good morning, america. breaking overnight -- tornado emergency. dozens of twisters ripping through the heartland. deflated ganow. zbrmplts deflate-gate bomb shell. a long list of evidence showing the new englandfl attening homes and buildings. including this fire department. a zoo is hit, with fears of tigers and bears on the roof. flash flooding. the new fear right now of more dangerous twisters. super cheat? the calls this morning for the and shaq goes down. shaquille o'neal taking a tumble on live tv. what the big man is saying about this wipeout.

and good thursday morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. >> and i'm kayna whitworth. reena ninan is on assignment. we start with severe storms. >> a lot of new video coming in showing us the damage. piles of rubble where homes and builds once stood. this is in oklahoma. it was hit hard in particular. cared flipped over, power lines down. trees snapped. [ wind howling ] >> so that sound, well this morning, reports of more than 40 tornadoes. this one is in kansas. tossing large pieces of debris through the air. >> the storms are slowly moving east. more severe weather expected today. here now bazi kanani. >> here we go. >> reporter: sirens playering ingblaring

across the heartland. >> we have a roof that just flew through the air here. >> reporter: the bridge creek fire department shredded. residents forced to evacuate sfwlp oh my gosh! whoa! >> reporter: the tornadoes touching down in kansas nebraska, and texas. destroying dozens of homes and anything in their path. >> i'm telling you. please stay at work. do not get on the highway. >> reporter: meteorologists warning drivers. this driver in kansas dodges debris. power poles toppled. >> it was scary and crazy. >> reporter: those winds fold by hail and record rainfall. the deluge stranding dozens of drivers in oklahoma and texas. this morning, those flash flood warpings continue. bazi kanani abc news

washington. >> and we're just now learning about injuries. at least 13 people injured at an rv park in oklahoma city. at least two of them are in critical condition. >> the dangerous weather be repeated today. >> t.j. and kayna, thanks and good morning. another active afternoon. right in the midst of tornado alley. where we had all the damage reports wednesday, likely more today. along the west of interstate 35. much of western kansas oklahoma, and texas. flooding rains as far east as dallas-ft. worth. another area of concern into the upcoming week send the southeastern seaboard. this feature could become tropical. pounding surf gusty winds, heavy rain throughout the coastal carolinas into next week.

severe weather sticks around the south plains. >> justin, thank you so much. we'll never go too far away from the weather story. the other big story this morning. the new england patriots. the deflate gate scandal. >> the nfl is considering punishments right now. this report going about as far as possible without directly calling tom brady a cheater. ryan smith has that story. >> reporter: nfl investigators releasing a 243-page report saying brady was generally aware of inappropriate activities surrounding taking the air out of game balls. minutes before he took the field for the afc championship game patriots employee jim mcnally reportedly carried the game day balls out of the officials' locker room to a bathroom. a minute and 40 seconds later, he brings them to the field. the balls were found to be

deflated. mcnally and john yastremski discussed altering them to brady's liking months before the game. the pair encaged in a string of texts. at one point, he said talked to him last night. he actually brought you up and said you must have a lot of stress trying to get them done. later, mcnally calling himself the deflator. in the days after the scandal broke, brady, who refused to turn over text messages to investigators called jastremski several times. a hard hit to the star's credibility who claimed he did nothing wrong. a defense department audit found several pentagon employees have been using company credit cards for gambling and prostitution. that preliminary report shows civilian and military employees charged escort services and other adult entertainment on their company cards in las vegas and atlantic city.

most card holders pay their own bills and submit the receipts for reimbursement. growing questions surround surrounding the clinton foundation. a lavish event this week end hosted by one of the world's most controversial mining companies, ocp group. they gave the foundation $1 million. former president clinton saying there's no evidence of any wrong doing. the federal government may launch a separate probe into freddie gray's death. baltimore's mayer is asking for a full-scale investigation of the police department. it is already investigating the death of gray while he was many police custody. meanwhile, cvs says it will rebuild the two baltimore drugstores burned and looted last week. employees of those two stores have been offered work at other cvs stores. they plan to donate money to help the sfi recover from the

riots. the unmanned spacecraft lost in space for more than a week is expected to come back to earth today. shortly after takeoff last week it started spinning out of control. most of the capsule and the cargo will burn up in space. some of those fragments might land here on earth. >> should we duck? >> i imagine you running around trying to collect stuff. >> oh no just running around. still ahead here a blast from the past. mcdonald's unveiling the new hamburglar. >> you'll have a reaction good or bad. also new this morning. not a good day at the fair for these riders stuck like that for nearly an hour. down goes shaq. this prompted t.j. and i to wear nikes today. the big man taking a tumble on live tv.

