making news in america this wednesday morning, breaking overnight, severe weather outbreak triggering deadly tornadoes. the damage coming in from several states and where it's all heading right now. president trump faces new accusations that he tried to interfere with a federal investigation. plus, we have new details about the allegedly classified information the president gave the russians and the administration's new response. we're live in washington. >> a scare at a preschool when a science experiment ends with an explosion. what went wrong. >> talk about a bad first date. a man is suing a woman for texting during a movie. and we do say good morning on this wednesday. we have several breaking stories to get to. of course, the white house in

crisis mode right now on damage control on two fronts. >> a memo from former fbi director james comey reportedly says the president asked him to shut down an investigation. and the administration isn't denying that president trump revealed classified information to russian officials. but first a serious situation is unfolding in several states. >> yes, a restless night for millions caused by widespread storms. this morning severe weather stretching thousands of miles from texas all the way north to the canadian border. tornadoes in two u.s. states turning deadly. >> can you start us a massive mutual aid for the trailer court because from the freeway the trailer court looks like it might have been leveled. >> reporter: in central wisconsin an official calling the damage to one neighborhood total destruction. >> the destruction, it's nothing i've ever seen in my 20 plus year career in law enforcement. >> reporter: telephone poles along this one road toppled over. massive trees ripped from their roots and debris scattered all

over this farm, and in elk city, oklahoma, in the panhandle, a twister there turning lives upside down. home after home leveled. one bus on its side, these cars at a junk yard piled on top of one another and the storm stretching into the deep south. this tornado caught on camera touching down in mclean, texas. some amazing scenes overnight there and quite a stormy night in the heartland. and there is a political firestorm, in the meantime, in washington. president trump facing allegations of obstruction of justice. >> sources say the president had asked james comey to shut down the fbi investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. comey reportedly wrote a memo to document that conversation. >> and now lawmakers are demanding to see that memo. they also want to hear directly from comey. abc's janai norman in washington with the latest scandal. >> reporter: back-to-back bombshells shaking up the white house. a day after reports president trump shared highly classified information with top russian

leaders, sources tell abc news president trump suggested former fbi director james comey shut down his investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. >> in a week full of revelation after revelation, on a day when we thought things couldn't get any worse, they have. >> reporter: a source close to comey tells abc news the day after flynn was fired in february, comey wrote a memo allegedly quoting the president saying, i hope you can let this go. he's a good guy. i hope you can let this go. >> if true, this is yet another disturbing allegation that the president may have engaged in some interference or obstruction of the investigation. >> reporter: "the new york times" first reported the memo saying it was part of a paper trail comey wanted to leave behind as evidence of what he called improper influence on his investigation. the white house is disputing the story saying in a statement, the president has never asked mr. comey or anyone else to end any investigation including any investigation involving general

flynn. this is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation between the president and mr. comey, but representative jason chaffetz, the leading republican on the house oversight committee, has already requested the alleged comey memo from the fbi as other republicans weigh in on this week's explosive reports. >> i think it would be helpful to have less drama. >> reporter: and things haven't settled down since the president suddenly fired fbi director james comey last week, and these latest reports have republican john mccain reportedly saying president trump's scandals are reaching watergate size and scale. kendis and diane. >> this and it's only wednesday morning. hang tight. thank you, janai. the white house, by the way, is also dealing with other accusations about president trump's meeting with russian diplomats. >> but the president is not disputing claims that he gave the russians highly classified information, intelligence we now know came from israel. abc's david wright with more. >> did you reveal classified

information to the russians, sir? >> reporter: this new controversy comes hot on the heels of another one. >> mr. president, did you share classified intelligence information with the russians? >> thank you very much. >> reporter: an explosive scoop by "the washington post" that president trump was loose-lipped about highly sensitive intelligence matters at his meeting last week with the russian foreign minister. the president's men now in full damage control mode. >> i stand by my statement that i made yesterday. what i'm saying is really the premise of that article is false. >> we had a very, very successful meeting with the foreign minister of russia. >> reporter: the president's allies not happy. >> i think it would be helpful to have less drama emanating from the white house. >> reporter: the sensitive intelligence the president is accused of sharing has to do with an active isis plot to hide bombs in laptop computers able to avoid detection by airport screening machines. the president's national security adviser h.r. mcmaster denied the story. >> the story that came out

tonight as reported is false. >> reporter: then the president confirmed he shared secrets with the russians in a series of tweets. as president, i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting which i have the absolute right to do facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety, leaving it to mcmaster to explain his rationale. >> so this was the context of the conversation in which it was wholly appropriate to share what the threat was as a basis for common action and coordination. >> our thanks to david wright there reporting. should mention that some other details are emerging about the intelligence the president is accused of sharing with the russians. >> current and former u.s. officials tell abc news it has put the life of a spy inside isis at risk. that spy was placed there by israel. experts say the real risk isn't just that individual, but future sources of information about plots against the united states. even so, a top israeli official said on twitter overnight that israel's relationship with the

u.s. remains, quote, deep, significant and unprecedented. >> it's been a busy week at the white house. the turkish president was there sparking violent protests in washington. supporters clashed with human rights protesters outside the turkish embassy where the president erdogan had gone after his meeting with president trump. nine people were injured. two arrested. and the army private who gave classified military documents to wikileaks gets out of prison today. chelsea manning served seven years of her 35-year sentence. she was granted clemency by president obama before he left office. the former bradley manning transitioned while he was in that military prison. she said she wanted to expose what she calls the military's what she considers the military's disregard of the effects of war. now, let's take a closer look at today's weather. there's a very strong storm system extending all the way from south texas to minnesota. the strongest cells right now are over nebraska, iowa and wisconsin.

