making news in america this morning, massive manhunt. police in body armor zeroing in on a small town. they are looking at every inch of a place for two escaped killers. new details emerging this morning about the jail worker being questioned now. was she supposed to be the getaway driver? the hush money scandal surrounding dennis hastert. after days of silence, the former speaker of the house faces a judge. a chaotic rush into court. our brian ross is there asking the questions. dangerous jump. panic as two b.a.s.e. jumpers get too close. their parachutes tangling high above the ground. and king james, another wire-to-wire game. lebron doing something no other player has ever done in an nba final series.

and good wednesday morning to you all. thank you for being here. i'm t.j. holmes. >> and i'm brandi hitt in for reena ninan. there are new developments this morning in the hunt for the convicted killers that escaped from that prison. >> yeah, we're learning that richard matt and david sweat may have counted on the help of a prison worker. cnn reporting that joyce mitchell was supposed to be their getaway driver but changed her mind. >> and that may be why they could have been here, on foot, just one county away. this home video shows a seemingly endless line of officers searching that area. abc's bazi kanani has the latest. >> stay with your partner, two-man teams. >> reporter: hundreds of police officers in body armor descend on this tiny town. >> move it. >> reporter: checking every building, hovering overhead, combing through fields and thick brush in the foothills of the adirondacks where investigators got a tip that prison escapees david sweat and richard matt

could be hiding. >> my wife called me up from the bank and told me to please go home and lock the door. >> reporter: the manhunt near the town of willsboro 35 miles from the prison after a resident spotted two men walking along a road at 2:00 a.m. tuesday in torrential rain. when approached, they ran off. armed search teams moved in hoping to finally catch the two convicted killers who are now on the run for a fifth day. >> they obviously have to eat. they have to sleep. their level of desperateness will increase as each day goes on. >> reporter: investigators are still trying to find out how they got power tools to drill through a wall, cut through pipes and saw open a manhole. officials say those tools have all been found. this morning investigators are still questioning staff and contractors inside the prison including this woman, a supervisor in the tailor shop. they also want to know if the special privileges given matt

and sweat for good behavior inside the prison helped them make their elaborate escape. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> bazi, thank you. much more coming up on "gma." that texas cop seen in a racially charged video has quit the force. eric casebolt submitted a two-letter -- two-word letter, i should say, which simply said "i resign." community leaders described the resignation as a good first step. the police chief called casebolt's actions here during this incident indefensible. >> he came into the call out of control and, as the video shows, was out of control during the incident. >> the chief praised the actions of the 11 other officers here on the scene. we are going to learn a lot more about this resignation when casebolt's attorney holds a news conference later today. dennis hastert is free on bond this morning after a brief appearance in federal court. the former house speaker entered a not guilty plea to charges of bank fraud and lying to the fbi. abc's brian ross was at the courthouse. >> reporter: mr. hastert, any comment you want to make?

>> mr. hastert -- >> reporter: treated like any other accused criminal, the 73-year-old dennis hastert once second in line to the presidency, made his way through security before being booked, fingerprinted and entering a plea of not guilty. he declined to answer my questions. mr. hastert, brian ross from abc. is there anything at all you want to say, sir? the charges against hastert date back to the time he was a popular high school wrestling coach and allegedly sexually abused a male student. the indictment says he paid his victim, identified only as individual "a," $1.7 million in hush money in cash to keep his secret from coming out, and federal officials say there was more than one abuse victim. >> do you have anything to say? >> reporter: the charges against hastert have raised other questions about how he amassed millions of dollars as a congressman and later a lobbyist and came to own two sprawling homes. we saw him monday with his wife jean at their place in illinois along with one of their two

sons, josh, the man with the tattoos who himself became a well-paid washington lobbyist while his father was the speaker of the house. brian ross, abc news, chicago. >> hastert could face up to ten years in prison. the former speaker surrendered his passport and posted the $4500 bond. a major change in strategy for the obama administration in the battle against isis. hundreds more u.s. military advisers are soon heading to iraq to help the iraqi military battle the islamic fighters. the final decision was made after a stunning fall of ramadi to isis last month. the plan falls short, though, of the combat troops that senator john mccain and others have called for. the ntsb releasing its findings on last month's deadly amtrak crash this morning. that agency is expected to reveal whether the engineer was using his cell phone when that train sped up and derailed killing eight people. yesterday the federal railroad administration called for new safety changes including either automatic speed controls or a second crew member in the driver's compartment. well, three jurors in the