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[ explosion ] >> oh! [ bleep ]. can you believe that? manhole cover blowing up outside a new york subway station. a hotel and nearby business were evacuated because of smoke. tv phone, and internet service was down for hours because the underground cables melted. there's more proof that robert durs ist is at the least, an eccentric character. this video shows him at a drugstore check out last year. he exposes himself and urinates

on the candy bars. obviously to the shock of the person behind him and the person at the cash register as well. he explaped the incident away as a medical mishap. whole foods is setting sights on millennial shoppers. lit open a lower-cost store next year. the announcement didn't sit well with investors. the stock price dropped by 11% yesterday. meanwhile, wendy's says it will sell more than 600 restaurants to franchise owners in the next two years. those sales are meant to generate cash and reduce expenses. they're selling their bakery operation, too. the moves have expected to save nearly half a billion dollars. when we come back, a little sweetness in his life? maroon 5 frontman adam levine gets a white welcome in hollywood.

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the people in that car did get out okay. but a heck of a sight. well, the streets could be flooded all on their own in kansas today because of weather. as well as in oklahoma, north texas. roads will be wet in the great lakes and over the rockies and cascades. watch out for puddles in the appalachians. and if you're flying, airport delays likeliest in denver, kansas city, and dallas. a shocking new detail about michael gourd. a missouri man arrested for killing a college student whose car was for sale on craigslist. >> gordon went to meet taylor clark on his lunch break, murdered him, and went back to work. they say gordon arranged the meeting supposedly to test-drive the car. clark's body was later found not far from the car. this morning people can finally go back home after an oil train derailment in rural north dakota. this was moments after the

accident yesterday. about 40 residents in a nearby town had to evacuate. it's the eighth major derailment this year, even as new safety regulations have gone into effect including lower speed limits requiring stronger tanks, and better brakes. police in florida are trying to identify a man who cornered a woman in an elevator and robbed her at knife point. the woman entered the elevateor and was followed quickly by that man. he cautioned her to keep quiet. when he tried to get off the elevator, the doors closed in front of him. he finally got away on another floor, with the woman's purse. all right. also, this coyote. just hanging out on a kitchen counter. this is near atlanta. it chased a cat through the window and then just stayed there. a deputy was called. the coyote had to be put down. locals say they're seeing more and more of them in the area. animal control says there are not more coyotes. it's just that people are living among them. well, in the netherlands now. seven people are recovering from a pretty frightening ride at a

local fair. that looks frightening. that's not in motion. that's not a still we're showing you. they were stranded upside down for 45 minutes when the carnival ride called the booster, great name suddenly jammed in midair. emergency crews finally freed them. the booster is now out of service. maroon 5 front man adam levine was attacked last night in l.a. after taping an appearance on "jimmy kimmel live." levine was leaving kimmel's studio after the show whend he and his entourage were hit with a powdered sugar bomb. nobody is hurt. just sweet. the sugar bomber is now under arrest. i don't know the point of that sometimes. there are worse things you could have done. that is frightening. you never know what somebody is up to. >> i'm sure he was glad to learn it was just sugar. okay so now for sports here. the washington capitals and tampa bay light think both with some ws last night in the playoffs. >> with more here are our guys at espn.

he's stan. i'm neil. this is the "sportscenter" desk in los angeles. >> let's talk playoffs. cavaliers at home. bulls there to see them once again. after chicago took game one. lebron james back to the headband. hadn't seen it for a couple of months. the cavaliers moving the ball well. irving has 21. they led by 20 after the first quarter. look at james. get to the basket. jimmy butler did a good job guarding him in game one. but he put 33 on the bulls in game two. here he is again. he was that kind of aggressive. all night long. cavaliers win, 106-91. tied at a game apiece. game three, friday in chicago. >> man, i'm putting on a headband if it's going to help my game. blake griffin. listen they took game one in houston. it looked like they were going to get game two. howard taking advantage of gordon being in foul trouble. clippers scored 41 points in the second quarter. blake griffin had 26 at half. he had 26 in game one. it looked like the clips were going to make it a sweep. whatever kevin mchale said at halftime.

