breaking overnight. extreme weather and the threat level goes up today. severe storms with dangerous high winds. flooding rain. and very large hail target 90 million americans. so who is in the cross hairs right now? outbreak. an american doctor has just been infected with the ebola virus. health officials are also looking at a flight where more than 50 people were exposed to this feared disease. this is the deadliest outbreak of ebola ever. are we in danger here in america? secret mission, fighter jets, a drone, a warship and armored suvs. inside the daring and dangerous military operation to rescue u.s. embassy workers in libya as violence in the region

intensifies. and money for nothing. or is it? the owner of the indianapolis colts handing out $100 bills to fans at a training camp. the question this morning, is he trying to buy their love in the middle of a scandal? hey, good morning. and that breaking news out of africa has a lot of people worried about ebola, one of the most feared and deadly diseases on earth, really. >> in a few minutes, we'll talk to our dr. richard besser. a veteran of hot zones. he's been on the front lines fighting this extremely dangerous virus. >> the question for him this morning, should we be worried here in the u.s.? we begin with the dangerous storms rattling a large part of the country overnight. and the threat today is only going up. 90 million people in the cross hairs. linzie janis is tracking the

storms for us this morning. linzie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. there have been more than 80 reports of severe weather from the center of the country to the ohio valley to florida. extreme weather including damaging winds, heavy rain, and hail is set to intensify today. overnight, dangerous weather across the country. lightning cracking the sky over pennsylvania. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: buckets of rain delaying a pittsburgh music festival. turning roads into rivers and bars into waterfalls, stranding concertgoers. more than 26,000 people in kentucky left with only bolts of lightning to illuminate their homes after the power went out. in florida, monsoon-like storms sweeping through the state, keeping drivers off the road. and in phoenix, lightning and dust storms whipping up the

desert. this image showing how poor the visibility is on the road in the middle of one of the storms known as haboobs. and more severe storms are expected today. again, more than 90 million people in the threat zone. parts of the ohio valley could see the most action, possibly tornadoes. dan? >> the overnight developments just an appetizer possibly for what's to come. linzie, thank you. moving on now. the word itself evokes fear and dread. ebola. an american doctor has contracted it. meanwhile, a man we ebola was able to board a flight and get to the largest city in the continent of africa. first, bazi kanani in washington. good morning. >> reporter: this is an extremely concerning time for the friends and family of dr. ken brantley. on his blog, he calls himself a young christian doctor. putting his faith to work in the world. now trying to survive a deadly disease.

the first american to contract ebola in west africa. dr. kent brantley, battling the virus, caring for patients inside his center in liberia with his wife and young children at home in the u.s. >> he's a servant by nature. he's a doctor. when you put all of that together, he's a man who cares about people. >> reporter: brantley, pictured here in the head-to-toe protective gear he wears when treating ebola patients. not an inch of skin exposed. it's not yet known how he contracted the disease. despite such precaution. this year, the highly contagious disease has spread to three west african countries. more than 600 dead. now a scramble to halt the disease in lagos, nigeria. the largest city in all of africa. health officials say a sick man brought it into the country tuesday on a plane from liberia. the other passengers on that

flight are being monitored. >> there has never been a time in the history of ebola where it has spread so fast. these countries don't have the capacity to contain it. >> reporter: dr. brantley's colleagues at the u.s.-based relief organization samaritan's purse, are calling for more international assistance for the countries battling ebola. and calling for prayer for one of their own. in this outbreak, 62% of infected people have died. dr. brantley is in isolation. his colleagues say he has a fever and is in intense pain. at last check, they say he was sitting up and working on his computer. a truly dedicated doctor. bianna? >> our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. thank you. let's bring in abc's dr. richard besser. he's reported extensively on ebola in the hot zone from the front lines of the outbreak. good morning to you. very alarming news. how do you think this doctor contracted the disease in liberia? >> yeah, i mean, that's a good question. you look at ebola outbreaks. the group that's at highest risk of getting it is actually health care workers. that's because to get it, you have to be in close contact with

