyone and that fix could come as early as today. This morning, a change is coming to the indiana religious freedom law that Sparks National fury and the governor backtracking. Ive come to the conclusion it would be helpful to move legislation this week that makes it clear that this law does not give businesses a right to deny services to anyone. Reporter this just two days after his Fiery Exchange with george. Do you think it should be legal in the state of indiana to discriminate against gays or lesbians . George its a yes or no question. I could have handled that better this weekend. Reporter this morning the governor finally answering georges question. What do you say now were. I dont support discrimination against gays or lesbians or anyone else. So no . No i dont support discrimination. Reporter a governmental interhit may not substantially burden a persons exercise of religion. In other words, arguments based on religion could be strengthened in court but because indiana does not have a statewide antidiscrimination law protecting Sexual Orientation it could protect Business Owners who deny service to day and lesbian customers. Clearly theres been misunderstanding and confusion and mischaracterization of this law. Reporter the governor telling reporters tuesday the law was triggered in part by obamacare and Hobby Lobby Supreme Court case and saying that forcing Family Owned Companies to pay for contraception through insurance violated federal religious freedom laws. The ncaa now days away from the final four tournament held here in weekend encouraged by the coming fix to the law. But the proof is in the pudding. Well have to wait and see what really transpires in the legislature this week. Reporter critics want to see the law repealed entirely saying the fix might not be enough. Meanwhile, in arkansas a similar bill just passed. The governor there could sign it into law today, lara. All right, gio, well be watching. Now to amy with the mornings other top developing stories and we are starting with a famous witness in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial. Thats right. One of the most recognizable leaders in pro football robert kraft has been called to the stand in the murder trial of one of his former star players, Aaron Hernandez. Kraft facing questions about his private conversations with hernandez just days after the murder. Heres abcs linzie janis. Reporter hes one of the nfls most successful owners winner of four super bowl titles. I love our team. Im proud of our guys. Reporter but this morning, 73yearold new England Patriots owner robert kraft is a key witness in the trial of his former star Aaron Hernandez, accused of killing semi pro Football Player odin lloyd. He said he was not involved that he was innocent. Reporter on tuesday, the billionaire owner who signed hernandez to a 40 Million Contract the year before lloyds death testifying in court. Describing how he confronted the talented tight end in the patriots weight room after hearing rumors of his involvement in the murder. And that he hoped that the time of the murder incident came out because i believe he said he was in a club. Reporter krafts appearance has many wondering if patriots coach bill bellichick might take the stand. Hes also on the witness list to testify about the player he drafted from the university of florida in 2010. Prosecutors claim hernandez and two friends picked up lloyd, drove him to an Industrial Park and shot him execution style. Thats sad. This is about a man being killed. Reporter for Good Morning America, linzie janis, abc news, new york. Our thanks to linzie. Breaking overnight legendary single Joni Mitchell is in the hospital in intensive care. Her official website reporting the 71yearold was found unconscious at her home but shes now awake, in good spirits and undergoing tests. A wildfire east of los angeles burned dangerously close to homes threatening 100 structures and forcing evacuations. You can see the flames just feet away from that home. The fire started as a controlled burn but was fueled by the dry conditions and the wind. Well have more in robs forecast coming up. Well the socalled bicycle bandit accused in a dozen Bank Robberies has been denied bail this morning. He was captured following a tense ninehour manhunt across Northern Virginia and washington, d. C. Wossen assaye escaped from security guards and carjacked two vehicles allegedly before someone on a d. C. Bus recognized him and called police. A dramatic rescue off massachusetts, a sailor made a desperate jump from his disabled ship and almost didnt happen. The two ships were pulled side by side but the fierce winds blue them apart just as he started that jump. The ninemember crew is now safe. And finally, the latest in Wearable Technology specially designed to capture that perfect selfie. Take a look at these selfie shoes. A far better way to snap your own pictures than using that old selfie stick, so 2014. The docking port is built into the tip of the shoe to take the photo. Just lift your leg as you see that woman do. Tap the sensor with your big toe. Come on. Make sure youre wearing pants or hold that skirt. This is a real story rob, it is. If you think this is too ridiculous to be true well you would be right. In an april fools joke from a pr firm someone is trying to develop that after seeing that. It was an april fools joke. Who will believe me . I was right there. Square toes are coming back. I wouldnt put it past anyone and well see it next week. Yeah, yeah. Move on. We are going to move on. Well turn to the backlash against the new host of the daily show, trevor noah wont take the anchor deck for months but already in the seat