america this morning. >> stay tuned for "good morning america." making news in america this morning -- vicious storms rolling across the middle of the country. millions of people are in their path and the damage left behind. some areas will be getting a direct hit today. the apparent deepening rift inside the republican party. donald trump says he doesn't need to bring the gop together as he moves toward the general election. important meetings about the party's future coming up this week. we're live in washington. and we'll take a look at how a small plane ended on the roof of a building. what went wrong that forced this pilot into this desperate, emergency landing. and a whirlwind prom night. those severe storms in the midwest and one couple not letting the tornado ruin the big occasion.

a good monday morning to you all. happy mother's day to all of the mers out there. hope you had a good one. we begin with the millions of americans now preparing for a vicious storm system on the move across the heartland. >> this storm system has produced severe tornadoes. the severe weather is moving east stretching from texas to ohio. >> winds gusting up to 66 miles per hour tore the roof right off this mt. carmel, illinois, middle school. >> at that middle school volunteers and crews worked hours to wipe up water from the gym. good news this morning, classrooms were not damaged and school will be back in session today. at least seven twisters ripped across eastern colorado this weekend. this one spewed debris injuring at least five people and damaging and even destroying several mobile homes and

buildings. it's not over yet. accuweather's paul williams has a look at what's in store for today. good morning, paul. >> good morning to you to kendis and diane. we're expecting strong to severe thunderstorms to rumble throughout missouri, texas, oklahoma, a corner of louisiana and about all of arkansas. here's what we're watching out for heavy downpours causing some localized flooding and damaging hail. still a lot of lightning as well. and at least a slight chance of tornadic activity. kendis, diane. >> all right, our thanks to paul there at accuweather. across the border in canada, fire crews say they're starting to get the upper hand on one of the most destructive wildfires in that country's history. it's driving nearly 90,000 people from their homes. one bit of good news this morning, fire officials say the evacuations are officially over but they warn the fire will likely burn for several more

months. turning to politics now, donald trump is playing down the need for unity in the republican party after failing to get paul ryan's blessing. >> okay, so, trump had a busy weekend, walking back his tax plan, unleashing on hillary and bill clinton. we get the latest from stephanie ramos. >> reporter: donald trump is zeroing in on the general election. >> can you imagine another four years of the clintons? seriously. >> reporter: the likely republican nominee going after both hillary and bill clinton. >> i think he gets involved when she plays the woman's card. >> reporter: the latest attack on hillary clinton taking us back to the '90s. >> he lied, he said, i did not have sex with that woman. couple of months later, i'm guilty. >> reporter: but clinton vowing to focus on the issues. and snatch up any voters soured by trump. >> i'm asking people to come join this campaign and i have

had a lot of outreach from republicans. >> reporter: during a one-on-one interview with abc's george stephanopoulos trump talks about republican leaders who want him to unify the party, saying it doesn't have to be. as he's just days away from a sit-down meeting with top republican leaders on capitol hill, including house speaker paul ryan who's still holding back his endorsement. >> how do you win? >> because i think i'm going to go out and get millions of people from the democrats. >> reporter: democrat bernie sanders is trying to get his own votes in order to win his party's nomination. >> we have made the financial establishment, the political establishment and the media establishment quite nervous -- that is a good thing. >> reporter: top republicans will try to get on the same page with donald trump this thursday right here in washington. house speaker paul ryan said the meeting will begin a discussion about the kind of republican principles and ideas that can win the support of american people this november.

diane and kendis, it's going to be a wild ride. >> you get, waiting to see what comes out of that meeting. stephanie, thanks so much. trump wasn't the only one unhappy about paul ryan's decision not to endorse him. former vice presidential nominee sarah palin is now trying to force ryan out of office. pl palin told cnn that ryan's career is over. palin is now vowing endorse his challenger, saying ryan ignored the will of the people. turning our focus to overseas now -- the leader of north korea sounding a friendlier tone during a three-hour speech. kim jong-un vowed not to use the country's nuclear weapons unless under a direct threat. he's made similar promises before. under kim its nuclear and missile program have dramatically accelerated. this morning, north korea

announcing has expelled a reporter from the bbc saying the reporter insulted the dignity of that country. officials on both sides of the border are expressing side that el chapo has moved to a less secured prison. some have speculated that move means el chapo will soon be extradited to the u.s. but officials deny that. penn state now says child sex abuse by former assitant coach goes back decades. the university said its legal settlements with jerry sandusky's accuser dating back to 1971. meanwhile the university president released a statement saying he's appalled by the rush to judgment after reports surfaced that head coach joe paterno knew about the abuse. we know now where the powerball ticket was sold. but not who bought it. a 7 eleven in new jersey sold

the winning ticket. >> clearly it's a tourist attraction but no one has stepped forward yet to claim the prize. the jackpot by the way was nearly $430 million, the sixth largest in powerball history and the largest ever in new jersey. >> did you check the ticket? >> i couldn't find the ticket. coming up -- the star-studded opening of the invictus games in florida. sfwlmpblt plus cruise ship versus elevated walkway. you can see which one came out worse for wear. and an epic prom picture. this young couple had a massive tornado spinning in the distance. so, what did they do?

