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making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, two men opening fire outside a contest for cartoon depictions of the prophet muhammad. the action scene in a texas town checking the seek for explosives and investigating the suspects. who is the controversial organizer of the event? earthquake relief. the first wave of american military arriving in nepal to help in the recovery effort and a man over 100 years old is pulled from the rubble alive, a week after the devastating earthquake. frightening inferno. a tour bus packed with people bursting into flames. bystanders chasing the bus down while it was on fire. why didn't the driver stop? and quite the catch.
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a baseball fan going viral now all because of his golden glove and camera skills. good monday morning. i'm ryan smith. >> and i'm kayna whitworth. reena and t.j. are both on assignment. we start with breaking news out of texas. a deadly shootout at a gathering to judge cartoons of the prophet muhammad. >> the car driven by two suspects remains at the venue where that gathering was being held. those suspects opened fire on a security guard wounding him. they were killed when police returned fire. now inside the crowd was ordered to a safe room. >> we are going to move y'all into the auditorium here in just a minute. i just need everybody to remain calm and remain orderly and take you into the auditorium further away from the front of the -- >> were they muslim?
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>> i have no idea. >> reporter: the people sang patriotic songs while they waited for more information. here's susan saulny with the details. >> reporter: men and women scattered afraid for their lives after gunfire broke out sunday evening at a controversial dallas area event. police their guns drawn, swarmed the chaotic scene. >> we heard boom boom boom then all of a sudden we see the cops everywhere. >> reporter: the american freedom defense initiative was holding a contest for cartoons featuring the prophet muhammad. as it was scheduled to end two men in a car arrived and started shooting. >> they drove up got out and opened fire on the security officer. >> reporter: after the security guard was hit garland police opened fire killing both gunmen who have yet to be identified. the fbi is assisting the investigation and is working vigorously to determine if this is some form of islamic radicalism or something else completely. >> the bodies are outside the
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car? >> yes. >> on the ground. >> yes, simply because we're not going to expose ourselves to a bomb that's inside a car. >> reporter:over night local police set off bree cautionary detonations monitoring the event for several months and added security as a precaution. but they said they had no indication of this particular threat. after the shooting a bomb squad worked on the car amid a heavy police presence. drawings of the prophet muhammad are considered inzhuing to many followers of islam and sparked violence around the world. susan saulny, abc news, washington. >> and the group that susan just mentioned which was -- which organized the event led by a woman named pamela geller and posted this photo with heavily armed security guards hours before the deadly shootout. >> afterwards she called i the start of a war on free speech. geller also led the protests again putting an islamic center just blocks from new york's world trade center site. >> stay with us right here on abc news for the latest on the cartoon contest and deadly
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shooting. live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." and now baltimore is trying to get back to normal following a week of unrest in reaction to the death of freddie gray. the streets were calm after a citywide curfew lifted and the national guard began to withdraw with six police officers now facing criminal charges, the violent clashes gave way to prayer and peace. but the community is still demanding justice and authorities saying that gray was put head first in a police van, shackled and then left to slam against the walls. >> two more republicans are about to enter the presidential race. dr. ben carson will announce his candidate say in an event in detroit later today. the retired neurosurgeon has never held public office but believes his lack of ties to establishment politics as well as his personal rise from poverty will resonate with conservative voters. carly fiorina is also expected to kick off her candidacy with an online announcement today. she's the former head of hp and
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lost a california senate race five years ago and pitching herself as the anti-hillary and has a new book out tomorrow detailing her views. stay tuned for "good morning america." an exclusive interview will happen with her later. to nepal's earthquake zone the u.s. military is adding its support to the relief efforts. helicopters and four osprey aircraft which can land like choppers are now ferrying aid to remote areas that have seen little assistance so far. now, that's really important because the main airport in kathmandu is closed because of runway damage. also that man right there, reportedly 101 years old was pulled from the debris. a week after the earthquake. he was rescued in a ville blaj close to where the quake was centered. the del norte toll is now over 7200. >> a few jolts for millions here at home. several small earthquakes rattling nerves over the weekend. a 3.8 magnitude quake struck the los angeles area yesterday morning. just a few hours a slightly
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weaker quake hit near san francisco. no reports of injuries or damage, but a lot of people were pretty shaken up. >> i felt the quick shake on my bed and it was terrible. i woke up i was sleeping and i just screamed. and i woke everyone in the room. >> small quakes hit irving texas, mississippi and southwestern michigan. it will be a warm but stormy day in the upper midwest and really all week long. a line of strong thunderstorms moved into minnesota and wisconsin yesterday afternoon bringing heavy rain gusty winds and sigh that large hail. the extreme weather there is expected to continue for a little while today even as the mercury soars to summerlike temperatures and those storms will move out of minnesota today into the midwest from kansas city across to chicago. there's also a good chance of severe weather in western texas and possibly in the rockies, as well. some showers on the west coast and appalachians but beautiful
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warmer than usual days in the northeast. >> all right. well britain's new royal princess is now 3 days old and she's just now settling in. sunday she welcomed visitors and, of course that had to include grandma middleton and aunt pippa, the first to arrive. in then grandpa wales also known as prince charles and his wife camilla likely know what to call the new princess but the rest of us are still waiting for the official announcement of her name likely to come after the queen meets her for the first time. >> lots of predictions going on. >> even some betting going on. >> i know. a lot of betting. still ahead getting a 'tis louisiana for much cheaper. >> plus a mile high joyride. a man under arrest accused of taking a plane and taking it for a flight. >> caught on camera. a motorcyclist gets trapped under a truck. how did he end up there and the good samaritans racing to his rescue.
