all claim about the hunter biden case. why an i r s supervisor claims the investigation is being mishandled. new details about the parking lot shooting of a high school cheerleader in texas, whose friend tried to get into the wrong car after practice what we're learning about the alleged shooter. getting answers about ufos. the pentagon reveals new video amid growing concerns about the aerial technology being developed by us adversaries, plus scientists learning something new about what causes gray hair and later an important lesson for all of us from

america's teacher of the year. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good thursday morning, everyone i'm really in an alley and i'm andrew timber. we begin with breaking news and severe weather outbreak in the middle of the country right now, the death toll rising overnight as we get new images from the storm zone. this morning, a path of destruction near oklahoma city. we were able to see kind of where the path of the storm is. after multiple reported tornadoes, this new video showing the damage in hard hit shawnee, oklahoma. you can see this is the lowe's hardware store right over here, and it looks like some of the roof took a lot of damage from the storm. i can see a lot of the roofing out into the parking lot area. there's also a hole in it. at least two deaths are blamed on the storms in mclean county, where overnight authorities said they were rescuing people trapped in their underground shelters. there are hundreds and hundreds of first sponder and

other equipment. going in search these different residences, these different shelters that they have on these properties to make sure that everyone made it out. ok massive hail three inches in diameter. oh my gosh! smashing this windshield and the damaging winds leveling these homes in norman, oklahoma. about away, meteorologist reed timmer , capturing this tornado moving through the town of coal. multiple vortices. look out. right they're scary to see the power of those storms to people in coal rode out the storm inside a manhole on the street. more severe weather is expected today from dallas to st louis. we will check your forecast and just a few moments. the other big story this morning is from washington. new allegations of

the investigation into president biden's son hunter is being mishandled. the claims are from an i. r s supervisor who's now coming forward to congress. a bcs lindsey watts is here now with more lindsay. good morning. good morning. andrew, a career investigator. with the irs coming forward, claiming the investigation into hunter biden shows clear conflicts of interest this morning and i are supervisors suggests he has information that the biden administration could be mishandling the investigation into hunter biden's tax affairs . the man's lawyer says his client is seeking whistleblower protections, which would allow him to disclose information about the investigation to congress wants to do it in illegal, proper fashion. and that's why i have written to both democrats and republicans on the key committees, asking that they take his testimony. in a letter to lawmakers, the whistleblower's lawyer writes that his client has been overseeing the ongoing investigation of a high profile controversial subjects since early 2020, adding his information contradicts sworn

testimony to congress by a senior political appointee and involves failure to mitigate clear conflicts of interest. he's thought long and hard about it. he's lost sleep over. whether to come forward and you know, at the end of the day, he's decided that he would feel worse about himself if he did nothing and stayed quiet last october, the washington post reported, federal authorities had gathered what they believe is sufficient evidence to charge the president's son with tax crimes and making false statements to buy a gun. but the u. s attorney in delaware, a trump appointee, has yet to file charges, and white house officials aren't commenting on the whistleblower claims this morning. hunter biden has denied any wrongdoing. andrew thank you breaking overnight. at least 78 people have been killed after a stampede in yemen. it happened at a charity event where people were trying to get financial assistance. hundreds jammed into a school to receive about $20 each when gunfire in an

explosion frightened the crowd to organizers have been detained. we turn now to a series of wrong place shootings for young people shot in recent days after mistakenly showing up in the wrong locations. we have new details on each of these tragic cases this morning, the father of a texas cheerleader shot after her friend mistakenly tried to enter the wrong car after practice, is speaking out, questioning how a teenager in a cheer outfit look intimidating. police say peyton washington and heather roth were in a parking lot when roth opened a car she thought was one of their own and saw a man inside. broth says the man started firing as she was apologizing. pulled out a gun. and we just started shooting at all of us was grazed by a bullet. but washington suffered serious injuries. she only has one lung, and she's competed all her life that way. so she's she's a fighter suspect, who police say has previous law enforcement encounters is in custody. washington's father had this message to him saying you

watched her walk up to your door on accident. it's a girl and a cheer outfit. meanwhile another father expressing anguish after police in new york say 20 year old colin gillis was shot as she and a group of others drove up the wrong dr. wwe looking for a friend's house. my daughter was and irish student she had hopes and dreams of becoming. she had hopes and dreams. becoming a marine biologist. or veterinarian. she loved animals. and this man. took that away from us. the homeowner kevin monahan, pleading not guilty to murder charges. his lawyer says . monahan felt threatened as multiple vehicles, including a motorcycle revving engines. neighbors say monaghan had grown increasingly bitter about trespassers at one point, using a chain to block his driveway. this all comes after the shooting of ralph ja rule, the 16 year old in kansas city, seen here, smiling as he recovers at home was shot twice after approaching the wrong house to

pick up his brothers, the homeowner accused of shooting him. leading not guilty yesterday. this series of shootings is putting new scrutiny on stand your ground laws, also known as the so called castle doctrine, the fact that ralph was on his property begins the conversation around the castle doctrine, but that's not all. obviously you need to do more because everyone who comes on your porch is not open season was shot in the head, his lawyer says. if the bullet went a fraction of an inch in another direction, he'd likely be dead. as for cheerleader, peyton washington, she had her spleen removed and is recovering. the supreme court is allowing a widely used abortion pill to remain available at least through tomorrow. the extension gives the justices more time to decide whether or not to block lower court rulings that restricted access to mifid per stone. one such restriction would ban delivery of the pill by mail. the legal battle started when a texas judge rolled back fda approval of the drug, citing safety concerns of florida, where the board of education is making a change to a well publicized law, which