within online critics saying some of his tweets are sexist and antisemitic. Reporter hes gone from the daily show darling to internet lightning rod. I was born a Crime Reporter trevor noah the 31yearold South African just named jon stewarts heir apparent pushes the boundaries with his humor. You would be super black. That sounds good to me. Super black. Reporter princetons imagining Nelson Mandela getting drunk at his 91st birthday. Let me tell you a joke. Let me tell you a joke. I cannot have sexual relations with that woman. Ha. Ha. Ha. Reporter its noahs twitter feed that has some outraged with snarky tweets more than a year old about, quote, fat chicks and jews. Rose anne barr treated a link asking does trevor noah have a jewish problem . Overnight at a linkedin event the uproar was called much ado about nothing. He was trying to be funny. Like i think the millennials understand this. Reporter the Antidefamation League is cutting him slack saying mr. Know yahoo seeps more like an equal opportunity offender. Its a bump in a road but he should have a long successful career at Comedy Central. Reporter for now Comedy Central is standing by its man. Noah tweeting overnight to reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didnt land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian. For Good Morning America, david wright abc news new york. And now to nascars defleetgate. The sport cracking down on one of its top drivers, ryan newman and his team accused of cheating by letting the air out of the tires and face a tough penalty and ryan smith is here with all the details. Good morning. Good morning, lara. Its an issue some say threaten to dog nascar this season. Drivers allegedly manipulating tires to gain an competitive edge. One team has been caught and nascar is hanging them out to dry. Ryan newman is going to get in with that move. Reporter this morning nascar flagging one of its top racing teams for cheating. The racing association tuesday docking driver ryan rocket man newman 75 crucial sprint cup points fining his crew chief 125,000 and suspending three members of his crew for deflating his tires during this race last month where he finished fifth. The penalty dropping newman from sixth to 26th in the race for nascars biggest prize, the sprint cup. Overnight newmans team telling abc news we understand the seriousness of the penalty adding theyven been outspoken against tire bleeding and vowing to conduct an internal investigation. All niece nascar has been concerned about it poking minuscule holes in tire to release air improving durability and helping drivers achieve that ideal grip on the track. A concern that superstar jeff gordon raised on friday. Ive heard about a lot of things you know with valve caps and poking holes in tires for years. Reporter nascars seized tires from eight of its track leaders during a twoweek period and nascar officials told abc news tire inspections are frequent and not unusual. Now those racer tires have come back clean except for newmans. Nascar telling abc news overnight weve been very clear that any modifications to race vehicle tires is an unacceptable practice and will not be tolerated. Newmans team hasnt yet decided whether they will appeal but nascars decision seems quick in comparison to another sport facing deflation issue, the nfl is still investigating those allegations of deflated football. Whats taking so long . Theyre working on a report. Thats all i can say. Thanks very much. Well go back to rob. You yeah, heat and winds again george. Amy mentioned it east of l. A. The fire is there. Not going to be helped by this situation. Classic santa ana wind, sundown effect, sun goes down, winds kick up. Theyll die a bit. High winds later tonight much temperature not terrible but 93 degrees in palm springs. This cell coming today the low of the snow pack for the sierras in recorded history so a scary summer ahead for california for sure. Rain where theyve already seen a lot of it across the Mississippi River valley. That will be the rainfall for the next several days. Your local forecast just 30 seconds away. First your stormy cities brought you to by Devry University good morning, im meteorologist karen rogers with your accuweather upday. We are dry right now but its cold out there. Lets take a look outside as sky sick looking live a beautiful shot of the center city skyline from our new testimony university camera. Hard al cloud in the sky. We have clouds up nearly a town but in philadelphia youre looking good. 35 degrees though. A quick look at your forecast. A high today of 54, it is below average. By the afternoon its going the feel nice and sunny. Tomorrow breezy and warm, 65. Friday warmer with showers. 79 degrees in the atl. The northeast will be above norm normal on friday. Coming up the mysterious death to the heir to the getty fortune. What happened . Also ahead, dramatic 911 call. The brave little boy used the keypad to get help. Gma on the lookout. Gone in less than 60 seconds. Thieves stealing seats from the back of suvs. What you can do . It is april fools day. Some of the best pranks caught on camera and the people most in danger of being pranked today. I wonder who that could be. Purchase the Samsung Galaxy s6 or galaxy s6 edge and get a year of netflix. Your brain can send information to the rest of your body at 268 mph. Three times the speed of a fastball. Take care of your brain with centrum silver men. Multivitamins with 20 more vitamin d. My heart beats 100,000 times a day sending oxygen to my muscles. Again . So i can lift even the most demanding weights. Take care of your heart with centrum silver men. 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