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thousands of runners are getting ready to run one of the most iconic races in the world the bay to breakers. originally called the cross-city race. it's a tradition that's more than asen is try old. cornell bernard joins us live from the starting gates. good morning. >> here we go. let the games begin. two hours away from the bay to breakers. barricades are up. the starting line and ready and

the runners, well a lot of them are not here yesterday. but they are slowly trickling in. about 50,000 runners, to be exact, making the iconic 7-mile trek. it's a one-of-a-kind race, quirky fun, crazy perhaps. lots of costumes. some people opting for no costumes, at all. no clothes, in fact. police say have fun but leave the alcohol at home. police will be cracking down on booze. if you are spotted drinking on the course, that alcohol will be taken away from you. extra security is on hand as well. they want to make sure the race is safe and fun. this year extra porta-potties will be on hand. 1100, to be exact. and extra trash picker uppers will be on hand because so much trash is left behind.

as we said about two hours before the race begins. we've seen a few brave runners trickling in but in about an hour the entire area will be completely packed. it's a one-of-a-kind race. advice to newbies have fun and keep an open mind. abc7 news. >> you know there's no alcohol allowed and no nudity allowed but there is lots of alcohol and lots of nudity. [laughter] >> yeah, that's right. >> that's the way it goes. >> that's right. and you know police will be here. they will try to crack down on it and try to keep it clean and safe, as well. >> keep it safe. that's the main thing. have fun as you said. thank you, cornell. apc news will have live coverage this morning and live stream on abc7 news.com begins at 7:50 this morning just before the

race begins at 8:00. developing news now from the midwest. a large portion of oklahoma is under a tornado watch with more strong storms expected later today. last night tornadoes touched down near three towns in an isolated area of southwest oklahoma. homes and businesses were damaged. a dashboard camera shows large hail coming down big enough to crack this car's windshield. severe weather has also been reported in texas kansas, nebraska and minnesota. so far no reports of injuries. a bank robbery suspect who led police on a chase electric antioch to oakland is in custody this morning. the suspect abandoned his car last night near the intersection and took off on foot. officers blocked off the neighborhood evacuated some homes. the suspect was taken into custody shortly after 11:00.

no word yet on the specifics of the robbery. u.s. senate candidate laura sanchez is under fire after she made what native americans and other critics consider a derogatory gesture. david has the details. >> it happened during a gathering of the indian american caucus at the democratic state convention. u.s. senate candidate loretta sanchez telling how recently she got an invitation from someone within the indian american community. >> i'm going his office thinking that i'm going to go with -- noises right? because he's native american. >> and several people in the room called the gesture insensitive to native americans. >> i was shocked and appalled she would make disparaging comments about native americans that way. very undemocratic. >> a short time later her opponent, camilla harris was

told about the gesture. >> you know, i don't know what to say to that. that was shocking. that's shocking. >> you made a gesture that -- that gesture is offensive. do you feel like you can take that back? >> earlier in the day sanchez claims she was the victim of pressure tactics from democrats who didn't want her to run. >> i will say there were plenty of phone calls asking me not to. there were plenty of phone calls trying to sweeten the pot. and there was plenty of sort of threatening things. but i was not going to be pushed in, nor was he going to be pushed out. >> sanchez just entered the race to fill barbara boxer's upcoming open senate seat last thursday. campbell police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a girl. this is surveillance video of the suspect's car near mason

court and harriet avenue yesterday. police say girls was walking her dog when the guy pulled up asking for directions. the girl told place he got out of the car and grabbed her in a bear hug. she fought back and the man drove away. a scary situation pour some shoppers in concord. police are investigating a shootingter sun valley mall parking lot. they found several cars riddled with bullet holes yesterday. investigators found shell casings during the mall of the j.c. penney store. they are reviewing surveillance video and are looking for a tan colored four door he dan. no one was injured. >> now to the severe case of animal abuse we first reported friday on abc7 news. animal care said the reward to find atopieser increased from $5,000 to $10,000. he was found tied up thursday

morning in san francisco at division and south vanness avenue with burns and damage to his internal organs. if you want to help with maxamillion's care we have donation information on our website abc7 news.com. a man is now asking for -- let's go back to the other story about palo alto police reviewing from radar signals. they are trying to find a missing flight instructor who is accused of stealing a plane. police say william mcadams swiped the plane from advantage aviation, a flight school where he worked. the plane left the airport early friday morning. the faa last tracked it over the pacific ocean off watsonville going south toward the mexican border. why he took it remains a mystery. >> we have no idea exactly what happened and what his motif might have been. at one point he had access to the plane. on this particular occasion he did not.

