right now in america this morning tornado outbreaks. at least 15 twisters touching down in the deep south, packing powerful winds and hail the size of poor walls, and it's not over yet where the weather threat is heading right now. rail strikes showdown congress stepping in today, racing to stop a crippling rail strike ahead of the holidays, the fallout growing after president biden pressured lawmakers to intervene. killer robots, the heated debate and one american city approving the police department's plan to use potentially deadly robots a pils life saving 911 call as his plane dangles 100 ft above the ground and believe it or not the

aircraft. him in the tower. pilots calm request for help and new details on what may have led to the crash up in flames. several cars rented by president biden secret service suddenly catch fire at an airport authorities are saying and royal visit for the first time in several years, willing kate are coming to america on this wednesday, november 30th. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good wednesday morning, everyone in monaco sarabi i'm andrea fuji. andrew and rhiannon are off. we begin with the violent storms erupting across the deep south. the storm system already spawned at least 15 tornadoes, putting millions of people at risk as the storms moved to the north and east. reports of damage in multiple states are emerging. overnight a tornado outbreak striking the south were at least 15 twisters have touched down

with that number expected to rise. the national weather service, issuing a rare, particularly dangerous situation , or pds, parts of louisiana, arkansas, mississippi and alabama gets slammed with severe weather. in louisiana. two people were injured after a confirmed tornado tore through homes in caldwell parish. and in muscle shoals, alabama, severe wind gusts and chairs flying and marble sized hail, pelting cars. darren holy cow. in this video posted by accuweather extreme winds made for perilous driving conditions in mississippi and lightning illuminated the night sky as a tornado tore the steeple off this church. the storm system now making its way east, bringing heavy rain to the northeast and thunderstorms to the southern coast. meanwhile other parts of the country are dealing with winter weather. in minnesota, the twin cities getting over eight inches of

snow tuesday the snowstorm, causing the airport there to close temporarily. forecasters also warned of possible tornadoes in georgia and south carolina a closer look at the forecast coming up in minutes. congress is poised to take action to prevent a crippling rail strike. house speaker nancy pelosi is bringing two bills to the floor today after sitting down with president biden and republican leaders. abc s alex for shea joins us with the latest from washington. good morning, alex. hey andrea. the stakes here are incredibly high. not only are the holidays just a month away, but there is incredible concern about the implications of a strike on the economy. this morning a fight to keep the trains on track. washington trying to avoid potentially catastrophic shutdown of the nation's railroads, a shutdown would have a devastating impact on the economy, upsetting supply chains and creating shortages, driving up the cost of everything from gas to groceries. i don't like going against the ability of unions to strike but weighing

the equities, we must avoid. a strike jobs will be lost. in a letter speaker nancy pelosi prepping the house for two votes today, the first to consider to adopt a tentative agreement, which was negotiated by labor leaders and railroad companies, the second to add seven days of paid sick leave for railroaders under the constitution's commerce clause, congress can intervene and prevent a strike. the white house. optimistic copy, you can avoid the rail strike. no republican house minority leader kevin mccarthy. i think it will pass republican senate leader mitch mcconnell thank some may be inclined to vote against it and others are arguing that they that the economic price. doing that is too great, but the move is risky for the president who has prided himself as a defender of unions . in september, president biden

helped negotiate a deal, but several unions walked away, insisting their concerns over scheduling and paid sick leave were not addressed. now eyes are on progressives like senator bernie sanders. and if this second vote on sick leave, aligns with what he wanted the senate to take up zero paid sick leave is outrageous, and i think it's incumbent upon congress to do everything he can to protect these workers. senate majority leader chuck schumer is hoping this passes quickly the deadline to avoid a potential railroad strike his next week. andrea alex, thank you. the senate passed its version of the respect for marriage act, sending the measure onto the house 12. republicans joined democrats in approving the bill , which quantifies both same sex and interracial marriage. all 36 no votes came from republicans. president biden is set to sign the bill once it's approved by the house. now to the guilty verdicts stemming from the january 6th attack the leaders of the far right militia group

