>> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great day. breaking news in america this morning, violent storms on the march overnight. >> tornado in dallas. >> the dallas area hit hard. homes and businesses destroyed. some buildings flattened. many schools badly damaged. where the storms are moving now. also new this morning, staying in syria. word overnight that president trump may support a new plan from the pentagon to keep some troops in eastern syria after his controversial decision to withdraw. this as the impeachment showdown heats up in washington with more key figures set to testify this week. harry and meghan open up. the new documentary with a rare

look at the royal couple's personal struggles. the advice duchess meghan got before her wedding and what harry is saying about reported tension with his brother prince william. plus, hillary clinton back in the spotlight. the letter she posted mocking president trump. kicking his way into history. the three points making big news in the nfl overnight. and playtime. how much time your kids should spend playing outside each day to stay healthy physically and mentally. good monday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm kenneth moton. >> and i'm elizabeth hur in for janai. we begin with breaking news. our first look at widespread damage in the dallas area after at least one reported tornado overnight. this dramatic video shows the moment the twister touched down and several homes along with businesses are damaged in the northern part of the city this morning. a nd seve weathe t

you can ofrm ssle tornaes.i are alngpaed witd >> reporter: this morning damage in dallas after what appears to be a direct hit from a tornado. this dramatic video taken as the twister hit overnight. >> oh, we have a tornado. [ bleep ]. we have a tornado. >> reporter: radar tracked the twister for 17 miles across the northern part of the city damaging homes and flipping cars. >> so i went and got in my bathtub and put pillows and a mattress over me and just held on and it felt like a train just like they say it does. >> reporter: one of the damaged homes is owned by pro hockey player tyler seguin of the dallas stars. here's the home before and the picture he tweeted after the tornado. >> holy cow. >> it left tens of thousands

without power. >> the winds knocked down power lines leaving tens of thousands without power. >> windows busted. the gas meter in the backyard is hissing. our backyard fence, tree, patio cover, everything was just down. >> reporter: this morning there are reports of at least one building collapse along with several businesses including this home depot and the roof of this church now gone. >> we just started praying that we would come through alive. >> reporter: christie was watching the cowboys game on the tv when it came barreling through. >> we've got a huge tree in the pool. our fence is down. we've lost another tree but we're alive. i never dreamed that i would be in one, and i know this was probably a light one. i don't care what kind it was. i never want to be in one again. >> several people were taken to the hospital but no serious injuries are reported from these storms. we'll take a closer look at the forecast in less than five minutes. now to another story breaking overnight. word that president trump may be in favor of keeping about 200

u.s. troops in eastern syria to fight isis. "the new york times" reports it is part of a new plan from the pentagon that the president is now considering days after his order to withdraw nearly all american troops from syria triggered a backlash in washington. meanwhile, despite a u.s. brokered cease-fire that is set to expire today, there have been reports of continued clashes between turkish forces and kurdish troops in syria. the kurds are voicing concern about ethnic cleansing. our george stephanopoulos asked secretary of state mike pompeo about that concern. >> can you assure the kurdish people and the president's allies in congress that you will not be party to ethnic cleansing? >> george, we were very clear and the vice president could not have been more clear when we were speaking with president erdogan in that turkish controlled space that there wouldn't be attacks on minorities, that this was about getting a cease-fire, a secure area and that this, in fact, will save lives. >> that cease-fire deal brokered

by the u.s. has been criticized as favorable to turkey allowing its troops to occupy new territory while forcing the kurds from their homes. the army is trying to determine why three soldiers were killed during a training exercise at a base in georgia. their bradley fighting vehicle like this one rolled over into water early sunday morning at ft. stewart. investigators are looking at a variety of potential causes. >> fortunately casualties in training mishaps are quite rare but the real tragedy lies in that they can almost always have been prevented. in this case investigators will go back and look at what were the circumstances? why didn't they see water before it rolled into the water. >> in addition to those who lost their lives three other soldiers were injured. well, we turn to the impeachment showdown in washington. president trump's chief of staff, acting chief of staff, mick mulvaney is once again trying to clarify his remarks about a quid pro quo with ukraine. torsed h h