he was unauthorized to take the plane. >> frances is in for lisa today. you say we are going to have cooler than average temperatures? >> yeah. it's been that way for a couple days and it's going to stay that way for the next year. we are starting off gray and cloudy and cool. i'll let you know when you can find the near normal temperatures with the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> all right. also up next why scientists are concerned about the volcano on the big island of hawaii and they think it's about to have a new big eruption. >> it conveys teamwork and action. >> also a controversial t-third pulled from store shelves after complaints from veterans, but not all

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the lives of almost 18,000 babies and mothers there could be at risk the next month because most of the healthcare facilities in the area hit by two powerful earthquake were badly damaged. unicef has launched an appeal for $50 million for the next three months to address the healthcare shortages. and there are several fundraisers for nepal being held today across the bay area. one in berkeley.

all proceeds from the event will go to earthquake relief and recovery. and in roenick park a concert will be held. that's at the sonoma mountain event center. that money raised, along with that from a silent art auction will go to the nepal earthquake relief fund. a popular sports apparel company is apologizing for selling a shirt that equates playing basketball to fighting in a world war. the shirt reply indicates that iconic military photo taken in iwo jima. it's angered veterans and not veterans alike. janet has the story. >> the shirt is causing quite the controversy. the image is similar to the historic 1945 photo showing marines lifting up the american flag on iwo jima except it shows men hoisting a ball to a basketball backboard and hoop. hundreds expressed their outrage

on underarmor social media outlets. one man wrote on the company's facebook page i decided to burn all my u.a. gear in response to their latest bad decision. people said the shirt showed poor taste and lack of judgment. underarmour took the shirt off for sales. >> they are overreaching here. >> however not everyone is up set. 89-year-old dale cook who fought in iwo jima applauds the shirt. >> what do you want on a basketball field or are in else, men working together to accomplish a goal. they were working together to get the flag up. >> his son, also a former marine shares the sentiment. >> it's a parody and a great marketing campaign because it signifies, people are pulling together to accomplish a goal and i don't see how anybody can be offended by that spirit. >> cook remembers seeing the flag being raised and took the -- or saw the person take the

photo. no one knew how big the picture would become. he said he's proud to see the original photo be replicated in a positive light. abc7 news. hundreds of catholics are standing behind a controversial religious leader. they held a rally and picnic yesterday for the archbishop. a recent full page newspaper ad called for his removal after he proposed changes to school handbooks and teacher contracts in catholic schools. one man and his friends got up at 2:00 yesterday morning to drive in from southern california to support the archbishop. >> families under attack. you know, children in the womb are under attack. so we have to show support in every way we can.

>> a group of gay rights activists held a peaceful protest nearby. he declined our request for an interview. >> assembly. with summer vacations right around the corner you might try book your hotel rooms online. it maybe convenient but it might not be the best way to secure the room you want. here's "7 on your side" michael finney looking into the growing problem. >> joe white of roner park booked his hotel room six months in advance. >> i knew the hotels would completely fill up for this particular convention. >> he needed a room close to the convention. >> because of my medical problems, i really needed to not have to walk very far. >> the hilton anaheim hotel adjoins the anaheim convention center. he found what he thought was a phone number for the hotel online. >> i specifically asked is this the hilton? >> they said it was their reservation desk. but when he arrived at the hotel there was no room reserved on

record and the hotel was sold out. he had no confirmation number. but he knew he paid months before. >> american express immediately said, well, here's an order that was placed for you. >> but it wasn't the hilton, it was a motel. it turns out the reservation was made through a third-party company named reservation counter. 3 the hilton was apologetic and found him a room at one of their sister properties, but it was several blocks away. >> as a result, i spent more time walking, et cetera, than i needed to. and less time at the different programs. >> mary ann is the spokesperson for the american hotel and lodging association. >> what the hotel association is concerned about is booking sites

