making news in america this morning, a great grandmother's emotional reunion with her family after president trump commutes her life sentence on a first-time drug charge. >> i want to thank president donald john trump. >> the decision coming after kim kardashian's visit to the oval office. this morning, alice marie johnson's new family photo and what she plans to do now that she's free. new overnight, some of the youngest victims of the volcano disaster in guatemala arrive in the u.s. for critical medal care as we get a new, up close view of just how bad the crisis can get with nearly 200 people missing. the shocking case of road rage caught on camera. a man ramming into this suv flooring it and then backing up

and doing it again. seconds later, kicking in the windshield. what may have been behind the violence. those stories plus the dramatic rescue to save a baby from a burning building. >> a new crackdown this morning on so-called surge pricing that uber charges. the questionable combo, broccoli coffee. nutritional but would you direct it? it's what's for breakfast on a thursday morning. >> you first. >> i'm pretty sure that grandmother is not tasting that but she is tasting freedom this morning. that great grandmother. for the first time in two decades she is free after president trump commuted her sentence. >> alice marie johnson was released from a federal prison in alabama reunited with her family after serving life without parole for a first-time drug offense. she was serving life, that is, until reality star kim kardashian intervened.

abc's janai norman has more on this family reunion and what johnson is saying now. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning. so just a week after kim kardashian posed in the oval office with president trump he granted her request freeing alice johnson and calling into question what message he may be sending with recent pardons. a made for tv moment. >> i've been resurrected from the dead literally. >> reporter: coordinated by a request from reality tv star granted by president trump. alice johnson reuniting with her family after serving 21 years behind bars. >> i want to thank president donald john trump. thank you, thank you. giving me another chance. >> reporter: the 63-year-old great grandmother was sentenced to life behind bars for attempting to distribute more than 70 kilos of cocaine, a n nonviolent first-time drug offense. white house press secretary sarah sanders saying those who have paid their debt to society

and worked hard to better themselves while this prison deserve a second chance. johnson talking to cnn's anderson cooper. >> i already have a job secured but i really want to work hard with changing things in our criminal justice system. >> reporter: her commutation comes day as of president trump pardoned dinesh d'souza. neither going through the typical rigorous justice department review that often takes pardons and commutations years to be granted. and the president hinting at how he may exercise his pardon power in the future considering pardoning martha stewart and commuting the sentence of form he illinois governor and "celebrity apprentice" contestant rod blagojevich. they're raising questions of whether he's sending a message to allies caught up in the russia investigation and johnson's clemency contradicts policies from his own justice department. last year attorney jeff sessions rolled back obama era drug sentencing reform that would

result in longer sentences for drug offenses. diane and kendis. >> all right, interesting, janai norman from d.c., thanks, janai. the adult film star stormy daniels has filed a lawsuit against her former attorney accusing him of secretly colluding with president trump's lawyer, michael cohen. daniels claims keith davidson was a puppet for the president conspiring with cohen to get her to appear on fox news and deny an affair with trump. the interview never tack place but her current attorney says there are text messages that prove there was an exchange between davidson and cohen as they tried to schedule that fox interview. a justice department watchdog is criticizing former fbi director james comey saying he defied authority when he was running the bureau. now, that's according to the draft of an upcoming report from the inspector general that criticized comey's decision to announce the re-opening of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation 11 days before the election. sources say the draft also reveals a senior justice department official had urged comey not to make that

announcement saying it would violate policy. the draft concludes comey defied authority more than once and one source says it describes comey's behavior as insubordinate. >> a new sense of the scale of the disaster in guatemala after that deadly volcano eruption. some of the youngest victims are now arriving in the united states for medical treatment as hope begins to fade in the search for more survivors. this morning, six children injured in the guatemala volcano disaster arriving in south texas. all of them in critical condition. doctors say they'll likely undergo surgery this morning at the hospital in galveston where the staff specializes in burn treatment. doctors and nurses from the hospital landed in guatemala city just 24 hours after the volcano erupted. they determined the six kids most in need for treatment in the u.s. this comes as the death toll rises in guatemala to at least 99. >> don't get out? >> reporter: this woman lost 13

members of her own family including her two young children. the man next to her said the pastor of his church lost 18 relatives. nearly 200 are missing including norma's mother, father and two sons. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> she just wants help finding her family. >> reporter: she has nowhere to live, she says and among the missing some of the rescuers who ran toward the eruption. abc's victor oquendo explains. >> these volunteer firefighters are working searching for two firefighters who haven't been seen since sunday. you can feel the heat coming off the ground. >> reporter: this dog pulled from the ashes. just a small sign of hope. the hospital in galveston is hoping in the meantime, to send nurses and doctors back to guatemala to bring more injured children to texas. we're hearing from the man who was shot when an fbi agent's gun misfired inside a denver

