hundred in tears as they saw it all. they starred singing amazing grace and praying. all in disbelief this could happen. >> they were not looking at the best interests for lexi. they were not because if they would have paused for one minute, they would have seen what they were doing is harming this child, not just for now but for future, for her whole future. this is a 6-year-old child. she has been with them since she was 2. >> reporter: she spent time in two other foster homes before the foster parents rusty and summer took her to live with them four years ago. they want to adopt her but the girl is 1.5% choctaw. because of that, the case falls under the indian child welfare act. it's a federal law soed spoke promote stability of tribal families. los angeles county department of children and family services plans to send her to her family in utah. rusty page came out a few minutes after she was taken away. >> she said don't let them take don't let me go. i have to because the county of l.a. said i had to. bring back my daughter. do not let the world go unnoticed with this, please. please, bring back. this is not right for lexi more than anyone. >> reporter: carlos grenade reporting for abc news. meanwhile, a florida jury awarded hulk hogan more money in his suit against gawker. the latest award $25 million is meant to punish gawker core posting a video of hogan having sex with the wife of his best friend. that brings hogan's total from the trial to $140 million. it the former wrestler says he's been overwhelmed by the support he's gotten from fans. >> a wild story from the west coast. a woman seen running barefoot away from the l.a.x. security checkpoint wasn't afraid to fly. was because this was in her carry on bags. that would be 70 pounds of cocaine. unlike you and i, airline flight crews aren't screened each time they enter the gate area. a police union spokesman shows you why they should be. the woman still hasn't been found. >> it's incredible. >> it is insane. >> incredible. now to a mystery out of southern california. the story is bizarre. a clunk of ice falling from the sky and hitting megan clements' home. it was a sunny spring day. hail seems unlikely. it was not inclement. but sorry i had to, but clement who has a degree in environmental studies says it may be a rare phenomenon of large chunks of ice falling from the sky. >> of course. >> she says the chunk shattered after hitting a tree. >> i heard like a loud bang hitting like sounded like the wall or the outside of the house. i thought maybe one of the trees fell. explanation by be a piece of airplane ice. her home is under the flight path of several major airports including l.a.x. >> thankfully it's clear ice. you don't assume anything else. >> no. >> blue. it's not blue. >> nice beautiful shot did you like my inclement joke. >> i give it a 7. >> pretty high on cheesy scale. >> i couldn't resist. >> excitement was in the air as the blue angels marked a major milestone in florida in the air. the pilots streaked across the skies to kick off sbraks for their 70th anniversary. some 70 events are planned across the u.s. >> they trained in california for the 2016 season. the group formed ba can in 1946. pensacola became their home base in 1955 and lots of fans were out today to welcome the dare devils home. >> happy birthday. >> they are a sight to see. coming up, buying easter thanks to our toy insider mom. >> also ahead, would you buy art created by a dog? it's part of a pet project getting worldwide attention. >> and the sexist comments made by a pro tennis director about women in the sport. there is a major development overnight. that is after our forecast map. and guess what, it's 42 degrees in great falls. >> yea. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by rid-x septic cleaner. so i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. i thought i got everything. almost everything! you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to $13,000. but for only $7 a month, rid-x is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. rid-x. the #1 brand used by septic professionals in their own tanks. let's get these dayquil liquid gels and go. but these liquid gels are new. it's the same difference. this one is max strength and fights mucus. mucinex fast-max. the only branded cold and flu liquid gel that is max-strength and fights mucus. let's end this. the worst thing about toilet germs? they don't stay in the toilet. disinfect your bathroom with lysol bathroom trigger... ...lysol power foamer... ...and lysol toilet bowl cleaner. they kill 99.9% of germs including e. coli. to clean and disinfect in and out of the toilet... 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moore the director of the bnp paribas open went on to say tennis is all about the men. >> i was a lady player i would go down every night on my knees and thank god that roger federer and rafael nadal were born because they've carried the shot. >> the world's top female tennis player fired right back. >> get on your knees which is offensive enough and thank a man. we as women have come a long way and we shouldn't have to drop to our knees at any point. >> reporter: raymond moore has since apologized but novak djokovic suggesting men should >> stats are showing that we have much more spectators on the men's tennis matches. maybe we should get awarded more. >> reporter: it should be noted that just last year at the u.s. open here in new york, women's singles final sold out before the men's. york. >> what do you think of that? >> i think it's incredible. it's been more than 30 years since the famous battle of the sexes. this is still what you have a top official in tennis say. the good news is he stepped down. >> absolutely. that's