america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." making news in america this morning, what's next? just hours after special counsel robert mueller broke his silence about the russia investigation, why his words are sparking a new push for impeachment. foul ball horror. a little girl suffers a direct hit. >> it hit a young child. >> struck in the stands by a foul ball at a major league game. players visibly shaken. >> you can see almora crying. >> the game stopped. this morning, her condition and the new questions about safety. her divorce battle. plus, the tiniest survivor. a baby weighing only half a pound at birth goes home from the hospital. how she beat the odds. caught on camera, one swimmer's very close encounter with a shark off the coast of

>>anneovernigh the biest disneythe new "stars" pa galaxy's edge. and good thursday morning, everyone. i'm kenneth moton. and i'm maggie rulli in for janai norman. we begin with robert mueller fueling the debate over impeachment after breaking his silence on the russia investigation. >> mueller said he knew from the start that charging the president with a crime was not an option because of justice department policy but he made it clear the president was not exonerated. he suggested it's up to congress to hold the president accountable. >> let's talk to abc's mona kosar abdi. you have more on mueller's statement and the fallout this morning. good morning, mona. >> reporter: maggie, kenneth, to speak mplorgot ate soke caont ed to be as thinst a firm

department podium, special counsel robert mueller uttered his first public words in nearly >> reporter: for much of his n ten-minute statement, mueller stuck to the bottom line findings of his russia probe and made it abundantly clear that the investigation did not exonerate president trump. >> if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so. >> reporter: mueller's statement contradicting attorney general william barr's conclusion that there wasn't enough evidence to determine trump obstructed justice. instead, the special counsel says he did not make a determination because charging the president with a crime was not an option. >> under long-standing department policy a president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office. that is unconstitutional. >> reporter: as he exited mueller noted only congress can hold a president accountable.

>> the constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing. >> reporter: democrats on the hill taking that as a cue. >> it falls to congress to respond to the crimes, lies and other wrongdoing of president trump. we will do so. >> reporter: but as mueller's words stir fresh calls from house democrats to move toward impeachment, house speaker nancy pelosi is holding firm. >> you don't bring an impeachment unless you have all of the facts. >> reporter: on the other side of the aisle, the president and move on. >> reporter: and mueller also offered a stern warning. he said that there were multiple attempts by the russians to interfere in the 2016 election. he says that deserves the attention of every american, maggie, kenneth, something not to overlook. >> mona, definitely, thank you so much. now, although the white house

says case closed to all of this, democrats and even some republicans insist mueller's statement was essentially an impeachment referral. >> but abc's devin dwyer says what congress does next remains unclear. >> reporter: he said it for posterity on camera on the record. he said if he had confidence that the president did not try to obstruct justice he would have said that. he didn't say that so that throws a log on the fire of talk, most of it political talk now about what democrats will do in response to the president's behavior. >> mueller said there's no need for him to testify in front of congress saying, quote, my report is my testimony. louisiana's democratic governor says he will sign a strict new abortion ban into law. it bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected with no exceptions for rape or incest, but the new law would not take effect unless a similar law in mississippi is upheld by a federal appeals

court. we turn to that scary scene at a major league baseball game. a young girl was rushed to the hospital after she was hit by a foul ball. the cubs/astros game stopped for several minutes as stunned players and fans hope for the best. this morning a professional athlete in tears following a scary sight. >> you've got some guys that everybody is high on down there. >> that one went sizzling off into the stands. >> reporter: a foul ball hit by cubs player albert almora jr. striking a child. he was immediately overcome with emotion. >> just the way life is. as soon as i hit it, the first eyes i looked eyes on were her so that's what -- yeah. >> reporter: fans and players visibly shaken. almora then fell to his knees near the plate and was consoled by teammate jason heyward and manager joe maddon. >> i want him to understand, listen, this is not under your control. there is nothing you could have done about that differently so please don't blame yourself. >> reporter: a photo taken by the associated press shows the girl conscious and crying as she was taken away. almora completed the at bat after taking several minutes to

compose himself. >> the rest was kind of a blur. the rest of that at bat. i finally came to my senses r a. >> reporter: later almora went over to the section wherever the girl was sitting to find out her condition. he was seen speaking to a security guard when he became emotional crying on the guard's shoulder. >> when the half inning was over, i just couldn't hold it anymore. >> reporter: following a string of fan injuries in 2017, all major league baseball clubs were required to extend protective netting up the base lines. minute maid park in houston meets those requirements but witnesses say the little girl was sitting about ten feet past where the netting ends. such an emotional scene there. there's been no official word overnight on the girl's condition but was described as awake and alert. that's good news. new flood warnings are in effect this morning along the arkansas river nearly twice as high as it was just ten days ago. the national weather service warns that most river

