this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. happening now in america this morning, el paso and dayton prepare for today's controversial visit from president trump as we learn disturbing new details about the possible motive in the dayton attack. plus, the growing support in washington for so-called red flag gun laws. one prominent lawyer is now sounding the alarm. bombshell for the boy scouts. the new lawsuit claiming hundreds of additional child abuse cases. was there a cover-up? the organization now responding. consumer alert. the travel websites that look like they belong to a major airline or hotel group but they're really a scam. how to tell the difference. plus, the survival story a s

after his plane crashed in the wilderness. what he had to do next. your morning commute getting even longer. just how much of an impact uber and lyft cars are having on traffic in american cities. what doctors are learning about people who go to bed early and wake up early. the surprising new research. good wednesday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm janai norman. >> and i'm gio benitez in for kenneth moton. we begin with new details about the gunman in the back-to-back massacres in el paso, texas, and dayton, ohio as president trump heads to both today. he's prepared to face protesters angry about his revelation. >> new disturbing revelations about the ohio gunman. his ex-girlfriend said he was obsessed with violence and wanted to hurt people.

megan tevrizian begins our coverage from el paso. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is nearly impossible to express the emotional toll this shooting has had on this community. this memorial behind me as grown every day. there are people here day and night. there are 22 crosses, one for each victim and the family members are here at all hours carefully tending to them as the president plans to visit el paso today. people here are demanding change. the investigation is on into what led two suspected shooters to kill at least 31 people in two massacres. the fbi now saying there is evidence 24-year-old connor betts and suspected dayton shooter was exploring violent ideologies. >> the shooter very specifically seeking out information that promotes violence. >> reporter: his ex-girlfriend saying they spoke openly about mental ill this is and suicide. he showed her a video of a mass shooting on their first date. >> he was interested in what makes terrible people do

terrible things. >> reporter: the betts family releasing a statement tuesday evening. >> they offer their most heart felt prayers and condolences. >> reporter: meanwhile in el paso, disturbing new details on the walmart massacre. authorities say 21-year-old patrick crusius is showing no remorse after police say he killed 22 people. >> he appears to be in a state of shock and confusion. >> reporter: he is charged with capital murder. federal authorities say there could be more charges copping. his family saying, patrick's actions were apparently influenced and informed by people we do not know and from ideas and beliefs we do not accept or condone. he was raised in a family that taught love, kindness, respect and tolerance rejecting all forms of racism, prejudice, hatred and violence. the community of el paso staying strong. >> the tragic events of saturday will not define us. they will not destroy us. >> reporter: and the president

is expected to first visit dayton then come here to el paso around midday. in both cities his visits are facing mixed reaction. i'll send it back to you, gio and janai. >> el paso joins dayton as well as gilroy, california, as three grieving communities. the fbi now investigating the recent shooting there at a california food festival as an . investigators say the 19-year-old gunman had a target list that included religious institutions, courthouses and both major political parties. the details were announced on the same day that 13-year-old keyla salazar was laid to rest. all right, janai. we turn to the gun debate in congress where support appears to be growing for red flag laws but one lawyer is sounding the alarm. mona kosar abdi has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it seems more and more republicans are warming up to

this idea of red flag laws which would allow law enforcement officials to take guns away from those who pose an imminent danger. now, often such requests are left to family and friends who are worried about a gun owner who expresses a desire to harm people or expresses suicidal thoughts. now, if signed into law this would be the most significant gun control legislation in 20 years but as you mentioned one prominent attorney would has studied the issue, alan dershowitz, is raising concern writing in "the wall street journal," if the government can take on your guns based on prediction today what will stop it from taking your liberty? they would not be nearly enough to address the wave of shootings, some say. mike turner, whose daughter escaped the shooting says he would limit the size of magazines. others want tighter background checks but those restrictions will see a lot more pushback here in washington. now, senate majority leader

mitch mcconnell is key in all of this and right now he is urging his committee chairmen to hold bipartisan talks. now, gio, the senate remains in recess and mitch mcconnell hasn't indicated if he is willing to cut that recess short. >> all right, mona kosar abdi there in washington, mona, thank you so much. janai. now to that growing scandal surrounding the boy scouts. a new lawsuit claims the organization is facing a pedophilia epidemic. lawyers say they've uncovered hundreds of previously unannounced cases of scout leaders involved in abusing children. this morning, the boy scouts of america under fire accused of underreporting sexual abuse claims. >> the time has come for a full accounting of what has gone on in this organization, which in my opinion is nothing less than an atrocity, and it has to stop. >> reporter: in a new lawsuit lawyers have identified 350 scout leaders allegedly linked to the abuse of children. lawyers claim those scout leaders are not in the boy scouts disciplinary files. the suit cites evidence that the