bar. 29-year-old agent chase bishop was dancing when he did a backflip causing his gun to fall to the floor and when he went to pick it up it went off. tom reddington was hit in the leg and said he didn't even realize he had been shot. >> i heard a loud bang and i thought, oh, some idiot set off a firecracker. i don't know why but i see some brown residue so still thinking it was a firework. all of a sudden my -- from the knee down became completely red. and that's when it clicked in my head, oh, i've been shot. >> he says he doesn't blame the agent for what happened but would like to talk to him about it. the fbi promised bishop will be held accountable. time for a look at your weather on this thursday morning. a powerful tornado tournamented down outside laramie, wyoming, during the evening commute. the national weather service says the twister was on the ground, for get this, at least 45 minutes but so far no reports

of injuries or damage. just an impressive twister there. stormy conditions are likely to continue today for montana and the dakotas as well as nebraska, kansas and missouri. elsewhere across the country it'll be dry except for some showers in florida. looking dry as well in chicago. coming up a change for uber when it comes to pricing. also ahead, the video showing police officers repeatedly punching a man who was unarmed. that man is now breaking his silence. a game three thriller between the warriors and the cavs. hear what lebron said after the

i'm a journalist. -i am a singer. a businesswoman. -i am an artist. an educator. -a sister. an advocate. -a leader. a queen. -i am a friend. i am... i am one of more than a million people living with hiv in the u.s.

we are not alone.

we're back now with this dramatic rescue in anderson, south carolina. that was a mother dropping her baby out a window. luckily her neighbor safely caught the boy. you can see those flames rushing out of the apartment complex. the mother then jumped to safety just a little while later. the fire department is blaming that fire on unattended cooking and they say someone then opened the door which fueled the fire and made it grow so quickly. the state department has evacuated at least two more americans from china suffering from that same mysterious sound related illness that affected diplomats in cuba. an american medical team is now in china conducting tests on diplomats and their families. the affected americans described hearing strange sounds followed by the inability to sleep and severe headaches. the husband of fashion designer kate spade says her suicide came as a complete shock telling "the new york times" she sounded happy the night before her death. andy spade says his wife was on medication and seeing a doctor

for severe depression but he denies reports of alcohol abuse. he says they were living apart but were still close as they raised their daughter and he says they never discussed divorce. spade adds that he still has not seen the suicide note described in the press. a first of its kind decision in hawaii could have ripple effects on people who use uber and lyft across the country. honolulu city council has passed a measure that limits so-called surge pricing for ride sharing companies. now, the fares can't be higher than the maximum that is set by the city and the head of the city council says the billing assures customers won't have to pay unreasonable prices. 260,000 workers at u.p.s. have taken their first steps towards a strike. they've authorized a walkout if they can't get a new contract. the current deal expires july 31st. talks have centered on wages, benefits and work conditions. the university of washington men's basketball coach is thanking fans in a very special

way. mike hopkins got a $15,000 bonus for winning coach of the year this past season. while he is using that money to buy starbucks gift cards handing out to fans of the team today. each card is worth 12 bucks. hopkins says it's his w of saying thank you. >> that should get you one cup of coffee. >> and your name spelled wrong. coming up, the unusual police rescue involving a pig. also ahead, see how a gator in florida was able to fight back against trappers. but first the road rage incident that played out. a man repeatedly ramming his suv into another vehicle and that was just the start of things. no for an ice-cold pepsi cola like getting buckets. whether i'm breaking ankles... or breaking hearts. hey drew! it always brings the refreshment... and i've been drinking it a long time. hey drew... how old are you anyway, man?

does it matter? uncle drew. in theaters,june 29th. the future tastes good. 98% of us don't get enough omega-3s. which is why megared advanced 4in1 packs more omega-3 power into one small softgel. it supports your heart... brain... eyes... and joints. megared. dad! hiding when i was supposed to be quitting. i thought, i should try something that works. i should try nicorette. nicorette mini relieves sudden cravings fast. anytime. anywhere. nicorette mini. you know why. we know how. with proskin technology intimates overnight for two times faster absorption so you can have worry free nights, and wake up feeling fresh and free for a free sample visit tena.us

only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® shark has added a rotating soft brush. so while deep-cleaning carpets, you can also grab large particles, pull in piles and directly engage floors. duo clean. invented by shark. for my constipation, my doctor recommended i switch to miralax. duo clean. stimulant laxatives forcefully stimulate the nerves in your colon. miralax is different. it works with the water in your body. unblocking your system naturally. miralax. now available in convenient single-serve mix-in pax. we're back with a wild case of road rage. a man drove his suv straight into the side of that honda there in sacramento and then started spinning his tires refusing to let off the gas but that wasn't the end of it. you see him there climb out and then stomping on top of the

