it's also awesome to see her parents be so proud of her. >> there is an image right now on "america this morning," trail of destruction. a tornado ravaging a aniaghborh >> that is so scary. there is a tornado coming towards us right now. >> cars tossed like toys at a dealership and multiple homes damaged. the new video coming in and where the weather threat is today. the troubling new report detailing a possible new phase in the pandemic. the cdc declaring the war has changed because of the delta variant reportedly saying the variant is likely as infectious as ebola and the common cold. our experts weighing in. plus, the new debate over booster shots after isra thdaernight.ker taf the course d

simone biles explaining her withdrawal from the olympics in a new video. extra fees. delivery service grubhub now facing a lawsuit accusing them of overcharging. one of a kind ride. an exclusive look at the world's first roller coaster at sea. and detecting deception. the new evidence showing your dog knows when you're lying. good friday morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> and i'm victor oquendo. andrew is off. we begin with those severe storms spawning tornadoes in at least three states, ohio, new jersey and pennsylvania. >> a neighborhood outside philadelphia looked more like kansas after a tornado tore through the area. the twister trashed homes and businesses, knocked out power and forced people to find el

slamming pennsylvania leaving a devastating trail of destruction. middle of the parking lot. my mom got under the table, and i kind of just like held her in my arms. >> it looked like a tv show. it just looked like a bomb went off. it's gone. >> reporter: this twister touching down north of philadelphia leveling homes, ng owerndripp the they lost their whole entire insides. >> i've been doing this for 34 years. i never saw that kind of devastation, you know, from a storm. >> reporter: that twister, one of three reported in the area thursday. two others reported within minutes of each other. >> this is actually insane. >> reporter: at least five people were hurt amid the storms but officials say none of the injuries are life-threatening. >> we're very fortunate that we had no deaths. >> if the storm would have been two hours earlier, this would be

a different report. those places would have been packed with people. >> reporter: farther south pi wd rain pti the ndien this car in virginia and for a brief time thursday evening, people at bwi thurgood marshall airport in balti were told to stay away from windows. the storms also produced at least one damaging tornado in ohio. we'll have a closer look at your forecast coming up in just a few minutes. on the heels of president biden's tough new vaccination rules for millions of federal workers, we're getting new details about the dangers of the delta variant. an internal cdc document is revealing just how easily it can spread even among vaccinated as daily covid cases continue to surge. 100,000 people turned up for the first day of the lollapalooza music festival in chicago, but they had to show proof of vaccination or a negative covid test. abc's faith abubey has the latest from washington. good morning, faith.

>> reporter: hey, good morning to you, victor. from the cdc to the white house, we're seeing an even more aggressive push to protect americans, and this new federal document suggests why. this morning, the delta variant pucdobin b"t pt" argealth cknol the war has changed warning the delta variant appears to cause more severe illness spread as easily as chicken pox and more quickly than ebola. >> cdc is estimating that it is probably also more deadly. you know, the cdc report is certainly concerning, and i know that people are going to look at it and be worried te da also saying despite the news -- >> the vaccines are still working really, really well. >> reporter: in a somber address, president biden appealing to the unvaccinated telling them to quickly get the shot as the delta variant rapidly drives new covid infections nationwide. the president also encouraging states to offer $100 to people

who get the jab and a new requirement for millions of federal employees to be vaccinated or face strict covid rules. >> we all want our lives to get back to normal, and fully vaccinated workplaces will, will make that happen more quickly. >> reporter: major companies like facebook, google and netflix now requiring most employees to be vaccinated before returning to the office. right now new covid cases are increasing in nearly every state. hospitalizations nearly up to where they were a year ago. the number of deaths also increasing in more than two dozen states, an average of 300 americans losing their battle with covid every single day. >> it's a good thing i ly m kld. i probay would ho >>elta via, the cdc is expected to still stress that the vaccines are highly effective. victor. >> faith, thank you.

now to the booster shot debate in america as israel israel vaccinedore than five months ago is eligible for a booster shot. studies have shown the efficacy of the vaccine dwindles over time, but the cdc and president biden saying there's not enough evidence that a third shot is needed just yet. >> no american needs a booster now, but if the science tells us there's a need for boosters, then that's something we'll do. >> despite the reluctance of u.s. health officials, pfizer says it plans to seek emergency use authorization for boosters next month. the federal hold on evictions is set to expire tomorrow leaving the fate of millions of struggling americans up in the air. democrats in congress are racing to extend the moratorium for a fourth time to keep renters impacted by the pandemic from being thrown out of their homes, but the house goes on summer recess tonight. and breaking overnight,

the first group of afghan interpreters who worked ha arride american troops the evacuation flight touched d children. the translators who helped americans through the war could have been killed by the taliban if left behind. a former roman catholic n i. mccarrick, now 91, the former archbishop of washington, d.c. he was defrocked in 2019 after a vatican investigation found him guilty of sex crimes. switching gears here and turning to tokyo and the olympics with american women taking home two more medals in the swimming pool. >> lilly king and annie lazor took silver and bronze respectively in the 200-meter breslinstroke. south africa's tatjana schoenmaker setting a world record as she took gold. a sight in bmx, connor

fields taken off the track on a stretcher after a crash. doctors saying fields is alert. and suni lee became the first asian-american to win the women's all-around gold and marks the fifth consecutive gol. >> lee taking center stage after simone biles dropped out of the event citing mental health. overnight biles posting videos of her training showing she is just unable to fully compete her dismount. in the text she says, my mind and body are simply not in sync. all right. time now for a look at your friday morning weather. good morning. a noticeable change coming on friday to the northeast, and it's a change for the better. less humid conditions and cooler weather and no thunderstorms in the forecast. check out these temps on friday. 70s and 80s. that's going to feel good. what's not going to feel good is accuweather real feel temperatures, well over 100 degrees, though, across much of the south. be careful out there in that heat. out in the southwest, the monsoon flow continues. beware of flash flooding.