organization hid the extent of the abuse scandal with lawyers now claiming they have nearly 800 clients who were abused as scouts. >> the kind of numbers we're talking about now dwarf what we've seen in the catholic church cases. >> reporter: in minneapolis attorney jeff anderson is now demanding the scouts make public a list of 1500 scout leaders accused of misconduct against children. anderson claims at least 12 people linked to abuse are working with children or have access to kids in their current roles. >> we don't know if they're teaching in our schools, are next-door neighbors. we know that some are still in ministry. some are still in education, and as we've tracked them, some are still in child care and youth serving organizations, and we also know the kids are at risk because of that. >> reporter: the boy scouts of america has refused to release the list publicly arguing it previously settled the case with anderson's client and provided information from that list to

law enforcement. and a judge is considering the request for the files. the boy scouts of america denies hiding any names. a security scare here in new york's times square last night. a motorcycle backfired, and people mistakenly thought it was gunfire. earth cam video captured people fleeing areas. several people were injured. unbelievable video right there. a similar scene in utah. the sound of a sign falling was mistaken for gunfire at this mall in west valley city, an indication of just how on edge people are after those mass shootings last weekend. let's lighten it up a bit. we will turn to a look at your weather for this wednesday. strong storms triggered this flash flooding in baltimore. that bus nearly submerged and cars sprayed water into buildings through the doors. look at that. dousing the people inside. meanwhile in the west lightning

strikes were caught on camera during this storm in missoula county, montana. people were warned to stay inside. looking at today's conditions, more heavy rain could produce flooding from d.c. to philly. 90s from d.c. to new orleans. 80s from seattle to l.a. coming up, the effect that coffee can have on your sleep, and it is not what you expect. >> really? but first just how bad traffic is getting these days and the role that uber and lyft might be playing. and the new travel scam.

and we're back now with lots of spilled wine on this chicago highway.

two semi trucks collided. one of them was carrying 40,000 pounds of wine bottles. only minor injuries were reported but not to the wine bottles. florida's governor has ordered a criminal investigation into how the jeffrey epstein sex trafficking case was handled back in 2008. under a plea deal epstein was allowed to avoid federal prosecution and plead guilty to lesser state charges. he was sentenced to 18 months but was allowed to leave almost daily on work release and he ultimately served only 13 months. epstein is now in jail as he awaits new charges in new york. uber and lyft are admitting what cities have been saying about them for years, they make traffic worse. six major cities were looked at. uber and lyft accounted for more than 10% of vehicle miles in some areas and one-third of those miles came without a passenger. now, one study in san francisco found uber and lyft may have

caused traffic to double. that's double during a two-year period there. incredible. >> wow. now to a warning for travelers booking flights and hotels on line. a michigan couple found out how easy it is to get duped by fake websites that look like the real thing. they tried to rebook a flight to japan on delta air lines after their initial flight was delayed. they googled a site that appeared to be delta's. they didn't realize it was a scam until the site placed a $300 fee on their credit card. >> ouch. >> we thought it was delta. >> it boils down to scammers impostoring major travel companies. whether it's a hotel chain or a resort or an airline. the most important thing people can look out for is to make sure they're going to the right url. >> this almost happened to my husband, so be careful when you google for that customer service number. fake websites are also mimicking other big airlines as well as hotel chains. experts say consumers need to make sure they're going to the

company's official website address. so you know what, if you're having trouble fall ago sleep, don't blame coffee. a new study finds drinking tea or coffee within four hours of bedtime had no impact on the quality of sleep despite the caffeine. they studied nearly 800 people. the researchers from florida, atlantic university and harvard medical school admit they were surprised but unlike coffee alcohol and nicotine before bed did have a major impact on sleep. a nighttime cigarette knocked up to 42 minutes off your sleep time. >> i can atell. all i drink is coffee and still always tired. >> oh. all right. well, coming up, a possible new way to limit your teenagers' e-cigarette use. plus, a story of survival all caught on camera by a pilot just moments after his plane crashed into the wilderness. the dramatic moments that followed. and the father of a college student killed in a shark attack speaks for the first time about