vehicle. he is smashing in the windows as well kicking the windshield. police eventually arrested him. moments earlier he crashed into another car. they're not sure what triggered the violence. anger much. >> they suspect he was under the influence of drugs. >> wow. now to a developing story from arizona where police have been caught on camera repeatedly punching a man. >> for the first time we're hearing his account of what happened. four officers are now on administrative leave after this violent arrest in mesa, arizona. newly released surveillance video shows 33-year-old robert johnson leaning against a wall and looking at his phone when the officers rush in. johnson falls limp to the ground after a knee to the body and a barrage of punches to the head. >> the officers ask him then to sit down and he won't so then they approach him and when he resists that tension, the officers strike him. >> reporter: the officers were responding to a reported

domestic violence call involving another man johnson was with at the apartment building. >> the level of force is troubling. certainly at first glance this looks like a mistake. >> the incident happened last month when asked about the altercation, johnson had this to say. >> disrespected, that's all i can really say. disrespected by my own people. >> have you watched the video? >> i replay it back in my mind every day. >> johnson and his friend are still facing multiple charges including disorderly conduct. the mesa police chief says he's changing the department's use of force policy by will restrict when officers can strike a suspect in the head. two of scott pruitt's top aides have now resigned. both got hefty pay raises despite objections from the white house and both were caught up in recent scandals surrounding their boss who is the subject, by the way, of a dozen ethics investigations. now, despite the scandals president trump had nothing but

praise for pruitt during a briefing at fema headquarters. >> thank you, scott, very much. epa is doing really, really well and, you know, somebody has to say that about you a little bit. you know that, scott. >> during that same briefing you see the first lady there, melania trump making her first public appearance since her hospital stay for a kidney condition. the president called it a little rough patch for his wife. >> alligators are a common sight in florida especially now during mating season but even with all that experience this eight-foot gator gave trappers quite a challenge. they load it on to a truck when the gator head butts one knocking him out and then hitting another trapper with his tail. watch his sunglasses fly off. you can see one of the trappers fall to the ground and the gator hits a second trapper with his tail, finally they did seem to get it under wrap. let's hear what they had to say. >> the gator flipped back and head butted the guy. knocked him on the ground.

at that point it was kind of free and it whacked police officers with its tail. >> just so aggressive. happy to report that man who got hit is okay this morning. >> good to know. a different kind of animal story. this is ramon, a pig left inside a bmw. police found his owner and ramon was safely removed. they're using the incident as a reminder not to leave animals in cars as temperatures rise. no matter what kind of animal. in sports the golden state warriors are on the verge of sweeping the nba finals after a nail-biter last night. lebron james got things going a little early in front of the home crowd pumping them up slammed this, yeah, that was an exclamation point. he got 33 points on the night. james is seen hobbling in the second quarter. but he kept playing because he's lebron james. they don't call him king for nothing. he says he twisted his ankle pretty good.

but kevin durant was the star. he had 43 points on the night. the warriors winning easily, 110-102. game nofour tomorrow on abc. up next a new way to eat your veggies in your coffee. also ahead, how kfc is going vegetarian? what's going on? next, the baseball fan who caught a foul ball in her beer and see what she did next. yeah, it's fine. you okay? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. myeczemaexposed.com. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to myeczemaexposed.com to learn more. in the water, in the water, you ready for this? she doesn't like it... you've gotta get in there. okay.

careful not to get it in her eyes. i know, i know what a bath is... smile honey. this thing is like... first kid. here we go. second kid. you coming in mommy? ahh not a chance! by their second kid, every parent is an expert and more likely to choose luvs than first time parents. luvs with nightlock plus absorbs wetness faster than huggies snug and dry for outstanding overnight protection at a fraction of the cost. live, learn and get luvs. you finished preparing overhim for college.rs, in 24 hours, you'll send him off thinking you've done everything for his well-being. but meningitis b progresses quickly and can be fatal, sometimes within 24 hours. while meningitis b is uncommon, about 1 in 10 infected will die. like millions of others, your teen may not be vaccinated against meningitis b. meningitis b strikes quickly. be quick to talk to your teen's doctor about a meningitis b vaccine. moms love that land o' frost premium sliced meats have no by-products.