facing decades in prison after they were convicted of seditious conspiracy. here's a b cs morgen norwood. after nearly three days of deliberations, dc jury, convicting both keepers leader stewart rhodes and associate kelly megs of seditious conspiracy in the january 6th attack on the u. s. capitol prosecutors pointing to roads and this video from november of 2020, saying he knew what would happen. we have been already stationed outside dc as a nuclear option in case the attempt to remove the president illegally. we will step in and stop. this is the first time a jury has decided that the violence on january 6th was the product of organized conspiracy , the jury, apparently siding with the prosecutors claim that the keepers were prepared to use force and that these guns, including assault weapons stored at a virginia hotel were to be used to wage war if former president trump had given the word. some of the critical evidence in the case appears to be text messages from roads and other members of the group roads writing. we aren't getting

through this without a civil war and another, he wrote. it will be a bloody and desperate fight . we're going to have a fight that can't be avoided roads, along with a number of both keepers that testified in the trial, suggesting not to take their incendiary language seriously, and that they were not planning to commit violence. they're guilty verdicts and not guilty verdicts running side by side. so this is not a total victory for the government in any way, shape or form. we presented a case which showed through evidence and testimony that mr rhodes did not commit the crime of seditious conspiracy, roads. megs and three other defendants were also found guilty of obstructing an official proceeding specifically congress certification of joe biden in as president on january 6th. roads and meg's now facing up two decades in prison. morgen norwood, abc news, los angeles. the justice department has named a third party manager to oversee jackson, mississippi's beleaguered water system. the

goal is to stabilize the system plagued by aging infrastructure and other issues that frequently trigger boil water notices. doj also filed a complaint against jackson for allegedly failing to provide safe drinking water. police in san francisco will be allowed to deploy potentially lethal robots against suspects in emergency situations. city officials voted in favor of using the remote controlled robots as a last resort. there are no plans to arm the robots with guns, but they would be equipped with explosives that can incapacitate a suspect. 12 of them are currently operable. these are not the robo cops that have been described. these are devices that can be sent into a situation where it's unsafe to send a human police officer to assess opponents of the plan say the city is granting police the ability to kill members of the community remotely. the model. lower eruption in hawaii is drawing concern as well as spectators. lava is moving very slowly toward the main road near

the volcano. no evacuation orders have been issued, but with lava shooting hundreds of feet into the sky, residents are staying ready. abc small along he describes the molten rocks movement toward the surrounding communities. it's currently crawling at a rate of less than one mile per hour. but as you can see, based on this charred lava field, i'm currently standing on several miles away from the volcano. previous eruptions have made it out this far. but that is something that could take days, if not weeks, based on current conditions. thanks mola volcanic smog created by the gasses from modelo a has officials urging residents to cut back on outdoor exercise time now for a closer look at your wednesday weather. good morning a dangerously stormy start to your wednesday across the southeast mississippi and alabama. watch out for tornadoes. the threat is elevated. watch these storms moving to atlanta daybreak on this wednesday morning, we're

going to have storms that could produce damaging winds even right there in atlanta to start your day. the storm should weaken by the afternoon as they head toward the east coast. if you're in the northeast, get ready for a windy and wet day. wind and rain could cause wind damage. accuweather meteorologist kevin costner. coming up the results from a promising new alzheimer's drug, also ahead new details on the suspect in the club q shooting why his mother is now facing charges plus cool, calm and collected. wait until you hear the +911 call from the pilot who a

viewers on good morning america. just an incredible story. three nigerian stowaways are in the hospital after a harrowing journey they traveled from their country to spain's canary

islands on the rudder of an oil tanker. the trip lasted 11 days and nearly 3000 miles. authorities are revealing new ballistic evidence against a suspect accused of killing two teens in indiana. documents on seals shed more light on last month's arrest in the 2017 killings of libya, german and abby williams in delphi. they revealed an unspent 40 count. oliver bullet found near one victim's body came from a gun owned by richard allen. investigators say alan can also be seen and heard on video found on libya's phone. police still have not released how abby and libby died. walmart is facing a $50 million lawsuit from a worker who survived last week's mass shooting that left six people dead at its chesapeake virginia store. the woman claims , she warned management about the supervisor identified as the gunman, but they failed to take action. the mother of the club q mass shooting suspect is now facing charges. reports say loralee vocal was arrested at her house. hours after the