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imagine this. a lightning strike created the perfect storm for a toilet explosion. this was the aftermath in port charlotte, florida. the lightning hit the septic tank outside the home. >> officials say that sparked methane gas in the sewer pipes leading to the blast. thankfully, though, no one was hurt. >> thankfully. now to the miracle survival story of one man who crashed his plane in the canadian wilderness. >> yeah, that pilot is now speaking out about how he survived and why he decided to record that entire ordeal. >> hey, guys. i just had to pull the parachute. i'm in the middle of quebec trying to get my sos to work. >> reporter: that's experienced pilot matt lehtinen just after he crash landed in the canadian wilderness. he was traveling from newfoundland en route to quebec city when his plane began losing

engine power. >> everything was flying forward in the cabin. as i started to enter the tree line there was a large explosion and a large tree came piercing through the bottom of the airplane. it missed my leg by about an inch. >> reporter: the plane eventually hitting the ground wedging itself between these two trees. once free lehtinen started documenting it. >> reality is setting in. this could be a while. the bugs are so bad. >> reporter: he made the split-second decision to go back to the plane despite the risk that the plane could explode at any moment. >> i got fire sticks. i took the risk to go back to the plane. and my lighter. i'll see what we can do. >> reporter: he then sent an sos on his gps and started a fire hoping to create enough smoke to signal for help. the whole ordeal lasting five hours, but lehtinen hopes by releasing the footage it could be helpful to others. for now he's thankful to have both feet on the ground.

>> i just feel grateful. i mean, the people that i'm amazed on how they handle it jumping out of helicopters putting their lives at risk to save one life. it's just amazing to me. >> just an amazing story right there, and we'll hear much from matt coming up later on "good morning america." and we're now hearing from the family of a college student killed by sharks while snorkeling on vacation in the bahamas. they say there was no warning from the tour group even as the sharks began to circle. they're describing the final moments of their daughter jordan's life in the hopes this never happens to another family. >> kami said she heard jordan yell mom, and then kami looked back, and her first thing was she thought dolphins were around jordan, then she realized like right away like jordan was screaming, mom, and then so kami turned around and started swimming to jordan and she's yelling, jordan, come swim to plea. >> since jordan's death,

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tried from then on to let your face speak what's in your heart, because when they walked in the room, i was glad to see them. >> oh, that one hits home. yeah. oprah called morrison a magician with language who used words to roil us, wake us and educate us. she will be missed. we have news about people who go to bed early and wake up early. researchers say there are more of us than they thought. >> scientists call these people advanced sleepers. those who go to bed around 8:00 p.m. and wake up at 4:00 a.m. or earlier. a new study finds about one in 300 people follow this schedule because their sleep hormones are released too early. >> i wonder what that means for us. what are we? >> i know. >> advanced sleepers do get quality rest but doctors say the condition can impact social lives. >> sounds like it's worth it. and next, warm up the lasagna. "garfield" is coming back to television. >> oh, my goodness. nickelodeon plans to develop a new series starring the comic strip cat. "garfield" is the most widely published comic strip in the world.

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rosa to 65 in brentwood. san jose 62 degrees. this afternoon, much different than yesterday. we'll flirt with the 90s inland, but mainly stay in the 80s, even near 80 in san jose and san rafael to a seasonal 70 in oakland, 75 in fremont, san francisco a little below average. 65 degrees and a little breezy this afternoon. the heat, just about over. take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast soon. here is frances. >> there's a lot of problems on the roads early this morning. the sig alert for an accident at eastbound 92 at clawiter. this will be out there for a while. most folks heading in the westbound direction, no delays at this point on 92, but we're seeing a lot of heavy traffic through the altamont pass as you come out of tracy. westbound 205 is heavy into the

altamont pass as you make your way into livermore. westbound 580 tracy to dublin is already 53 minutes. westbound 4 antioch to concord, 13 minutes. and southbound 101 from san rafael to san francisco is green. a man is wanted for stabbing two people in a downtown berkeley b.a.r.t. station. thankfully both are expected to be okay. let's go to abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield. >> reporter: the man and woman were riding up this escalator here at the downtown berkeley b.a.r.t. station when they were stabbed. it happened at 12:50 in the morning on tuesday morning. so yesterday morning. it was a man and woman who are stabbed. police say they are expected to be okay. they were traveling together, a

27-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman taken to oakland's highlands hospital. the suspect is 20 to 25 years old. we're told he got away on a bike. no arrests have been made. at this point police don't have anymore details for us on how the investigation is going. that is the very latest of what happened here in berkeley. live in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. it is 4:30. if you're joining us, let's get that quick update with meteorologist mike nicco. good morning to you. look at the breeze. it's back. 12 at sfo, 17 in concord, 35 in fairfield. what a headwind you're dealing with coming to the west on 80. 61 and mostly cloudy at sfo right now. increasing clouds through the morning. most of the mist confined to

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