summit at one of his resorts after critics accused him of a corrupt act that violates the constitution. abc's andrea fujii is here with the latest. andrea, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. both democrats and republicans criticized the president's proposal to host the summit at his resort even though he promised he wouldn't profit. but now a change of heart as he calls out the media and democrats for the decision. president trump upset with the fallout over his plan to hold the g7 summit at his miami resort. the president tweeted he was forced to cancel the idea because of do nothing democrat/fake news anger. in a rare reversal the president blamed it on, quote, irrational hostility. last week he directed the group of 2020 summit to be held at his doral resort. though the president promised to host the summit at cost, it sparked immediate backlash. even the white house counsel's office privately expressed reservations as did some

republicans. >> it's important to have integrity what you say and do and i can't imagine how they would say it would be good to >>hi uy flow. uid d for the g7.l prquinwill not flow thdecratic as well. >> we do that all the time with foreign policy. >> reporter: in an explanation often fox news, mulvaney denied ever saying there was a quid pro quo. >> i recognize that folks -- that i didn't speak clearly maybe on thursday. folks misinterpreted what i said but i never said there was a quid pro quo because there wasn't. >> reporter: house impeachment investigators hope to hear from william taylor, a top u.s. diplomat in ukraine who questioned withholding aid to the country. a replacement site for the g7 hasn't been picked yet but over the weekend president trump said

a search has begun and listed camp david as a possibility. elizabeth. >> andrea, thank you. an 11-month-old boy is fighting for his life after being shot four times in philadelphia. police say the baby was in a car with his stepmother when gunfire erupted. the boy was hit all over including his head and chest in critical condition this morning. police are searching for a suspect. a $5,000 reward is being offered in the case. time now for a look at your weather for this monday morning. good monday morning. more severe storms expected across parts of the south. yesterday it was across texas. now it's moving through the low lower mississippi river valley. damaging wind gusts, flash flooding, hail and isolated tornadoes can't be ruled out thanks to the area of low pressure moving into the great lakes bringing rain and storms into the midwest as well. out west different story. dry but warm and windy and that means more of a fire threat across southern california from

santa barbara to san diego. i'm accuweather meteorologist adam del rosso. coming up, why the joker is on the way to making box office history. but first did it really go as planned, the implosion at the scene of that hotel collapse in new orleans and the big concern now. later what is arguably the best play of the football season so far and it had

>> get out of the house. get mama. get out of the house. there's a fire. get up. we are back with the dramatic scene in allentown, pennsylvania, as neighbors woke each other up going door to door helping each other escape

the fire that spread through a row of homes.led in pajamas. ten homes in a single block were destroyed. 44 people have been displaced but nobody seriously hurt. investigators are now looking into whether a gas explosion started that fire. work crews have now taken down two construction cranes at the site of that deadly hotel collapse in new orleans but the danger is not over. officials say the controlled explosion sunday went well and as a result the evacuation zone around the hard rock hotel was reduced but a sewer line was damaged and crane is hanging over the building which remains unstable. >> way better than what it looks. i know what it looks like. we talked about cutting the crane, remember, and then it hooking on the building. exactly what it did. >> there was only minimum damage to a neighboring theater. ne s tretrieve the bodies of two workers killed in the collapse. then the rest of the building will be demolished. some of the people injured in the collapse have already filed a lawsuit against the companies involved in the construction. well, we're seeing new

images ofress ficy ffmaat a feralson in california. the oscar nominee greeted her family including husband william h. macy. huffman is entering the final week of her 13-day sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal. meanwhile, today three other parents are expected to plead guilty to similar charges. the parents avoiding plea deals could face additional charges this week. the new joker movie is laughing all the way to the bank and into the record books on track to become the top grossing r-rated film in all time. in three weeks "joker" has has earned $737 million worldwide just shy of the record set by "deadpool" in 2016. "joker" is expected to top $900 million. >> w.experts say it could hit >>ngp, the idie kick from sunday night football. but first the new interview behind the scenes with prince harry and meghan markle and the warning the duchess got before

