right now on "america this morning." coming home. former u.s. marine trevor reed released by russia after years in capitalivity. what we're learning about the dramatic prisoner swap and what reed's parents are planning for his homecoming. plus, what his girlfriend is now requesting. sky high prices. the new concern about gas prices this morning and with the cost of nearly everything going up, the shocking news millions of americans are now getting about their monthly rent. pay roll problem. the school workers who just learned they were overpaid for years and now their bosses want their money back. should they be forced to pay? plus the massive fire ball on a midwest highway. a developing story.

was the baseball team the victim of a poison plot? and we have a winner. >> $473.1 million. >> reporter: the jumbo jackpot growing for months. where the winning powerball ticket was just sold. from i"arihimorning." >> good thursday morning, everyone. >> we begin with former marine trevor reed coming home after nearly three years in russian prisons. >> we're learning more about the drama prisoner exchange and how his family and girlfriend plan to welcome him home. >> reporter: after more than two years in russian detection, trevor reed is heading home to texas. >> you might have to pull us apart. >> reporter: russia and the u.s. carrying out a prisoner exchange in turkey, trading reed for a russian drug trafficker serving time in a u.s. prison. reed's parents say they're concerned about his appearance. >> his eyes are sunken in.

>> he looks terrible. >> malnourished or dehydrated. >> reporter: he was sensed to nine years in a russian prison colony, convicted of assaulting police officers in moscow after a night of drinking. abc news caught up with his father in moscow where he stayed for nearly one year during the trial insisting his son was innocent. >> we spoke out. there were so many irregularities in the case. >> reporter: his parents never gave up hope, meeting with president biden just last month. negotiations for the prisoner swap began before russia's war in ukraine and talks intensified because of concerns about reed's health. >> if trevor has tuberculosis, even if he didn't, he's been coughing up blood for months. >> reporter: now paul wheeler who remains in prison in russia is questioning why he was not part of yesterday's prison swap. wheelan saying, why was i left behind? while i'm pleased trevor is home with his family, i've been hold

a fictitious charge for espionage for 40 months. president biden said it was a difficult decision that i do not take lightly. we won't stop until paul whelan joins others. brittney griner's case also remains a top priority. she was arrested at a russian airport for allegedly carrying cartridges with cannabis oil. in texas, the wait for reed's return. his girlfriend speaking to our dallas station. >> i told him that, i'm going to wait for the moment when he will meet with his parents, and i said, please do not clean his room. because he was resting for too long. >> reporter: still no word on when reed will arrive home. his parents said they are waiting for guidance from the state department. a new threat from vladimir putin. he is promising lightning fast retaliation against any country

that interferes with russian military action in ukraine. some say the bluster from putin reflects growing insecurity about the war effort. explosions rocked an ammunition depot inside russia just across the ukraine border. no word on who was responsible. one ukrainian official called it karma. putin's decision to halt natural gas imports to poland and bulgaria is driving up prices at home. investors are concerned that it could lead to effects worldwide. the east coast of the u.s. is already facing the lowest stockpile in decades. americans across the country are struggling to keep one soaring rents now rising at the fastest pace in decades. rents are up 11% in the last year. and pandemic relief plans are expiring in new york city. people are paying nearly $1,000 per month more than last year. >> this apartment pre covid would have been mispriced if not more because. location but it's a studio it is and not, you know, my kixen

space is yay big. >> reporter: in arkansas, the governor is facing criticism for rejecting funds for rental stance. he said his state's economy has bounced back from covid. to the battle over security at the southern border. a judge has issued a new ruling kaerng controversial plan by the biden administration. meanwhile, the head of homeland security got an earful from republicans yesterday. abc's faith abut not has more. >> reporter: now calling for homeland security secretary to resign. the security chief alejandro mayorkas grilled over the biden administration's border policies. >> you've lied to congress and the american people. >> reporter: he was the on the same day that a judge lifted title 42. title 42 is the trump era public health order that allows border to turn away migrants to prevent

the spread of covid-19. it was set to end late next month, but now a hearing on the issue is set for may 13th. republicans and some democrats worry that lifting title 42 will unleash a surge of migrants at the border. and they argue u.s. border officials were not ready for it. >> what information do you have in your possession that your front line agents who risk their lives every day, and some of them give their lives every day, tell you you won't lose operational control to some of the border at least when title 42 is lifted. >> we have a plan. we have a plan that we have developed and that we have been preparing to execute. >> reporter: mayorkas pushed back on accusations that the biden administration is encouraging a migrant surge, instead, blaming it on turmoil in other countries and a long broken immigration system. >> it is not built to manage the current levels and times of migratory flows. >> reporter: but republicans not happy with his answers.