patients. you get it from their secretions or a contaminated surface. you try to provide health care workers with all the equipment. you saw that he had all that gear on. but i've worn that gear. after about 15 minutes, you're so hot in that gear, you either have to get out of there or you're going to get dehydrated, or there can be lapses. they're going to want to see if there was a break in the procedure. >> doctors take extreme caution every day. talk about the air travel spread. >> this is very concerning. when you have ebola, you're only going to transmit it if you're symptomatic, if you're already sick. when someone is boarding a plane, one of the things they do in addition to looking at your passport, they are looking at, are you sick? can you get on that plane? this individual flew from liberia to nigeria and died a couple of days later. if he was already symptomatic, they want to make sure no one had close contact. it's not like measles or flu, where if you're in the same

area, you're going to get sick. you have to have touched secretions from that person or contaminated surfaces. >> what's the risk of it spreading here to the u.s.? how alarmed is the cdc? >> i don't think they're very alarmed. the incubation period can be very long. and someone on a plane could get on a plane and fly here. showing no symptoms whatsoever. if they arrived at an american emergency room, you would hope they would be detected and isolated and you wouldn't see the spread they're seeing in west africa. people are very concerned about this outbreak. it's been going on for so many months. it's not just limited to one isolated region of a country. it's three different countries. >> three different countries. and again, our thoughts and prafrs with the doctor. hoping for a speedy recovery, doing humanitarian work. >> 60% of people have died. 40% have survived. hopefully, he'll be one of them. >> hopefully, he'll be one of them. dr. besser, thank you. dan? >> thanks, rich. to the daring and dangerous evacuation of the american embassy in libya. a caravan of workers rushed out of the country with f-16s and a drone hovering overhead and a

heavy military presence on the ground. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran is on the story. terry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. this extraordinary episode, another sign these days the middle east is coming apart at the seams. since the fall of moammar gadhafi, libya has become a gigantic gang war. the violence so fierce and chaotic that the decision was made in tripoli and in washington, it was time to go. this morning, we're learning details about the dramatic and daring rescue of 150 americans at the u.s. embassy in tripoli. the evacuation forcing them to drive through the war-torn streets of libya. a heavy military presence on stand by in case they came under attack. teams of quick-reaction marines ready to swoop in. a convoy of armored suvs to protect at least 70 staff members including ambassador deborah jones. in the sky, two f-16 fighter jets and a drone. at sea, a u.s. destroyer.

ready to provide assistance. their only way out, driving through high-risk streets filled with insurgents and heading north, along the african coast until arriving in tunisia. >> it seems to be more of a prophylactic measure than a withdrawal under fire. >> reporter: the ambassador warned of violence near the diplomatic outpost, in a recent tweet saying -- our neighborhood a bit too close to the action. adding -- diplomatic missions to be avoided please. before fleeing, embassy staff destroyed classified documents, just as depicted in the film "argo," based on the 1977 iranian crisis. >> burn everything. files, file cabinets. >> this was probably planned well ahead of time. and when it came time to execute it was a matter of doing the final things you have to do before you leave your office and turn out the lights. >> reporter: secretary of state kerry saying this evacuation is a temporary measure. the american diplomatic efforts

in libya will continue. they're just suspended. but the fighting among rival militias shows now signs of lessening. and the u.s. embassy in tripoli stands empty and today unguarded. >> the state department taking extreme precaution. terry, thank you. we're going to stay overseas. we're turning to the escalating crisis in gaza. hamas has reportedly agreed to another 24-hour cease-fire. earlier today, israel resumed attacks in gaza after palestinian militants fired rockets. abc's david wright is in gaza. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. after a morning of heavy bombardment in gaza, a sudden about face from hamas. after initially refusing to extend the cease-fire, hamas has agreed to a 24-hour extension effective immediately. it ended this morning with a bang. in fact, a series of bangs. israel had offered to extend the cease-fire for 24 hours. hamas initially rejected any offer with israeli troops still

