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>> severe turbulence turning deadly on a boeing plane flying to asia. the overhead bins dented from passengers being thrown into them. just how quickly the plane plummeted and why cases like this have been on the rise. fight for freedom a missouri man behind bars for 33 years for murder makes his case. >> are you concerned that you might die before being able to be vindicated with no physical evidence? >> and the witnesses recanting, should christopher dunn finally walk free? >> the investigation into the death of friends star matthew perry. what police are now working to find. >> he's been called everything from outrageous to stupid, and the punishment for a man who jumped off a boat and onto a killer whale. >> plus, getting a better night's sleep with noise apps, the one that works best, according to researchers. >> and later, the new pizza capital of america. the controversial declaration being made today from abc news. >> this is america this morning.

>> good wednesday morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. >> good morning to you i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with new images overnight from a deadly storm slamming the midwest. >> iowa's governor has declared a disaster after a series of destructive tornadoes, one resident saying simply, it's a mess. overnight, authorities in iowa confirmed multiple deaths from a tornado southwest of des moines. >> we do believe we have everybody accounted for, but we just want to make sure that with our search efforts, efforts, obviously, this tornado has devastated a good portion of this town and community. >> the town of greenfield taking a direct hit from what witnesses describe as a monster tornado tearing homes to pieces. >> it got really, really loud and we thought we lost our house. but we were lucky. but like everyone else, is not so much like my brother cody. his house just got wiped. >> the hospital in greenfield sustaining major damage. windows shattered, the building evacuated. at least a dozen

people injured in the storm, were sent to other hospitals. the storms that rolled through the midwest yesterday spawned multiple tornadoes in iowa. one took down several 250 foot tall wind turbines in adams county. in nebraska, widespread power outages were reported after torrential rain, high winds and large hail. this trash bin swirling in a storm drain in omaha after the area got up to eight inches of rain back in greenfield, iowa, people are just now coming to terms with the damage. >> everything's going to be fine because we have each other, but it's just going to be really, really rough. it is a mess and in illinois, parts of two interstates were closed because of dust storms. >> we'll check today's forecast in a few moments. >> primary election results are in from georgia and fulton county district attorney fani willis has won the democratic primary. willis who brought the election interference case against former president trump and 18 others, will face off in november against a republican who has ties to trump. willis

has been under scrutiny for her relationship with a special prosecutor. trump's codefendant in his classified documents case in florida is due in for hearings on a motion to dismiss the case. >> the appearance by walt nada comes after new court documents were unsealed showing that special counsel jack smith appears to have suspected additional obstruction efforts by trump. they include photos of nada allegedly moving boxes of classified material at mar a lago, which trump is accused of trying to hang on to despite an fbi subpoena. >> we are learning more about the severe turbulence on a passenger plane from london to asia. one man was killed and images show just how chaotic things got inside that cabin. and we are now hearing from the airline ceo. abc's christiane cordero has more on this. christiane good morning rhiannon. >> good morning to you. this kind of turbulence has been on the rise. experts say one factor may be climate change. this morning the ceo of singapore airlines speaking out after severe turbulence, left one man

dead and dozens of passengers injured. >> we are very sorry for the traumatic experience that everyone on board sk 321 went through. >> the flight, departed london for singapore with 229 on board about 90 minutes before reaching its destination. the plane hit severe turbulence at 37,000ft, the plane then plunging 100ft before shooting back up 300ft, launching passengers into the ceiling. 71 people had to be rushed to the hospital. six in critical condition. >> i saw people from across the aisle just like going completely horizontal, hitting the ceiling and landing back down and like, really awkward positions. >> british national jeff kitchen died. an airport official claims kitchen may have suffered a heart attack that has not been confirmed. terrifying photos of the aftermath show dangling oxygen masks, dented overhead bins and even blood seats. rescue. >> two people had very severe

lacerations. those ladies screaming in pain. >> turbulence can be caused by storms, mountains or strong air currents, and the severity of shaking is on the rise. a 2023 study claimed that severe turbulence has increased by 55% in recent decades due to climate change, with warmer temperatures making the jet stream more volatile. back in march, this chilean airliner hit severe turbulence, slamming passengers into the ceiling. and last september, severe shaking on this jetblue flight to florida sent eight people to the hospital. >> weather predictions about global warming increasing turbulence come true. the idea is here that more people are flying, and as more people fly, airplanes are going to encounter more turbulence. >> now, experts say even in clear weather, you should keep your seatbelt on. you can also check online to see if rough air is predicted for your flight path. andrew. >> christiane, thank you. in the middle east, the pier off gaza built by the us military to deliver aid, is running into logistical issues. no new aid has been delivered from the pier since saturday, when much of the first convoy was stolen. the un

warns the operation may fail unless they can find safer routes. the us spent $320 million building that pier. iran's supreme leader presided over a funeral today for the country's late president, foreign ministers and others killed in a helicopter crash. the caskets were draped in iranian flags and taken on a procession through tehran. the leaders of hamas and hezbollah were in attendance. >> now to missouri and one man's fight for freedom. after three decades, he was convicted of killing a teenager, but there was no physical evidence. abc's lana moise explains why this case is so unusual. this morning, a missouri man could soon walk free after spending 33 years behind bars. >> a judge is deciding whether christopher dunn should be exonerated for murder. dunn insists he did not commit. he was convicted of first degree murder in 1991 for the death of a boy from his neighborhood. 15 year old rico rogers. >> are you concerned that you

