go. making news in america this morning -- tornado threat. twisters roaring across texas, tearing apart buildings and homes. leaving widespread damage. new video just in. plus, the flood concerns overnight. and a late spring snowfall as well. oil spill. a long slick coating an american shoreline. animals starting to come to shore covered in oil. this morning, the environmental concerns growing. massive recall. the biggest in american history. air bags that explode, like a bomb some say, in your car. the auto makers involved and what consumers need to know. and fit first lady, michelle obama showing off her workout routine with a serious message.

well, a good wednesday morning to you. breaking overnight, the latest round of extreme weather hitting the plains. >> heavy rain, hail, dozens of tornadoes to report. this al happened over the past 4 hours. there have been at least 27 reports of tornadoes 20 of them in texas alone. like the one you're seeing caught on camera here. this is in mineral wells, texas. left behind miles of destruction. one man injured at a hotel near austin. >> elsewhere in texas, torrential rains triggered flash floods. and the region not out of the woods yet. the dangerous weather remaining relentless. this powerful tornado touching down in mineral wells, texas, just west of dallas. >> oh, yeah, look at it now. >> reporter: residents, including this little boy, in awe, as the only nos twister forms. this morning, the damage is being called extensive. >> i see the roof peeling off. boards are flying through the air. that's when we had to get inside. >> reporter: one building collapsing laying across the road.

more debris scattered across the cowen. including a damaged church and several government buildings. >> not ever been in one or around one, pretty scary. >> reporter: it's the rain causing problems in other parts of texas. in 24 hours, san angelo got the most rain it's seen in 35 years. more than 20 drivers trapped in sinking cars. in colorado, flood concerns remain overnight after a deluge. clayton sandell is there. >> here in downtown denver, the water is rising too. this is where the south platt river and cherry creek come together. you can see, they have totally overflowed their banks. normally, it looks like this. >> reporter: and in the rockies, a snowstorm, just a month away from summer. that severe weather system heading east. >> this is the latest radar. storms stretching nearly 1,000 miles. from north texas into the upper midwest. slowlylyly marching into

and tennessee valleys. >> west texas in for more severe storms today with those showers stretching across the midwest, packing damaging wind, hail, the possibility of more tornadoes. another developing story. we're following for you this morning. efforts under way to clean up a large oil spill along the california central coast. estimated 21,000 gallons of oil from a broken pipeline flowed into the pacific ocean about 20 miles west of santa barbara. that oil stretched about four miles along the beach. still photos showing some sea birds coated in oil. all happened at a beach that is popular with campers. the coast guard on the scene monitoring the cleanup. whales could also be seen near the oil at one point. workers attempting to push them away. unclear how long it might take to clean this up. several tense hours overnight for cruise ship passengers near bermuda when the ship got stuck. the norwegian dawn with nearly 4,000 people on board got stuck on a reef after losing power after leaving for boston. high tide eventually freed the ship. it was anchored for the night.

the ship is expected to be back on its way back to boston after an inspection this morning. we turn to the largest auto recall ever, triggered by defective air bags that can explode in your face. after refusing to acknowledge the potentially deadly flaw, the air bag manufacturer did an about face, dramatically expand expanding the recall to nearly 30 million cars. we get more from bazi kanani. >> reporter: exploding with too much force. sometimes shattering a metal inflater, sending pieces of shrapnel flying towards passengers. that is the frightening defect leading to the largest air bag recall in u.s. history. now doubling to 34 million vehicles. >> up until now, takata has refused to acknowledge that their air bags are defective. that changes today. >> reporter: the recall affecting 11 different carmakers that sell in the u.s. japanese manufacturer takata has

been testing the inflaters pulled from cars with alarming results. nearly 1 out of every 100 fractured into shrapnel when ruptured. the defect has killed at least five americans and injured so many others. >> when i seen the blood, i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: this morning, car dealers are getting another round of calls from concerned drivers. >> yes, i wanted to make an appointment for the recall. >> reporter: and many of those drivers can expect a lengthy wait. >> very scary. you have kids. you have you know -- you don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: it is such a large recall, it could take up to two years to get the air bags replaced. drivers can find out if their car is included by going to safercar.gov and typing in their vehicle identification number. hillary clinton addressing the private e-mail issue. during a campaign stop in iowa clinton urged the state department to release the messages as soon as possible. this after a federal judge

rejected the state department's timetable for a january release. >> i have said publicly, i'm repeating it here in front of all of you today. i want them out as soon as they can get out. >> she's been under scrutiny for using private instead of government e-mail when she was secretary of state. instead of a january release, the federal judge ordering a rolling timetable. well vice president joe biden's son facing new medical challenges this morning. beau biden undergoing treatment of some kind at walter reed medical center the military medical center. no word on what caused him to seek treatment. in the past, he suffered a mild stroke and had a small lesion removed from his brain. he plans to run for delaware governor next year. new details about what may have sparked the the deadly shootout in waco texas. police say an uninvited group showed up at the restaurant where five motorcycle gangs were meeting and someone ran over a biker's foot. about 100 guns have been recovered so far, as well as dozens of knives. as we learn that all nine people