on the ground. now they appear to have changed their minds. during the brief lull in the fighting, we drove to some of the hardest hit areas. including the neighborhood near the u.n. school shelled last week. the damage is extensive. look around here. 365 degrees of destruction. for israeli soldiers, saturday's cease-fire provided a sabbath day of rest. for gazans, a moment of cleaning up. recover precious belongings. and buy supplies for tomorrow's holiday, marking the end of ramadan. but unless there's a lasting cease-fire, there won't be much to celebrate. at this point, on the palestinian side, more than 1,000 people have been killed. eight more just this morning. on the israeli side, 40, a lasting peace can't come quickly enough. dan? >> david, thank you. so many questions about both developing stories. let's go to washington and abc's chief white house correspondent,

jonathan karl, hosting "this week" later this morning. jon, good morning to you. the obama administration has been scrambling to resolve this crisis, thus far, really to no avail, despite the 24-hour extension this morning. are they starting to feel helpless at the white house? >> maybe not starting, dan. this has been -- this has been a process here. the administration, of course, had worked hard to get a peace deal between the palestinians and israelis. all for naught. very low expectations on this. i mean, consider this. the united states doesn't have any diplomatic relations, any diplomatic contact with hamas. has to go through third parties. it's hard to be an influential player when you can only talk to one side. >> let me ask you about the other story. we reported on the evacuation of the american embassy in tripoli. how much of this is motivated by the lingering trauma of what happened in benghazi, when we lost americans when our

diplomatic outpost there was attacked? >> a lot of it, dan. the thing for the white house is no more benghazis. they're very attuned to this. they don't want another disaster like that. this is an extraordinary move to see not just a partial evacuation but a complete shut down of a u.s. embassy. it's the kind of thing we very rarely see. it's a measure of the fear about more benghazis, or another benghazi, but a measure of just how bad the security situation is in tripoli. it is total chaos. >> as terry said earlier, it seems like the whole region is coming apart at the seams. jon, thank you. jon will be hosting "this week." he'll have much more on both of these stories later this morning right here on abc. let's get the rest of the morning's top stories. from ron. hey, ron. >> good morning to you, bianna and dan. sara. good morning, everyone. we begin in massachusetts, fire crews are battling a huge inferno. flames ripped through three homes in the central square area of cambridge overnight.

firefighters from other towns were called in. they closed off the perimeter to get it under control. so far, no injuries and no word on what started the fire. and fire crews across eight states are battling 37 uncontrolled wildfires. california firefighters are dealing with two fast-moving infernos. the so-called sand fire is now tripled in size since saturday, scorching 4,000 acres. and a 500-acre fire outside yosemite park is threatening about 45 homes and cabins where employees there live. overseas, where the deployment of dutch police to the malaysia air crash site has been canceled over security concerns. this comes as the malaysian government says they have reached an agreement with the separatists to get access to the site. the rebels agreed to allow international police to go to protect crash investigators. they have been unable to fully deploy because of fighting in the area. and the "costa concordia" has completed its final voyage arriving in the italian port of genoa after a recovery mission that has taken nearly two years.

the cruise liner that capsized in 2012 killing 32 people will now be sold for scrap. it's now legal to carry a gun in the nation's capital. a federal judge overruled washington, d.c.'s, ban on carrying guns declaring it unconstitutional. the court ordered the city to stop enforcing its current gun control law and allow residents and visitors to carry a gun in public. and police in oklahoma are calling him the fumbling felon. you see him fumbling right there in front of a store clerk and in perfect view of security cameras. the suspect allegedly snatches the register. >> allegedly? >> you have to say allegedly. it looked like -- then he falls down. he could get a lawyer and say, that's not true. um, falls down trying to get away. the store owner says the alleged thief got away with about 300 bucks, despite fumbling. but he got, that is, the owner, a good laugh for all of his dough. and finally, call it the ultimate guilt trip. public shaming from a heart-broken little girl in