or rooms at a site that looks like you are at the real booking site. >> this is exactly what happened to joe. >> they will use the logo, they will use pictures and maps. >> he tried to dispute the hotel charges through his credit card company, but they wouldn't go for that. so he called "7 on your side" and we contacted the reservation center. immediately joe heard from the company. they offered an apology and a refund. >> 99% of the time booking online is fine. but we really want to make consumers aware they should be on the lookout for these scams. >> i'm michael finney, "7 on your side". >> a pool of lava on the volcano in hawaii is sinking dramatically and this morning scientists fear a new eruption is imminent. there was a recent explosion that had fallen nearly 500 feet. lava has to go somewhere and the drop, combined with the rash of earthquakes, as many as 25 per hour, could mean a new lava eruption through the surface of

the mountain. meters are also showing the ground is shifting on the mountain slope. racers trying to qualify for this year's indy 500 will get a one-and-done shot this morning after yesterday's qualifying was washed out. two drivers managed to finish qualifying runs before the skies opened, but those times won't count. 34 cars are trying to make the 33-car field. and they will be trying to qualify today. the forecast calls for 500% -- for a 50% chance of rain. the indianapolis 500 will be held next saturday. you can see it right here. it's on abc7. so what do you think, frances, in terms of the rain? >> did you get a see there's a chance of thunderstorms again today but they might get a break in the middle of day so they can get the qualifying rounds down.

depends on the timing. >> we will take their rain. >> we have 100% chance of cloudy, gray skies right now. it's the gray out there. a lot of low moisture, low level cloud moisture in areas of green but no rain for us unfortunately . there is severe whether or not in the midwest. it went through tornado alley but it will continue to move east. this will bring the chance of rain and thunderstorms to indianapolis today as well and it will continue into tomorrow. from mt. tam a beautiful view. a peek of the sunrise for most of us underneath the clouds right now. san francisco 53. oakland 55. as well as san carlos and san jose. and half moon bay a little cooler at 52 degrees. here's the beautiful shot of lake tahoe. you see the cumulus clouds out there. another chance of rain and snow showers in tahoe today and tomorrow. snow at the higher elevations.

and rain showers likely this afternoon. so for us today in the bay area it's going to be mostly cloudy today. a little more cloud cover and i will show you why. staying cooler than normal and really not warmer until next weekend. a pattern that stays in place at least until thursday. we have two areas of low pressure and the trough will bring us the continued cool and breezy pattern. that's why temperatures will stay below average about 5 to 10 degrees. an area of high pressure will move over the pacific, eventually bringing us the warmer weather and more sunshine next weekend. cloud cover 7:00 this morning. widespread low clouds throughout the bay area and by this afternoon peeks of sunshine with passing high clouds but they will stay around the coast all day. so today look for a high of 67 once again in san jose and in mill peseta's 675.

60 millbrae. and downtown san francisco you see the clouds creeping in from the coast past the golden gate bridge. 60 degrees for you there. in sonoma and napa upper 60s, and we could see 70s in awe cya and cloverdale. elsewhere really 60s all around the bay area. oakland 62 for game this afternoon. fremont 65 and some mid-60s in the inland area, san ramon and pleasanton to near 70. so here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. this is basically what you can expect pour the next few days. so what we had yesterday is what we will get today. just a little bit cooler on monday. then more of the same with possible drizzle tuesday morning. then really the big change comes friday where we could see a warmup and more sunshine. near normal temperatures by saturday. you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd anytime with the abc7 news weather app.

it's free on apple's app store or google play. we also have more information on abc7 news.com/apps. >> so really just basically more of the same? >> yeah. it's really on cruise control autopilot for weather for five days, at least. >> thanks, frances. coming up next looking for love for mom. the lengths one man is going through to find mr. right for his mother. and don't miss the billboard music awards tonight at 8:00 right here on ab

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afternoon. also a live shot over sfo with the low cloud ceilings. there are 32 minute average flight delays. check the flights if you are picking someone up because they could be late. temperatures on the low side. mid-60s to near 70s today along the coast. the sea breeze is kicking in and around the bay a little sunshine throughout the afternoon with temperatures only in the 60s. i'll let you know when things will finally warm up and we will get closer to afternoon. carolyn. >> thank you, frances. did you know the bay to breakers race was created as a way to lift the spirits of san franciscans demonstrated by the 1906 earthquake? it's been doing that since 1912 and it will do it again today. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard joins us live from the starting line. good morning. >> good morning.

