So many people watching that job fair there. Really just to see the outfits. Exactly. A good friday morning. We begin with President Trump on day 99 with time running out to keep the government from shutting down. But the president has issued an ominous and candid statement about north korea, warning that a major conflict is a real possibility. Stephanie ramos joins us with what for now is a war of words. Good morning, stephanie. Reporter hey, good morning, kendis and diane. Absolutely. In that interview, President Trump says he assumes north koreas leader, kim jongun is rational. And he hopes that the tension between the United States and north korea can be resolved peacefully. President trump says things may get ugly with north korea but he would rather it not. Theres a chance we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea. Absolutely. Reporter the president tells reuters in an Oval Office Interview hes making the north Korean Nuclear threat a top priority. But with messages like these north korea is a problem. Reporter the relationship with the north korean regime is only intensifying. President trump taking time to reminisce on his life before the president , as he nears his 100th day in office. I loved my previous life. I had so many things going. I i actually, this is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier. Reporter whats proven to be difficult . His ongoing negotiations with Senate Republicans and democrats to keep the government open. Differing over health care. I think were making very good progress. Reporter republicans say they would push a shortterm spending bill through the house today with only gop votes, that would keep the government open past the midnight deadline tonight. Democrats say the ball is in the gop court. The minute they cast that vote, they put doodoo on their shoe. Tattoo on their forehead. At some point, theyre going to have to explain to their children what they did to make america sick again. Reporter a house gop leader says there will be no vote on any Major Health Care legislation until at least later next week. He also said in addition to being president being easier, he says he misses driving and is still getting used to having the secret Service Track every move. Probably tough to adjust to that. The president is signing a new order today that could eventually expand offshore drilling in several locations. The order directs interior secretary to review a fiveyear plan from the Obama Administration that banned drilling for oil and gas in parts of the pacific, arctic, and atlantic oceans. The directive also prevents a designation of any new marine monuments and sanctuaries. Which president owe be pa did a lot of. And fired National Security adviser Michael Flynn is the subject of another investigation. This one by the pentagon trying to determine if flynn broke the law by failing to get approval before accepting money from foreign sources, like russia and turkey. Democrats released a letter showing that flynn was warned by the pentagon about foreign payments as the white house faces questions about his security clearance. The white house is shifting the blame to the Obama Administration. Why would you rerun the background check on someone that had and did maintain a highlevel security clearance . Thats it. Flynns lawyer insists he briefed the pentagon before and after his trip to moscow. The pentagon says they found no evidence that flynn requested approval or disclosed the payments he received. Break overnight, the state of arkansas has executed its fourth inmate in just eight days. Prison officials pronounced Kenneth Williams dead late last night, shortly after they administered a lethal injection. The state says it scheduled the eight executions during this compressed time period before one of its lethal injection drugs was set to expire on sunday. And more u. S. Troops are heading to afghanistan this summer. The army is set to deploy 1500 more troops to assist the u. S. Backed government. That happens amid attacks from both isis and the taliban. The u. S. Presently has 8500 military personnel there. Just yesterday, two army rangers were killed there. An ohio resident was charged with criminal charged for trying to join isis. Laith Waleed Alebbini was arrested on wednesday. He was trying to fly to the middle east after telling an informant he wanted to fight with the terror group. Hes a jordanian citizen but a legal permanent u. S. Resident. He has been under fbi surveillance since january. Pope francis begins a twoday visit to egypt today. Hell meet with the secular and religious leaders there. Recent attacks against christians in egypt are expected to be high on his agenda. On palm sunday alone, dozens were killed in bombings at two churches. As you probably guessed, security will be tight for the popes visit. Hes only attending one public mass. Back here at home, lets take a look at your weather. On the radar, storms in oklahoma are expected to gain strength. Large hail and damaging winds are the concern later today. From the Southern Plains into the ohio valley. Overnight in southern california, powerful winds toppled trees. An aerial picture showing a large part of l. A. Out of power. And higher temperatures just in time for the weekend. Mid and into the high 80s as well across the south. 81 in new york. 85 in new orleans. 48 in salt lake city. Okay, regardless of your political leanings, we can agree the first 100 days for press Secretary Sean Spicer have not been easy. Needless to say. So he faces relentless questions from reporters every day. Sometimes ones that he cant answer. And then this happened. For take your child to work day, the offspring of reporters, staffers, and lawmakers got to lob their own tough questions at spicer. One of them asked him about renegotiating nafta. Wow. His answer, who are your parents . You werent thinking about trade agreements at 7 . Exactly. Im sure that was a planted question there. Still ahead songs are getting shorter. Why streaming services are to blame. And new this morning, the former teacher accused of kidnapping his student. What tad cummins told his wife after his five weeks on the run. A man credits his apple watch with saving his life after a car crash. His apple watch with saving his life after watch with saving his life after a car crash. Th for Wounded Warriorsgram and their families to build new lives together. When my dad left, i was, like, this big, but now im, like, this big. My dad got a masters degree in human resources. Thanks to warriors to work that my dad has a terrific job. When the warrior project helps them by, you know, giving them another start. Now that my dads home, i get a lot more hugs. Im really proud of him. Find out more about Wounded Warrior project at findwwp. Org. Welcome home the brave. 