colorado theater shooting trial have been dismissed. why? they were discussing media coverage of the high-profile case. that is something they were told expressly do not do. 21 jurors remain on the case, 12 of whom will decide it. unclear if the dismissed jurors were alternates. and a new revelation in the world soccer bribery investigation. it involves a former vice president of soccer's international governing body fifa. jack warner is already under arrest facing extradition to the united states. they are looking now into $750,000 he helped raise for victims of the earthquake in haiti. that money was later placed in accounts earmarked for warner's personal use. warner has denied any wrongdoing. and vladimir putin will meet with pope francis today at the vatican. the ukraine crisis tops the agenda. the pope has expressed his concern over the conflict most recently in his easter message. this is the second meeting between putin and the pope. they also met at the vatican two years ago. putin was an hour late for that visit. a wet but very welcome sight

for people in california. remnants from what was hurricane blanca is ushering in much needed rain and cooler temperatures here. you can see some of the minor street flooding in santa barbara. about a half inch of rain fell in that area but certainly not enough to put a dent in the state's four-year record drought. a look at the radar also shows a lot less rain on the west coast right now. that moisture left over from blanca is moving inland today. several thunderstorms expected to develop from the central plains into the midwest and eastern great lakes. and still ahead here, the new drug that could save millions of americans from strokes and heart attacks. also, a courageous canine. a guide dog laying its life on the line jumping in front of a bus to save its owner. plus, crushed like a tin can underneath a big rig, the dramatic 911 call made from the driver in that car. from the driver in that car.

there's san diego now, a brush fire, a major one triggered by of all things a hawk carrying a snake. yeah, what happened here, the hawk carrying that snake ran into a high voltage power line. conditions so dry that firefighters including air support rushed to the scene to contain the fire. the two animals killed on impact. the incident knocked out power to some nearby customers and damaged $10,000 worth of electric company equipment. well, president obama may soon give millions of low and middle-income workers a raise. the white house reviewing a plan to use executive action to raise the income under which workers must be paid overtime. right now it stands at $23,000 a year, a figure set back in 1970. well, somewhere in the 1970s that may be raised to $51,000. between 5 million and 10 million

american workers could benefit. a group of major airlines is adopting a new guideline for smaller carry-on bags. now, this idea behind it is to allow all passengers to put their bags in the overhead compartments without running out of space. room on the plane. the guidelines suggest carry-ons be an inch smaller all around compared to the current maximum size allowed by many carriers. right now, though this is not binding and no major u.s. airlines have agreed to implement it just yet. okay, this is part of what our parent company disney says guests can look forward to on the new frozen ever after ride in epcot. of course it's going to feature elsa and, yes, she will be singing "let it go." the attraction is replacing a 27-year-old water ride at the norway pavilion in epcot's world showcase. it will be opening up early next year. oh, and the first lady is going to love this next story. let's move, right. a new pizza hut item likely

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and if you're flying, airport delays possible in the big easy, the motor city and the windy city. a wild road rage brawl in the streets of los angeles all caught on camera. >> yeah, they were just fighting over a lane, but then they just started fighting. two testy drivers got out of their car, started throwing blows in the middle of a busy hollywood intersection. you see this mess here. you see that guy narrowly escaping being hit by traffic. police say the department of transportation officer witnessed the incident but was unable to get the license plates. neither man has filed a complaint. police want anyone with information to come forward. also from the roads in california, a frightening situation told through the words of a woman who was trapped in her car, and you have to see this car. you can see it there wedged under that tanker truck with the woman still inside. despite all of this, she said she had the composure to get out her phone and call 911. she told the operator she just

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning. it is 4:28. not the greatest morning. after the loss that is okay there is more to play. >> i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas with leyla gulen who will have traffic and meteorologist mike nicco. we saw some rain this morning. >> on the windshield wiper. >> absolutely. you can see a nice shield over us and even embedded across the north pay so heavier rain there. enough to make half of my commute from the east bay slick. watch out. the next 12 hours the best chance of showers is new through noon and they will be more isolated this morning but when you throw in the temperature, it is going do reach 80 inland and 76 around the bay and 64 at

coast, a clap of thunder is possible and through the evening after the sun is setting at 8:31 that chance will fade with heat coming back in the forecast. >> the roads could be slick this morning. we will check with leyla. >> with have an accident checking with c.h.p. reported on 580. eastbound direction, that is where we have a solo vehicle smash, possibly a solo spin out. the bay bridge toll plazas show folks are paying and making their way interest san francisco and fast trackers are moving on at a nice clip and southbound 680 at walnut creek there are huge gaps between the cars and 29 is a great time to be on the road for a head start. >> say that again. >> it is early. >> not too early for the news, the family of a little girl bitten by a rattlesnake said she is expected to be okay. she was laying in the

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