portland, oregon. 6-year-old roxy drew this sign full of sad faces after some thieves -- alleged thieves stole about half a dozen of her dad's beloved bicycles. she wants the world to know it's not cool, my expression, to make her dad so sad. >> shame on you because it hurt my feelings that my dad was so angry and sad. >> if they don't get their bikes back, i suppose it's possible they could, roxy offered to give her dad her life savings, which are in a piggy bank so he can get new bikes. or at least a downpayment. >> sometimes kids break it down better than anyone else can. shame on you. >> and the dad took the money. isn't that weird? >> allegedly. >> this was a sweet story that just took a weird turn. >> i'm kidding. i'm kidding. it's nice. >> roxy is cute. >> hope they get the bikes back. >> the latest news from uncle ron. you never know what you're going to get. you never know.

>> truth. truth. >> allegedly. uncle ron, thanks. we're going to turn to pope francis and the fevered talk about a possible visit to the u.s. >> cities across the country are vying to host the man who has been electrifying the world. check it out. he's the pope trying to change the image of the church one kiss -- and one selfie at a time. [ bell ringing ] this morning, widespread speculation about his travel plans for next year. many wondering is he ready to take a leap of faith and come to america? >> pope francis already has a dedicated and strong following of folks here in the u.s. he'll get a hero's welcome pretty much wherever he goes. >> reporter: just this past week, he showed once again why they call him the people's pope. making a surprise visit to the vatican cafeteria for lunch. he's made history by gracing the cover of "rolling stone" and becoming "esquire's" best dressed man.

now cities across america are scrambling to issue invites, including philadelphia. which will host the world meeting of families in the catholic community. the mayor of new york city, bill de blasio, is making a bid on behalf of the big apple. >> we hope that some day, pope francis will visit our city. which would be an extraordinary blessing for the people of new york city. >> reporter: even making a personal appearance in vatican city on monday. >> brothers and sisters. >> reporter: back in 1987, the late pope john paul ii drew a record-breaking crowd of 93,000 at michigan's pontiac silverdome. not since then, and perhaps not since the beatles themselves first crossed the pond, has america been this excited about a visitor. >> this is a pope whose approval ratings are in the high 80% among catholics and noncatholics. >> reporter: the vatican not dropping any hints, releasing an official statement saying only, there have been several invitations that the pope is

carefully considering. keep in mind that we're still one year away from the philadelphia meeting. still, so much excitement about this. i covered it when pope benedict visited years ago. but this is going to be exponentially more huge. and i believe he'll come at some point. the polls show he's beloved in america by catholics and noncatholics. >> nothing fazes new yorkers. i think a visit by the pope would be awesome. >> yes. we'll be impressed. >> very impressed. we're going to move on to a lighter and much more bizarre story unfolding on the sidelines of an nfl training camp. look at this. the owner of the indianapolis colts handing out $100 bills to fans who came to watch practice. >> yes, but, a lot of people are asking, what is behind this sudden show of generosity? sara is here with more. >> well, generous, maybe. peculiar, definitely. if the fans were only hoping for a glimpse of their favorite player, which is often why they

come to the camps, they may have walked away a little richer with a great story to tell their friends. >> you get a car! you get a car! >> reporter: it's the kind of behavior you expect on the set of "oprah." but what prompted colts' owner jim irsay to make it rain $100 bills at training camp? fans got a huge surprise when the eccentric billionaire started handing out hundreds. this comes four months after he was arrested for a dui and drug possession. when the car was searched, police found $29,000 in cash. irsay has a reported history of drug abuse and did a stint in rehab in 2002. is he trying to change his image before what will likely be a highly publicized trial next month? this wouldn't be the first time someone handed out free money. remember the hidden cash guy hiding thousands of dollars across the country. creating a frenzy of fans. >> i'm trying to find the hidden cash. >> reporter: as for the colts' irsay, either way, the fans are

