making news in "america this morning" -- security alerts. a nationwide terror sweeps leads to arrest here in the u.s. the suspects possible ties to isis and the late-night scare at the white house. a fence jumper with a suspicious package. we're live in washington. happening now, dangerous storms making their way across the country, tornadoes and heavy winds causing major damage in the south. flash floods threatening the east coast. the forecast just ahead. saved just in time. an unconscious woman pulled from her smoldering car wreck. rescued just seconds before the car burst into flames. and an emotional moment, taylor swift's mother taking the stage thanking fans for taking care of her daughter as she revealed her cancer diagnosis. their embrace saying everything.

good monday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. >> we begin with two big stories including another breach at the white house. >> first, what appears to be the latest case of home-grown terror. more arrests on u.s. soil. the suspects with possible links to isis were picked up yesterday in two major cities. abc's susan saulny has the latest from washington, susan, good morning. good morning, reena and ryan. this latest operation by the joint terrorism task force focuses solely on young people who have tried to travel to syria to fight alongside isis and other militant groups. at least six people were taken into custody sunday. four of them picked up in minneapolis and two in san diego. the arrests came as the fbi attempts to uncover isis sympathizers.

looking to attack within the u.s. authorities have also being trying to crack down on emerging new threat, identifying recruiters who are raising money and using social media to persuade impressional young men and women to join the brutal islamic state. in the past two years, some 50 americans have been radicalized or accused of trying to join isis. authorities insist there's been no specific threat to the american public. they plan to share more details in a news conference today. >> and, susan, we're getting word of another possible threat breaking overnight, another fence jumper at the white house? >> that's right, the secret service has confirmed that someone has once again scaled the fence on the south side of the white house, this time carrying a suspicious package, it happened at about 10:30 last night, the intruder was quickly arrested. the package was checked out and declared harmless. this latest incident comes amid plans to add steel spikes to the fence to make it harder to climb. it follows a string of embarrassing breeches,

one fence jumper made it all of the way inside the white house. ryan, reena. >> thank you. abc's susan saulny. also breaking overnight, a lot of storms is moving into the east third of the country, after pounding the deep south and the southern plains this weekend. >> tornadoes and strong winds damaged buildings and uprooted trees, knocking out power to thousands. large hail fell in many areas damaging vehicles and houses. some of the hailstones were as big as tennis balls. >> there was also heavy rain in western north carolina last night, resulting in some flash flooding, at least one traffic death was blamed on the wet roads. forecasters also were worried about tornadoes, but there were no reports of twisters, just high winds. these storms are heading right toward the big cities of the northeast today. let's check in with steph davis. >> thanks, ryan and reena. it will be a soggy monday across the eastern seaboard. a storm system arriving bringing showers and thunderstorms to the i-95 corridor.

now, the heaviest of the rain will target washington, d.c., philadelphia and new york city. we can see up two inches of rain falling throughout the day on monday. a second wave rolling through monday afternoon, firing up strong thunderstorms for pittsburgh baltimore and d.c. gusty winds and hail are the major threats. ryan and reena, back to you. >> steph, thank you. fire officials in southern california say the smoke generated by a wildfire that threatened hundreds of home will take days to rescue. it forced the evacuation of more than 300 homes. bone-dried vegetation hasn't been thinned out in decades. no one has been injured. another blaze in south florida has burned hundreds of acres. the huge amount of smoke seen by drone. the brush in the area is extremely dry. officials say it takes one spark to start a fire. no structures have been lost and no injuries reported. it's unclear what sparked the

blaze. now to the unfolding tragedy in the waters of the mediterranean sea, hundreds of people believed killed in a shipwreck, searchers are looking for the migrants who were crammed onboard a boat. some were locked in the cargo hold of the ship that was traveling from libya to italy. the u.n. says that this could become the worst disaster involving migrants. en route to europe. no apologies this morning from the mailman who deliberately violated washington's no-fly zone. and landed a gyrocopter on lawn of the capitol. despite 2 1/2 years of planning, he said that he didn't expect to make it all the way without being stopped. more from abc's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: gyrocopter pilot doug hughes is grounded, back with his family in florida. >> i was in shock. >> reporter: his wife and 11-year-old daughter speaking out about their dad's dangerous stunt, what he calls an act of civil disobedience protesting campaign financing. >> i was just downright proud.

