making news in america this morning -- security breach. a small aircraft cruising over washington, d.c., and heading right toward the capital. >> this is not good, people. >> this morning, in his own words. the pilot talking. why he did it. as the investigation begins into how something like this can happen. new details about the police officer seen running down the suspect. the entire dash call video now released showing what happened before that ramming. why the police chief is defending his officer. caught on camera. a tourist swept off her feet while trying to get the perfect picture. how she made it out alive. scary site. this ain't your typical backyard pet.

well, good thursday morning to you. we begin with the bizarre security breach at the u.s. capitol. a tiny one man helicopter easily violating the most restricted air space in the world. >> the gyro copter touched down on the lawn of the capitol. about 100 yards from the building packed with our lawmakers. at the controls, that guy. a florida mailman, hoping to make a political point in dramatic fashion. bazi kanani in washington for us. just when you think you've seen it all in d.c. >> reporter: indeed. good morning, t.j. good morning, reena. that pilot called his mission project kitty hawk. driving from florida and flying his unusual aircraft 80 miles from pennsylvania right into the no-fly zone over washington. a gyrocopter buzzing over monuments and alarmed tourists. >> this is not good, people. >> reporter: heading straight

towards the u.s. capitol. >> we both looked at it and said, oh, where the heck is that going? >> reporter: the tiny aircraft landing on the west front lawn, immediately swarmed by police. the area on lockdown. >> get out of here now. >> reporter: while the bomb squad checked for weapons and explosives. but there was no harm intended by the pilot. >> the guy giving us a thumbs up and just flew on by. >> reporter: he's 61-year-old doug hughes. a postal worker from florida who posted this video online showing the training for the stunt he began more than a year ago. he planned to deliver letters to lawmakers demanding campaign finance reform. >> i would rather die in the flight than live to be 80 years old and see this country fall. >> reporter: hughes knew he could be shot down in restricted air space. but he did notify secret service about his plans. agents spoke with him and a friend a year ago.

>> he wanted to do something that was spectacular. i was against it from the beginning and to the end because i knew how dangerous it was. >> reporter: hughes' flight, within 10 yards of the capitol building, raising new concerns about security. >> how does an individual in the air space get that close? >> reporter: his tiny aircraft was undetected as it entered the restricted air space. norad is working to see how their systems missed it. >> can we expect security changes? what about possible charges? >> reporter: well we do know that hughes is facing potential civil and criminal charges. possibly steep fines, possibly prison time. as far as security changes, we're not exactly sure what those will be yet. we do know since 9/11, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on air defenses. so really the key question this morning is did the technology fail or is there some sort of gap in the technology?

>> all right, bazi kanani for us live in washington. thank you, as always. >> and stay with abc news for the latest on the the security breach at the capitol. team coverage later on "good morning america." we turn to the stunning fall from grace. aaron hernandez, the former patriots' superstar tight end with a $40 million contract will now spend the rest of his life in prison. a massachusetts jury found the 25-year-old guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of his friend, odin lloyd. hernandez's mother and fiance sobbing openly in court. as the verdict was read. feet away, the victim's mother also in tears. >> my baby's footprints is in my heart forever. he was my strength. i love him dearly. >> jurors spoke after the sentencing saying they found the evidence against hernandez compelling.

but listen to this now. hernandez still facing a double murder charge for a drive-by shooting in boston. he'll serve his sentence in a prison just a mile away from the patriots' stadium. police in arizona are defending the officer who intentionally slammed his squad car into a suspect. mario valencia survived the incident after the cruiser ran him down and flipped him into the air. the police chief defends the decision, saying valencia was armed and dangerous, after going on a three-hour crime spree robbing a 7-eleven breaking into a church and stealing a rifle from walmart. to politics now. democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton returning from her trip to iowa. she spent two days there. she'll be flying back to new york, not driving in the now famous van of hers. that black van that's nicknamed scooby. new jersey governor chris christie says he's not ready to throw his hat in the republican ring just yet.

well it sure looks like he's giving it some serious thought. looking like a candidate everywhere he goes these daysings it seems. yesterday in new hampshire, this was at a town hall meeting. he fielded questions about health care, foreign policy, and a whole lot more. he'll be back in new hampshire tomorrow after spending today in new jersey. concerns in iraq. as isis fighters press closer to a key city. militants captured three villages yesterday near ramadi. it's the most significant threat to the city from isis to date. but iraqi officials say their troops remain in control. the offensive came as iraq's prime minister was in washington asking for u.s. support to battle isis. and today is holocaust memorial day. for two minutes, sirens blared, everything stopped. as israelis remembered the 6 million jews killed by the nazis. this year marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps. the south in for another day of severe weather today. a lot of strong thunderstorms yesterday brought large hail damaging winds, heavy rain

especially over louisiana. flash flood watches remain in effect through the end of the week. today's severe storm watch covers most of texas, oklahoma, and kansas. the rest of the south will see heavy rain. with storms and showers all the way up to the eastern great lakes. rain changes to snow in denver. >> new york and boston, not quite 60 today. about ten degrees warmer in washington. and about the same high temperatures in minneapolis. a moment of silence in boston, as victims of the marathon bombing were remembered on the second anniversary of the attack. the family of 8-year-old martin richard visited the finish line. his sister, jane, who lost a leg was also there in cowboy boots and a new prosthetic leg. this year's marathon is on monday. sfwlmplt well stay with us because still ahead, we'll tell you why a used ipad sold for over 30 grand. and oh, so close. but it needed to be perfect. new video of a rocket's failed landing at sea. plus, a frightening fall. a giant wave sweeps a woman off her feet and off a cliff. how an off-duty paramedic came

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good thursday morning. it is 4:28. thanks for starting your day with us. >> i am kristen sze. >> i am leyla gulen. >> and speaking of warm we will turn to meteorologist mike nicco. >> quite the microclimates. some areas were in the 60s some were in the 50s, it is variable and bone dry. from sutro tower you can see what is going on with the 12 hour day planner. we are looking at 50s and 60 at noon. it is noon where you see the 66, 70 and 72. we have a mild evening with temperatures in the 60. >> noon is taking a morning

break. enjoy turning to leyla. >> we have a crash on 680 near willow pass road. as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza it is light, from oakland to san francisco. we have a few cars loading up in the cash-paying lanes and other than that you are moving along fine. there are spots of construction across the bay area. the details are ahead. >> break overnight, san jose police are investigating a fail accident that left two people dead and three injured. a car overturned on to the light rail tracks before 10:00 p.m. near north capital avenue. no trains were involved in the accident. >> developing news from thean investigation is underway this morning after a plain clothes police officer opened fire in oakland on two suspects in a stolen car. the fee maim -- female driver

was shot. janet? yes, good morning to you. the san leandro police department will be conducting an internal investigation to determine if the officer who opened fire was following policy when he shot at the suspects. this started yesterday afternoon. several san leandro police officers including an undercover officer were in oakland investigating a burglary in the area. in an unrelated case the officers spotted a stolen car with two people inside. police tried to stop the driver but officials say she kept driving. she drove on the sidewalk and hit several parked cars and a fence. police describe what happened next that led to the shooting. >> officers discovered a stolen vehicle. as they attempted to stop the stolen vehicle that vehicle rammed into the officer's