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second try this morning at launching a satellite for classified u.s. mission. before attempting to land the rocket back on the launch pad. sensor problems scrubbed yesterday s launch attempt. those are just some of our top stories on monday, may 1st. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning to you all. start this half hour with a severe weather warning in effect for millions of americans across much of the eastern u.s. here is the reason why. we fake a look at the latest weather radar. it shows a loon of powerful storms marching northeastward. triggering warnings from north carolina into new york. and over the weekend, those storms brought downpours and deadly floods and spawned powerful tornados. killing at least 14 people across four states. the tornados flattened homes, uprooted trees, flipped cars, carved out dozens of miles of devastation along the way. abc s marci gonzalez was there for the worst in texas. reporter: at least four ....
one of the special things that you ll be seeing this morning. how beautiful. we begin with a look at today s eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. there is a tornado crossing the road. see the dark clouds twisting and looked like a scene from twister. deadly storms sweep through the heartland. the initial hit was the loudest thing i ve ever heard. it is heart breaking and upsetting to say the least. recovery efforts are under way following a string of severe weekend storms. the severe weather threat does push farther to the east as we go through monday afternoon and evening. said in an interview with reuters that you thought it would be easier why? it s a tough job. but i ve had a lot of tough jobs. i ve had things that were tougher. although i ll let you know that better at the end of eight years. so sorry, president bush. i never thought i would pray for the day you were president again. there s been promise after promise that s been unfulfille ....
launching a satellite for classified u.s. in gel jens mission. before attempting to land the rocket back on the launch pad. sensor problems scrubbed yesterday s launch attempt. those are just some of our top stories on monday, may 1st. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. > all. start with the half-hour, severe weather warning in effect for millions of americans across much of the eastern u.s. here is the reason why. we fake a look at the latest weather radar. it shows a loon of powerful storms marching northeastward. triggering warnings from north carolina into new york. and over the weekend, those storms brought downpours and deadly floods and spawned powerful tornados. killing at least 14 people across four states. the tornados flattened homes, uprooted trees, flipped cars, carved out dozens of miles of devastation along the way. abc s marci gonzalez was there for the worst in reporter: at least four people did after four powerful tornados tore ....
malveaux on capitol hill. reporter: good morning, chris. certainly prisurprising news to wake up to monday morning. members of congress working to hammer out the deal to fund the government beyond this friday through september. this comes after weeks of tense talks with democrats and republicans who seem equally determined to avoid a government shutdown. rare bipartisan agreement on capitol hill. over a $1 trillion spending bill. it includes billions in defense spending and $1.5 billion for border security. not a single dollar for president trump s border wall despite the insistence that a wall is necessary. we will build a wall. go to sleep. go home. go to sleep. rest assured. that s the final thing we need. reporter: also left out. bill, federal cuts to sanctuaries cities and money for deportation force. two of the president s other campaign promises. at the heart of my administration s efforts to restore the rule of law has been a nationwide crackdown on crim ....
but nothing for president trump s promised wall along the mexican border. democrats rejected border wall spending as premature, since the president has not detailed plans for building the multibillion dollar barrier, which he has vowed mexico will at some point pay for. also, the bill has no money for a deportation force or federal cuts to sanctuary cities. there s no funding cut for planned parenthood. and there is a $2 billion increase for the national institutes of health. votes in the house and senate are expected by the end of the week. no response to the agreement yet from the white house, but the deal is, we re told, the product of steady negotiation between the administration and both parties on capitol hill to avoid a government shutdown. the authoritarian strongman leader of the philippines now has an invitation to the white house. there is growing pushback against president trump s invitation to president rodrigo duterte. in less than a year in office, du ....