killed were shot. with 170 bikers still behand bars, police are calling for a truce. an update now on the deflategate scandal. the new england patriots will not be appealing the punishments handed down by the nfl. team owner robert kraft waved something of a white flag yesterday. he said the organization will not fight the million-dollar fine or the loss of two draft picks. that doesn't mean tom brady won't appeal his four-game suspension. his appeals hearing will be held some time in the next week. a new champ on "dancing with the stars." noah galloway rumer willis, and riker lynch. >> only one couple could walk away with the mirrorball trophy. noah took third. season favorites rumer and val winning it all. they're flying to new york at this very moment for "good morning america." >> probably getting a little sleep on the plane. >> i hope so. >> we'll see them shortly. still ahead, the major change to the scoring system in the nfl.

and a car plows into a home, driving right into a nursery. a baby sleeping in that mangled crib, making an amazing escape. plus a paddleboarder's brush with a massive killer whale. a little too close here.

a late consumer alert this morning. more and more people are having their debit card information stolen. a new report finds that the information is being stolen at the highest rate in at least 20 years. it says compromises at atms located at banks were up nearly 175% during the first quarter of

this year as opposed to 2014. at nonbank atms, those compromises soared more than 300% over last year. proponents of boosting the minimum wage have a major victory on their hands in l.a. the city has voted to raise the minimum wage from $9 an hour to $15 an hour. this will happen by the year 2020. los angeles is the largest city in the nation to adopt the increase but follows chicago, san francisco, and seattle. swiss bank ubs has agreed to pay the u.s. $545 million to settle charges it rigged the the currency market. it will plead guilty to wire fraud in another case. ubs is the first of five banks to enter into an agreement. citi group, jpmorgan chase, barclays and the royal bank of scotland are all expected to follow suit. kfc is counting on a blast from the past to boost sales. the chain bringing back, there he is, colonel sanders. hoping the world-famous pitchman will stand out from the crowd in

the competitive fast food industry. the return of the colonel coincides with the 75th anniversary of kfc. they're balancing the throwback mascot with newly remodeled stores and new items. i wonder if they have a new biscuit recipe. >> you on don't care about the chicken or the mascot? >> i like the biscuit. when we come back you're not going to believe this. cancer charities accused of fraud. people opening their pocket books to fight the devastating disease. where that money was really going. plus, breaking a sweat overnight. the first lady showing off her workout routine. listen up... i'm reworking the menu. veggies you're cool... mayo, corn dogs... you are so out of here! ahh... the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein... and 26 vitamins and minerals. and now with... ...twice as much vitamin d ...which up to 90% of people don't get enough of. ohhhhhhh.

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all right. take a look at this. this is a picture of the air force's minispace shuttle, set for launch today at cape canaveral. the fourth trip to space for this vehicle, which always carries supersecret payloads. it's the x-37 b and will stay in orbit for a year. then return to earth just like the space shuttle. flooding conditions across texas today. wet roads into the ohio valley. roads will be wet along the southeast coastline into florida, as well as the pacific northwest, with mountain snow over the rockyiesrockies. if you're flying today, airport delays possible in denver, dallas, kansas city, and memphis. millions of americans across all 50 states have been donating

money to make a difference in the fight against cancer. >> the only difference many have made is lining the pockets of charity executives. federal and state officials accuse the cancer fund of america and three other charities of bilking people out of $187 million. using the money for vacations, meals, even lingerie. >> some charities use donations to send children with chancer to disney world. in this case, the children's cancer fund of america used donations to send themselves to disney world. >> whoo. investigators say only three cents of every dollar donated actually went to fund cause. two charities have settled. two others are fighting the allegations. well it's one of a parent's biggest worries. a child getting hit by a car. in bellview, washington, it almost happened to a baby boy. he wasn't walking down the streit or crossing the street. he was sleeping in his own bedroom. a woman learning to drive reportedly confused the gas and the brake.

she slammed her suv right into the baby's nursery. the impact collapsed the baby's crib but neither the baby nor the driver was injured. now some sports. starting in the nfl where extra points are going to look a little different in the upcoming season. >> the league's owners have approved a rule change. they'll be snapped from the 15 yard line instead of the 2 yard line. two-point conversions will be snapped from the 2 yard line. the defense will be able to return a blocked extra point attempt or a turnover for two points. you followed all that this time, right? >> sure. >> okay. well the nba, that's easier to understand. they held the draft lottery last night. minnesota timberwolves will have the number one pick in next month's draft. >> as for the teams still playing for a championship we get last night's highlights from our guy at espn. >> i'm robert flores. two big playoff games in the nhl and nba tuesday night. we're going to show both of them to you. let's start in the nba. western conference finals.

