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announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning. it is a busy wednesday morning. i m kendis gibson. and i m reena ninan. we ll get to the presidential race in a moment. first breaking news, a massive storm system slamming the south right now. more than a den tornadoes reported overnight kaw causing at least three deaths. two at this trailer park in louisiana about 40 miles south of baton rouge. latest storm track in a ment, but we begin with linzie janis. you funnel clouds trying to touchdown in new orleans. takee shelter now. extreme threat. severe weather spawning there massive waterspout on lake ponchartrain. coming off to the side. reporter: watch as two more form on sides. one reported twister ripping through this rv parking in convent, louisiana. in downtown prairieville, major damagetology businesses. incredibly, dozen of people inside this gold s gym unharmed as a reported tornado rips through. i started scrming everybody g ....
from the gorgeous foxwood hotel villas, i m sonia isabelle. thanks so much for watching. we ll see you next time. ok! trying to reach out to the black community in a state where african-americans make up more than half of the democratic vote. we must sustain and strengthen the historically black colleges and universities. racism along with economic issues, educational issues and all the rest have to be addressed. otherwise, you know, we are never going to be the nation we should be. sanders went after clinton over wealthy donors ab-wall street speeches. clinton said the real issue was having the best plan to crack down on wall street. hillary clinton is also efforts to close the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. she says the prison is a continuing recruitment advertisement for terrorists. and that president obama is right to try to close it. but republicans in congress don t see it that way. here s abc s jon karl. reporter: it holds some of the world s most ....
locations in the u.s. the yays are 91. reporter: congress has already voted to forbid bringing detainees to the u.s. but the white house didn t rule out the president acting on his own. it s a really simple question. if those barriers remain in place, can you still close that facility, yes or no? we are now asking for congress to give it fair consideration. and i m not going to speculate at this point, if congress refuses to do that. reporter: if the president tries to defy congress and close guantanamo on his own, through executive order, congressional republicans say they are prepared to fight him in court. in fact, they have already retained counsel to help make the case. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. this morning, the kennedy cousin once convicted of murdering his 15-year-old neighbor is back in court. prosecutors are trying to reinstate the conviction of michael skakel. he was found guilty of murdering martha moxley in 2002 but was he s been f ....
locations in the u.s. the yays are 91. reporter: congress has already voted to forbid bringing detainees to the u.s. but the white house didn t rule out the president acting on his own. it s a really simple question. if those barriers remain in place, can you still close that facility, yes or no? we are now asking for congress to give it fair consideration. and i m not going to speculate at this point, if congress refuses to do that. reporter: if the president tries to defy congress and close guantanamo on his own, through executive order, congressional republicans say they are prepared to fight him in court. in fact, they have already retained counsel to help make the case. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. this morning, the kennedy cousin once convicted of murdering his 15-year-old neighbor is back in court. prosecutors are trying to reinstate the conviction of michael skakel. he was found guilty of murdering martha moxley in 2002 but was he s been f ....
that s good. it s always nice to be beating the governor. reporter: as for second place, abc news is projecting a close race between marco rubio and ted cruz. kendis and reena. josh, thank you very much. we re also watching the votes come in from the silver state. be sure to watch for our political updates on the air, online all morning long right here and abc news. the democrats are vying for last minute votes before their next primary in south carolina this sated. hillary clinton and bernie sanders took part in a cnn town hall last night each trying to reach out to the black community in a state where african-americans make up more than half of the democratic vote. we must sustain and strengthen the historically black colleges and universities. racism along with economic issues, educational issues and all the rest have to be addressed. otherwise, you know, we are never going to be the nation we should be. over wealthy donors ab-wall street speeches. clinton ....