what serena was saying is that this does a disservice to billie jean king and so many women who came before her. >> fun and inexpensive ties to get into the spirit of spring. >> and through the magic of spring, reena returns for some ways to enjoy easter with the kids. tt2w`t3n toys is toy insider mom laurie schacht. >> thank you. with easter, it's time to fill that basket. we know that the kids love those sweet treats. but we can also add treats that don't have all the sugar. we'll start and end with themed baskets. beautiful baskets. kids love to have their favorite character over and over and over again. >> true. >> for young and for old, nos tallic care bears. the basket is beautiful filled with beautiful care bears, blankets, t-shirts little toys. look at this guy. this one is especially for easter from just play. kids will love him. he's going to be everyone's favorite bud. so cute. >> very cute. >> let's talk about baby's first 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started nudging me and i said dagger, do you want to paint? so his tail started to wag. and i said okay. well, now let's see. >> reporter: but like any budding artist, his works aren't free. >> come on over here. yeah, there you go. >> reporter: a 12 x 12 painting will cost you a $50 donation to canine companions. >> we've taken in so many orders for paintings. he was painting yesterday. and he'll be painting again dagger's works are actually getting to be quite well-known. he's been commissioned by people all over world to make them works of art. so far, he's raised more than independence. in his very little four-legged furry way, he's able to give back to the people that were so kind to him. >> reporter: an activist, an artist and just a plain old good dog. doesn't get much sweeter than that. in massapequa, kristin thorn, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> all right. >> he's probably thinking that's great and all. why do i have to wear this hat. >> totally. >> would you pay 50 bucks for a 12 x 12 work of art by dagger? >> flow, i wouldn't. would you? >> it's cute. i'll give the doeflation and leave the painting. > there you go. that's the news for this half this morning on "world news now," the primaries and caucuses today in three states. >> the push for the presidential candidates to set themselves apart on a major foreign policy issue. and a first for donald trump at a campaign event. >> making history, president obama's state dinner with raul castro last night in cuba. the unforgettable moments, is the tough politics and the busy day ahead in havana. >> letting go. the heart wrenching custody decision involving a 6-year-old girl, her foster parents and a controversial law. and the victory round in court for hulk hogan and his legal smackdown with gawker over a sex tape. why the court just awarded him millions more in his lawsuit. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." morning, everybody, on this tuesday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm lauren lyster. >> we'll get started with the political race, the presidential candidates battling for votes today as ballots are cast in three states. >> the latest national poll shows hillary clinton maintaining the lead over bernie sanders among democrats. and among republicans, donald trump has a commanding double digit lead over ted cruz and jane kasich. >> that poll was just released hours ago before voters for both parties in arizona and utah go to the polls. and democrats in in idaho attend their caucuses there. abc's ray ra maindy reports the candidates are setting themselves apart over a hot foreign policy issue. >> reporter: using a teleprompter for the first time, front-runner donald trump making one of his biggest political speeches to the pro jail apac convention. >> it constantly applies pressure to our friends and rewards our enemies. the time. that pattern practiced by the president and his administration including former secretary of state hillary clinton has repeated itself over and over again and has done nothing to embolden those who hate america. >> reporter: democratic front-runner hillary clinton didn't wait long before blasting her likely republican rival during her address at the convention. >> we need steady hands, not a president who says he's neutral on monday, pro israel on tuesday and who knows what on wednesday because everything's negotiable. >> reporter: ted cruz and jane convention. both standing firm with their ally. >> we cannot be neutral in defending our allies either. we must be counted on to stand by and invest in our friends instead of abusing them and currying favor with theirmys. >> america will stand with islamic terrorism. >> reporter: the latest poll numbers still show donald trump ahead in arizona. idaho and utah will also be voting today as the gop establishment remains remains determined to stop trump from securing the nomination. kendis and lauren. >> thank you, ray. as votes come in from three western states, you can count on abc news to bring you the results. look for a wrap-up tomorrow morning on "world news now." moving on now, today's hearing on the security showdown between apple and the justice department postponed. the government says it may not need apple's help after all to unlock the phone of one of the san bernardino terrorists. its experts are chicagoing now to make sure the method does not destroy the data on the phone. apple still says it will not break the encryption. >> we need to decide as a nation how much power the government should have over you're data. and over our privacy. low key product unveiling. as expected apple announced a new version of the iphone 6, a midsized ipad and lowered the price of its watch. >> an intense