happening right now, severe storms on the move. >> millions of americans affected by a massive line of explosive weather bringing tornadoes and tree-toppling winds. it raked across the midwest overnight and now taking aim at the east coast. the race to control the colorado wind-whipped wildfires devoured dozens of large mountain homes, forcing thousands the to flee. don't look down, the death defying drama 44 floors above new york city's streets. maintenance workers stuck on a broken scaffold, one talking only to abc. and a bicycle built for flying. a sci-fi fan's dream takes flight in one dramatic debut. we'll take two of those bicycles that fly. >> thank you. >> father's day, you know.

good thursday morning, let's begin with the wicked weather bearing down on millions of americans from the midwest to the midatlantic, unleashing destructive twisters and punishing thunderstorms. >> a giant line of ferocious storms already blamed for triggering 17 tornadoes. this morning the ohio valley is getting hammered by heavy rain, damaging winds, as the system now marches east. across the midwest this morning destruction brought by tornadoes, hail and powerful winds. hardest hit so far is iowa where twin tornadoes were spotted. a barn ripped to pieces, trees torn from the ground. a restaurant taking the brunt of the storm, the owner leaving just as the storm approached. >> it kind of kept getting closer, so we locked the door and jumped in and i think it probably hit two minutes after that. >> big cities in path of the explosive weather, the chicago white sox game postponed, golf ball-sized hail damaged cars in nearby indiana, and the powerful system forcing forecasters to assign their highest alert level

for parts of the midwest overnight, the first time this year. >> high risk is off the charts, that's when we're really sounding the bell as loudly as we can to let folks know you need to pay attention. >> the massive system is still on the move, more damage and possible flooding expected this morning in the midatlantic and northeast and flight delays to could ripple across the country. >> and extreme weather could make a mess of the morning commute in some of the country's most populated cities. >> accuweather meteorologist jim dickey, part of the extreme weather team, he's tracking it for us. >> good morning. threat for dangerous thunderstorms here today, an area of low pressure moves toward the eastern seaboard and the strong low for this time of year at that now, the areas in particular to keep an eye on through midday here, leftovers from overnight into morning thunderstorm activity moving into west virginia, portions of kentucky, east tennessee and then through the afternoon, when storms really get going, watching the i-95 corridor from philadelphia through raleigh, north carolina through the

nation's capital. large hail and damaging winds, the primary threat but isolated tornadoes not out of the question. on top of this, the storm moves toward the coast and the new york city area through southern new england can't catch a break as far as rain is concerned, rain will pour down, flooding a big-time concern. john, diana, back to you. >> we'll track this system throughout the morning and have the latest on "good morning america." overnight, hot dry weather fueling fires burning out of control in colorado. nearly 100 homes have been destroyed and several others damaged in this area near colorado springs. the black forest blaze is one of two major fires burning now. at least 7,000 residents forced to evacuate and others warned they may have to leave at a moment's notice. >> my son wasn't home, he got some things out but he's safe. my dog is out, so everybody's out that i care about. >> 90-degree temperatures with winds gusting up to 30 miles an hour expected through tomorrow.

crews in the west are so busy fighting fires the forest service is borrowing cargo planes from the defense department to help. edward snowden remains out of sight in hong kong for another day after making a brief public appearance. the former nsa analyst who leaked information about government surveillance is hinting he may have more secrets up his sleeve. devin dwyer joins us with new details. >> good morning. snowden's leaks are creating a headache for the obama administration, latest that the nsi is hacking china is a potential embarrassment as the u.s. criticizes china for hacking of its own. in hong kong edward snowden is front-page news, still in hiding but dropping bombshell, this time telling a local paper the people of hong kong are targets of american cyberspace too. >> it's scary. >> reporter: from an nsa listening post in hawaii snowden says u.s. computer hackers hit china, north korea and hong kong