but all over this area severe thunderstorms and even tornadoes are possible along with heavy rain and large hail. it will feel like summer today in the mid-atlantic and northeast on the way up to temperatures in the 90s. tomorrow record highs are possible. it could reach 93 in d.c., 92 in boston. time to break out those shorts. still ahead, find out which airline is most likely to bump you from your flight. plus, a mystery in the bermuda triangle. a plane suddenly vanishes. what we're learning about the people on board. plus, a car smashes into a store. hear why investigators say this was no accident.

crews with police protection worked through the night in new orleans to remove another confederate era monument. the statue of civil war pgt beauregard has stood there since 1915, the third of four monuments the city plans to remove. georgia conducting its first execution of 2017. the state executed more inmates last year than anywhere else in the u.s. 45-year-old j.w. ledford was convicted of murdering his 73-year-old neighbor in 1992. ledford's lawyers asked for leniency because ledford was only 20 years old at the time and they say his brain was still developing. an investigation is under way in houston after a preschool science experiment went seriously wrong injuring a dozen 3-year-olds. fire officials say it happened outside the school as a teacher

mixed boric acid with methanol to show flames changing colors. the experiment erupted into a fireball. >> it exploded, and some of the little kids got hurt, so they had to go to the hospital because they got burned with fire. >> 11 children were burned and one was trampled in the panic. only one child remains hospitalized this morning and we're told is in good condition. and police in florida have just released this surveillance video from outside a mosque near tampa. watch as the suspect pours accelerant on the sidewalk and then lights it on fire. now, the incident happened in february, but police are now releasing this video hoping it will help find the person involved. the fire was extinguished quickly, but the mosque did sustain some damage. okay, despite some recent highly publicized incidents, airline bumping is no worse than last year. now, through the first three months of this year, u.s. airlines bumped about 1 in every

16,000 passengers. more often the carriers find volunteers to give up their seats, of course. jetblue bumped the most often. delta, the least. >> now we know. >> so united is off the hook at least according to those numbers. >> somewhere in the middle. >> yeah. when we come back, the washington redskins have a famous last name on their roster. a grandson of a music legend just signed an nfl contract. and a man suing his date. we'll tell you why. you'll be amazed what happens when you pu♪ your red nose on. you help ensure that children in the u.s. and around the world are safe, healthy and educated. this red nose day, swing by walgreens and get your noses on to help end child poverty.

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>> guess where you'll have airport delays possible? you named it and guessed it. minneapolis and salt lake city. a search and rescue mission is under way in the atlantic ocean for a small plane carrying a family. >> the missing plane, a mitsubishi twin engine turboprop was en route to titusville, florida. >> on board was a new york city family, an event planner and her two young sons and the pilot all returning from a mother's day holiday. abc's gio benitez with the latest. >> reporter: mystery over the bermuda triangle. 40-year-old mother jennifer blumin and her two young sons, just 3 and 4, missing along with their 52-year-old pilot and friend nathan ulrich. their small plane disappearing from radar monday afternoon. >> we're doing everything we can. >> reporter: blumin, the boys and ulrich were flying from puerto rico to central florida in a small plane like this leaving puerto rico just after 11:00 a.m. monday. but just three hours into that flight at 24,000 feet, the plane vanishes right over the infamous

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good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> it's may 17th, and good morning to you at 4:27. >> friday eve eve. that's what today is. >> you are thinking that far ahead? >> looking forward to the weather, too. the heat spell. >> you want that warmth? >> yeah. i may regret it. >> wow, you are a whole mess of emotions this morning. let's show you what is going on. clearing out there from north to south, as we talked about, no need to worry about any chance of wet weather. look at the flags, still a little unfurled and breezy. and 55 to 66, our spread at noon. and still chilly this morning,

53 to 64. let's talk about the commute with alexis. >> we did have a handful of overnight crashes. looking to clear one here involving three vehicles including a rollover before you get to pinole valley road. that's on the east bay side as you head into the hercules area, so we could have a little debris and stay to the left as the crash was in the two right lanes. happening today a. santa cruz neuro surgeon is going to be in court to face charges of child molestation. >> a nurse who worked at that same hospital is charged with a long list of felonies. matt keller is live. >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie, and this is a disturbing case and that neuro surgeon is scheduled to be here in this court house today and we could learn more details about this investigation. we want to show a picture of the

person, and this is james and he is now facing two charges, and a forceful on a child under the age of 14, and then appear nurse was also arraigned this past friday, and the fbi is involved and they arrested a total of three people in the case. watsonville police is holding a press conference tomorrow. matt keller, abc7 news. >> thank you, matt. now developing news out of the south bay. hundreds of students at ten san jose elementary schools have gotten sick from the fast-spreading stomach bug hit

these campuses. now, school officials say symptoms start at surfacing two weeks ago, and they include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, and they are busy disinfecting classrooms and a spokesperson has these suggestions. >> if your child is symptoms, and keep them out and call and then keep them out a couple days. >> this is not a confirmed neuro virus. and our website, abc7 news, has a complete list of schools and tips to protect your child. a former fbi agent is calling this video a call for the golden gate bridge. and security had no idea. when they got to the top, they did not just take in the view, they did summersaults, and