breaking news in america this morning, a trail of tornadoes tearing up the midwest. a deadly path of destruction. evacuationswo ty hit har the northeast. walking free. the so-called american taliban john walker lindh lindh arrearrg released early from prison today. the outrage and where he plans to go. day care tragedy, a baby found dead after spending hours left inside a hot van. the arrest this morning and the new action to address this growing problem. plus, celebrity chef mario batali and the new criminal

charge against him. back to the '70s. ♪ guys like us we had it made those were the days ♪ >> inside the "all in the family" and "the jeffersons" reboot and the surprise appearances. ♪ you're as cold as ice >> too hot to handle? the news about your office and the perfect temperature for productivity. good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. we begin with breaking news. a new round of tornadoes carving a path of destruction in the central u.s. >> overnight at least 29 new tornadoes have been reported. the storms are blamed for at least three deaths in missouri. >> and damage in jefferson city. the capital of missouri is being described as catastrophic. overnight, missouri state capital taking a direct hit from a large tornado. the national weather service

says the twister formed over jefferson city just before midnight. new pictures from the city's twitter account showing some of the damage. this morning hospitals in the area are in disaster mode with reports of people trapped in homes and an apartment complex. reporter ashley strohmeyer from our station in columbia just outside jefferson city posted this video to facebook. >> there are buildings crushed. riley toyota. the cars in the parking lot are covered with power lines and destroyed. i'm at a loss for words. >> reporter: governor mike parson tweeting, we're doing okay, but praying for those that were caught in damage. some are still trapped. local emergency crews are on site and assisting. [ sirens ] >> reporter: in joplin, missouri, dark skies with blaring tornadoes sirens in the distance. that threat coming on the anniversary of the devastating tornado that tore through the city in 2011 killing 158 people and in oklahoma mandatory evacuations are under way along the arkansas river as

two runaway barges had headed downstream toward a dam. and more severe storms are expected today. take a look at the radar here. you can see even parts of the northeast from pittsburgh to baltimore are expecting severe weather today. we'll have that forecast for you coming up in less than five minutes. now to the other big story this morning, the american taliban. john walker lindh is walking free. he joined the taliban just before 9/11 and was captured in afghanistan. his early release from prison today is sparking outrage. the so-called american taliban expected to walk free today from an indiana picture. john walker lindh's capture made international headlines in the wake of 9/11. lindh is seen in this video taken by afghan intelligence refusing to answer questions from cia officer mike spann. >> hey, look at me. do you know the people that you're working with are terrorists? >> reporter: just an hour later spann was killed by militants during an uprising and lindh's

daughter is calling the release a slap in the face. >> he's getting released early because of his good behavior in prison and for my family terrorism does not equal good behavior. >> reporter: lindsay had converted to islam as a teenager in california. left for the middle east and even met osama bin laden at an al qaeda training camp. he pleaded guilty to giving support to the taliban. but he's now being released for good behavior serving 17 of his 20-year stearns. lindh condemned terrorism at his sentencing but two government reports found he continued to advocate for global jihad and made pro-isis statements and sources tell abc news he even preached in prison quoting a prominent jihadi figure. mike spann's father has urged president trump to intervene. >> don't turn him loose if there's reports out here that he's not being the model prisoner that y'all say he is. >> lindh is expected to move to virginia. under terms of his release he can communicate only with people in english and will need permission to leave the country. now to washington where a lot is going on.

president trump is denying that he had a temper tantrum after storming out of a meeting infrastructure and is refusing to work with democrats unless they stop investigating him. meanwhile, this morning, congress one step closer to obtaining the president's financial records. abc's mona kosar abdi has the latest tracking it all. mona, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai. sources tell abc news that the president arrived late, shook no hands and told democratic lawmakers that he wants to work with them on infrastructure, trade and the farm bill as long as they stop their investigations. hopes of getting anything done before 2020 in washington faded quickly when the president stormed out of a meeting with democratic leaders after only three minutes. >> so i came here to do a meeting on infrastructure with democrats. >> reporter: an angered president trump then headed straight to the rose garden to explain what set him off. >> i just saw that nancy pelosi just before our meeting made a statement that we believe that

the president of the united states is engaged in a cover-up. i don't do cover-ups. >> reporter: trump referring to a comment house speaker nancy pelosi made earlier that day as she left a closed door meeting with her party. the president went on to say he would not work with democrats on any issue until they stop investigating him. >> you can go down the investigation track and you can go down the investment track or the track of let's get things done for the american people. >> reporter: senior level administration sources tell abc news some aides close to the president tried to stop him from holding that rose garden press conference. after the blowup, pelosi doubled down on her comments. >> this president is obstructing justice, and he is engaged in a cover-up, and that could be an impeachable offense. >> reporter: the house speaker said she was looking forward to working with trump on an infrastructure deal, but in a letter to her colleagues,

