making news in america this morning, we remember the heroes who changed the course of history 75 years ago today. >> i saw so many young guys that day lost their lives. >> the historic ceremonies under way right now in normandy to commemorate d-day and the veterans returning including this 97-year-old taking this same jump -- >> beautiful jump. >> -- all these years later. breaking news overnight about those mysterious deaths at a luxury resort in the caribbean. three americans dying within days of each other. now word of another couple who fell seriously ill. they survived, but they think they know what's to blame. new details about the ohio doctor charged with 25 counts of murder accused of overprescribing painkillers.

how he is now defending his actions. plus, the flooding crisis about to get worse today with wild weather ranging from this massive dust storm to this dramatic waterspout off the coast. abc news exclusive. "jeopardy" legend ken jennings one-on-one. will he take on "jeopardy james"? and the mystery of all mysteries. what the fbi is now saying about the investigation into bigfoot. good thursday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm janai norman. >> i'm zachary kiesch in for kenneth moton. we begin with the ceremonies in normandy right now as the world pauses to remember d-day. >> president trump is visiting the american cemetery 75 years after the historic invasion turned the tide of world war ii. some of the surviving veterans who stormed the beaches in 1944

are back now making an emotional return now in their 90s. abc's jennifer eccleston begins our live coverage there. jennifer, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai and zachary. president trump is honoring american and allied troops who fought and made the ultimate sacrifice during this pivotal world war ii battle joining world leaders in france to mark the 75th anniversary of d-day. ♪ remembering the valor and sacrifice of allied soldiers who fought and died on normandy's beaches during d-day. >> 75 years later do you still remember that day? >> yes, sir, vividly, yes, sir. >> reporter: a world war ii air, sea and land attack that paved the way for the liberation of western europe from the nazis. >> this whole beach as far as the eye could see was just men coming ashore, coming ashore. unbelievable.

>> reporter: president trump and the first lady honoring the american fallen at the u.s. cemetery in colleville-sur-mer. >> you are among the very greatest americans who will ever live. you are the pride of our nation. you are the glory of our republic and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. >> reporter: here over 9,000 are buried, most of whom lost their lives on those beaches. >> what is it like to be back 75 years later? >> well, it's a good feeling now. >> reporter: johning the couple the first family of france. president macron and his brigitte. >> to the more than 160 world war ii veterans here on this stage who need no reminders of horrors of war and who remember

well their commrads who never came home. >> reporter: after the service the president meets privately with the frenchpres he'll wrap up his europe trip in ireland before heading back to d.c. back to you, guys. >> our thanks to jennifer eccleston this morning. back here at home, some new evidence the clock ticking down to a deadline for new tariffs on products from mexico. >> talks resume today, but president trump says not enough progress has been made. he is demanding mexico do more to stop the flow of migrants. this new video shows more than 130 migrants walking around a border wall to cross into arizona. abc's serena marshall has more on the tariff talks and what this could mean for american consumers. serena, good morning. >> reporter: janai, zachary, good morning to both of you. and that meeting yesterday with mexican officials lasted nearly 90 minutes. it's going to be continuing today, and the president seemed to preview it this morning saying something pretty dramatic could happen with those last-minute negotiations. president trump may be overseas

but domestic issues taking priority. >> mexico has been making for many, many years hundreds of millions -- of billions of dollars. they have to step up and they have to step up to the plate. >> reporter: those tariffs announced in a surprise tweet sunday set to begin on monday. if they go into effect, they'd rise 5% every month maxing out at 25% in october if migration continues at current levels. and while tariffs are a favorite tool of the president, his own party doesn't agree. >> i'm afraid that it might endanger some american jobs. >> we're not fans of tariffs. we're still hoping that this can be avoided. >> reporter: but the president is not backing down tweeting, tweeting from ireland, progress is being made but not nearly enough. he was talking about that hour and a half meeting at the white house wednesday between the vice president and high-level mexican officials hoping to stop them, but tariffs not the focus of the meeting. >> we don't discuss it.

