[applause] ♪♪ captioned by los angeles distribution and broadcasting, inc. right now on america this morning, the flooding emergency in the midwest. >> dramatic video showing a dam on the brink of collapse. entire communities underwater after

days of heavy rain, with more on the way. >> breaking news involving julian assange, the man accused in one of the largest publications of classified information in u.s. history. the expected plea deal making him a free man. >> closing arguments in the murder trial of karen reed, accused of killing her police officer boyfriend. what both sides are expected to argue today before the jury decides her fate. >> medical milestone a man gets an organ transplant while fully awake. what it means for future medical procedures. >> plus a teenager recovering after he was bitten by a shark. >> the wave hit us in a few seconds. later, it just bit me. >> the interview from his hospital bed, describing the attack. >> addicted to coffee. the new study that says it could be in your genes. >> and the florida panthers win their first stanley cup in franchise history. the emotional moments after the game and celebrations in south florida well into the morning. >> from abc news this is america

this morning. >> good morning everyone i'm andrew dymburt. >> good morning to you. i'm rhiannon ally. we begin with the flooding emergency in the upper midwest. >> torrential recent rain has led to dangerous flooding. that's now being blamed for at least two deaths in south dakota. and iowa. meanwhile, officials in southern minnesota are keeping a close eye on a dam that is said to be an imminent failure condition. abc's lionel moise reports this morning record breaking floods are threatening to burst the rapidan dam in the upper midwest. >> officials warning families near mankato, minnesota, along the blue earth river to be ready to evacuate. storms dumped nearly 18in of rain engulfing neighborhoods, leaving structures barely hanging on. >> it's been a very long night. yeah. now, the threat of our house, my family house, my where i grew up, is threatened by the force of mother nature. the water here. and. you're not stopping. mother nature.

>> the rain and debris like trees falling and metal from a destroyed energy substation are straining conditions. officials are now warning the dam is an imminent failure condition. this video shows the remnants after flooding caused a rail bridge connecting iowa and south dakota to partially collapse. >> this railway bridge ripped apart by that raging river. you see the gushing water officials say it crested at 45ft. that's historic levels, forcing many that live nearby to evacuate. >> barriers were built to withstand just 46ft overnight. president biden declaring a major disaster in iowa, unlocking federal funds for cleanup and recovery efforts. this as high temperatures persist nationwide with excessive heat warnings in the west and triple digits in parts of the south. in raleigh, north carolina, one ice company has had to ramp up production and hire more drivers to meet demand. as people try to stay cool. >> we normally have this full, as you can see that the weekend

we've done is quite a bit of business. this weekend. >> as for the rapidan dam, officials still don't know if the dam will totally fail or if it will be able to withstand the strain with all the rain and debris. also, a flash flood warning still in place today. brandon. andrew. >> all right. lionel thank you to that. now to the other major story. we are following a plea deal for wikileaks founder julian assange. according to newly released court documents, assange has agreed to plead guilty, resolving charges. federal prosecutors brought against him for publishing of classified documents. in exchange for that, he will avoid any prison time. abc's perry russom is in washington with the latest on this. good morning. perry. >> brianna, good morning to you. for years, the us government has been trying to prosecute julian assange. now, it appears that chase is over after more than a decade of evading the u.s. department of justice. in just a matter of days, julian assange is expected to be a free man. according to court documents unsealed last night, the

wikileaks founder now 52 years old, will plead guilty to a single felony count under the us espionage act. in exchange, he'll be sentenced to time served after spending the last five years in a british prison fighting extradition. >> the cost to julian, of course, has been to be deprived of freedom for all these years in the battle for journalistic freedom, wikileaks releasing this video of assange said to be boarding a flight out of london. >> after the deal with the doj was made, federal prosecutors accused assange of publishing secret military documents and videos from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. with the help of chelsea manning, who at the time was an army intelligence analyst. >> in our release of these 400,000 documents about the iraq war, the intimate detail of that war from the us perspective hope to correct some of that attack on the truth. >> assange has run from

prosecution, included years of hiding in ecuador's embassy in london, his wife speaking outside prison before his release. >> what starts now with julian's freedom is a new chapter. >> the australian is a polarizing global figure. i don't think you can go around, publishing very, very confidential information and expect to get away with it. >> we all deserve to know the truth about what goes on in this world. and i think he was very brave. >> and the plea deal still has to be approved by a judge. that court date is on wednesday in saipan, on an island north of guam. that's a us territory. andrew all right, perry, thank you. >> one of president biden's plans to ease student loan debt has hit a judicial roadblock. federal judges in kansas and missouri have stopped key elements of the save plan, which ties payment to borrowers incomes. republican led states claim the president didn't have the authority to enact the plan. the white house has vowed to fight the ruling well with the