here's the weekend forecast for you across the lower 48. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin coskren. coming up, the overcharging lawsuit filed against delivery service grubhub. also ahead, a u.s. sailor charged in that massive fire that destroyed a warship. what the navy is saying this morning. and houston, we almost had a problem. how the international space station briefly lost control. that's next.

watch this home on argentina's east coast just fell right into the sea becoming victim to a wind phenomenon that whips up rough seas. we want to make it clear nobody was hurt here. relentless waves pounded the home's foundation until it could

no longer carry the weight. the navy says that last summer's fire that destroyed a warship off the coast of southern california was deliberately set. now one of their own is facing charges. this morning a u.s. sailor re bonhomme richard" in one of the worst noncombat fires seen in the navy. >> we have not seen a fire of this magnitude in a navy ship in recent memory at least in my career. >> reporter: the sailor not identified but in a statement a navy official confirming the sailor quote was a member of the "bonhomme richard's" crew and faces charges of aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel. on july 12th of 2020 an explosion rocked the "bonhomme richard" as it was docked in san diego for maintenance. more than 400 sailors and firefighters braving smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion as they battled the massive blaze. >> the flames are out but the heat is still there so we're going taste by space in every compartment checking for hot spots. >> reporter: the fire burning for nearly five days leaving 63

people injured. the vessel sustaining major mmicationsows for the repair to $4 billion forcing the navy to scrap the assault ship. and the navy did not release a motive or details on the evidence. a navy spokesperson said that they believe the sailor did not intend on destroying the ship. grubhub is facing a lawsuit accused of overcharging restaurants in the height of the pandemic. the massachusetts attorney general says grubhub violated a temporary 15% cap on fees by charging 18% or more on the price of online orders. she's asking a judge to fine the company $5,000 for each alleged incident. grubhub denies the allegation. some worrisome moments at the international space station. a russian module inadvertently fired its thrusters after docking, and that sparked a spacecraft emergency. they lost altitude for about an hour. communications also shut down. nasa and russia's space agency

are running a joint investigation. coming up, draft day in the nba. hear from the 19-year-old who was selected first. also ahead, blockbuster blowup. why scarlett johansson is suing disney over her new "black widow" film.

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investigators say a car hit the bus after colliding with another vehicle. no charges were filed. first lady jill biden is back at the white house after a visit to walter reed medical center, where doctors cleaned out a puncture wound on her foot. a spokesperson for the first lady says she stepped on something while walking on a hawaiian beach last weekend. doctors say the wound is now free of infection and should heal nicely. britney spears' doctors are reportedly in favor of removing her father from her conservatorship. a court filing by spears' temporary conservator says the singer's medical team agrees that it's not in her best interest for jamie spears to remain in charge of his daughter. the filing comes the same week that spears' new attorney petitioned to remove her father. now to that box office battle. actress scarlett johansson is suing disney over the release of her new film "black widow." according to the actress, how the company released the movie is costing her millions. here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning scarlett johansson taking on disney over the release of her new movie "black widow." >> that's not my story.

>> reporter: the actress filing suit against the walt disney company thursday, alleging breach of contract, after the film was released earlier this month both in theaters and on the disney plus streaming service. according to the lawsuit, the bulk of johansson's compensation for the movie is tied to the box office. >> we have to go back to where it all started. so they never do that to anyone again. >> reporter: "black widow" bringing in over $300 million and counting from traditional ticket sales and streaming. according to a report in the "wall street journal," the actress may have lost out on more than $50 million. sko jo hansson is now accusing disney of releasing the movie to disney plus to gain more subscribers and boost their stock price. her attorneys saying, "disney knew that the cannibalization of such receipts by disney plus would save marvel and by extension disney very large amounts of money that it would otherwise owe ms. johansson." disney, which owns abc, responding, "there is no merit whatsoever to this filing. the lawsuit is especially sad and distressing in its callous

disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the covid-19 pandemic. disney has fully complied with miz johansson's contract and furthermore, the release of black widow on disney plus with premier access has significantly enhanced her ability to earn additional compensation on top of the $20 million she has received to date." as covidti s johansson's lawsuit may set a precedent of other actors taking movie studios to court. >> they're probably going to have to figure out how to revise these contracts so that the stars get a cut of the streaming business and not just a cut of the profit at the box office. >> reporter: johansson's complaint also alleges that disney did not try to renegotiate her deal after the decision was made to stream "black widow." mona, victor? >> andrea, thank you. now t last season's freshman of the year in men's college basketball now has another title. first pi cunningham was taken

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