the dialogue was focussed on migration. >> reporter: migration, as the president is frustrated over the just last month u.s. cus andkerr border protection saw the highest monthly total in 13 years. >> this is not a way to treat a friend. it's not a way to deal with immigration. >> reporter: a sentiment echoed by trump ally and senate financ >> because i think there's going to be an agreement and there won't be any tariffs. >> reporter: leading economists say if these tariffs go into effect, it will be the largest tax increase in 30 years. and with just four days left to stop them, senate republicans are promising to vote against the measure with a veto-proof majority. janai, zachary. >> serena marshall, thank you so much. new details about the impeachment battle in washington. house speaker nancy pelosi reportedly told top democrats that she would rather beat president trump at the ballot box next year and then see him

prosecuted as a private citizen. politico reports pelosi clashed with top democrat jerry nadler during a meeting tuesday. pelosi has been under pressure to launch an impeachment proceeding. breaking overnight, crews have restored power at l.a.x. airport in los angeles. the outage forced southwest airlines to cancel flights and several united flights had to be diverted. no word on what caused the outage, which affected three terminals. new clues this morning surrounding the deaths of three americans at a luxury resort in the dominican republic. the resort now says 41-year-old miranda werner of pennsylvania suffered a heart attack and reportedly had heart issues. her family had said she died of respiratory failure after drinking from the mini bar in her room. authorities are also investigating the deaths of a maryland couple five days later also reportedly from respiratory failure. meanwhile, our station in denver reports a couple there got violently ill at the same resort. their doctor blamed pesticides possibly used on plants at the resort.

>> as soon as we came back to the room, we noticed it smelled like somebody had dumped paint everywhere. we were drooling excessively. my eyes would not stop watering. that night we soaked in sweat at like 4:00 in the morning and kind of terrified. we booked a flight home before the sun came up. >> the couple sued the resort. that case is stalled in the local courts. two firefighters in roswell, new mexico, have suffered life-threatening injuries after an explosion at a fireworks storage area. they were among a dozen firefighters preparing for the city's fourth of july celebration. the cause of the blast is still under investigation. the missouri, mississippi and arkansas rivers are putting levees and sandbags to the test as water levels hit their highest marks in more than 20 years. more than 40 levees have failed across missouri in recent days and in southeast texas this truck was caught on camera spinning out of control as you

see there after hitting high water during heavy rain wednesday. and in lubbock, texas, intense winds kicked up this giant wall of dust which spread across the city just as commuters were heading home. one other wild sight, look at this waterspout off the coast of alabama, which is bracing for rain today. my goodness. let's take a look at your thursday forecast now. good morning. because of the humid air pumping off of the gulf of mexico, the heaviest of storms throughout the lower mississippi valley region but still staying stormy in mobile, throughout portions of tennessee as well. this rain will reach the northeast along the east coast, at least briefly in the morning time, then right along the southern portion of the ohio valley region. for the late week we're looking for more rain. a slow-moving low will swing across combining with tropical moisture. we're looking at a possible storm of ten inches throughout the center part of the country. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams.

coming up, bernie sanders takes on walmart, and the ceo responds. also ahead, the tense moments in california as a girl gets stuck inside a chimney. and later our exclusive interview with the all-time "jeopardy" champion ken jennings. his advice to "jeopardy james" after his loss this week,

we're back now with a crocodile just basking on a boat in miami soaking up the sun. luckily the crew spotted the croc before they boarded. thank goodness. it eventually jumped back in the water. local boaters say they often see the croc, but they've never seen it jump into a boat.

a new scandal in the catholic church. the man who once served as a bishop in west virginia now stands accused of misusing millions of dollars in church money. michael bransfield allegedly spent $2.4 million on trips, home renovations and alcohol for himself and other members of the clergy. he resigned last year in the face of sexual misconduct allegations. firefighters in southern california got quite an unusual call. a teenager got stuck in this chimney. she was trying to get inside her house after getting locked out. neighbors heard her calls for help. it took them about 30 minutes to rescue her. she was covered in soot as you can imagine, but she is okay. bernie sanders confronted walmart on its home turf delivering his message against corporate america at the company's shareholders meeting. the presidential candidate was invited to speak by a walmart employee. he called on the retailer to pay its workers at least $15 an hour and slammed the company for