communities will see significant or major flooding in the next seven to ten days. and right now every emergency with more rain threatening already swamped areas. a series of tornadoes and funnel clouds swept through parts of northeastern texas last night. most of the extensive property damage is northeast and south of dallas. and in central illinois, straight-line winds tore apart a small airport in vandalia overturning planes and damaging hangars. now, let's take a look at your thursday forecast. good morning. unfortunately another round of severe storms throughout columbus, pittsburgh, all the way over towards the d.c. and new york area. concern about flash flooding and hail. look for persistent showers that the ohio valley region and we're going to be concerned with flooding downpours thursday night with swollen streams and the possibility of six inches of rain falling throughout this region and that's not the only

place. look for rain in philadelphia, cleveland, chicago, st. louis, kansas city down to oklahoma city. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. coming up, the new way to make sure alexa doesn't share your secrets. but first president trump's criticism of senator john mccain back in the spotlight amid reports the white house tried to keep the "uss john mccain" out of sight. we'll explain. and up next, the woman

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leisurely swimming off a panama city beach in florida. apparently she's unaware that a shark was circling her. clearly the man shooting this had no way of warning her. finally people screaming on the beach got her attention. she hustled back safely to shore. president trump's criticism of the late senator john mccain is back in the spotlight. a new report claims the white house told the navy to keep the "uss john mccain" out of sight during trump's visit to japan. military officials are denying the ship's name was covered with a tarp and insist the name was not obscured. the president responded on twitter tweeting, i was not informed about anything having to do with the navy ship "uss john s. mccain" during my recent visit to japan. mccain's daughter megan responded to the report attacking the president saying he will, quote, always be threatened by the greatness of my dad's life. amazon has unveiled a new feature for echo devices aimed at boosting privacy protections. the echo software has been

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disappear voluntarily, which just makes us all the for vently hope for safe invesgars are searching. >> police are treating it as a missing person case but as standard procedure they're conducting a criminal investigation to determine if there was any foul play. >> reporter: dulos and her estranged husband were prepared for a divorce hearing this week in their two-year custody battle. court documents obtained by "the stanford advocate" show she feared for her safety. she said, i am afraid of my husband. i know filing for divorce and filing this motion will enrage him. i know he will retaliate by trying to harm me in some way. this morning, their five children are staying with grandparents in new york with armed guards to protect them. >> well, they miss their mother terribly, but they're doing as well under the circumstances as one could. >> jennifer dulos' husband and his lawyer did not respond to requests for comment. police are not calling him a

suspect. ashton kutcher has taken the stand at the trial of an alleged serial killer in los angeles. kutcher testified about a night 18 years ago when he was supposed to take a young woman out. he went to her home but she didn't answer. the actor says the next morning he found out the woman had been found dead. the suspect is accused of being a sexual thrill killer responsible for a string of murders. well now to a tiny bundle of joy who entered the world weighing as much as an apple. a preemie believed to be the world's smallest surviving baby has been discharged from a san diego hospital now weighing 8.6 ounces when she was born in december. that's about half a pound. but now five months later, she's tipping the scale at a healthy 5 pounds. her parents who are keeping her name anonymous thought they would never get to take her home. >> they told my husband that he had about an hour with her and that she was going to pass away. but that hour turned into two

hours, which turned into a day, which turned into a week. >> complications with the pregnancy forced the mom to have an emergency c-section at just 23 weeks. the nurses who cared for the baby say she is nothing short of a miracle. in sports an 18-game regular season could be part of the nfl's next labor deal. owners support it but many players do not. a reported bargaining chip could be looseningan manag. , t bluesd bruins are all even at one game apiece in the stanley cup finals. st. louis beat boston 3-2 in overtime. it's the blues' first ever win during a cup final after 13 consecutive losses dating back to 1968. also in sports, toronto hosts golden state tonight as the nba finals get under way. it's the first time the league will play its championship series in canada. it's also the first final since 2010 without lebron james. well, steph curry says he's not shedding any tears. >> miss lebron?

