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making news in america this morning -- manhunt. two convicted killers on the run. new details about their daring prison escape. cutting through metal and concrete. and the sticky note they left behind, taunting authorities. caught on camera. a bikini-clad teen tossed to the ground by a police officer. in a chaotic scene. a witness is speaking out this morning as the police department responds. smashed and abandoned. a damaged ultra luxury car discovered on the highway. the driver nowhere to be found. investigators focusing on the vehicle's owner, an nfl player. and yes, another overtime. lebron james spiking the ball, flexing his muscles at the end of a game two stunner.
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good morning to you all. thank you for being here. i'm t.j. holmes. >> and i'm brandi hitt, in for reena ninan. first up this morning, the outrageous prison break in upstate new york. >> the convicts' mug shots plastered just about everywhere. there they are. officials asking for help from the public to get them off the streets. >> the commander of the state police heading up the search admits they could be anywhere right now. elizabeth hur joins us live with the latest. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: brandi and t.j., good morning to you. officials say they're following up on every tip, including 150 leads and counting. and they say until the two are caught, expect heavy police presence throughout the community, including extra security in area schools. two convicted killers, richard matt and david sweat, are fugitives on the run and this morning, authorities are offering a reward of $50,000 for each prisoner for their capture. >> they could be literally anywhere.
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we're leaving no stone unturned. but they will be found and apprehended. >> reporter: the two discovered missing saturday morning after escaping from new york's largest maximum security prison in upstate new york. the pair using contraband power tools to break free through concrete walls, steel grids, and pipes six stories high. eventually crawling out of this manhole and getting away. >> it's almost impossible to think this was done without help from someone both inside and in particular outside the prison. >> they're killers. they're extraordinarily dangerous. >> reporter: richard matt serving 25 years to life for kidnapping and beating a man to death, then dismembering him. david sweat behind bars for life, convicted of killing a sheriff's deputy, shooting him 22 times. from above and on the ground an all-out manhunt is now under way. police sweeping schools,
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searching houses, checking cars for the daring and dangerous duo who left behind this note telling authorities to have a nice day. this prison has been around for 170 years. and this is the first prison break in its history. but get this. according to authorities, one of the fugitives, richard matt has escaped from another jail before, back in 1986. brandi and t.j., back to you. >> okay, elizabeth hur, reporting live for us this morning. thank you so much. we turn to weather now. severe storms moving from colorado into the midwest this morning, with multiple tornado and thunderstorm warnings in effect as we speak. >> this is what it looked like traveling through central indiana last night. lightning exploding across the sky. wind gusts of 50 miles per hour. which knocked down tree limbs and powerlines. as you can see on the radar, more strong thunderstorms on tap for today in illinois and indiana. that line of storms moving into the northeast across the great lakes. expect pounding rain, large hail, damaging winds. meanwhile, tropical storm
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blanca churning up the surf. around mexico's baja peninsula. property owners have boarded up and tourists have checked out of resorts. accuweather's paul williams is tracking that for us as well as the extreme weather hitting the northeast. >> thanks a whole lot, brandi, t.j. we're watching out for that old song, "stormy weather." pittsburgh, charleston, and cincinnati. a great deal of instability. stays across these several states. we're looking for the strong storms to continue the lift towards the northeast. bringing hail, perhaps an inch and half in diameter. and damaging winds, in the range of about 60 to 90-mile-per-hour winds. and blinding downpours, causing traffic delays. on some of the major roads. also, blanca making headlines. monday, still a tropical storm. will be downgraded to a tropical depression. we're concerned about flooding from cabo san lucas and up the coast. keep in mind, drenching storms surrounding this entire system. don't start relaxing just yet. brandi? t.j.?
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>> okay, paul, thank you. police in riot gear responded to chaos outside a concert in new jersey overnight. investigators say people without tickets for this summer concert jam featuring chris brown and kendrick lamar tried to get in by jumping the fence and then forcing their way through security. state troopers were brought in. they first broadcast a piercing noise to get the crowd to break up and then resorted to tear gas. a suburban dallas police officer has been placed on administrative leave. let me show you why. take a look. >> on your face! >> stop! >> yeah, it was after this video was posted online. you can see him pushing a teenage girl to the ground and also pulling her hair. also he pulls a gun on friends who tried to intervene. that young lady, 15 years old, in a bikini. the incident began when police were called to a pool party that got out of hand. now, tatania rhodes is her name. she's one of the party organizers. again, a party organizer, not
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the young lady herself. listen to this. >> he was aggressive for no reason at all. it was horrible. everything could have been solved entirely way better than what it was. i mean, there were other officers that were actually nice to people. >> now, the young woman in the video tells a dallas tv station that she followed the officer's orders. he told her to walk away. she did. the next thing she knows, she was on the ground. the department's internal affairs detectives are looking into this. overseas to the growing crisis in the mediterranean sea. a flood of migrants are making the dangerous crossing from africa and the middle east here. just this weekend, nearly 6,000 people were rescued in 30 separate operations. alex marquardt got below deck to one of the small boats. >> reporter: we're told this is where 250 people made the journey. it's a very small space. they would have been crammed in here like cattle. with very little air. there's a strong odor. it's dirty. there are bottles of urine
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everywhere. water coming up through the boards. absolutely miserable conditions. >> such a dangerous voyage. the people rescued from the ship have been taken to italy, where they're allowed to disembark. alex is reporting that everyone he spoke with said they were ready to risk everyone death for a chance at a better life. president obama is in the german alps this morning. for the second day of the annual g-7 summit. the leaders of the world's seven biggest economies shared a working dinner on sunday. it's the second summit without russia. which they rejected over its actions in the ukraine. today, they'll focus on terrorism. including a meeting with iraq's prim minister and president obama. still ahead this morning, some good news for drivers out there. why it appears gas prices have already hit their summer peak. also, a car abandoned on the highway. front end smashed in. now the vehicle's owner, an nfl player, being asked a whole lot of questions. and shark attack. a young boy recovering after a scary encounter in the water. an update on his condition and what witnesses saw.
