this started. do you have that statement to read, rachel? i think you guys have it in the studio. can you read that? i am heartbroken. i am not able to continue, she said. i thought i could rally this morning because i really wanted to compete but this bug got the best of me. remember, she and her sister have won all of these wimbledon titles. doubles is not a big deal for single players but it s a big deal for them. she said she s looking forward to a great match but it didn t happen. from the bottom of my heart, i thank all of my fans for their cheers and understanding. she says she looks forward to returning to wimbledon next year. not going to get serena williams down. we wish her well. we absolutely do. rachel nichols, thank you for the update. and now let s talk about this. there we go. the united states versus
all part of a scare on somber anniversary and he told police it was intentional. he often stated to them, i knew what i was doing, it was being conceived in my head. it s symbolism, come on. the performance got the best of me. reporter: evan s family says he has a history of mental illness and is being held on $100,000 bail and is undergoing a mental health evaluation. marci gonzalez, abc news, boston. his mother offered an emotional statement to abc news saying, to have this happen on the one year anniversary of such a horrific crime is unfathomable. she says, quote, i have two sons who struggle with mental illness and i have had to con standpointly fight for 12 years to get them the help they need. she s run the boston marathon six times and has a message for the participants. run strong and enjoy your wonderful feeling as you cross that finish line. two fire trucks racing to put out a house fire slammed into each other in the los angeles suburb. the crash sent one of the rig
good morning. on world news now, frantic search as crews look for ferry disaster survivors, the rescue and the heartbreak. and the 25-year-old man of threatening a hoax on the anniversary of the boston marathon bombings. advertise it is symbolism, come on. the production got the best of me. hear the outcry from the suspect s mother. and two conjoined twins are finally one step closer to going home. we are so grateful to you guys, and i don t even think that covers it. the parents gratitude, the babies prognosis and the medical team that made a difference on this thursday, april 17th. from abc news, this is world news now.
background check for mental and also very violent criminals and at gun shows and online. i think if people read the bill and if we had half of the courage that the newtown families have, what a job we could do and what a place it would be. may i ask you, how that has emotionally affected members of congress all week? i have heard it said that you can barely walking through the halls of congress without running to a family member of someone who had been hurt by gun violence? alex, what they have endured, i can t even imagine and i know you saw some of the clip where is i just emotions got the best of me. i m a parent, i m a grandparent. me too. and it just tore me apart. they have not asked to take anybody s guns away, this bill does not take anybody s guns away. they have not asked for registration, this bill makes it illegal even more so than today to do any religigistration, it
and fight. ask phil griffin. we re always we ll get on the phone and we ll yell and kick and scream. but we ll always have the end goal in mind. and i always end up going, what s going to make phil look good? right. what s going to make before jeff now steve burke feel good, like they got the best of me. right. and i m going to give them that, but i m going to take what i ve always wanted all along. and it s money. give them what they want. but it s it s a deal. you figure out what they can give up, they figure out what you can give up and you do the deal and everybody walks away. every deal i ve ever done, everybody walks away feeling like they won. and you know who made a life out of that? was the labor negotiator ronald reagan. yeah. brian cashman s on the phone for you, joe. he s listened to that. he wants to talk to you about how to get rid of alex