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well, gasoline prices are still going up. the national average this morning is $2.62 a gallon, that's 22 cents more than a month ago but take heart. it's more than a dollar less than the 3.68 price this time last year and that's prompting so many of us to plan road trips for this year. six out of ten. but aaa says that a few people are change their driving habits, those regular driving habits because of those lower prices. >> can't afford a tesla electric car? how about a used one. the luxury automaker is now selling them online. the inventory of preowned cars is going up because the first batch of its model sedan, model s sedans, to be specific, will be coming off lease this summer
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so the cars with a 4-year, 50,000-mile warranty, still used, they start at around $60,000. well, american express is shaking up its rewards program. its new amex plenti loyalty program rolls out today. now, for the first time shoppers will be able to earn points for purchases at participateing merchants and redeem them at any other merchant in the program. now, shoppers can use any credit card, among the company taking part, macy's, exxonmobil. the latest avengers movie may have suffered a bit of a technical knockout, if you will. "the age of ultron" from our parent company had the second strongest domestic opening weekend ever, but it might have been done even better if not for the big boxing match keeping people from the theaters on saturday night. "avengers" pulled in $188 million then "the age of adaline" took in 6.3 million, "furious 7," 6.1 million. >> well, not a bad start anyway. >> no.
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superspeedway in alabama. a pileup of more than a dozen cars in the sprint series race yesterday stopped the race for 11 minutes. now, no one injured but in another race friday night, driver brad smith broke both of his ankles. >> and the track was dry at talladega, but that won't be the case for roads in much of the west and the midwest. roads will also be wet in the appalachians east of the great lakes and in interior california. >> and if you're flying today, airport delays likely in kansas city and chicago, as well. and recapping our breaking news this morning, the fbi working to identify two suspects shot and killed outside of a controversial conference near dallas. >> the car those suspects drove being checked now for possible bombs. the shoot-out started when the gunmen opened fire on a security guard standing watch at a meeting to judge cartoons depicting the prophet muhammad. that guard was slightly wounded. he's already out of the hospital. after the incident, those inside were ushered into a safe room but just before the attack two social media accounts that
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expressed radical islamic viewpoints posted messages with #texasattack. we will continue to follow this throughout the morning. in san francisco, a fire on a crowded tour bus, the whole thing caught on camera, smoke and flames pouring out of the back of this double decker in haight-ashbury. the driver had no idea. two people had to chase it down, let the driver know. the passengers were quickly evacuated. nobody was hurt. firefighters arrived a few minutes later but the bus was destroyed. a nevada man is facing charges for taking a joyride in a stolen airplane. the former student pilot allegedly took the small plane for a ride late on saturday night. now, it's not known how long he was aloft, but an unauthorized flight above a highly populated area, well, that's raising some eyebrows. air traffic controller talked the man down. >> i kind of screwed up your night, didn't i? >> i just want you to get down on the ground safely. we'll grab some coffee, go to my house, whatever. we'll have a -- we'll just talk,
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okay? just come on down. >> and he did. there's no injuries or damage. so far the 27-year-old pilot has just been charged with grand theft auto because i guess how often do cops need a law for grand theft airplane. i guess they do now. >> seriously, he needs his own little column there. all right, so these two sisters, they're stranded in the michigan wilderness for two weeks. and now they're sharing their survival story. lee wright and leslie roy lost their way during a sightseeing trip and ended up trapped in the snow on an isolated road. they had no cell service, no heat. they were forced to live off girl scout cookies and cheese puffs they had in the car and melted snow for water. in the middle of the night there were some unwelcome visitors, as well. >> the bears would show up about midnight. they would wake us up. and all's we could hear, we could hear them scratching at the truck. >> so the women were rescued when a police helicopter finally
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spotted their suv 14 days in. they attribute their survival to love, hope and what they called common sense. and an incredible rescue effort captured on camera in southern california. so that's a biker that was knocked to the pavement and then dragged, stuck under a pickup truck. good samaritans jumped from their cars to help. they kept the man calm. they lifted the truck with a jack. fortunately, one of the passing drivers happened to be an off-duty firefighter and knew exactly how to get him out. what luck. >> thank goodness for those good samaritans. for sports starting with the nhl, tampa bay and chicago. anaheim, they're the winners in their playoff series yesterday. >> as for the nba, i mean, playoffs are in full swing. postseason highlights from our guys at espn. >> john anderson here with a quick look at the start of round two of the nba playoffs. it's getting more and more serious. big sunday for the warriors, big monday coming. game one, western conference semis against the grizzlies. steph curry, who reportedly will
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be announced as the nba mvp on monday, very nice work in game one. at home at golden state where they win all the time, 42-2 now. warriors go up 20 there. klay thompson gets it over to his slash brother. curry had 22, 7 assists, the warriors win it, 101-86. then you have the atlanta hawks, number one seed in the east, against the wizards. john wall, 13 assists, 4 -- he runs down the stretch in the fourth quarter as the wiz on the road take out the hawks, 104-98. wall finished with 18 point, 7 board, 13 dimes. go ahead, do the dougie if you want. wiz have yet to lose in the postseason. that's it, america. have a good morning. don't waste your day. next "sportscenter" coming your way live 9 a.m. eastern if you want to watch that. >> do the dougie, he says. one more highlight from this weekend's baseball games. this, though, a highlight in the stands.