the excitement definitely building here. let the games begin. check it out. barricades are up and the starting line is ready. the runners, they are starting to show up this morning. about 50,000 runners, in fact makeing that iconic trek. the 7-mile trek from that main and howard to ocean beach. including the brutal haze hill run in the middle of it all. it's a one-of-a-kind race, quickky and fun, lots of costumes. some folks opting for no costumes at all. people say have fun keep your clothes on and leave your alcohol at home. they will be cracking down on booze. if you spotted drinking on the course, it will be taken away from you. many runners we were talking to say they are just here for the whole experience. >> i compete, but it's so much fun to be able to enjoy the atmosphere and the live music and it's a great race f you live in san francisco, you have to run this race.

>> what's the most challenging part of this race? >> not getting eaten by everyone. >> always good words to live by. apparent hi poultry is allowed on this year's racecourse. this year extra porta-potties will be on hand along the course 100, to be exact. extra trash picker uppers will be on duty after the race is over. we will be live at the finish line later this morning. good luck to all the runners out there and beware of turkeys. live in san francisco this morning, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> both serious runners and those in costumes. they both have a place in this race. >> exactly. >> all right. thank you cornell. in serious news this morning, u.s. commandos have taken out a senior isis leader in a daring raid in syria.

abu sayyaf was killed in a fire fight with special operations forces. sayyaf was the top money man in top of the group's oil and gas separation operations. and a key figure in financing. his wife was captured and is being questioned by top security officials by isis operations. this will be discussed later on "this week." california senator dianne feinstein will be a featured guest. "this week" with george stephanopoulos airs here at 8:00 right after "good morning america weekend." >> a prayer service will be held in fremont at 1:30 for 55-year-old wells fargo executive killed in the amtrak train derailment he moved from walnut creek seven years ago but

still owned a home there. meanwhile the fbi has joined the investigation into the amtrak crash. there are reports that projectiles may have hit the train, and several others the night of the derailment abc news reporter phillip has more from the crash site. >> this is the latest mystery in the derailment of amtrak train 188. acicular shatter mark on the windshield. >> we are having the fbi go out and examine this fracture pat northwestern the windshield. >> two other trains near the philadelphia station were reportedly hit by projectiles between 9:05 and the:30 p.m. that same night. >> an october made contact with the train, shattering the windshield. >> the window is shattered? >> it alarmed all the passengers. now we are learning one of the conducttors on train 188 told investigators a septa engineer contacted the man at the controls of the doomed amtrak

train and told him about a shattered windshield. >> she also believed she heard her engineer saying something about his train being struck by something. >> soon appear the northbound train suddenly sped up barreling into a curve at 106 miles per hour. all seven cars jump the track. an amtrak conduct who are works for the line said it's not unheard of for something to hit a train. >> the area north of philadelphia is a bad area. >> friday afternoon boston spoke with the ntsb for the first time since the crash that killed 8 page and injured hundreds. but he still doesn't remember much. next up investigators want to talk to the engineer of that septa train hit by a projectile on the tracks. meanwhile amtrak hopes to he up some parts of is service on this track by sometime next week. abc news, philadelphia. >> still ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news the return

of "battle bots" how you can be part of the show as the hit tv show returns. >> here's live look coming up from our golden gate bridge camera. temperatures cool. get used to it. they are going to stick around all week. fran ding will have your forecast in just a few.