he's a patriot, you know? he did it for the country. >> reporter: though hughes shared his plan with a local reporter, he says his family knew nothing about it. >> it was intended to be a plan where only i took the risk, but it was very lonesome. >> reporter: the 61-year-old mailman now delivering new details about the trip. >> at no point did i feel that it was not a good idea. >> reporter: revealing that he took off from gettysburg, pennsylvania, flying 80 miles through maryland, straight into washington, d.c., using landmarks like the world war ii memorial and washington monument to navigate. hughes says he was surprised he actually made it to the capitol. >> i had expected to be intercepted on the way. >> reporter: if hughes had been detected flying through restricted airspace, scrambled fighter jets would have demanded he land or face being shot down. a risk this father says he was willing to take. >> how did i weigh that?

it's real easy. i had an idea that i thought could change the direction of the country to restore a true representative democracy. >> reporter: mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. we'll hear much more from the pilot doug hughes in an exclusive one-on-one interview with george stephanopoulos, that's later on "good morning america." a new book is stirring questions about foreign donations to the clinton foundation, the book clinton cash alleges that's why clinton's state department treated some countries better than others. it also reported that high speaking fees for bill clinton were in the work. it's already a hot campaign topic. a spokesman for hillary clinton called it "partisan fueled fiction." clinton said that he's proud of his wife, his first comments since she declared her candidacy a week ago. she'll be campaigning today and

tomorrow in new hampshire. it is a day of reflection for millions living along the gulf coast, it was five years ago that the deepwater horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers. it became the worst offshore oil spill in the nation's history. much of the gulf has recovered. but scientists say they found a marine blizzard seven times the size of new orleans on the ocean floor, that blizzard made of mucus oil, residue and plankton threatens other marine life. also happening today the 119th running of the boston marathon, about 30,000 participants hope to cross that famous finish line, many of them lined up on a carb-loaded pasta dinner. the mayor of boston was on hand helping to feed all of those hungry runners. runners and fans will be out there in cool temperatures with a little bit of rain expected. the sentencing phase also on the boston marathon bombing trial will start tomorrow. one school kid in north carolina will probably always remember his third-grade picture.

>> oh, yes, he was having his photo taken when his dad photo bombed him. the photographer playing along. showing him the photo, pointing out that dad was right behind him. look at the delay, oh, my gosh, it's my dad. he's in the army he's been serving in kuwait for months. look at that homecoming. >> that never gets old. reunions with family members. >> no, it doesn't. now coming up, a big day ahead for mcdonald's breakfast lovers. some of you now able to get that egg mcmuffin at any hour. we'll tell you where. and pulled to safety, a woman dragged from her car just before it burst into flames. but first, sold out. the fashion frenzy that made target look like black friday this weekend. why you may have missed your chance.

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some, but a new fashion line at target was a bull's eye, shoppers waited outside stores sunday morning to get lilly pulitzer apparel, target's versions were selling for a fraction of the usual cost of the luxury clothing line. so much traffic on the target website that the retailer shut it down for 20 minutes so it wouldn't crash. if you missed the sale, you're out of luck. target says that there are no plans to restock. and get ready for a bumpy ride on wall street today, the dow lost 279 points on friday. among the factors, uncertainty about upcoming u.s. earnings reports, starbucks and facebook are two companies making reports this week. investors wonder how much the coffee chain will remain a top performer and the social

network, there are questions there as well. a lot coming up today. and you won't have to race to get breakfast at mcdonald's this morning. today nearly a hundred of the fast-food restaurants in the san diego area are beginning to offer breakfast all day, it's a test, and the entire breakfast menu won't be offered, just the egg mcmuffin and eight other items that can be made at the same time as burgers and other sandwiches. plus, of course, the coffee drinks. but, you know, i hope the hash browns are there, too. >> and sausage and egg biscuits. >> you're all about the biscuits. >> oh, i love them. coming up, s.w.a.t.ed live on camera. police responding to a phoney call with assault weapons in hand. and what ben affleck allegedly asked pbs producers not to reveal about his past, that now has them in hot water. that now has them in hot water. not to reveal about his past that now has them in hot water. we would use only the most vibrant colors. the most dramatic strokes. creating a world of endless expression. and endless possibilities.