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♪ we've got a special "pulse" for you because we are taking you to the highly anticipated "star wars" park. >> galaxy's edge is the largest ever expansion at disney. a dedication ceremony was held overnight and abc's marci gonzalez is there. she's joining us from disneyland. marci, good morning, and i'm so jealous of you right now. >> reporter: this is really cool. good morning. some of the biggest "star wars" stars were here last night for that kickoff. we're talking mark hamill, harrison ford and even they were impressed because take a look at this. it really feels like being on another planet and we got a behind-the-scenes tour so we uld give you this sneak pe "sta wars: galaxy's edge" is now open. >> reporter: and with that

disneyland is blasting into a galaxy far, far away with its largest most technologically advanced expansion ever. >> we did not miss a single detail. >> i'm keeping my eye on you. >> reporter: "star wars: galaxy's edge" opens tomorrow transporting lightspeed to the planet batuu where you can build your own drones. >> cool customization. skywalker. >> i've been looking forward to this since 1977. >> to have -- >> to having blue milk. >> reporter: and walk past intricately detailed ships, scenery and shops. >> this is a sampling, just a few of the creatures from the galaxy. >> reporter: that puts you right in the middle of one of the most iconic film franchises in history. you really have to keep your guard up here because there are stormtroopers everywhere. >> a wookiee. >> reporter: among all the scum and villainy the rebel forces

are, of course, fighting back. the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy is docked here at the black spire outpost. inside walk through the hulls t falcon. >> whoa. >> reporter: where you can be at the controls. >> take us out of here. >> all right. let's go. >> reporter: on a galactic smuggling run. i'm definitely no han solo. this place is designed to make you your own central character where the force is with you. >> raise your lightsabers. >> reporter: and the experiences are unforgettable. and it officially opens tomorrow, kenneth and maggie, so get on a plane, come on out. >> we're on our way, maggie. >> let's go. let's go. >> let's go right now. we'll be right back.

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wildfires may leave san francisco in the dark. state regulators are going to take a a just hours away from playing for their third nba title in a row. the only thing standing in their way, some raptors. good morning on this thursday, may 30th. we are counting down to coverage of tonight's game between the warriors and the raptors. >> that's right. you can see the countdown clock on your screen, hopefully, here in a second. there you go. we're trying to get that up for you. the countdown clock will be on the bottom of your screen throughout our newscast. we have these cool star wars mugs. we'll check in with reggie aqui who is at disneyland for the opening of galaxy's edge. welcome back, alexis. >> i left my mug in t traffic center. i'm drinking coffee out of it right now. >> put it to practical use more than just a prop. >> exactly. we're using everybody's favorite word this morning -- >> sunshine. >> i was being sarcastic.

>> fog. >> i was being sarcastic. see, everybody loves that word -- not. today there's a whole lot of drizzle out there this morning. so the tempatures running mainly in the low to mid-50nd up this afternoon. not nearly as nice as yesterday. some 70s inland. 60s around the bay and along the coast. look up in the north bay, there's a chance of some thunderstorms. we'll talk more about that coming up. first, welcome back, alexis. nice to see you. good to be here and so far so good for the thursday morning commute. we don't have any major issues on the roads right now, just seeing our typical delays fill in for the central valley drive. you're down to around 30, 35 miles per hour. you're stop and go through several miles of that traffic but nothing blocking along the route. you're looking okay for the most part. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. i know the commute was absolutely terrible yesterday. today we don't have anything

blocking. a backup in the cash lanes on the right. no other issues and no metering lights yet. that should happen closer to 5:20. thank you, alexis. the man accused of intentionally plowing his car into a crowd of pedestrians will be in court. >> isaiah peoples faces multiple counts of attempted murder, but today the judge could tack on more charges. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live at the courthouse for us. good morning, jobina. >> reporter: good morning. the santa clara county district attorney's office is expected to decide by today whether r not to file hate crime charges against isaiah peoples. that would be on top of the eight attempted murder charges he is already facing. a question still remains as far as the motive of the crash that happened last month. prosecutors say peoples, who is an army veteran, was on his way to bible study when inteioll plod his corolla into a crowd of people and a cross walk at el camino real and sunnyvale avenue.

family members say peoples suffers from ptsd and is not racist. investigators say he targeted some of the victims based on their race and his belief they were of the muslim faith. last night an interfaith gathering in support of muslims was held at the sunnyvale senior center in light of the incident. previously peoples' attorney told us his mental state would be a critical factor in this case. for now reporting live in san jose, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. thank you. 4:30 right now if you're just joining us let's get a quick update on weather and