making news in america this morning, crisis in iraq. insurgents now have the country's largest oil refinery surrounded as the battle takes shape in washington over an american response. wild weather. another round of severe storms overnight spawning tornadoes and damaging wind. plus, a late spring heat wave with triple digits for some people today. road to recovery. a decorated olympian showing signs of improvement after an atv crash but we're learning just how serious her injuries are. >> it was one of those things where i looked at my husband and basically said, i love you, good-bye. >> the emotional farewell to her husband and the x-rays showing her injuries. and hot pursuit. the wild police chase that turned a fairway into a speedway.

good thursday morning to you. the crisis unfolding in iraq is turning into a politically delicate situation in washington this morning. >> president obama and congressional leaders say the administration doesn't need approval to take military action setting up a potential clash between the white house and congress. >> abc's tahman bradley is live in washington with the latest. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: devin and reena, good morning. the militants have reached iraq's oil fields raising the stakes even more. now the iraqi government has asked the united states for help. in iraq, the militants have the momentum. city after city is falling and now, according to the associated press, they've struck at the heart of the country's economy, capturing iraq's biggest oil refinery.

the top official said >> it's bitter disappoint. >> reporter: president obama is weighing options, considering to help iraqi forces and not ruled out air strikes. meeting wednesday at the white house, they said they do not think those require congressional authorization. some disagree and pushing for it. president obama ruled out sending in u.s. combat troops. >> we've done everything we can to help them. it's up to the iraqis. >> reporter: as the chaos in iraq worsens, some blasting president obama's foreign policy. dick cheney writes, rarely has a u.s. president been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many. the white house's response -- >> which president was he

talking about? >> reporter: intelligence agencies are trying to identify possible tar gets for limited air strikes if that's the route the president decides >> thanks very much. goose prices have soared to an all-time high. the national average is $3.67 below the record set in 2008 where prices topped $4 a gallon. the libyan man thought to be the mastermind of an attack in the u.s. consulate in ben gazsi apparently planned other attacks. the u.n. defended the secretion mission to capture abu khattala. he's expected to come to the u.s. to face trial in washington, d.c. people in south dakota are waking up to a huge mess after

getting slammed by a power line of storms. this massive tornado touched down separating into two before merging into one. another sliced through the heart of the town destroying a dozen homes and businesses. >> it was lawsuit. we heard glass crashing. things hitting the house. it was just this loud whirling noise. to eerie to hear that. >> two people were injured. the national guard has been called in to help. and summer still two days away but the heat is on for two-thirds of the country. washington, d.c. was the hot spot yesterday. temperatures there climbed well into the 90s driving people to water fountains to cool off. more of the same on the way today. accuweather's jim dickey has a forecast. >> good morning, devin and reena. keeping it mild across the south and east here today. a good many spots in the 90s. when you factor in the humidity it will feel like it's in the triple digits.

from the mississippi valley into the mid-atlantic, now in the mid-atlantic and northeast, though, it is starting to break down as the cold front moves its way into the north. it will bring widespread thunderstorms and d.c., a few will be severe late. baltimore, across the delmarva peninsula, another round of severe storms across the midwest and plain, as well, and with it, gusty winds, large hail and flash flooding. devin and reena, back to you. >> today republicans in the house will vote to elect a new majority leader. eric cantor is stepping down from the job after being beaten in his primary last week. representative kevin mccarthy of california appears likely to win the post. family and friends of a firefighter who vanished in southern california are holding out hope this morning. michael herdman was last seen friday night chasing after his dog during a backpacking trip. search teams spotted a dog matching the description of herdman's dog duke but still no sign of his owner. herdman was supposed to return home to his wife and 6-year-old daughter on father's day. an 89-year-old philadelphia man faces possible extradition to germany on charges he helped kill thousands of jewish men,

women and children at a nazi death camp. johann "hans" breyer has been under investigation by german authorities for years. breyer has admitted he was a concentration camp guard but says he had nothing to do with mass killings. and spain is greeting a new king after an extraordinary transfer of power. king juan carlos stepped down after four decades on the throne handing over the royal sash to his 46-year-old u.s. educated son felipe. felipe's wife is a former journalist and commoner. they have two young daughters. juan carlos said he wanted to let some younger blood help rally the country out of economic doldrums. and speaking of spain, there's plenty of criticism of its national soccer team. the defending world cup champions were defeated by chile yesterday, 2-0. it was spain's second loss of the tournament, and it means they have no chance of advancing. spain finishes their world cup campaign monday with a meaningless match against australia. and before that match in