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[ explosions ] that didn't take too long. that used to be the bertolino building in harrisburg, pennsylvania. it's a pile of rubble at this point. the billing was just 25 years old. not that old. it was imploded sunday morning, why? why would you get rid of a billing just 25 years old? we need more parking space. we turn to the federal government looking into whether private citizens could be victims of a major cyberattack from last week. sources tell abc news that investigators want to know if hackers had access to security clearance form submitted with background checks. those forms can include private information about friends and relatives of federal employees.
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just in time for the summer travel season, gas prices are dropping to the lowest level in six years. drivers are paying an average of $2.75 a gallon. that is about ten cents more than just last month but nearly a dollar cheaper than last year. gas prices drop in june typically, or remain flat as seasonal maintenance is done. analysts predict the price drop will continue. and melissa mccarthy's "spy" had all of its challengers in the rearview mirror winning the box office race in its opening weekend. it took in an estimated $30 million. last week's number one flick, "san andreas" raked in more than $26 million to take second. and "insidious chapter 3" was third. the other big weekend winner, triple crown winner, that is. american pharoah. well, merchandise promoting his historic win is selling like wild kax online. among some of the items, you can get dirt from the track. how much can that dirt go for? at least 80 bucks. that is some historic dirt
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there, folks. some uncashed $2 tickets being offered. and photos autographed by the jockey, victor espinoza. going for around 200 bucks. can i sell you some dirt? >> do you trust that the dirt is really from belmont? >> yeah it comes with a sale and such. no i don't know. i have no idea. trapped for hours, a woman in her 70s, stuck in a car. partially submerged in the river. how she made it out alive. a first in nba finals history. the first two games go into overtime. we have the highlights. plus the half-court shot that really got the fans going.
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front end damage and abandon aid long the highway near the patriots' stadium. nearby, police responded to another car that had been rear-ended. the thee people inside say they didn't see the vehicle that hit them. authorities want to know if there is any connection between the incidents. a family's day at the beach turns terrifying when a young boy is bitten by a shark. he was attacked in waist-deep water at florida's cocoa beach. he was bitten twice on the leg. a few weeks ago, two attacks on florida beaches on the same day. the boy was treated by life guards before being flown to the hospital. >> it is one of the worst ones we have seen out here in recent years. >> the kid handled it as best he could. he did great. i think the family did great. >> apparently shark encounters are fairly common in florida. there were 28 attacks there last year. and the shark population we're told is increasing nationwide up an estimated 42% over the last 15 years. a 74-year-old michigan woman is recovering this morning after
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spending what authorities believe were four dark hours trapped inside this overturned jeep partially submerged in the river. a fisherman saw the car. first responders found the woman buried in debris in the back of the vehicle unconscious. she's hospitalized in stable condition but has no memory of what happened. the u.s. women's national soccer team beginning the big world cup campaign tonight. we're ready. taking on australia. we'll have more about the team toward the end of the show. but, we have to get to the nba finals. last night did not disappoint. let's turn to our guy at espn. i'm kevin connors. game two of the nba finals. a sparkling performance by lebron james. his costar, matthew dellavedova was the one who stole the show. cavs and warriors. fourth quarter. just over three minutes to go. lebron, drain-o on the three. cleveland in front by 11. but hang on. golden state coming back. andre iguodala, a three. suddenly an eight-point game. moments later.