not complaining. and they're not giving the money back. he didn't attend his initial hearing in june, a not guilty plea was filed on his behalf. so we may not know the why. we'll hear a lot about him next month. >> you know when sara's been misbehaving, she hands hundos around the set. >> those are singles. i draw the zeros on them. >> hearing you say making it rain just made my morning. >> you should have heard the way i read it the first time. making it rain! >> making it rain! >> there's ron. >> uncle ron with a single. >> crumpled up dollar. >> it's wet, ron. >> you can return it later. >> that was just for show. save us, steve rudin from our abc station in washington, what is the latest on the national forecast? good morning to you, by the way. >> good morning, everyone. we're looking at really amazing lightning video out of phoenix from early last night. when strong thunderstorms moved on through. take a look at the lightning display. these thunderstorms didn't last very long. but let me tell you, impressive to look at. take a look at the national

forecast, we head to the maps. the potential for stronger storms later today, especially across west virginia, southern ohio, and eastern kentucky. looking at a slight risk for storms from missouri to the mid-atlantic. new york city, boston, and d.c., all looking at thunderstorms later on today. a break from the heat and humidity. we're talking temperatures that will only be in the 70s for daytime highs. pittsburgh, only around 68 degrees. the rain continues. the showers across the four corners. abc7 news

>> and back to dan and bianna. >> steve, thank you. and coming up on "gma," a rookie cop murdered. and her house burned down. police saying her husband confessed to it all. why did he do it? plus, skin is in. we're going to take a look at what is behind the new trend of all-nude reality tv shows. is this a sign that civilization is collapsing? >> speaking of making it rain. and "game of thrones" fans, rejoice. new characters for next season are revealed. a blooper reel that is amazing is released. wait until you see this in "pop news." >> so weird to see these serious characters in the show freaking out and laughing. when a pro at any 2014 pga tour event sinks a hole-in-one, quicken loans will pay your mortgage for an entire year.

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>> love ron's skepticism. also coming up, the new trend a sign of the impending apocalypse. what is behind the sudden proliferation of naked reality shows. what is going on here? why are they in translucent bubbles? what is happening? they're doing everything from dating in the nude to buying a house naked. we're going to explore this strange turn. >> dating in the nude. >> yes. >> we're going to explore it fully clothed. don't worry. >> our ties will remain on. we're going to start here on a much more serious note. the shocking case rocking a california police department. >> cops say, one of their own, a young mother and rookie officer, was murdered by her husband, who then allegedly tried to cover it all up by burning their home to the ground. mara schiavocampo is here. good morning. >> reporter: bianna, good morning. what initially appeared to be a house fire is being investigated as a homicide. the suspect faces a charge of murder and arson in the crime, as the local police department mourns the loss of one of their own. a one officer with a promising career. this is freddy perez-rodas, charged with a tragic and

twisted crime. the murder of his wife, police officer laura perez. >> a preliminary hearing within ten court days. >> reporter: it started wednesday when perez-rodas called 911 to say his house was on fire with his wife trapped inside. when firefighters put out the fire, they immediately suspected arson. >> at that point, his wife was not inside the residence. we began looking for her. it became somewhat of an arson/missing person investigation. >> reporter: two hours later, the 27-year-old was under arrest. and while police say he confessed, perez-rodas entered a plea of not guilty. >> he essentially admitted to shooting his wife three times in the chest and removing her body from the home and taking to it a storage locker. >> reporter: police say it was then that he started the fire, allegedly attempted to cover up the murder in the home. in abc news station kgtv's coverage of the fire, you can see perez-rodas watching the

fire fighters as they work. >> that is absolutely crazy. i can't believe somebody would do something like that. >> reporter: neighbors here are shaking. this woman was helping her cousin move in. >> we're just moving in today. welcome to the neighborhood. >> reporter: the couple's 4-year-old daughter is with relatives as the escondido police department grieved with a brief ceremony to honor the rookie officer who had just graduated in december. >> fantastic officer. quickly moving into a leader on her shift and with her teams. >> reporter: perez-rodas is being held on $2 million bail. police have not mentioned a possible motive. if convicted, he could face 50 years to life in prison. as for the couple's young daughter, she was unharmed. the police department is accepting donations on her behalf. a terrible crime. the accusations are awful. >> absolutely. we're thinking about their daughter this morning. mara, thank you. >> back to ron for a check of the morning's other top stories. >> hi again, bianna and dan. good morning, everyone. we begin overseas. hamas has just agreed to another