and snoend is putting his destiny in the hands of the hong kong government which so far made no known effort to detain him. he says he intends to stay in the city to expose what he calls criminality by the u.s. >> i, sitting at my desk, certainly had the authority to wiretap anyone from you your accountant to federal judge or president if i had a personal e-mail. >> officials say his claims are false saying the program has foiled dozens of attacks. the head of the nsa says the tactics are legal and classified but not a rogue secret. >> we aren't trying to hide it, if we tell the terrorists every way we'll track them they'll get through. and americans will die. that's wrong. >> reporter: the nsa must answer how a 29-year-old high school dropout could cause so much embarrassment and alleged harm. >> no matter how technically gifted he may at our listening post in hawaii, he shouldn't have had access to any of the material that's already been leaked. officials are

preparing to prosecute and charge snowden under the espionage act but his extradition to face possible trial remains uncertain. >> thank you. a major change in leadership at the cia for the first time a woman is being named as the agency's deputy director. avril hanes is considered a surprise choice since she's never worked at the agency. for the past three years, hanes advising president obama on national security issues. to boston, prosecutors have wasted no time in making strong accusations against reputed gangster whitey bulger, in their opening statement yesterday, they called him a hands-on killer, responsible for murder and mayhem for almost 30 years. his attorney said three ex-mobsters expected to testify for the prosecution can't be believed because of the deals that they struck with the government. bulger's lawyer also denied claims that bulger was an fbi informant. this might be fairs on capitol hill. long-time senator

barbara mikulski stopped a high-level hearing to respond to a tweet. the maryland democrat got had message criticized from buzzfeed reporter rosie gray. her response right here. >> rosie gray said on her tweet 17 minutes ago, "senator barb is trying hard to keep other senators from asking the general more about data mining programs." any senator can ask any question at this hearing that they want to. so rosie, it's an open hearing, i look forward to keeping in touch. senator? >> i love that. as for the reporter, rosie gray, she tweeted, "omg" as mikulski was speaking. >> omg is right. could you imagine watching -- >> she handled that perfectly. >> time for the weather. aside from severe storms moving through the ohio valley and northeast, look for scattered thunderstorms from oregon into the northern rockies, hail, gusty winds and isolated tornadoes in eastern montana.

another hot day and dry and breezy for the southwest. >> 106 in phoenix, 90s from albuquerque to salt lake city, 60s in the pacific northwest, upper 70s and 80s in the nation's midsection, 90s across the south. twitter meets facebook, what will show up on your status update soon? travelers preparing to squeeze in tighter, another airline adding more seats to their planes. nail-biting rescue at the top of a manhattan office building. how workers became stranded hundreds of feet in the air.

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points to close at its lowest level since april, following the first three day drop of the dow this year. and futures are down ahead of the opening bell. investors worry about new signs of slowdown and that washington will begin to cut stimulus measures. major sign of recovery in the housing market, the number of homeowners who other more than their house is worth is falling. rising home prices across the country are behind the reversal. american airlines plans to add more seats to many of the planes and that of course means less legroom. the seats will be added to 737s and md-80s but airline is work out which routes will be impacted. southwest has been installing thinner sooetd cushions to make room for additional seats. and facebook taking page out of twitter but introducing hashtags to the site. users will be able to include ha hashtagged phrase in the post and watch as it becomes

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a fierce line of storms slamming the ohio valley and northeast. at least 17 tornadoes swooped down so far. 80-mile-an-hour winds through illinois and hundreds of flights canceled. tens of thousand without power. >> that stormy weather means a rough morning on the road as round ohio, pennsylvania and much of the eastern seaboard. a wet commute from south texas into new mexico and also slick in the northwest from oregon into montana. >> if you're flying airport delays possible in the east coast. in atlanta, charlotte, d.c., philly and new york and boston. now though to that young girl who underwent a successful double lung transplant. 10-year-old sarah murnaghan suffers from severe cysticify bro sisk, he young age kept her off the adult transplant list of. >> until a judge intervened last week saying she belonged on that list. she underwent six hours of surgery in philadelphia yesterday. doctors are pleased with her prognosis and her mother says the challenges do remain. >> i hope that she continues to