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breaking news the mother and daughter vanished in new york city have been found. iona costello and her 14-year-old daughter emily were found wandering around an uptown neighborhood this morning. they planned to send a week in the city watching broadway shows. costello had been battling with her late husband's older children over his will. and a s.w.a.t.'ing in new jersey was caught on camera. while a man was streaming live video on the internet, a police s.w.a.t. arrived at his house, they had gotten anonymous call of a stabbing and hostage situation. there have been several of these hoax calls in the area in the past few weeks. dr. mehmet oz is fighting back against charges by some of his colleagues at columbia university who say he promotes quack treatments. this friday's episode of his tv show will be devoted to address addressing the allegations. the top doctors say members of

the public are being misled and endangered and that oz is motivated by financial gain. "batman" star ben affleck asked producers not to reveal that some of his ancestors owned slaves. that's according to e-mails released last week by wikileaks. the information did not air, but producers said that was because there were more interesting stories. other guests include anderson cooper were revealed to be descendants of slave owners. now to sports, tim tebow is expected to a sign one-year contract with the philadelphia eagles. he hasn't played in the nfl since 2012, but since then, he's been working in tv, including on "good morning america." and the playoffs are in full swing, both in basketball and hockey, it's a sports lovers' dream. >> some of sunday's highlights now from our guys at espn. >> i'm john buccigross. >> and i'm steve levy.

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>> what a great story. taylor swift was honored with the milestone award and who better to present it than her own mother. >> like many of you out there tonight, with children of your own, i'm a very proud mom. >> oh, it was the first time we have seen andrea swift since learning that she's battling cancer. she talked about watching her daughter blossom into someone who can stand up for herself. and watch she believes in. >> good for her. love that embrace on stage. next up, channing tatum, wait, am i in this picture -- no, i'm not in there. it's fair to say that he had some anxious moments over the weekend. >> yeah, the star of magic mike left a backpack in a new york city cab by mistake saturday. he tweeted out a plea asking for help in finding it, even giving his e-mail address. by late saturday night, he had it back. >> tatum went tweeting thanking quote, everyone who tried to

help and to the new york samaritan who found my bag and asked for nothing in return, thank you, thank you all. no word what was in that backpack. i'm sure he got some baseball cap, some jeans and no shirt. >> there you go. who said new yorkers don't have a heart. of course we do, we return things. now, to one of the most legendary major league baseball parks wrigley field starting out with a new tradition. >> this is great. it began on saturday, when a young woman caught a foul ball in her beer. she was so fired, she chugged the whole thing. and she watched the cubs win, too. and then, yesterday, the guy down the third baseline, he did the same thing, he thought about removing the ball first, he went for it, sucked down the suds. >> so, this is a new thing? >> yes. >> or an old new thing. you go to the park and you hope you can catch them. >> i'll show up with a bucket. >> there you go. lot more news coming up.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning. it is 4:28. thanks for start are your week with us. i am kristen sze. >> i am here forest -- for forest it, i am matt keller. >> clouds are off the coat. today is the warmest day of the next five days and we have a few sprinkles. maybe a shower. more on that and a look at cooler numbers in a couple of minutes. >> if you do not have to water the lawn that could be good. >> sue? >> so far so good, a problem in walnut creek north 680 at the truck scales by treat but not slowing anything. it is east road.

they are waiting on a tow truck. tail lights are headed southbound and looking good. an area of concern for road work until 6:00 this morning a lane in each direction. and you can expect delays between 23rd and 29th. >> now to the news marijuana users and the city of san francisco are geared up for the pot party in golden gate park. the massive event comes as president obama shakes things up supporting a bill to legalize medical marijuana. amy hollyfield is in golden gate park. >> look the barricades are out and we spotted these all over golden gate park this morning in preparation for this afternoon's huge even. here is video of what itooks like yesterday. an estimated 15,000 people showed up for the unofficial marijuana celebration. the group gathers on hippy hill in golden gate park. it is not legal or permitted but

officials. shut down the streets so emergency vehicles can get in and out. look at the map. here are the street closures you will deal with around golden gate park this afternoon including lincoln, all part of the roads shut down. supervisor toll the residents in the newsletter this is during the evening commute. traffic will be a nightmare. she said that police will be out looking for troublemakers. >> we will have juvenile probation out and people undercover out. we will not tolerate under age drinking and the other things that sadly, have happened with people under the age. >> drivers will want to avoid the area starting at 3:00 this afternoon. the roads will be placed from 3:00 to 7:00. people are then to come from across the state and even across the country for the even. there is a lot to celebrate not only marijuana which is the main event but the fact that president obama is expected to endorse the legalization