[conference phone] baloney! [conference phone] has joined the call. hey baloney here. i thought this was a no by-products call? land o' frost premium. a slice above. i thought this was a no by-products call? with advil liqui-gels, what bad shoulder? what headache? advil is relief that's fast strength that lasts you'll ask... what pain? with advil liqui-gels ♪ we're back with your thursday "pulse" and the newest internet celebrity is a woman who was there at the baseball park trying to enjoy a beer and a game. >> she was, indeed, gabby dimarco was sitting in the stands when a foul ball came in her direction, not only did she catch it in her beer but then she drank the beer too.

she says she had to succumb to some peer pressure when deciding to go ahead and chug that beer. >> dimarco became a bigger crowd hero. you think she's played beer pong a few time. >> later she showed off the baseball still in the cup on instagram celebrating the padres win over atlanta. now budweiser has offered to buy her tickets to another game beer included. >> wow. very nice. all right. congrats. you probably have heard of shake and bake chicken. now kfc is creating something you could call fake and fry. >> all right. the fast food chain it's testing out a vegetarian version of its popular version that contain no actual chicken. >> but kfc is promising to incorporate its famous 11 herbs and spices from the regular fried variety. right now it's only trying this in the uk. >> oh. we'll have await a little while. how would you like serving vegetables or broccoli specifically in your morning coffee? it's basically the idea of the drink being tested at a cafe in

australia. >> so the broccoli part of it comes from what they call broccoli powder. its developers say it has the flower, color and nutrients of the whole thing. >> two teaspoons equals a serving of veggies. >> sounds good. >> enjoy sipping your broccoli. the mystery stofled for an arizona couple with a toddler who went rogue in the middle of night. >> chloe's parents were surprised to find her roaming the halls because she can't reach the doorknob. the couple's two golden retrievers open the door, got the 15-month-old out of bed and hoping chloe would give them breakfast. before you and your rheumatologist move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you. xeljanz xr is a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. it can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections,

including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts and higher liver tests and cholesterol levels have happened. your doctor should perform blood tests before you start and while taking xeljanz xr, and monitor certain liver tests. tell your doctor if you were in a region where fungal infections are common and if you have had tb, hepatitis b or c, or are prone to infections. xeljanz xr can reduce the symptoms of ra, even without methotrexate. ask your rheumatologist about xeljanz xr. i couldn't catch my breath. it was the last song of the night. it felt like my heart was skipping beats. they said i had afib. what's afib? i knew that meant i was at a greater risk of stroke. i needed answers. my doctor and i chose xarelto® to help keep me protected from a stroke. once-daily xarelto®, a latest-generation blood thinner

significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. warfarin interferes with at least 6 of your body's natural blood-clotting factors. xarelto® is selective, targeting just one critical factor. for afib patients well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® compares in reducing the risk of stroke. don't stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of stroke. while taking, you may bruise more easily, or take longer for bleeding to stop. xarelto® can cause serious, and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. it may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. get help right away for unexpected bleeding or unusual bruising. do not take xarelto® if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. before starting, tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures and any kidney or liver problems. learn all you can to help protect yourself from a stroke. talk to your doctor about xarelto®. to help protect yourself from a stroke. non-drowsy children's claritin allergy relief. the #1 pediatrician recommended non-drowsy brand. because to a kid a grassy hill is irresistible.

children's claritin. feel the clarity and live claritin clear. >> he said the warriors have an embarrassment of riches. steph has a bad need. k.d. rolls right in. >> j.r. was playing well. that's why you have durant, exactly. it was great to see. get the brooms out hopefully for the next game. let's talk about what's going on today. doing a little cleaning outside? no, let's enjoy the wonderful weather. if you like it on the cool side,

great conditions out there. no reports of drizzle yet. we'd like to let everybody else know before they head out. low to miss 50s your temperatures right now. i still have 90s in the forecast. >> we're off to a quiet start this morning. no major issues, that certainly is good news. we're looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza right now. we have a stackup at the cash lanes. this seems to happen every morning now just until they get a few more of those cash booths open, you do have to sit through that. if you're using fast track, no wait there. car pool lanes looking good this morning. they typically do throughout the entire morning. last night kevin durant had his best best postseason game,

43 points on 23 shots. k.d. also grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out seven assists. it was a huge performance on the night when steph curry and clay thompson combined for just 21 points. the warriors survived a slow start and pulled away for a 110-102 victory. abc 7 news anchor mindy caught up with kevin durant. >> i like the sense of urgency. we kept fighting, kept playing. we made shots down the stretch. just trying to have some fun out there. >> we didn't make shots down the stretch. he made those shots down the stretch. >> the warriors became the first team in nba history to take 3-0 leads in back-to-back nba finals. no nba team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series.

violence did break out at the warriors watch party at oracle arena. oakland police are asking witnesses to come forward. they say a man was shot in parking lot a around 9:00 last night. so far police have not made any arrests. it is now 4:30. here is a quick update on weather and traffic. >> let's see the noisy spots overnight, guys. the winds at sfo at 18, 13 at oakland, 125 at concord. calmest conditions in mountain view and the south bay and in the north bay right now. those winds are the dominant feature in the forecast once again. ey