be the fighter she's been. she's a really strong little kid. she's had to be and my hope is really just that she keeps on fighting. i think we have a couple rough weeks ahead. >> sarah's currently in intensive care, complications she may face include rejection of the lungs and infection. she could remain hospitalized up to two months. people around hollywood, florida, told to boil water because e. coli turned up in a municipal well. no one's become sick from the bug yet, every airline at the airport is being told to stock up on freshwater before arriving. two maintenance workers safely back on the ground this morning after a dramatic rescue 44 floors about an bov new york city. their scaffolding at the hearst building collapsed leaving them dangling 90 minutes until firefighters were able to pull them inside. one of the workers spoke exclusively to our new york station as he returned home. >> what were you thinking up there? >> i just wanted to get off it.

i'm a little shaken up still but thanks to the fire department and emergency services everything is all right. i appreciate it, they were great. they got us off fast, professional. just great. thanks a lot, guys. >> rescuers had to cut open windows pull them to safety. a couple dog trainers in san francisco area have a dog to save for saving their lives. he's being trained as a guide for the blind, last week as he was being walked a out of control car barrels down the sidewalk in verse. the dog alerted the trainers in time for everyone to get out of way. remains unclear how the driver lost control. and theeration world mourning loss of a veteran driver, 37-year-old jason leffler died last night after crashing into a wall at a new jersey dirt track. during his career leffler made more than 400 startses in car's three national series. just last sunday he finished nascar's big race in pennsylvania. australian swimmer ended hr quest to become the first person to swim from cuba to florida nonstop without a shark cage.

chloe mccardle had to give up after 1 hours because of a jellyfish sting. she'll need 24 hours to recuperate. she's the third woman to attempt the marathon swim in the last two years, if anybody remembers if they were watching yesterday, we had a wager. you said i don't think she'll pull it off. i said i think she is. i would have been wrong. >> i think the bet was for $10. >> no, one little george washington. >> i'm not so sure about this bet, guys. but i got my george washington. >> don't spend it all in one place, diana. >> we do this about this story, we hope she gets better because this is a severe jellyfish sting and those are really painful. but swimming without a cage is not really a good idea. >> she's one brave woman. >> yes, she is. >> brave. crazy. all those things. i have a funny feeling she'll try again. weather-permitting golf's second major tourn mst u.s. open, will be under way this morning. tiger woods and hess opponents

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> breaking news is in san jose where police are at the scene of the 24 the homicide of the year. a person was stabbed to death overnight. abc7 news matt keller is on the scene. matt? >> the crime scene extends pretty far down here. i was told the man was found in front of a house six houses down from the corner. that is just beyond the crime scene van. investigators received a 9-1-1 call after 12:30. a man was found, believed 40, with stab wounds in front of a home. he was taken to the hospital and died an hour later. a man was trying to get to his home and was blocked by the crime scene. he said crime is worse in san

jose. >> i don't feel comfortable walking outside my house after 12:00. >> that bothers you in san jose? >> it never used to like that. >> police are not identifying the victim until the coroner notifies his family. this is the 24th whom tide of -- homicide of the year. i asked if the detectives has a suspect but he said "no." >> matt, thank you. breaking news in san francisco investigating a shooting that killed two men shortly before 1:00 o'clock this morning in the visitation valley neighborhood. the victims were found mere a park. three suspects drove away in a white truck. no word on a motive in the shooting. more breaking news in san francisco, right now police are moving in to evict activists occupying a former farm site. abc7 news reporter amy

hollyfield is near fell street with the details. >> this is still unfolding and a very active seen. look behind me right now application are trying to get three protesters out of the trees. officers are lifted up to the trees in cherry pickers to bring them down. this video shows one arrest being made. protesters have seen three arrests. this is happening on fell street at laguna on land that has been sold to a developer. they decided to occupy this land to try and stop the development. >> everyone in the neighborhood, a lot of people in the neighborhood had no say in what was happening to their beautiful gree