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nasa is providing some live coverage starting around 7:00 a.m. eastern time until it ends in the afternoon. also today, north carolina faces a federal deadline over its controversial bathroom law. >> the justice department said the law violates the civil rights act. gave the state until today to quote remedy it. the governor said the state will respond by the deadline. the law requires transgender people to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. the suspect in this weekend's shooting rampage near washington, d.c., is due in court this morning. at a vigil last night for the three people who were killed and three others injured they were remembered. the violence began when a suspended federal police officer allegedly gunned down his wife outside of a maryland high school. police say the other shootings were probably botched carjack g carjackings. a little girl in nebraska is

in the hospital today. following a freak accident at a carnival this weekend. the 11-year-old fell out of her seat during a ride at a carnival and her hair got caught in a mechanism tearing her scalp. she's undergone several surgeries. an investigation of the accident is now under way. the first cruise to cuba from the u.s. is now over. the carnival cruise liner returned to miami yesterday after the weeklong cruise. passengers said they received a warm welcome at three stops but would have liked to spend more time with the cuban people. the superhero face-off between captain america and iron man conquered the weekend box office. the latest offering from marvel films and our parent company disney grossed nearly $182 million. the fifth highest domestic opening ever. >> logging far behind, the

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call before the crash. witnesses said smoke was coming from the plane. and here on the ground, many of you are looking at a very nasty morning commute. expect rain on your roads from eastern washington state south to colorado and from the dakotas south to the gulf coast with some flooding from texas to mississippi. and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in kansas city, houston, dallas, chicago and memphis. more than 250 passengers and crew aboard a cruise ship have come down with the norovirus. >> the cdc is now on the case to help the crew contain what's a major outbreak. it left dock in portland, maine, for the next leg of the cruise. but the passenger ship may have a nasty stowaway onboard -- the norovirus. >> we have been in frequent communication with the cdc the whole time. >> reporter: the centers for disease control inspected it in baltimore last week and report 27% of passengers have fallen ill since the cruise started.

that comes to 252 of the more than 900 passengers and 8 of the 502 crew members. symptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. about half a dozen passengers were quarantined. >> they are being in their cabin for 48 hours. after the last symptoms to make sure they are healthy. >> reporter: the cdc also took steps to sanitize the ship. >> do a lot of sanitization. >> reporter: still even for passengers who stayed healthy the cruise has been a rocky one. >> it wouldn't let us dock in bermuda so we have been at sea. which isn't good. >> reporter: the voyage is scheduled to end may 20th back in england. the ship is due to stop st. john news brunswick, canada. frightening momentses at the end of this cruise. after the ship crashed into a passenger walkway in baltimore.

the carnival pride had just returned from the bahamas yesterday morning when it hit the elevated walkway. you can see there, sending it crashing down on three cars. the walkway and cars were empty at the time. no one was injured and only minor damage to the ship. overnight a delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing in nashville. afterhitting turbulence 20,000 feet in the air. the plane was going from atlanta to chicago. ran into trouble yesterday afternoon. enjoy cover blew off and hit the fuselage. the plane did land safely and again no one was hurt. this year's invictus games have kicked off. >> in orlando, florida. first lady michelle obama, president george w. bush, morgan freeman and of course prince harry were just a few in attendance. >> this was a five-day event. it was founded two years ago by prince harry. wounded war veterans taking part in ten events including

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> look that is back: monday. i am reggie aqui. >> i am natasha zouves. good morning, 4:30 club. mike? >> the clouds are back. they got moisture in them. watch out. you will need the windshield wipers with drizzle possible. you can see low clouds. the marine laser become. temperatures in the mid-50s and upper 60s at the coast account bay. low 70s inland with slow sunshine today. we have francis here with the traffic. >> good morning, everyone. sue has a few days off.

here is a shot of the bay bridge toll plaza, light right new with no major accidents or problems. road work westbound into san francisco blocking a lane or so until 5:00. it should be clear when you get there. san mateo bridge westbound beyond the toll plaza looking good into foster city and san mateo and no problems on the peninsula and the drive times are looking good on westbound 580 tracy to dublin is slow at 34 minutes but not too bad westbound four antioch to conquer is 14 minutes. >> we have break news in san francisco, police are investigating the injury citizen involving a car and an s.u.v. on the from highway at midnight. a witness said a vehicle ran a red light before crashing into a pole. we are waiting to hear 9 conditions of the victim. >> the frisco 5 the hunger strike is over. the group is calling for a city-wide strike and protest in

san francisco. janet, this is already damage from friday's protests? >> there is enough damage it will cost thousands to repair. coming from the latest protest on friday. can you not see the damage in video. a metal detector was knocked down. the trace coe 5 has been on a hunger strike drinking only lick liccardo -- liquid for 17 daze call for removal of san francisco police chief suhr but the strike because of health concerns has ended. today they push for a scene strike asking hundreds of supporters to come to city hall. >> the attention should be on this issue: the police business as usual needs to change. that is become clear. the reforms some have been push ing for and the democratic party here considered and rejected need to happen