game one. rockets and warriors. from the bay area. fourth quarter. james harden. ties the game at 97-97. out of a warrior time-out. harrison barnes. a beautiful set play designed from the golden state warriors. steph curry wide open from shaun livingston. who was huge for golden state. curry, 34 points. warriors win, 110-106. to lead this best of seven. blackhawks taking on the anaheim ducks. game two western conference final. ducks came in with a 1-0 lead in this best of seven. second overtime, blackhawks on the power play, andrew shaw has won it with the header. hold up. wait. that's not allowed. you can't do that. you can't use your head. to kind of head the puck into the net. we go to triple overtime. marcus kruger. his second goal of the playoffs. blackhawks win, 3-2.

longest game in blackhawks history. we're tied at 1-1. next "sportscenter," live, coming your way 9:00 a.m. eastern. have a great day. we'll see you. >> one more item from that golden state warriors victory you saw. it happened last night after the game. >> you know -- >> that's too loud, daddy. >> i know, hold on, one second. okay? >> be quiet. >> we're both supposed to help our teams. >> he's the league mvp, but she's the star. that's riley curry. the 3-year-old daughter -- she's almost 3. that's his daughter. that's league mvp steph curry. she told him to be quiet. she took over the news conference essentially. she was yawning. waving to reporters. playing -- you see her there. this is a great picture. >> curry actually put her down. the next time riley was seen was when she lifted up the covering on the table. she knows how to steal the show. >> that's fantastic. >> we should bring her in to fill in for one of us.

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>> i told you. she might be getting ready for a fight here. michelle obama is dishing out some punishment to the heavy bag, both with punches and kicks. there it is. there it is. >> danger. >> people always talk about how fit she looks. this is how she does it. >> impressive. >> very impressive. going viral. a new jersey teen bent of getting a picture perfect selfie with the president. >> an 18-year-old. julia capelli. she's angling her phone. as president obama shakes hands at an event. this is yesterday in camden. she tries again and again and again and again. snapping the best shot on her fourth attempt. she's so excited. the president oblivious to what is going on. >> julia said she had to get a good selfie to post online for her friends or they wouldn't believe her. >> you gotta get the selfie, right? >> a moment with potus doesn't happen very often. >> does that count? he had no idea it was happening. >> you don't have to know. you just have to get the shot. we turn to cliff diving now. there's nothing quite like throwing yourself into the water from more than 90 feet up,

right? this is what we do on the weekend. >> they were jumping from a tower at the entrance to a harbor along france's coast. crazy stuff here. spins. turns. flips. >> this was a red bull sponsored event. we're trying to get them to sponsor our show here. 75,000 turned out to watch the event. the next event on the tour for these guys is in texas a week from this coming sunday. finally, another of nature's wonders caught on video off the coast of new zealand. >> a 27-year-old paddleboarder here. you see him. grab his board. he's out. everybody has a gopro camera. look what he runs into. he's surrounded by a pod of six, actually, six orca whales. >> the whales cruise next to his board. one of them hung around him for nearly ten minutes. even trying to get his attention, by grabbing the board with his mouth. >> that will get your attention, right? >> that will definitely get your attention. good he didn't try to go in for a selfie.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good wednesday morning at 4:28. thanks for waking up early and joining us. i am christian. >> i am eric thomas alongside leyla gulen. >> and the duke of weather. meteorologist mike nicco. doing the hard work. >> hopefully the commute is not too bad. not showing any wet weather out there other than drizzle. it is more prevalent at the coast. we look at the embarcadero center in the lovely winning colors the telephone how day planner, low-to-mid 50s. like yesterday, mid-50s to mid-60s by noon. clouds in the afternoon but the coast is cloudy. 50s and the rest of us in the 60s.

>> still cool. how is it going leyla? a few drops. there is moisture. but it should not be enough to make it bad on the roads. traffic is trickling in from the east bay. not too bad on the san mateo bridge this weekend it shuts down friday night at 10:00 p.m. lasting until monday morning. for memorial day weekend have your lands in place on how to get around the closure. >> good advise. 4:29. breaking news in san francisco's visitacion valley area at this hour a stand off between a man barricaded inside a home and police. the stand off has been going on all night, officers first called to a home on sunnyvale before 3:30 yesterday. police say a man got into an argument with his girlfriend and has refused to come out of the home after the woman called authorities. a police negotiator is currently on the scene and we will update

the situation when we get more information. >> the coast guard will do a fly over over yesterday's oil spill off the coast. winds may have pushed the oil closer to shore. our reporter is in the newsroom with the latest. >> 21,000 gallons of oil already spilled into the water along the santa barbara coast with the oil slick stretches for 50 yards in the water and four miles along the beach. officials are concerned it could have traveled even further down the coast overnight. the company that operates the pike, houston based all american pipeline has initiated an emergency response plan, a massive clean up effort is underway with extra crews on stand by. the ruptured 4" pipe line was discovered when people in the area noticed a strong odor. >> i got out of the car i went, well dave what is that smell? he said it smells