she accused him of throwing a public, quote, temper tantrum. >> for some reason maybe it was lack of confidence on his part that he really couldn't come -- match the greatness of the challenge that we have. >> reporter: and today as you mentioned the president took to twitter overnight to deny having a tantrum. democrats say that the president was never serious about negotiating an infrastructure deal pointing to a letter that he sent democratic leaders before pelosi's comments where he says that his trade deal must come first. janai, kenneth. >> and chuck schumer saying those investigations were going on three weeks ago. na, ank u. > as manen thoanmohe ddasas tensions wi iran continueo se. the pentagon is expected to present a deployment plan today. it follows warnings of a potential attack on american forces in the region. abc's martha raddatz has more. >> reporter: the request came from central command, which is responsible for the region, and the troops would be used for defensive purposes as a deterrent to iran, but it is

unclear whether president trump who wanted to get out of the mideast would approve the request. >> this doesn't necessarily mean more ground troops are heading to the region. it could mean more army personnel for anti-missile batteries. celebrity chef mario batali is facing a criminal charge accused of groping a woman against her will. he's scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow for the alleged incident at a boston restaurant back in 2017. his lawyer says the criminal charge is from the same woman who filed a civil complaint last year. time now for a look at your weather for this thursday morning. well, unfortunately, the nightmare is not over, far from it. but thursday afternoon, thursday evening we're bracing for another round of tornadoes, damaging hail, flash flooding. it will reach as far south as lubbock, texas, along i-40 all the way up toward wichita along i-70 and up towards i-80 throughout omaha. and that's just in the center of the country.

the northeast is now targeted for severe storms from syracuse over towards philadelphia reaching over towards pittsburgh, even reaching into southern portions of ohio and indiana with isolated tornadoes a real possibility. unsettled weather with unusually cool conditions will prevail throughout the west and then going into the weekend, flooding will be a problem. renewed river flooding and flash flooding with a possibility of 12 inches of rain. back to you. coming up, a decision on whether to change who's on the $20 bill. also ahead, cash or credit? we have the right answer if you're a germophobe. plus, a man wrongfully convicted of murder at age 17 spends three decades in prison. hear how he finally cleared his name. and later, the return of "all in the family" and "the jeffersons." how they pulle

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breaking news. a deadly tornado cuts a path of destruction across parts of missouri. whole neighborhoods are gone. and it's freedom day for the marin county man nicknamed the american taliban, john walker ll lindh, being released early. big problems to try to stop fare hoppers. good morning. >> hi, sue. >> good morning, everyone. >> always good to see you. and meteorologist mike nicco has our forecast. looking for that perfect spring day. can't quite get to summer yet, but i'm looking for it because i know you would like some warmth. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s with dry conditions. mid to upper 70s, mid-70s in the south bay, low to mid-70s around the bay, san francisco and santa cruz in the upper 60s.

half moon bay at about 64 degrees. we'll take a look at your planner and what's in store for the midwest today. here is sue. we were down to one lane a little while ago due to the barrierwork. they do have most of the lanes blocked off. they will pick that up here within the next 30 minutes or so. checking on your san mateo bridge looking good for about a 14-minute drive across the bay from hayward to the foster city side of things. pretty light. we'll check on road work when we come back in a few minutes. we begin with breaking news at the live desk. a new round of tornadoes tearing a path of destruction across the midwest, killing seven people doing some heavy damage in jefferson city. there are reports many people may be trapped right now.

>> reporter: overnight missouri state capital taking a direct hit. the twister formed over jefferson city just before midnight. new pictures from the city's twitter account showing some of the damage. this morning hospitals in the area are in disaster mode with reports of people trapped in homes and an apartment complex. reporter ashley strohmeyer from our station just outside jefferson city posted this video to facebook. >> there are buildings crushed. riley toyota, the cars in the parking lot are covered with power lines and destroyed. i'm at a loss for words. >> reporter: governor mike parson tweeting, we're doing oray but praying f aught in damage. some are still trapped. in joplin, missouri, dark skies with blaring tornado warnings in the distance. that threat coming on the anniversary of the devastating tornado that tore through the city in 2011 killing 158 people.

and in oklahoma mandatory evacuations are under way along the arkansas river as two runaway barges head downstream toward a dam. abc news, new york. >> so much destruction there, it is just jaw dropping. and, of course, the fear today is that those tornadoes could set up again in the same area in tornado alley, so let's go ahead and check things with mike nicco. yeah, several things we're watching. here is what's left of the storm system from yesterday. it's a squall line with moving right through the ohio river valley and up towards, look at that, even toronto. but you see more storms developing over wichita and oklahoma city right now. this is the way it looked