manhunt under way for a man believed to be an accomplice to paris attack suspect salah la abdeslam. prosecutors are asking for information about 24-year-old najim laachraoui. he allegedly rented a safehouse under a fake name. and new video surfaced too far last friday's raid by belgian police of abdeslam's hiding place. night video outside the building where he was arrested in brussels shows a heavy police presence outside and smoke following an explosion. france hopes to put him on trial for the november attack that killed 130 people. now to history nearly 90 years in the making. president obama wraps up his visit with a speech to the cuban people and some baseball. were honored at a state dinner hosted by cuban leader raul castro. the main course was a traditional pork with rice dish. guests also enjoyed what else, cuban cigars. >> abc's marci gonzales is traveling with the president there in havana and covering that visit. >> reporter: president obama says he truly believes that castro will -- unforgettable image for people here and they followed it up with a night at the palace of the revolution. at the state dinner, president obama and cuban president raul castro sharing the spotlight and a meal. hours after sharing this historic moment. meeting in private before facing cameras to take questions on the progress being made rebuilding nations. >> this is a new day. [ speaking foreign language ] after decades of bitter tension. important foreign. >> translator: we find it inconceivable that a government does not defend and ensure the right to health care. >> reporter: between the awkward moments, castro also outwardly -- on going human rights issue in cuba. and the arrests of political disdenies, 1400 in january alone. >> translator: what political prisoners? give me a name or names. >> reporter: president obama planning to meet with some of those former prisoners and in an exclusive interview with abc news, blasting the treatment of those who stand up to the castro regime. >> that kind of continual harassment wears on people and chills legitimate debate. >> reporter: president obama also focusing on what he says are the positive steps being taken that will be beneficial to cubans and americans. of course, still a lot of work left to do on this busy last day here in ha vab na. the president now heading to argentina in the day ahead. rob ford, the high profile former mayor of toronto is receiving palliative care as he continues to battle cancer. ford was first diagnosed with the disease back in 2014. despite -- spread to his -- he was shown on video smoking crack cocaine. >> a woman running barefoot across l.a.x. away from the gates. according to authorities the flight attendant in street clothes had been chosen for a random security screening and unlike passengers airline workers are not screened every time. when selected she kicked off her heels and ran. police say there was about -- fleeing flight attendant still has not been found. an l.a. laker denying he and a teammate harassed two women in a car. one of the women is an activist specifically abuse by athletes. she claims nick young and jordan clarkson drove up next to her car and made obscene gestures to her and her mother. the lakers say they are taking the allegation seriously and the coach has spoken to the two players. nor victory for hulk hogan in his bat willing against gawker. a florida jury awarding him an additional $25 million on top of the $115 million at the already has been given. the latest award is meant to punish gawker core >> we're very excited and very happy. >> it is likely the judge will be asked by gawker to trim the award. the media company plans to appeal the verdict. the international space they include american jeff williams and also twos russians. they'll be there for a six-month mission. >> but when it's over, williams does your carpet ever feel rough and dirty? don't avoid it, resolve it. our formula with a special conditioning ingredient, softens your carpet with every use. it's resolve, so you know it cleans and freshens. but it also softens. resolve. a carpet that welcomes you. and to clean pet messes, try resolve pet expert. let's get these dayquil liquid gels and go. but these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast-max. it's the same difference. this one is max strength and fights mucus. mucinex fast-max. the only branded cold and flu liquid gel and fights mucus. let's end this. 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it's not how you fall down. or twice. she got back up and finished. >> see, i like that story because she perceived. you know? you could have just walked off track at that point. >> she finished the race. >> at least she finished. we have a face-off between no, it's not that new movie. it is this guy on the ukelele. playing the theme song to batman. he's really good but he might be beat by this other guy. he's going to swoop in. >> the super man theme. >> you know who's coming? this is the -- >> are those flames. >> flames come out of his bagpipe. he does this on a unicycle. who do you think wins? ukelele. >> i this i there's something very charming about batman on the ukelele. >> check out these kids. they wanted to do this experiment with a watermelon. so they tied the rubber bands around it and wanted to see if they could get it to explode. i would say they had some success so they kept trying all >> oh. >> rubber bands around it. >> whoa. >> except it knocked out. >> hit him in the face. >> both of this em. this this morning on "world news now." president obama and cuban leader raul castro at a state dinner behind closed doors. what the president told david muir and why dissidents are speaking out as history is made. reaching out. donald trump