paying its ceo more than $20 million. >> despite the incredible wealth of its owner, walmart pays many of its employees starvation wages. frankly, the american people are sick and tired of subsidizing the greed of some of the largest and most profitable corporations in this country. >> and walmart's head responded. ceo doug mcmillan says they're not perfect, but they're listening, learning and changing and also said it's time for congress to put a thoughtful plan in place to increase the minimum wage. some sticker stock for apple fans. outrage is growing online after the company revealed the cost of a new stand for its mac pro monitor is $999. the stand is made of aluminum and costs about the same as a new iphone xs.ust get the monit and lay it down, huh? coming up, the new study about your bedtime and its effect on your health. but first the doctor charged

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was administering alarming doses of fentanyl. >> it is our sincere hope the families of these victims will find solace by the state of ohio holding dr. husel accountable for his devious conduct. >> we all share the same grief, the same loss. >> reporter: the arrest is giving family members of the alleged victims some relief. >> why? just one word, why? >> reporter: david austin lost his wife of 37 years under the care of dr. husel. >> the love of my life. he was a doctor. i figured he knew what he was talking about. >> reporter: husel's attorney is denying the allegations saying the doctor was trying to comfort patients. >> i can assure you there was never any attempt to euthanize anyone by dr. husel. at no time did he ever have the intent to euthanize anyone. there's not a murder in the case. >> reporter: prosecutors say they don't have a motive and don't expect anyone else to be charged, but ten additional deaths involving high levels of medication are reportedly under investigation at the same hospital.

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♪ making news right now at 4:27 at the live desk, president trump joining european leader in the 75th anniversary of d-day. he told american veterans they're among the greatest americans who will ever live. neighbors in san jose try union pacific to stop running trains at night. a meeting to find a solution got tense and heated. we fought but we lost. steph curry sums up game three of the finals pretty well. so that happened. >> it was hard. good morning, it's 4:27. >> meteorologist mike nicco has your first look at the day ahead. tough game, mike. very tough game but with three players out, got to do your best, make adjustments and hopefully friday will turn out better. i think it will.

how about the changes outside. if you've been out or if you haven't you will. it's cooler in most neighborhoods. 49 right now in palo alto, 69 in brentwood. look what happens this afternoon. the 90s are gone. the 80s barely hanging on in antioch and fairfield, 81 and 82. everyone else in the 70s until you get to richmond. 59 at half moon bay. about a 10 to 20 degree drop today. it's not going to last long. i'll tell you how long coming up next. here is alexis. good morning, mike. we have a sig alert. going to take you to the tri-valley. not a collision but something hit the fuel tank on a big rig and now a fuel leak. southbound 6 80 at avenue. no estimate on when that one lane on the off ramp will reopen but already seeing a backup even at 4:28 in the morning. that's a busy route as you probably know for the morning commute. hopefully they can clear that soon.

also, northbound 880 between marina and 98 we had a big backup this morning due to road work. looks like they've wrapped that up ahead of schedule. we are back in the green already. we'll take a look at some drive times up next. thanks, alexis. building a better bay area in the south bay, residents met with railroad officials to come up with a solution to loud freight trains rolling through overnight. the meeting got heated. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan joins us live with the details. good morning, anser. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. you can see these train tracks run right through the middle of the enabled which is about a mile away from san jose state university. mayor sam liccardo says the trains are so loud it's become a public health issue. the city is considering legal action. last night several hundred neighbors came out to the community meeting to discuss the problem with union pacific representatives. this all goes back to february when union pacific rerouted its

freight trains through this area. they said they did it to increase efficiency and to meet government regulations. the trains now run through the middle of the night between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. residents say the trains are so loud and disruptive, they can't sleep. >> i hear the horn, it wakes us up in our household. >> reporter: how bad is it? >> it scares the cat. >> reporter: now union reps told the meeting last night that they will not reroute these trains. the mayor has asked the attorney to look at all legal options. reporting live in san jose, anser hassan, abc 7 news. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our building a better bay area facebook group. it is 4:30. if you're just waking up to us, good morning. a quick update on your weather and traffic. hi, mike. take a look at what's going on. you can see there the cloud deck is a little bit