limits sexual orientation and gender instruction. school. abc s andrea fuji has more this morning. the florida law critics dubbed that don't say gay bill is expanding gender ideology has no place in our k through 12 school system, and we have made that very, very clear. it is wrong for a teacher to tell a student that they may have been born in the wrong body or that their gender is a choice. and governor ron de santis, a likely 2024 presidential candidate, was in south carolina yesterday as florida's board of education agreed to ban classroom instruction about sexual orientation. and gender identity in all grades except for health class show. the amendment approves the original legislation last year called the parental rights and education law, affected only kindergarten through third grade. at the time , the santis appeared to emphasize it only applied to young children were going to make sure that parents are able to send their kids to kindergarten without having some of this stuff injected into their school curriculum.

expanding the law does not need to sentences approval, though the board made the move after he we made the request. the board, saying it's vote reaffirms florida's commitment to uphold parental rights and keep indoctrination out of our schools. critics especially from the lgbtq community, are voicing concern that they are or their children will be censured. you cannot legislate these clothes off of my body, and you cannot legislate me out of the classroom. currently florida parents are allowed to sue school districts over violations and teachers who violate the ban risk having their licenses revoked. as for that health class, the only place sexual orientation and gender identity can be taught, officials say parents can choose to opt their kids out of that class. rhiannon andrew, thanks to andrea there, the owner of a new york city parking garage that collapse says they are fully cooperating with investigators. vehicles are now being removed from that site. one potential issue is the

weight of the 50 cars that were on top of the roof camera, capturing the moment of the collapse. killed in that new york's freestanding garages were exempt from building inspections until recently, time now for a look at your thursday weather. the tornadoes that roared through oklahoma last night slammed intot. an assisted living facility in the town of shawnee. nearly three dozen residents were evacuated. everyone though, is okay and looking ahead to the severe weather threat. it's moving slightly to the south and east. today areas from texas to missouri could see tornadoes and large hail and checking today's high temperatures eighties from detroit all the way down to miami and still chilly with rain and mountain snow in the pacific northwest 84 in new orleans.

coming up six days. no food or water. the fishermen who survived on a desert island also ahead. what's really out there? the new pentagon report on ufos and the video that hasn't been explained and later america's teacher of the year teaching us all an important

release back into the wild this morning on gma. back now, with a lifesaving rescue 11 fishermen from indonesia were recovered from a remote island near australia. they had been shipwrecked without food or water for six days after being caught in a storm. nine others drowned. the survivors built a shelter out of the debris from their boat. airline pilot shortage is about to get worse, analofilots. whoays more flying nowill reachirenears and,

yoge pilots are being recruited. a return to pre pandemic service has been a challenge due in part to the current staffing shortages. the government is revealing new efforts to track unidentified flying objects and hearing on capitol hill even included new video. this morning, the pentagon has revealed its now tracking more than 650 potential cases of unidentified aerial phenomena, or you a ps commonly known as ufos, that number of significantly from 350 reports referenced earlier this year, but officials stress they found no evidence of alien activity. arrow has found no credible evidence thus far of extraterrestrial activity off world technology or objects that defy the known laws of physics, the majority of unidentified objects reported to arrow demonstrate mundane characteristics of balloons, unmanned aerial systems, clutter, natural phenomena or other readily explainable sources. during a senate hearing yesterday, officials played this video of an object behaving in a

way they initially could not explain. but after analyzing the video frame by frame, they determined this. this is the heat signature off of the engines of a commuter aircraft that happened to be flying in the vicinity also played. the hearing this video of an unresolved case showing a small orb spotted near a u. s drone flying in the middle east last year. officials say. cases like this are hard to resolve because there's only video no other data you a piece of faced new scrutiny in the months after the chinese spy balloon was shot down off south carolina and now, according to a recently leaked us intelligence report, china has manufactured a high altitude spy drone capable of flying at three times the speed of sound. officials fear it could be used to target u. s military. sites. the government official who testified yesterday urged ufo enthusiasts not to just post images on social media to submit them to scientists for research coming up next, a big problem for the marijuana industry. but first new troubles for hollywood star and marvel actor jonathan star and marvel actor jonathan majors.

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ganja on the west coast grows way more weed than it can consume. this is a warehouse in oregon full of pot waiting to be sold in california. this is an empty grow room built to house marijuana plants. now abandoned by its owners cut your losses. it's been more than a decade since colorado and washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana. since then, 19 states have followed but along the west coast, which dominated production before legalization, the market is teetering with oversupply. regulators in oregon reported recently that the state was sitting on £3 million of unused cannabis. wonderful experiment oregon, unlike other states, it's had a system of basically unlimited licenses, which encouraged a large number of people to get into the cultivation side. the oversupply is slashing revenue and

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>> is police officers want treated like professionals, they need to act like professionals. it is that simple. reggie: growing demand for accountability among antioch police officers. the latest action being taken against a department caught up in a texting scandal. someone calling the officers involved a police gang. kumasi: it is official. the are leaving oakland. with the team and oakland's mayor is saying about that decision. reggie: the hill, then two night games. the warriors face-off in game three at chase center. kumasi: we like to see the city buzzing. jobina: there is a lot going on. reggie: good morning on this thursday. drew: i knew about the warriors game. kumasi: and hibi hill.