rio, about 100 chilean fans without tickets busted into the stadium and broke down the temporary wall of a media room. they were trying to get into the stands but failed. security corraled them all into one area. they were arrested there. they're waking up this morning in jail and will be deported. >> i hope it was worth it. >> i hope so too. all right. still ahead, a dominating performance. the late night no-hitter from one of the best pitchers in baseball. and mounting disapproval for one of the nfl's most established brands. the major ruling handed down against the redskins over their name. plus, from the classroom to the courtroom, a fourth grader sues his classmate for bullying.

it's being called a game changer. online giant amazon has unveiled its new smartphone. it's called the fire and it has four extra cameras that read where your face is to give you a 3d effect on the screen. another feature is just the ability to recognize just about everything it's looking at. it uses the camera to do that or even hearing it and puts those items directly in your amazon shopping cart. more vehicles are under investigation for ignition problems, but it's not gm this time. regulators are look at 700,000 chrysler cars that could have the same problem as millions of gm vehicles. it involves the dodge grand caravan and journey and the chrysler town and country. meanwhile, gm's ceo mary barra was on capitol hill defending the results of the internal gm investigation of its long-delayed recall of millions of vehicles with ignition problems. their defects are linked to at

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the management of the washington redskins is wasting no time fighting a ruling by the u.s. patent office. the team is appealing a decision that calls the redskins' name "disparaging of native americans." >> the patent office also says the team should be stripped of its trademark protection, which could potentially enable anyone to make and sell redskins merchandise. the court fight over the redskins' name could take years. the team's owner has vowed to never change the name. a case of school yard bullying is going to court. an illinois mom and dad have filed a lawsuit on behalf of their fourth grade son against a classmate who they say bullied him all year. the school also names the school district, the principal and the boy's parents. the family says the attacks escalated from spitting, hitting and kicking to threats on the boy's life. >> one time he was choking him and told him he was going to go home and get a knife and come back and stab him until he was dead. >> the boy's parents say he was so afraid when he goes to school that it's a distraction from learning.

they're suing for damages but say they hope the lawsuit will also help change the school's policies about bullying. a southwest airline flight in tampa was forced to back into the airport again after it struck a flock of birds. an airport spokesman said the strike caused an unusual amount of damage to the plane's left wing and the pilots opted for the emergency landing. none of the passengers were injured. they were booked on another flight to houston. and this from los angeles, a car dangling dangerously out of a four-story garage. it crashed through a protective railing and was hanging over the side. the driver was pulled out safely. no injuries, and the car was towed back inside. the tap water in one california community is catching fire. the water in a mobile home park is so contaminated with methane, residents have had to avoid open flames. six years ago methane caused a toilet to explode and destroy a home there. scrubbers were installed in the well to remove the gas but the system failed in may. residents had a petition to get the state to have those

scrubbers replaced. officials say new parts are on the way. olympian amy van dyken continues to inspire after an atv accident left her paralyzed. the gold medalist arrived in her hometown of denver yesterday after spending 12 days in an arizona hospital. van dyken severed her spinal cord and broke several ribs in that accident. she recalls the message she gave her husband just before being wheeled in for a possible life-ending surgery. >> and so it was one of those things where i looked at my husband and basically said, i love you, good-bye, you know, please continue on with your life. i allow you to date, which was hard to say, but we said our good-byes, so, yes, this injury sucks, and, yes, things hurt, but i'm alive. >> van dyken has been very active on social media about her injuries. tuesday she tweeted this image of her fractured spine and the pins holding it together. all right. a nice event last night in washington for a great cause.

former congresswoman gabby giffords threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the annual women's congressional softball game. >> the ball she used was signed by players two years ago after she was wounded when the game was dedicated to her. a team of lawmakers defeated the women's media team, unfortunately, 10-5. the event raised $150,000 for a breast cancer charity event. there are three more matches at the world cup today. >> that's right. those include a virtual must-win showdown between england and uruguay. a second loss for either team will likely end their hopes. >> there's world cup in our highlights, but this morning some baseball history from espn. good morning, america. welcome inside "sportscenter." i'm kevin connors. clayton kershaw had a career night wednesday at dodger stadium throwing his first career no-hitter. kershaw shut down the rockies, 15 strikeouts, no walks. lost the perfect game when cory dickerson reached on a hanley ramirez