big debate now just two days away, former president trump spent the night courting donors in new orleans. >> guests at the fundraiser told abc news that trump made little mention of the debate, but he did express confidence about his performance. trump is also ramping up calls for president biden to take a drug test, claiming he will use performance enhancing drugs before taking the stage to stay alert. the biden camp dismissed the claim as desperate lies. biden's team fanned out across the country yesterday to mark the second anniversary of the supreme court ruling that overturned roe v wade. vice president kamala harris made stops in maryland and phoenix, placing the blame squarely on donald trump, saying women know what's in their best interest. >> we know the former president, donald trump hand selected three members of the united states supreme court with the intention that they would undo the protections of roe v wade, and they did as he intended. and now we see these laws. president

biden remains at camp david preparing for the debate with more than a dozen aides. >> stay with abc for the simulcast of the cnn presidential debate that is thursday night, starting at 8:00 eastern, right here on abc. >> now to the murder trial of karen reed. the massachusetts woman accused of running down her police officer boyfriend with her suv after nearly two months of testimony. reed's fate could be in the hands of the jury today. this morning, closing arguments are set to begin in the trial of karen reed, the woman accused of killing her boyfriend. boston police officer john o'keefe. prosecutors argue after a night of drinking and fighting in january of 2022, reed intentionally hit o'keefe with her suv and left him to die in the snow in canton, massachusetts. during the trial, lawyers showed text messages revealing possible trouble in their relationship and played this police dashcam of reed at the scene. >> she kept saying, this is all my fault, this is my fault. i did this. >> but the defense claims reed is being framed in a police

cover up, saying o'keefe was beaten and attacked by a dog inside the home of another boston police officer. reed spoke to our matt gutman before the trial. >> i think things went too far. it was late. there was alcohol involved, but they're all family and there's many of them involved on the stand. >> yesterday, an independent expert cast doubt on prosecutors claims, saying if o'keefe had been hit by a vehicle, the injuries would have been more severe. >> it's not consistent with getting hit by the car and ending up where he did. we don't really have enough evidence in this case to determine what one specific event actually caused that injury. >> reed has pled not guilty to second degree murder. she faces life in prison if convicted. the case has divided the canton community and social media. >> the biggest challenge that this jury has is there's not a lot of direct evidence, evidence that specifically shows something. has the state proven its burden that beyond a reasonable doubt, she absolutely hit the deceased officer with her vehicle. if the jury finds any reason, any little bit of

doubt, they cannot convict her. >> each side will have one hour to make their closing arguments before jury deliberations begin. >> well, the cargo ship that caused the collapse of the key bridge has left baltimore. the dolly is now headed to virginia, where its containers will be unloaded and the ship will undergo repairs. investigators say the dolly's power system failed before it struck the bridge in march, causing it to collapse. >> time now for a look at your morning weather. good morning. >> a scorcher of a tuesday. many of us are going to be up around 100 degrees this afternoon, if not hotter in saint louis, wichita, little rock, atlanta will be close 96 there, 98 in nashville, el paso, 107. some spots like greenville and greenwood, mississippi will likely have their hottest june 25th in the record books. and as we look ahead to tomorrow, wednesday, there will be another surge of heat briefly back into the mid-atlantic states with accuweather realfeel temperatures back above 100 degrees for accuweather. i'm jeff cornish for abc news.

coming up, a police officer running into a burning building without hesitation to save a life. >> also ahead, the family, desperate for answers after chicago woman goes missing while in the bahamas. what police are now saying and a patient gets an organ transplant while fully awake. >> what the medical milestone means

trip to the us. pandas gma this week. >> we're back with the family of a missing chicago woman heading to the bahamas where she was vanishing where she vanished. last week. police say taylor casey hasn't been seen since wednesday, according to her family's facebook page. the 41 year old was attending a yoga retreat near paradise island in january. the state department issued a travel warning for the bahamas related to crime and other issues. >> well, imagine getting a kidney transplant and being

awake through the entire process. it happened in chicago, and doctors say this procedure is a game changer. this morning, a medical milestone in chicago. are you awake, john? 28 year old john nicholas is now the first patient at northwestern medical to undergo a kidney transplant while fully awake. >> it's just a boost of energy to the team to be able to look back and say, we potentially changed the way that kidney transplant can be done instead of general anesthesia, which is typically used for this surgery. >> doctors gave nicholas a single spinal anesthesia shot, similar to what's used during a c-section. the entire procedure was performed in less than two hours. >> we placed the spinal in the operating room with a little bit of sedation, and then that was the main anesthetic. it was incredibly simple and uneventful. >> the revolutionary surgery paving the way for life saving kidney transplants in patients who can't have general

anesthesia, while also cutting hospitalization for kidney transplants from three days to just 24 hours, give an incredible gift to a friend is always a good feeling in your heart. that's 29 year old pat weiss, nicholas's donor and best friend since elementary school. weiss says when he got a text about donating, he didn't hesitate to sign up. >> we've always said to each other that we're ride or die friends, and you know that we're always kind of with each other for life. but, you know, actually having such a bona fide example where we've got each other's back. like it. yeah. it just it meant the world to me. wow >> what an incredible story. and now northwestern is looking to establish a new program for patients who also need a kidney transplant without general anesthesia. pretty incredible story coming up here from a 14 year old who survived a shark attack off north carolina. >> also ahead, the party still underway in south florida after the florida panthers n the the florida panthers n the stanley a perfect day for a family outing!

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