and political challengers addressing an influential american group concerned about foreign policy as voters in three states go to the polls today. the scare on a busy college campus. first responders taking no chances after an explosion. who got hurt and who's trying to solve this mystery. all the talent on the stage as the new "dancing with the stars" begins fancy moves from our favorite contestant and that's in "the skinny" on this tuesday, march 22nd. we're already discussing "dancing with the stars." you love ginger but we're biased. >> yeah, yeah, we have a conflict of interest. there was a contestant who is amazing. >> absolutely amazing. >> i mean you would have never had any idea he was deaf. >> beyond concentrating on his six-pack abs. his moves were pretty good. >> he won "america's top model" too. >> absolutely. shall we switch beers? the president in cuba, he has another busy day ahead of him. the homes ended monday in havana as guests of honor at a state dinner hosted by president castro. >> a traditional court dish with rice, traditional cuban music earlier president obama and castro held a joint news conference where they disagreed about human rights in cuba. castro denied any knowledge of political prilsers in in his country and told a reporter to give him a list of those being held. and they would be released. >> a bit of an awkward moment when castro held the president's arm up, it went limp. >> a little limp. >> odd. abc's david muir spoke exclusively with president obama about his cuban visit and politics here at home. >> you have said that you would speak candidly with president castro about the serious cuban government. >> what i indicated to him is we can't force changes on cuba. but what we can do and will continue to do is to stand up to be universal. >> with so many americans back home asking this, which is what's the bottom line here on tourism in cuba? >> i think it's going to be we now have an agreement where cruise lines can travel from the united states directly to havana. we have now direct u.s. flights to cuba which will make it much easier to travel. >> i wanted to ask you about the political climate back home again. you're aware that donald trump has predicted riots. if the republican party tries to stop him, if there's a contested convention saying, i think you'd have riots, i'm representing many millions of people. republican party is going to have to work through. there's an expectation that our leaders will not trumpet violence or justify it. there's an expectation that those who run for the highest office seek to represent everyone and not just some or appeal to an us verses a them. >> today the president's historic speech to the cuban people and the big baseball david muir, abc news, havana, cuba. the issue of political prisoners remains a sensitive one between president obama and cuba's leader. dozens of human rights demonstrators were arrested before the president's arrival in havana. abc's jonathan karl in cuba spoke to some of those protesters. >> reporter: at their extraordinary press conference in havana, president obama and cuban president raul castro sparred over human rights. president castro denied that cuba has any political prisoners whatsoever. but just sunday, 50 demonstrators were arrested, most of them women, as they tried to hold a silent protest just about three miles from this spot. and i met on the outskirts of havana with a group of three cuban dissidents who will all be meeting with president obama. they told me that cuba, the human rights situation here has actually gotten worse. in fact, they showed me a list of 304 people who have been arrested just over the past few days. about 104 of them in the havana area all in advance of the president's trip. they told me they look forward to meeting with president obama, a hugely important symbolic meeting because they will take photos of that meeting, they'll want to distribute those photos and say they send a message to other political dissidents in this country that they are not alone. their message, they tell me, to president obama is a simple one -- they want him to keep the pressure on the cuban government. jonathan karl, abc news, havana. in the race for the white house donald trump spent the day in washington mostly speaking about foreign policy. in an address to a pro-israel group, trump tried to roll back concerns about a previous statement he made in which he said he'd try to stay neutral in israeli/palestinian conflict. trump yesterday called himself a true friend of israel and he blasted the nuclear deal made with iran. >> iran is a very big problem and will continue to be. but if i'm not elected with trouble. and believe me, that's why i'm going to be elected president, folks. >> when ted cruz addressed the group he criticized trump's use of the term "palestine" which cruz said hasn't existed since 1948. john kasich took issue with trump for his neutral comments saying the u.s. cannot be neutral in defending its allies. hillary clinton took shots as well at trump during her speech to that pro-israel group before flying west ahead of today's three nominating contests. at her event in phoenix clinton call for a big turnout in today's arizona primary. there are also democratic caucuses today in idaho and utah. and it was in salt lake city that bernie sanders delivered a substantive foreign policy speech. he said peace in the middle east means security for every israeli and civil rights and economic opportunities for the palestinians. sanders ers ers declined an invitation to address the same pro-israel group his opponents did in and a female employee was seriously injured in an explosion at a college restroom 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