james harden told our chris broussard, man, i can't tell you what was said. it's a family station. rockets, 115-109. series even. game three across the street friday at the staples center. >> that's it from here. now back to you. >> all right, guys. still -- we have a little more basketball to talk about. this time, from the vatican. a few members of the harlem globetrotters were there yesterday meeting with pope francis after his trip around st. peter's square. and look at that. they gave him a jersey with his name on it and the number 90. >> okay they took some pictures. let's see what you got. they tried to help him, all right, spin a ball on that finger. it didn't really work. tried it a couple of times. it's all right. he's still the pope. one of the the guys saying this is as nervous as he has ever been doing that with the pope. we have highlights and then low lights. one of them happened on tnt last night. it was not on the floor. it was in the studio. let's roll it and you'll get it. >> obvious.

>> get him, kenny. >> oh! >> oh! >> you set me up, ernie. >> what do you mean me? >> shaquille o'neal, looked like he dove to me. he hit the deck. this was, as t.j. mentioned, during tnt's halftime show. he took the computer monitor with him. sounds like people were more concerned with that than him. >> he takes off in a full sprint. not an easy trip and fall. he's offering now $500 cash to the person who creates the best meme of the whole thing. you can see it online. some pretty good ones out there. you can use the hashtag shaqtonafall. so there do you you go. we got "the pulse" coming up next. dressed in drag. the famous female dressing like george michael for her birthday. and a lucky escape. low-flying plane coming within feet of boaters. escape. low-flying plane coming within feet of boaters.

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all right. so it's time to check "the pulse" here, stories you'll be talking about today. starting with grammy-winning sensation adele. she's been laying low. not posted anything on social media for weeks. >> she came back with a bang. drastically different appearance. yep, that's her. she looks like '80s pop icon, if you can't tell george michael. that's adele in drag. it's her way of celebrating her 27th birthday. >> george michael responded on twitter wishing her a happy birthday saying he was flattered. mcdonald's infamous hamburglar has a makeover. mixed reaction. you'll have a reaction. >> the hamburglar first appeared in an ad in 1971. now he's replaced by whatever this is. some calling him a hipster hamburglar. it's a tongue twister as well. his first order of business is to help mcdonald's launch a new line of burgers. he doesn't want to tell anybody about it though.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze much. >> i am eric thomas. >> i am with leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco has the weather. >> live doppler hd is active. you can see thunderstorms in the central valley and thunder snow in the sierra. we had a few radar runs rollover napa county but nothing reaching the ground the winds are gusting at san francisco international airport and along the coast and everyone else is calm. here is a look at 12 hour day planner, in the 40s and 50s. increasing clouds by noon and 58 at the coast and mid-to-upper 60s elsewhere and scattered showers and thunderstorms are around from 4:00 to 7:00. i will show you where in a minute. >> thanks, mike. leyla gulen is were watching the traffic and hoping part is back

to normal. >> indeed. we have 17 trains in service. what a mess year. it looks like the repairs that need to be made were made. we will hear about that in a bit. if you are skipping bart and taking to the vehicle we will look at the bay bridge toll plaza where you have cars packing the far right and left hand lane and fast trackers down the middle looking good. over the san mateo bridge we have flashing lights and construction in the eastbound lane. >> we have a pair of frightening crimes in the south bay. police say a brutal sexual predator has struck twice and they need your help. matt is in san jose with the story. matt? >> yes, this disturbing. two attacks in a month. san jose police have surveillance video and photos but they need your help to find this man. check out the instead from --

from the surveillance video on tuesday. a man followed a 13-year-old girl from school and forced his way into her home and tried to sexually assault her caught on the family home surveillance video. he fled. schools have been notified and are alerting parents through mails and letters. >> we need to stop this immediately. we are concerned he will strike again. we need the public's help. >> this is a great neighborhood and this is...not expec happen around here. >> san jose police say april 2 the same man follow add 28-year-old woman into a restroom into a market at saratoga to try to sexually assault her. she got away. he could be riding a light blue ten-speed bicycle. he is not concerned aboutening caught because the attacks have taken place in birthday daylight in west san jose. police do not know where he lives or works. they are asking for