might die before being able to be vindicated? >> and to be honest with you, yeah. i fear that the truth what happened to me may never be known. >> there's no physical evidence linking dunn to the crime. his conviction was largely based on the testimony of two boys, ages 12 and 14, who later recanted, claiming police had coerced them at a new hearing on the case yesterday. another teen at the crime scene that night testified he couldn't even see the shooter. >> the only thing i saw was the fire coming from the, the gun. >> a crime scene expert also released this video recreation of the shooting, raising questions about whether the witnesses could have seen the shooter. and this isn't the first time dunn has fought for his freedom. in 2020, a judge agreed that a jury would likely find dunn not guilty based on the evidence. but the judge did not exonerate dunn, citing a quirk in a missouri law that allows only death row inmates to

be released after proving their innocence, not prisoners serving life sentences. since then, that quirk in the law has been addressed. dunn's family now has hope. >> we're allowing ourselves some joy here and there, but we know from experience, as you've noted, that that rug can be snatched out so quickly. so we're afraid to be too hopeful or too happy yet. >> the two day hearing is expected to wrap up today. the judge could decide as soon as this week if dunn will be a free man. rhiannon. andrew. >> lionel. thank you. nfl quarterback aaron rodgers has revealed new details about possibly being asked to run for vice president. rodgers told reporters he could have retired and been robert kennedy jr's vp candidate, but he chose instead to keep playing football. the jets qb says they had a couple of nice conversations before rodgers took himself out of the running. >> it is time now for your wednesday weather. >> good morning. we're dealing with yet another round of strong and severe storms here at

midweek. the strongest of these will be in the southern plains, texas, oklahoma, even into the ozarks with damaging wind and large hail, some flash flooding, and even some threat into the interior northeast with some gusty storms into the afternoon. mainly west of interstate 81. we are concerned about flash flooding there into arkansas even later this week as well. a look ahead to memorial day. some showers in the northeast. cooler for the great lakes, scattered storms, though, from the ohio valley to the mid-atlantic. i'm accuweather meteorologist jeff cornish. >> coming up, the future of elvis presley's graceland up in the air. the court hearing today. >> also ahead, the investigation into the death of friends star matthew perry. what police are now trying to find, and later, the punishment for a man who jumped o

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>> we're back with news from venice, italy. the city's new tourist tax is not working to deter visitors. the $5 daily fee was aimed at reducing the flood of tourists, but tourism is actually up year over year despite the new fee. >> elvis presley's mansion, graceland, is at the center of a lawsuit that will play out in court today. it could be sold at a foreclosure auction tomorrow. a loan company claims. lisa marie presley, elvis's daughter, borrowed nearly $4 million and used graceland as collateral and then failed to pay off the loan before her death. but elvis granddaughter is suing, claiming fraud, accusing the loan company of forging her mother's signature. a judge will consider those allegations at a hearing today. no response yet from the loan company. >> it's been seven months since friends star matthew perry was found dead. now police are revealing the investigation was never closed. they're looking into how perry got the ketamine found in his system. here's abc's andrea fujii this morning, months after matthew perry's

death. >> police say they're investigating who provided the friends actor a lethal dose of ketamine. and i wanted to give it up. >> i just i didn't know what it was. >> perry was found dead in his hot tub in october. an autopsy revealed he died from acute effects of ketamine. the lapd now saying the case is open and ongoing. >> ketamine is not a drug that causes an overdose normally. but when combined with something else, it will. so right now, it's the source of the ketamine and the timeline that goes through according to the autopsy, the actor had been undergoing ketamine infusion therapy to help with mental health and substance abuse. >> the report cited that therapy last done more than a week earlier, did not lead to his death, but instead perry likely fell unconscious and slipped under the water in his hot tub and drowned. so experts say police must now track down perry's prior contacts. >> they want to talk to many people as possible, and you want to see his phone data. who is he talking to prior to that?

anybody that could possibly have given him ketamine outside of what he was sourced as, what he was, he was getting ketamine infusions. >> the lapd is also working with the dea and postal inspection service to investigate whether ketamine came through the mail. >> so you can get ketamine online if you know the right sources. a lot of it comes from china and other sources as well. was he getting it in the mail? >> other drug related celebrity deaths have led to the prosecution of the people who supplied them. in 2018, rapper mac miller died from an overdose. two people accused of supplying the fentanyl that led to his death were found guilty, sources say. detectives in the matthew perry case have been interviewing people who could have information, but no arrests so far. rhiannon andrew. >> all right, andrea, thank you for that. coming up, a new move by the white house to try and lower gas prices. but will it work also ahead, getting a work also ahead, getting a better night's sleep with noise rsv is out there. for those 60 years and older protect against rsv with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv

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gas prices. the 1 million barrels only amounts to about three hours of total u.s. gas consumption. >> all right, let's talk about your sleep. more americans are using those noise apps to try and improve their sleep. and now researchers are weighing in on what kind of noise is actually best. you've heard of white noise, a sound that can drown out background noise and increase the quality of your sleep. but white noise now has some colorful competition. meet pink noise. it turns out. noise, much like light, can be described by different colors on lower wavelengths of light, we have more red frequency, and in higher wavelengths we have more bluish and violet frequencies. >> so much the same way sound can be described with colors based on the distribution of sound. >> researchers at northwestern university have been studying

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