nightclub shooting in colorado springs. police charged her with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after allegedly becoming combative with officers. now to the 911 calls from a pilot after his plane crashed into power lines. the pilot and the dispatcher are getting praise for their handling of the hours long ordeal. a pilot left dangling 100 ft above the ground after crashing stayed remarkably calm when he dialed 911 flown into a tower and believe it or not, the aircraft is tend in the tower. patrick merkel single engine plane slammed into this transmission tower sunday night near an airport in maryland. the plane stuck just like this for hours. and you said that your tend we are in the tower. we are still in that we've got a light that's coming at us. checking to see how we're doing. hey how you doing? tells the dispatcher he could feel the wind moving the plane and feared the aircraft

could plummet to the ground at any moment. just concerned about articulation and a the possibility that we could slip out of this tower that would not be a survivable distance inside of the plane. obviously, um, just keep us still as you can. they're working on getting up to you guys. cruise secured the aircraft more than seven hours after the crash, rescuing merkel and his passenger. the cause of the crash is under investigation . but in the 911 call, merkel tells the dispatcher he had visibility issues before hitting the tower. we're looking for the airport. um i descended to the minimum. altitude and. and apparently, i got down a little bit lower than it should have. wow reached by phone last night , merkel said the impact felt like a high speed car crash, and he credits god's grace for surviving an experimental drug is offering new hope for millions of americans living with alzheimer's disease after a large clinical trial, researchers say the drug called

economy slowed the rate of cognitive decline by 27% for patients in the early stages of the disease. it could get fda approval as early as january. coming up the mysterious case of a fire, destroying multiple cars used by the secret service. also, i had team usa advances in the world cup, but their star player suffers an injury. what he said about the team's next he said about the team's next game. overactive bladder? i've been there. i also used to plan my days around finding a bathroom, in fear of an embarrassing bladder accident. you're not alone, and you don't have to live like this. i don't! i found real relief with axonics therapy, a proven non-drug solution, and i got my life back. go to findrealrelief.com to get started. ask a bladder specialist if axonics therapy is right for you and to discuss potential risks. results and experiences may vary. your life is waiting!

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, the secret service says neither the president or his family road in the vehicle that caught fire. now to the world cup and team usa is dramatic win over iran. it means the u. s has advanced to the tournament's knockout rounds. the team is hoping its star goals for will be able to play in the next game. and the game is over. this morning team usa, breathing a huge sigh of relief after defeating iran one in what was a win or go home situation. the tension was palpable in the stadium, with iran only needing a draw to go through to the knockout stages. the pressure on the boys in blue to break the stalemate. and in the 38 minutes 24 year old phanom christian pulisic delivered what would be the winning goal. the star going down hard as he ran into the iranian goalie briefly go back into the game before leaving at halftime when he was transported

to the hospital to be treated for a pelvic contusion. fans breathing a sigh of relief after this photo holistic in the hospital circulated with the caption quote. so proud of my guys, i'll be ready saturday. don't worry. celebrating with the team as they arrived back at their hotel, but for the iranian team heartbreak, impossible concern as they return home during their opening match with wales. the players refused to sing the nation's national anthem as a played in the stadium, a show of solidarity with the months long human rights protests across iran. after the game, iranian officials allegedly threatened their families with violence and torture. this is a very scary time for them. this is something that i think everyone should be concerned about the us showing solidarity with the iranian team, posting this picture featuring the iranian flag without the emblem of the islamic republic. as a result, iran has called for the us to be expelled from the tournament.

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stop a rail workers strike. how lawmakers are take action to avoid what could be a devastating blow to the economy. kumasi: the future for the freeway. reggie: a live look outside and it is another cold start to the day in drew is tracking rain. in that sentence, drew. drew: it's been a couple weeks. reggie: -- drew: a lovely vacation turned into a influenza visit but i am back. the rain does return. if you have a flexible schedule, it is a good idea because tomorrow morning's commute looks like a mess and right now it is clear skies and temperatures are down to 28 in nevada. 36 in fremont and the freezing mark --