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google wants to make it easier for you to spend your money. according to a wall street journal report, google wants to add a "buy" button in your search result. it would appear alongside search results and the "shop on google" section. it's expected to happen in the next few weeks. if you are watching the bay to breakers today, you should bundle up. >> i would. temperatures will be in the 50s throughout the race. here's a beautiful shot and the peeks of sunshine we will be getting from mt. tam. i will let you know what you can expect this afternoon. >> thanks, francis. also ahead, the giants' offense stays red hot with the second straight game of double-digit runs. ♪

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it's a robot death match with flame flowers and spinning blades and it's coming to the bay area. if you remember the old hit tv series "battle bots" and it's

back and it's coming here this summer. you can see it in person when they tape in front of a live audience this week. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom went to vallejo where the arena is almost finished. >> you want to be careful. >> this blast from the past is called gibsu, as in gibsu knight. a wheel made from saw blades on one of the weaponized robots from an old tv show called "battle bots." duking it out in the late '90s. >> everyone laughed and thought it was funny, and kind of kicked us out the door and that was the end of it. >> but turned out it was funny enough to get picked up by "comedy central" for five seasons. this is one of the most famous robots, but since the show was run off 12 years ago, a lot has changed. >> metals have gotten stronger, motors have gotten faster and more beefy. >> it makes it a perfect time to bring it back to the airwaves on abc. >> we've added a rule and it's the biggest rule of all, you have to have an active battle system. >> with robots shooting flames

and projectiles, this arena had to get stronger. >> you can drive a truck in here and i don't think it would go through it. >> he had an inch and a quarter bulletproof glass. >> this is like a pinball machine. it will flip out and throw the robot back into the arena f you come here hopefully they will throw it over to here and this is where the titanium saw blades are. but watching robots tear each other apart is more than just good, clean fun. it's also a jumping off point for a field that may be more relevant now than ever before. >> the catalyst, the spark for the running person to get into engineering. >> that's why he wanted to create the show in the first place. >> a lot of kids today, if i want to change a tire, i have to call triple-a. i don't know how to change a tire. >> it will be a a high school team of catholic cool girls and they will show they can live up and beat the boys. >> for the robots it's a fight to the bitter end. >> i don't know one robot that didn't get his career started here.

>> even the losers are winners. turns out this guy may have a new career. >> thanks for helping. you did a lot of good work. >> in vallejo, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> you are invited to see the show as it is taped at the mare sports complex in vallejo. this week may 21st, 22nd and 23rd. you can get tickets for ten dollars a piece. they will have five taping sessions planned and there's a link at abc7news.com where you can get the tickets. >> for us today, we've got cool weather once again carolyn. we will go to live doppler 7hd to show you what is going on. lots of cloud cover going on. the clouds often -- or up in

tahoe, truckee has limited visibilities. visibility is less than a fourth of a mile. we could see some snow showers in the higher elevations today and tomorrow but i want to show you the live shot again. it's so pretty from mt. tam. you can see the high clouds and the low clouds. the sunshine breaking through some of the clouds right now. temperatures in the 50s for almost everybody. san francisco 553. oakland and san carlos at 55. san carlos will warm up into the low to mid-60s this afternoon for the hometown days event. that should be fun. here's the cloud cover over most of the area with the live shot. the san mateo bridge and santa rosa the cool is spot at 49. napa 50 degrees. mid-50s concord and liver more. a beach day possible but it will be on the cool side. 50 in santa cruz. it will get into the mid-60s later. mostly cloudy throughout the day. temperatures unfortunately are

going to stay cooler air than normal the next five days. warmer finally by next weekend. i'll tell you why. we have a couple areas of low pressure and we have the increasing clouds,s breezy pattern, as well. it will keep temperatures below normal throughout the week. high pressure will build over the pacific and so that starts to influence us by about friday and saturday where we will finally be closer to normal and see more sunshine. today the forecast model shows a lot of cloud cover. you saw the area of low pressure. we will see high clouds and clouds at the coast and peeks of sunshine by this afternoon. highs today very similar to yesterday's numbers. maybe even a degree or two cooler in some areas. so we will have a tough time hitting 70 inland. 70 fair field and antioch. look for upper 60s as well. concord hitting 68. the game in oakland 1:05 this afternoon. it will be around 62 degrees. and san jose still below average at 67 degrees. san francisco cloudy and cool at

60 degrees. also for you traveling around the state today again look for the snow showers and even some rain showers in the tahoe area. 50 degrees today and still cool, as well. los angeles with partly cloudy conditions and 68 degrees. so with below normal and here's a very good look at how low below average throughout the week. notice the weekend we get a little closer. that's what you fine with the accuweather seven-day forecast. a touch cooler monday. lots of clouds and partly cloudy conditions throughout the week and then really the warmup friday and into saturday. getting near normal but actually still below average. >> i was going to say when 72 is the warm up that's sad. >> thanks. >> let's check out sports. giants are hoping to close out their weekend series in cincinnati with a win with a chance to take three out of four over the reds.