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harrison barnes, and one. golden state after the made free throw down three. 11 seconds to go. the nba mvp, off shooting night for steph curry. but he makes the finger roll. game tied at 87-87. lebron, a chance to win, great look. took it to the hoop hard. it does not go. we go to overtime. 17 seconds to go. james. kicks. james jones, no, but matthew dellavedova, the offensive rebound. he's fouled on the putback. he would make both. cavs by one. 4 1/2 seconds to go. steph curry, has it stolen by iman shumpert. lebron spikes it in the end zone. the cavs without kyrie, win game two in overtime 95-93. game three, on abc, tuesday, 9:00 eastern. the cavs fresh off their first ever nba finals win, trying to win their first nba finals game in cleveland tuesday night. brand-new "sportscenter"
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9:00 eastern on espn. i'm kevin connors. have a great monday. >> okay. golden state fans disappointed last night. >> yes. >> but not this guy. he had something to smile about despite his team losing. jason valdez. here he is during one of the tv time-outs. yep, you see him sink that half-court shot. during the third quarter time-out. >> nailing that, get this, he won a new bmw, listed for more than 43,000 bucks. congratulations to him. there's another guy who took the same shot. barely missed. apparently, there's a lot of ballers in the bay area who know how to make these shots. or come close to it at least. >> a guy that came close got nothing. this guy is driving home in a new bmw. after taxes. he's driving home in a geo metro. >> after taxes, of course. up next in "the pulse." a celebrity couple creating buzz because he's taking her last name after marriage. >> this sounds interesting. hey, a guy after my own heart right here. and the american woman
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most health plans. all right, time for "the pulse" now. we're talking tony awards. broadway's big night to shine. >> yes, always an elaborate show with musical performances. best musical going to "fun home." a story based on a novel about a young lesbian's relationship with her gay father. >> and "the king and i" won for best musical revival. the cast performed classic numbers "getting to know you" and "shall we dance." kelly o'hara won best lead actress. she had been nominated five times previously. this was her first win. this one getting so much attention. actress zoe saldana and her husband, marco, could be considered the ultimate modern couple. >> all right. in an interview with "instyle"
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magazine saldana reveals her husband, marco, took her last name when the pair got married two years ago. but zoe saldana tried to talk him out of it. >> why? it's a cool thing. she said she told her italian-born husband if he used her name he would be emasculated especially by the community of more traditional latin men. he said he didn't care. went for it any way. good for him. >> it's zoe saldana. you take her name. next up, golfer phil mickelson had a rough weekend. at the tournament he was playing in in ohio. but he also made some fans for life because of what he did at a lemonade stand. >> he stopped by the stand outside the gate. 6-year-old roland and his sister say they were there when he arrived. listen to roland pick up the story from here. >> he just opened the door and said can we have a -- a glass of lemonade. all it took was one little thing for him to give us a good
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tip. >> good tip. >> a good tip. can you imagine if he was a bad tipper? like hey, we know how much you made last year, phil. that good tip, $99. he paid for the $1 lemonade with 100 bucks. took no change. >> rowland says it will help him buy a nur of gun. he could be several nerf guns with that. his sister wants a kindle. start investing for retirement. you're golden at this age, kids. >> enjoy your 99 bucks. you're kids. enjoy. an athlete from orlando is hoping to become the first woman to row completely across the pacific ocean alone. >> here she is. sonya took off from japan yesterday. hopes to finish the 6,000 mile journey by september. rowing up to 16 hours a day. >> she chose not to be followed by a support boat because it would cost too much money. but also waste too much fuel. doing this all on her own. >> we will follow up. we have a few months here. we'll try to give you updates. >> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everybody else, you're
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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good monday morning at 4:28. hopefully it will perk up in a bit. i am kristen sze. >> hopefully, but i wouldn't put money on it. >> i am eric thomas with leyla gulen and mike nicco is in the weather center. what do you have, mike? >> trying to find the coffee. but it is not over here. i do have, though, a heat advisory. look at the areas other than the north bay some of the valleys we have a widespread chance of heat-related illness from 1:00 o'clock to 8:00 today as temperatures soaring into the 90's and triple digits. from sutro tower you can see it is clear. there are a few clouds. by noon we are 90 inland around the bay and 76 and coast is 68 and hitting triple digits inland
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east bay and in the low 90's around parts of bay and 60s at the coast. when the sun sets it will cool off but not much tonight. >> thank you, mike. look at the roads. >> the warriors lost, we have to perk up. >> i know! so close. >> we were right there...we tried. we will try in game flee. >> now are we winners on the roads? right now, you can see it is clear for most part but for the far right hand lane and stacking up. we have a high wind at advisory if you drive high profile keep both hand on the wheel. >> thank you, leyla, at 4:29 will check the warriors out come. they dropped game two and a cavaliers player helped make the difference for cleveland.
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he has bay ties. >> a lot of fans have no more fingernails left on their fingers after the nail baiter. this is the first time, ever, an nba finals history that games one and two went interest overtime. last night the cavaliers beat the warriors. now, klay thompson has a hot hand and 34 points. lebron james was huge for the cavaliers with triple double, 39 points, 16 rebounds. and steph curry tied the game at 87 and only had 19 points. in overtime james jones missed and matthew was fouled he played at st. mary's and made both free throws with no time out and steph curry turned it over and warriors did not get a chance and lose 95-93 in overtime and the series now is tied 1-1. >> that is a classic thing you practice as a kid growing up down one you need to
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