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candidates reportedly on the short list, and why senator marco rubio may have to move out of florida if he's chosen. >> a major development in the gilgo beach serial killings case, the new charges and the search in the suspect's basement caught on camera. >> a giraffe picking up a toddler lifting her into the air at this wildlife park. we hear from her parents later. >> travis kelce one on one on his new life and what the secret service warned him about during his white house visit, and something we never knew about baggage claim at the airport. >> one easy trick to get your bag back faster here from abc news. >> this is america this morning. >> good thursday morning, everyone. >> i'm rhiannon ally and i'm andrew dymburt. we begin with extreme weather from record heat in the west to rare tornadoes near washington, d.c. the commute here in the northeast could be challenging today because there's heavy rain in the early morning and storms later today, but it's nothing compared to what we saw last

night in maryland overnight. a rare series of tornado warnings north of washington, d.c. multiple twisters reported in maryland, one reportedly crossing interstate 95. the city of gaithersburg hit hard. man captured the inside of a tornado from his car. >> i'm on the scene where a large tree crashed into a house. >> five people were trapped in this home after a large tree came crashing down. all five were rescued. one suffered traumatic injuries. the storms ripped trees from their roots, knocking down power lines and scattering roads with debris. multiple buildings collapsed. george mono heard a tree fall onto his home when the tornado hit. >> i just hear loud thuds and banging on the window and i just go upstairs, go to my bathtub, you know, hide there. >> and the midwest and plains have already seen the busiest severe weather season in 13 years, with devastating storms from nebraska to kentucky to texas this spring. and now,

experts say this outbreak is likely one of the worst to hit maryland in years. >> a big surprise first time has ever happened. we never had nothing like this before. >> how long have you lived here? >> i've lived here 75 years. >> the other big weather story is the heat wave in the west from california to texas. some areas could see temperatures near 115 degrees. we'll check your forecast in just a few moments. >> today marks a solemn day in u.s. history and in world history. 80 years ago today, d-day was a turning point in world war two and a turning point in the struggle to defend freedom from fascism at this hour, president biden, world leaders and military heroes are gathering in normandy on sacred ground to pay tribute to the sacrifices of that day. our danny, new reports on today's events and the men who made them possible. >> this morning, veterans and world leaders have returned to normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the d-day landings, when 160,000 allied

troops stormed the beaches, leading to hitler's eventual defeat in world war two. americans were killed in the operation on june six, 1944. today, president biden will meet with veterans, and in his remarks, he'll honor the troops who gave their lives in defense of freedom. >> i've never seen as many dead men on the beaches as i've ever seen. you couldn't stop and help anybody because they kept hollering, get off the beach, get off the beach and get set to go fire those guns. >> man, i was scared. i didn't realize what war was until that day. it was awful. >> d-day survivors are now between 96 and 107 years old. >> people say, how did you get off that boat and go in on the beach? there was a job had to be done. somebody had to do it. we did it. >> president biden will also speak tomorrow at the point to hawk cliffs, where army rangers overcame defenses. he'll link

their fight to save democracy back then to the fight today to save democracy in ukraine. >> he'll talk about the stakes of that moment and an existential fight between dictatorship and freedom. he'll talk about the men who scaled those cliffs and how they put themselves behind. they put the country ahead of themselves. and he'll talk about the dangers of isolationism, kicking off the days long celebration, king charles, queen camilla and prince william commemorating the d-day anniversary as a family, the first public speech for charles since his cancer diagnosis. >> it is our duty to ensure that we and future generations do not forget their service and their sacrifice in replacing tyranny with freedom. >> and one of the veterans we spoke to was asked by students how he mentally prepared himself before storming that beach, and he said he never allowed himself