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while enduring the constant scrutiny of the british media. >> my british friends said to me, i'm sure he's great. but you shouldn't do it because the british tabloids will destroy your life and i very naively -- i'm american. we don't have that there. what are you talking about? that doesn't make any sense. i'm not in tabloids. i didn't get it. >> reporter: it is all chronicled in the documentary "harry and meghan: an african journey." duchess meghan describes the highs and lows of the past two years marrying into the royal family and becoming a mom. the former actress says she tried to cope with the pressure of her new life by ignoring criticism but she is now pushing back. >> it's not enough to just survive something, right? that's not the point of life. you've got to thrive. you've got to feel happy and i think i really tried to adopt this british sensibility of a stiff upper lip. >> reporter: the documentary was under way when harry and meghan ncerns. cylegal actiongast >> i will always protect my family and now i have a family

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next, some genuine emotion on display in college football involved a player from the university of minnesota. >> his name is casey o'brien. he's a four-time cancer survivor and joining this weekend's game for the first time he held the ball for an extra point. then he shared a long hug with the coach you see there. he says after the long health battle this moment on the field with his team and the coach meant the world to him. >> this is what i dreamed about and tonight it got to come true. >> when you get the word you're going in, what's going through your mind? >> a lot. i just catch it and put it down. that's all i got to do. >> o'brien has survived 14 surgeries. he says he's been cancer-free for more than a year now and we are rooting for him. >> good for him. and finally, are you ready for a holiday light show? >> no, not christmas. halloween and you can find it in tracy, california. >> the halloween show is raising

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>> it was. a lot of sunshine. now we're going through warmer weather. and then up wednesday night into thursday morning. today it's a gorgeous start to the week. live doppler 7, it is as quiet as can be. great visibility right now. no fog. not a cloud in the night sky. we're on our way to a lot of sunshine. let's break it down for you. sun is up at 7:24 in the morning. once that sun is up, nothing but sunshine. good day to grab lunch outside. 4:00 it is a warmer day compared to the weekend. we're in the 70s and 80s away from the coast. let's check out the roads with jobina. >> happy monday. this is what i call a beautiful day for a monday commute. we have some great t's clear fo. you can see the cash lanes are beginning to stack up on the bay bridge. other than that, smooth sailing there. down in the south bay, san jose,

87 looking very clear this morning. and even our usual slow spots are doing pretty nicely. here's a look at our drive times. tracy to dublin, 32 minutes. antioch to concord, 13 minutes. san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes. it could be another trying week as pg&e warns it could shut off power again including in mar marin, sonoma and napa county. >> amy hollyfield is live in sausalito with the details. good morning. pg&e is saying there's a reasonable chance that they will be shutting the power off. sausalito is one of many places ha on the list that could go dark if they decide to do this. it's expected to be dry and windy this week. that's why they're talking about this. firefighters in west marin got proactive when they saw conditions were going to be this way. they set a controlled burn at

the martin griffin preserve. they burned about 9 1/2 acres, an area they consider vulnerable in these conditions. contra costa county is not on the list, but firefighters there are also on high alert. >> we have a lot of dry fuel on the ground, grass, other vegetation that grew abundantly because of the rains last winte winter. >> pg&e says the possible power shutoff would be smaller than the one we saw earlier this month. the bay area counties that are lose power are marin, solano, sonoma and napa. they're looking at wednesday evening in midday thursday. pg&e will be giving regular updates on what they're deciding to do throughout the week. reporting live in sausalito, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. thank you. today is the deadline for people affected by the 2017

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