5 Things to Know This Morning
5 Things to Know This Morning
— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.
1. Baltimore Police Credit Curfew as Overnight Violence Subsides
Baltimore police credited an overnight curfew with helping to restore some level of order in a community shaken by violence and unrest.
Law enforcement fired smoke canisters and pepper balls after protesters defied the curfew, which went into effect at 10 p.m. and continued until 5 a.m. By midnight, 10 arrests had been made, Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said.
"Curfew is, in fact, working," Batts said. "The city is stable. We'd like to keep it that way."
2. Mom Smacks Son for Taking Part in Violence
A Baltimore woman took action when she saw her son hanging out with violent demonstrators Monday.
The woman, identified by ABC affiliate WMAR as the boy's mother, was watching television when she saw her son throwing rocks at police, the station reported.
She went to find him in the crowd and the confrontation turned physical. The woman was caught on camera grabbing the boy and smacking him in the face.
"Are you kidding me?" she's heard saying. The station did not identify her by name.
3. Nepal Earthquake: Man Explains How He Survived in Rubble for 82 Hours
Rishi Khanal had finished lunch at a hotel in Kathmandu Saturday, when everything started to move.
The earthquake sent masonry falling on the 27-year-old. His foot was crushed under the rubble.
He was surrounded by dead people. The smell worsened. Khanal says he was forced to drink his own urine to survive.
4. Cleveland Kidnapping Survivors Talk About Whether They Can Forgive Ariel Castro
Cleveland kidnapping survivors Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus talked publicly for the first time about moving on after their escape from the Cleveland home where Ariel Castro held them captive for years, and whether or not they can find forgiveness.
“I thought about that a lot, and I’m like, ‘Should I forgive him?’ ... and in the situation I feel like, no, I could never forgive him,” Berry told ABC News' Robin Roberts in an exclusive interview.
“Taking 10 years of my life ... not being able to see how my family was," Berry said. "I don’t think I will ever forgive him.”
5. 'Avengers: Age of Ultron': Everything You Need to Know Before Seeing the Movie
The wait is almost over for Marvel fans. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" hits theaters nationwide on Friday and is the culmination of 10 Marvel films leading us to this epic movie where the team faces off against possibly their most powerful villain yet.
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