to think about those grim possibilities. but he acknowledged the experience made him grow up pretty fast. >> guys. >> so many of them. and we owe them so much. the world does. >> absolutely. we can never truly repay them. danny, thank you so much. thank you danny, and we'll have more from normandy later in this newscast. and abc news will bring you live coverage of today's events throughout the day, on air and streaming on abc news live. >> well, as those world leaders arrived in france, a russian military veteran suspected of orchestrating a terror plot was arrested in paris. police say he was injured when a homemade device exploded in a hotel room near the airport. they believe he may have been planning to target french military equipment that was headed to ukraine. >> here at home, new developments in the race for the white house, including the race to become donald trump's vice presidential candidate, abc's christiane cordero has more. christiane. good morning. >> andrew. good morning. we're learning more about trump's search for a running mate. just as he clarifies his recent statements about seeking revenge on his political rivals. just days after he appeared to float the idea of putting his

political opponents in prison, former president trump struck a different tone overnight on fox news, saying if he's reelected, he would not pursue retribution. >> when biden goes out, everyone says bye bye and then he gets indicted two days later and they go after him. the country doesn't want that. and you know what? they didn't want it with hillary clinton, either. >> with the convention next month, trump's so-called veepstakes is heating up. sources say the campaign has formally requested vetting information from potential running mates, including north dakota governor doug burgum, ohio senator j.d. vance and florida senator marco rubio, who has clashed with trump before. >> if he builds the wall the way he built trump towers, he'll be using illegal immigrant labor to do it. the second associate, the such a cute soundbite. >> if rubio is chosen as trump's running mate, he may have to move out of florida. that's because a provision in the constitution potentially bars the president and vp from sharing the same home state. meanwhile, a legal victory for trump. yesterday we had a big

thing happen in georgia. >> today. >> an appeals court has now halted the georgia election interference case in order to resolve an appeal over an alleged conflict of interest involving da fani willis stemming from her relationship with a special prosecutor and back to trump's vp search. the other candidates reportedly being considered include senator tim scott, congresswoman elise stefanik and former hud secretary ben carson. rhiannon >> all right, christiane, thank you for that. the widow of hunter biden's late brother beau is expected to take the stand today at his felony gun trial yesterday. hunter biden's ex-wife testified that she first learned hunter was using drugs when she found a crack pipe at their home in 2015. an ex-girlfriend, an exotic dancer hunter met at a strip club, told the jury she saw him smoking crack just weeks before he bought the gun. the defense insists biden was using alcohol at the time, but not drugs. prosecutors say he lied about his drug use on a federal application for a gun. >> the world health organization has confirmed. the first ever human death from a strain of bird flu. the patient was a 59

year old resident of mexico with no history of exposure to poultry or other animals. his family says he suffered from chronic kidney disease. the mexican case involves a different strain than the one currently circulating in us livestock. >> it is time now for your thursday weather. >> good morning. we're dealing with another round of strong and severe thunderstorms on the heels of last evening's mess in the baltimore and dc metro, another round of thunderstorms will break out with large hail, damaging wind, and some flash flood potential. we will be wetter in new england as well into the evening, with the showers and storms pivoting through the region. another big story is the heat. we're forecasting a record tying 111 degree day in phoenix and a record breaking 111 in las vegas, nevada. big time heat for accuweather. i'm jeff cornish for abc news. >> coming up, the company that just surpassed apple in value. >> but first, a bombshell in the gilgo beach serial killings case. the new charges and the new search in the suspect's

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40 miles from the other victims on long island, new york. >> you have to place the killer there or have a connection there. >> human is already charged in the deaths of megan waterman, melissa barthelemy, amber costello and maureen brainard. barnes found near gilgo beach in 2010. he's pleaded not guilty to killing the women whom he allegedly solicited for sex authorities say they linked him to the murders through his distinctive car and by collecting dna from pizza crust, he threw in the trash. the new charges come after another search of herman's home news. 12 long island reports. investigators removed wood paneled walls in the basement. human before he was taken into custody last year, was a suburban married father working as an architect. his now estranged wife has said she doesn't believe he's capable of such crimes, saying i will listen to all of the evidence and withhold judgment until the end of trial. i have given rex the benefit of the doubt, as we all deserve at least 11 sets of

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