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>> wow, this is amazing. left field stands in dodger stadium where a guy was recording this video and one of the diamondbacks hit a home run and, boom, look at that. wound up in that guy's mitt. he was filming the whole thing. >> so dodgers left field erer van slyke even smiling about it. the dodgers won 6-4. >> the catch of a lifetime to get it on video. and to -- >> a whole youtube channel. >> that's the luckiest thing i've ever seen. amazing. up next in "the pulse," over two world class athletes who have been dating for years calling it quits. the force is strong with this one or is it you? i don't know. why today is being called "star wars" day. what why today is being called "star wars" day. it takes me forever to get dressed. i just like wearing a lot of black. i don't have the time to be gassy and uncomfortable, when i'm trying to get out of the house. those are the days you wear sweatpants. i love activia. that is so good. i eat activia every day. enjoying activia twice a day for 4 weeks may help reduce the frequency of minor digestive issues.
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talk about beating the odds, a mother in birmingham, england, gave birth to a baby girl on saturday, the very same day the new princess was born, and her last child was born on the same day as prince george nearly two years ago. >> so a bookmaker gave the odds of that happening as nearly 2 million to 1. it shouldn't have happened at all since the birmingham baby happened one week early and the princess showed up one week late. >> that baby be a de facto royal set of babies. >> gets a crown. >> fifth and sixth in line. so a power couple of sports is no more. >> skier lindsey vonn, golfer tiger woods, you know them. you've seen them. they announced their breakup on line. she was on facebook. he was on his website. that's where they announced it. they had been together for nearly three years. vonn blames their hectic lives for keeping them apart. >> they have appeared at each other's sporting events. vonn even accompanied his children as they caddied for him at that pre-masters event last month, but a few week ss
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she admitted she doesn't really like the slow pace of golf. >> you know that's a deal breaker for tiger woods. right? that's all he thinks about. and you don't like it, uh-oh. the aftermath of saturday night's big boxing match, floyd mayweather defeating pacquiao by a unanimous decision. >> after the bout mayweather showing his apparently handwritten check for $100 million taking it out of his sweatpants pocket. it could double when all the pay-per-view sales tallied up. >> this is the scene at an airport. so many jets there. plenty of people saying that despite the hype, the fight was a dud. and "star wars" fans can appreciate this. may the 4th be with you. uh-huh, especially on this may 4th. >> okay we can say that because today is "star wars" day. it's held every year on may 4th because of the famous phrase may the force be with you. >> famous. well "star wars" day means a lot more because the next movie in the "star wars" franchise coming out in december. it's a production of our parent company from disney.
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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good monday morning at 4:28. thanks for joining us. >> it is crack 'em up monday. >> there you go. >> now traffic and weather ahead. >> breezy is the theme this week. good morning everyone, breezes will keep the temperatures well below average. the wind in fairfield is 22 miles per hour 12 in concord and 14 in oakland. we see what it does to the forecast as we look from our exploritorium toward downtown. it will be cloudy and drizzle at the coast throughout the morning. temperatures are in the upper 40s to low 50s. we will see a little bit of sunshine inland by noon and cloudy around the bay and the
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coast. temperatures are in the 50s there and mid-60s inland and the rest of us are stuck in the 50s and 60s and all of us back into the 50s by 7:00. >> cool week. the opposite of how hat the warriors are. >> absolutely. >> leyla how is it this monday morning? >> so far so good. slight conditions but c.h.p. wind advisory or two. right now, though, traffic is clear from the east bay right into san francisco. as we take this drive we will head into walnut creek right now at 680 southbound tail lights making it away from the boulevard and we have clear conditions and construction in the bay area. more on that in a couple of minutes. >> we will begin with the warriors today and the fans help to receive a dream season with steph curry expected to be named the most valuable player. this after the victory in the semifinals. amy hollyfield is at san francisco international airport
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lit up in blue and gold. >> look behind me no doubt the bay area has warrior fever. look how gorgeous the terminal looks in the blue and gold. now if we can put a number 30 right there in the middle to honor steph curry because we are hearing he is going to be the unanimous most valuable player. it will be announced at a news conference. our media partner, the san jose mercury news is reporting the detail that steph curry was told last knit by his parents during dinner following yesterday's game one western conference semifinal win. he scored 22 points in the victory 101-86. you saw it right here on abc7. after the game he was asked of the possibility of being named mvp. >> in the middle of a playoff series it is hard to separate yourself with other things that may or may not happen. i know
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