throwing error in the seventh. it's still a no-hitter. second of 2014. josh beckett no-hit the phillies in may. kershaw rewarded with a gatorade shower and then a bubble party. meantime, at the world cup on wednesday, the defending world cup champion spain taking on chile, chile on the attack. how about eduardo vargas puts it in. chile, a 1-0 lead on the reigning world cup champs, and in the 43rd minute alexis sanchez takes a shot on goal, deflected away, but there is charles aranguiz to win. chile wins, 2-0. spain eliminated from world cup contention. elsewhere to the victor go to the spoils and they spoil them again in san antonio wednesday. their fifth victory parade in 16 years, three nights after the spurs finished off the heat in five games. the first title for finals mvp kawhi leonard, number five for that man gregg popovich. for more check out a live "sportscenter" 9:00 a.m. on espn.

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made for her. >> i like golf because it's different from other sports, anybody can play it, if you're tall, short, fast or slow. that's what i like about it. >> li says she likes playing in front of big crowds. she claims it makes her a better player. >> she also says she loves going to dave & buster's. she's a big fan of sherlock holmes books. and she must have a lot of patience too, i don't know. >> i could never perfect my golf swing. i don't know how she does it. >> good for her. u.s. open, that's a big deal. and the owners of a minnesota golf course must be pretty teed off after a high-speed chase tore up their fairways. >> no pun intended. a drug suspect drove his pickup right on the green with police following close behind. take a look. as they got on the course, they ripped out big clumps of grass. the golfers had to scramble out of the way. >> are you kidding me? i'd be angry. the chase ended across the state line at a mall. can you believe it -- in fargo and now on top of drug charges, the driver was booked for fleeing police and property damage. if i was maintaining that lawn,

are you kidding me, i would have all those policemen, everyone involved in the chase coming back to return all of the grass. >> that's right. i hope he had some time to get out and play when he got there once he fended off those cops. the next clip is a candidate for the one of the world's funniest videos. you know those videos, these videos make us laugh pretty hard. have people getting hurt but take a look at this from a gym. two beefy guys doing an interview. take a look at the guy behind him. skinny guy steps on a moving treadmill. ow. >> he gets thrown across the room. he lays there in a daze. one of the other glances over but then goes on with the interview. it's crazy. well, do you know what actually happened? >> it turns out -- >> he was actually really looking at a girl and trying to get her attention is what we heard and falls to the ground. >> it really hurts and i feel for that guy. i mean he stepped on it. it is painful when you fall off a treadmill. >> have you had a moment like that? >> not stepping on one but being

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. look who is back. >> i'm back. >> you are good for another week. >> glad to be back. >> first up on thursday morning. a check on the forecast now with mike. >> nice to see you eric and kristen. >> good morning on thursday with things going to change today. weather will change. specifically, watching right now the clouds line up along the coast as the marine layer develops. you can see the clouds pushing over the bay as we look from the exploritorium and that mean cooler weather is on way. it will be warm inland from 79 to 88 with sunshine this afternoon. clouds are stubborn along the coast into san francisco. down into the low-to-mid 60's and it will be breezy throughout

the bay at 68 to 81 as you head into the south bay. leyla gulen? good morning, everyone, at 4:29. it is quiet. we have areas of construction but we also have a big event that is starting tomorrow. keep this in mine. you do not have to be in area at the raceway. the 350 is underway with events tomorrow morning at the raceway causing a huge jam on 37 and 12 121. the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic this morning is moving in nicely but for the cash-paying lanes we have a wait on our hands. we will find out why in a little bit. daly city police are investigating whether there are more potential victims after they arrest an east bay music teacher for sexually assaulting three young students. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with the latest.

the substitute teacher is in instead if san mateo county jail hell on $1.5 million bail. he is 28-year-old brian butts teaching by nano and guitar from april to this month when the owner was out of the country. when the owner came back a 13-year-old girl told him he touch her chest and a 15-year-old made the same accusation. the owner called police and anotherç 13-year-old girl came forward. he faces ten counts of child molestation related to the three teens. >> it is every parent's nightmare and greatest fear. we feel what the parents feel. that is why we prosecute these cases aggressively. >> uncalifornia law because there are multiple victims butts faces life if risen if convicted. he is not a registered sex offender and has no arrest record in san mateo county. no one from the music school would talk with us yesterday. authorities wo