first pitch is scheduled for 10:10 a.m. our time. yesterday the giants welcomed back one of their big bats to the the lineup. here's collin resch. he has the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. minus the 6th inning strikeout, hunter pence's season debut last night couldn't have gone better. the heart and soul of the giants returning from a broken forearm he suffered in spring training. do you think he's excited to be back? his presence ignited the giants' offense. brandon bell swinging the hot bat in recent weeks. first homer of the year friday night and his second last night. 3 for 5 and hitting .056. -- hitting .306. and the next batter. to the gap in right center. pence goes 2 for 3 on his return. crawford will drive him in. ryan vogelsong, a kick save and a beauty. two on for marlon byrd in the third. vogy goes 5 2/3. second win of the year. and make it 9-0. crawford with his fourth career grand slam.

he goes 3 for 5 and drives in a career high 6 runs. giants win big 11-2. a's and white sox on superheroes night. batman was there. the hulk was there. billy butler. to right center. the two-run shot and fourth for the season. 2-0 a's. they didn't do much offensively after that. third inning, bill garcia and bases loaded. chavez. two runs score. game tied. and in the 7th the bunt. should have been the final out. eaton to third and the milkman drives it home, melky cabrera fired it out for a 3-2 lead. a's fall to a major league worse 13-25. last year with california chrome winning the first two legs of the triple crown, this here it's american pharoah.

a dominant performance in the 140th running of the preakness stakes. >> american pharaoh. they come to the wire. and american pharaoh and victor espinosa win! >> dominate. thunderstorm right before this race started. it was a muddy and sloppy track but it really didn't affect american pharaoh. he's now two-thirds of the way to the triple crown. a win on june 6th he could become the first triple crown winner since affirm did it in 1978. >> after eliminating the grizzlies they are in the wait and see mode to see who will be their opponent in the finals. the clippers or the rockets? it will be right here. the preference goes to golden state. and the rival, james hardin and his group.

they won three out of four against the clips. and the players they say they don't care. but they focus on continuing the momentum after three straight playoff wins. >> it's the first time for who we play next and we will study them. we really feel like we take it one game at a time and then we can come out on top. >> either team presents different challenges but no preference. we can beat anybody. >> i like the confidence. game one in the conference finals starts tuesday night at oracle arena. i'm collin resch. have a great day, everyone! >> up next, a celebrity fundraiser to fight lyme disease. the big names that will be performing at tonight's

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fundraiser in san mateo county to help in the fight against one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the u.s. it's lyme disease. lyme disease is caused by the bite from a tick. symptoms include pain and weakness in the arms and legs similar to arthritis. the bay area hue i lewis and the news is donating their performance at this year's lymeaid. one of the band members has a daughter suffering from the disease. it begins at 4:00 at the estate of a couple who helped found the bay area lyme foundation. let's get a final check of the accuweather forecast with francis. >> all right. if you are head today bay to breakers it will be cool. temperatures in the 50s with a lot. cloud cover and breezy conditions at the coast. temperatures today will be much like yesterday. 60s around the bay. and guess what if you liked yesterday, you will like today and the next five days.

look for a warmup for the end of the work week and into next week where we have closer to normal numbers. >> that will do it for us. thanks for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler along with fran ding, in for lease arrange. the news continues now online on twitter facebook and all your mobile devices with our abc7 news app. abc7 news continues at 9:00 a.m. "good morning america" is up next. have a great sunday, every

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good morning, america. happening now -- tornado terror. over two dozen reported twisters tearing through the heartland. destroying homes. >> rain-wrapped tornado right there heading northeast. keep going. >> twisters forming right before our eyes and pounding hail. our rob marciano in the worst of it and there's lots more to come. also this morning, incredible new video, fire rescue. look at this, the police officer jumping into action, catching people in his arms as they leap from a burning apartment building escaping the intense flames. what this humble hero is saying this morning. caught on camera. this mysterious figure, does he hole the clue to the grisly