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. Dash cam caught an incredible crash on interstate 65 in mobile, alabama, a white jeep appears to clip another car as it tries to pass other vehicles on the exit ramp. But you have to look carefully here. It flips and rolls five times, ejecting the driver, who then walks off the road. He did, however, go to the hospital. An accused cop killer in delaware is now dead after a standoff with police that lasted nearly an entire day. Authorities say burgon sealy jr. Was armed when he emerged from his house and engaged police who then shot and killed him. Hours earlier, police used explosives to blow off the doors and windows on sealys home. But that did not end the standoff. Police tracked him to the house after he killed state Trooper Steven ballard in a parking lot of a Convenience Store on wednesday. A vicious attack on two officers. Surveillance officers caught the inmates repeatedly kicking and punching officers. In a common area at the Cook County Jail in illinois. Both officers suffered serious injuries. An investigation is under way. The wife of the tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping a 15yearold student is speaking out about her first phone call with her husband since his arrest. Jill cummins tells inside edition that when her hurd, tad, called her from a california jail, he confirmed her worst fear. Admitting he slept with the teen as they evaded police for more than a month. It was very hard. To hear his voice. After all this time. Not knowing if i was ever going to hear it again. But he told me he was sorry. He told me he loved me. And please forgive him. Cummins says shes not going to take her husband back. Hes facing a minimum sentence of ten years behind bars. As for the 15yearold victim, shes now spending time with her family and a trauma team to help her cope with what happened. The alleged mastermind of irs phone scam is under arrest. The 24yearold man, whose nickname is shaggy was found and taken into custody in india. His scam alleged that americans needed to pay taxes that they dont owe. When we come back, a lawsuit involving chip gaines, the host of the popular show fixer upper. Hear why his former Business Partners are taking him to court. And it was fashion week in philadelphia, otherwise known as the nfl draft. Who wore the spiked louboutins . Who wore the spikes louboutins . Find fast relief behind the counter allergies with nasal congestion . 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Fixer upper cable star chip gaines is being sued by his former Business Partners. They claim he bought their shares in a Real Estate Company just days before the launch of the hgtv show. He told them the company was worthless. He already knew at that point that the show had been picked up. The former partners say the value of magnolia reality skyrocketed as a result of that show. It wasnt your normal guest at a busy Shopping Center in california. A Mountain Lion lurking in a tree for several hours before being tranquilized. They attached a monitoring collar so the lion can be tracked once its returned to the wild. You hear the story of the firefighters getting the cat out of the tree. That one a little different. A maryland man credits his apple watch for helping save his life. His suv rolled over several times after it was tboned by another vehicle, and it came to rest on its side. He was hanging upside down and unable to move because of his seat belt and air bag. 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A Police Standoff with a murder suspect is still under way in martinez now in the ninth hour. The man is refusing to come out of his car. Amy hollyfield is live for us in martinez. Reporter officers are doing what they can to communicate with him. Moments ago a police robot rolled up to the car and offering a cell phone to him, and the cell phone battery that he has keeps dying. Sometimes he takes the phone and sometimes he doesnt. We heard voices on a loud speaker or bullhorn and it sounds like officers trying to coax him out of the car but he is still in there. This man is accused of killing a woman at walnut creek at 1 30 yesterday afternoon, and she was gunned down near the lindsay wildlife museum, and investigators think they knew the woman. The murder shocked the quiet neighborhood. Its just a really laid back suburban area, very low crime rates, so you dont see stuff like this too often. Its just kind of crazy. Heres moments ago in his car, and he had a gun and he fired one shot around midnight. Police have this neighborhood in martinez on lockdown, so people are ordered to shelter in place, people on douglas drive and in the other direction it turns into howe road. And i asked what it means for residents that need to get up and head off to work or school, and they say they dont know if there is a plan for that, and the officer said he didnt want to interrupt the radio traffic right now, and thats how intense the negotiation is right now, and those people in those neighborhoods are in that his line of fire so they are handling this as carefully as they can, and live in phaemarti amy hollyfield, abc7 news. The victims of a 100 million scam. According to fortune magazine, the two targets, and the Justice Department said the 48yearold tricked facebook into paying for computer supplies. The suspect is facing