>> been called upon to resign. myself and others. next year we have the majority and this economy, if you're still in office, you will face impeachment. i ask you as a man, own this thing. >> congressman, i couldn't disagree with you more when you say that, when you state that our nation's sovereignty is disd disintegrating. >> reporter: this is becoming more of a bynum issue. only 31% of democrats actually support lifting title 42. days after florida made news for banning some math books, tennessee is considering a law regarding which books should be in school libraries. a new bill would grant the tennessee textbook commission the power to approve or reject books in public schools. critics say school librarians should keep the power. one lawmaker questioned the sponsor of the bill about the books considered objectionable. >> let's say you take these

books out of library. what are you going to do with them? are you going to put them in the street? light them on fire? where are they going? >> representative? >> i don't have a clue but i would burn them. >> it needs to be negotiated with the state senate before becoming law. >> 30 years after went to prison for a murder he didn't commit, a florida man is finally 43. thomas james, now 55, was exonerated in a miami murder after the victim's daughter recanted her testimony. james had been confused for a man with the same name. he said his goal now is to get a job and become a productive member of society. his legal team plans to sue the state. breaking overnight, a single winning powerball ticket. the jackpot was more than $473 million and the one winning ticket was sold at a convenience store in gilbert, arizona. the winner could enjoy a one-time payment of about 283 million before taxes.

time now for your thursday weather. crews in the southwest of course dropping retardant on several wildfires in this this one in new mexico as they brace for severe fire conditions expected today. warmer weather, lower humidity and winds up to 60 miles per hour are expected. the winds will move through today. and a winter storm warning is posted in the northern rockies. checking the high temperatures, visa in the northeast after chills this morning and 80s on the gulf coast. coming up, a big challenge for pet owners. why it is so hard to find a vet. also ahead, paycheck shocker. a school lunch work he finds out she was overpaid for years. should she be forced to pay that money back? later a new twist in

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and help show families in ukraine pet owners. there's a shortage of veterinarians. surveys show vets are suffering burnouts after millions of americans documented pets during the pandemic and an estimated 41,000 more vets will be needed at the end of the did he go aid to meet demand. ? to a pay roll mistake for big consequences for school workers in alabama. their bosses overpaid them for years and no one knew. now they want their money back. imagine getting a letter like this from your boss saying your employer has been accidentally paying you for years and now you owe them tens of thousands of dollars. that's what has happened to christy payne, a lunch room manager at a high school in

alabama. it said she was overpaid by more than $23,000 over the last six years. somehow when she was promoted years ago, she was given a salary meant for someone with more experience. she was given three ways to pay back the money. a lump sum, a yearly payment of nearly 4,000 for the next several years, or perhaps the most shocking option, have $325 taken out of her paycheck for the next six years. >> $325 taken out of your paycheck would be devastating. >> reporter: the letter threatens to add more money to the total. each month it goes unresolved. paige told them, they acted like i did it. i work in the lunch room. i only know about food and lunch room duties. i don't know anything about the pay roll department. and now at least two other employees have come forward, saying they got similar letters, including a recently promoted teacher told to repay nearly 33,000. the chilton county board of

education website said, under the law, board officials are required to recoup any overpayments. legal experts say the school workers may not have to return the money, especially given how long it has been. >> you can run into problems with federal wage law for taking away money that has been paid to them. the longer it has been paid, the more likely they'll have a stronger argument that they can keep the money. >> reporter: a board meeting where the issue was expected to be discussed was cancelled with no reason given. for christy paige, she now has a lawyer. a family won the court case. their house has been damaged by at least 700 golf balls on to their property. the judge just awarded nearly $5 million in damages. >> 26 windows that need to be replaced. the entire siding of the home has to be replaced. it would be impossible to sell the house with that type of situation. the problem had to be solved. >> the golf course owner plans

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floor. that was the dog trying to get into the unit. they were so afraid. oh, someone is trying to get into my unit. really? >> meanwhile, elon musk is not expected to testify at the trial. he had been listed as a potential witness. now to hailey bieber, the wife of justin bieber, is opening up about a health crisis she has suffered and she has a warning for all young women. >> hey, it's hailey. >> this morning hailey bieber sharing the story of her frightening medical scare while she was having breakfast last month with her husband justin. >> the right side of my face started drooping. i couldn't get a sentence out. definitely the scariest moment of my life. >> at just 25 years old, she was having what felt and looked like a stroke. her husband calling for help. >> so they were asking me questions. do you know where you are? do you know your name? and i knew all of the answers in my head. but as soon as i would try to

say it, i could not get it out. >> a trip to the e.r. and several tests later revealed she suffered a small blood clot which had traveled from her heart to her brain, known as a t.i.a. a tragsent eschemic attack often called a mini stroke. >> they're about a million strokes a year about, 10% to 15% of them are happening in young people. so while it is not as common as if you're much older, it does happen. >> doctors told her her long flight from paris and earlier covid diagnosis, as well as her history of migraines and taking birth control all came together as life threatening factors. >> if you suffer from bad migraines and you plan on being on birth control pills, tell your doctor. having a stroke is a potential side effect from birth control pills. >> adding -- >> if there is anybody watching this that has through the same thing or something similar, i

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area, moving forward, finding solutions. >> a shot of hope. moderna says the vaccine is ready for kids as young as six month old. the next steps. >> a mothers message about the kidnapping ofthe alleged set upp them get away. reggie: the freeing of an american prisoner overnight. jobina: warriors moving onto the next round of the nba playoffs. your first chance at tickets this morning. good morning everyone, it is thursday, april 28. reggie: so happy to have you with us. we will get a start of the forecast with lisa argen this morning. i need some coffee, lisa. lisa: i know, me, too. wind advisory right on through probably about 11:00.