24-hour cease-fire. this comes after a morning of heavy bombardment by israeli forces. more than 1,000 palestinians and 40 israelis have been killed. and dr. kent brantley is is the first american to have contracted ebola. he contracted it while working there in africa. it has killed at least 672 people in several countries. the outbreak began earlier this year. after three weeks battling tough weather conditions, rough climbs, a number of crashes. the tour de france enters the final stage today. vincenzo nabali is expected to cross the finish line on the iconic champs d'elysees as the winner. i got you there. finally, the world's top surfers gathering in huntington beach, california. aka surf city, usa.

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later on this afternoon. we're looking at the thunderstorms that will stretch up and down the east coast. as we head back to the maps. the storms likely to contain gusty winds and heavy downpours. daytime high temperatures around 78 88 degrees in philadelphia. we're talking middle 80s in new york city. the heat continues across the southern half of the united states. across the southwest. triple digits. hot weather across texas. temperatures 102 degrees. today in dallas, with a feels-like temperature making it feel even hotter than that. pacific northwest, daytime highs once again well above average this time of year. triple digits for medford, oregon. we're looking for things to cool down a little bit later in the week. national highs. hot across the south. cooler air will dive in from the great lakes.

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clothing optional. on this sunday morning. in fact, it was not. let someone else keep up with the kardashians. send simon cowell home. because there is a new face to reality television. although, you may have a tough time making eye contact with it. >> i see you're naked. >> yeah. i know. >> reporter: go ahead, take a good, long look at the latest trend in reality television. taking it all off to get on screen. everything from revealing real estate, like tlc's "buying naked." >> i really like how open it is. >> reporter: to the discovery channel's "naked and afraid." exposing every inch of the contestants while exposing them to the wild. >> this is crazy. >> reporter: skin is in. vh1, skipping the small talk for singles looking for love in "dating naked." where contestants of all shapes and sizes are sent on blind dates in the buff, hoping the lack of clothing strips away what doesn't matter.

>> i didn't even get to buy you a drink yet. >> i know. >> reporter: so why the need to go nude? >> once you remove clothing, you remove barriers. it allows people to be vulnerable. and you find that people connect on a lot deeper level. >> reporter: critics blasting the show. the parents television council calling it troubling to most parents. it's even raising celebrity eye brows. on social media, chrissy teigen tweeting, i wouldn't go on any of the dates on "dating naked" with my expletive husband. also sorts of "seinfeld" bad naked. >> did you explain about the good naked and the bad naked? >> reporter: while your tv screen may be a little more blurry these days, vh1 says the message is perfectly clear. >> people will watch it and see a representation of themselves in the show. and say, if she's comfortable getting naked, i should be comfortable with my body. just accept who you are and be comfortable in your own skin. >> reporter: so, to find out if love truly is blind, even in the buff, you can watch "dating naked" thursday nights on vh1. guys, of course, that is reality

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for anyone who follows the show, a lot of them won't make it to season six, chances are. for the first time ever, hbo released a "game of thrones" blooper reel. take a look at this. >> no! ♪ >> i love the music. >> but now that i am imagining -- >> maybe you ought to put on a dress. >> to thank the gods for bringing to an end the recent -- >> cut. >> that made my whole weekend. i'm just telling you that now. >> i know. >> so -- >> i want to see them flub up a little bit. >> then you feel silly for taking them seriously. i have a sunday dose of cuteness for you. cachil, a 6-month-old orangutan, born at the toledo zoo. his mother rejected him. zoo keepers went in search for a surrogate for him. he's bonding with the 63-year-old orangutan. maggie at this zoo. a little mommy for the monkey. if you think you're flexible, you ain't got nothing

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