making news in america this morning, extreme weather. ripping through new orleans, a tornado touching down, buildings collapsing and a man pulled from the rubble. the dramatic rescue caught on camera. president obama taking shots, mocking donald claim that the election will be rigged and the new poll that shows trump falling even further behind hillary clinton. we're live in washington. breaking overnight, a cargo plane skidding off the runway stopping on a busy street. the new details just in. and traffic stop scare. a highway officer talking to a driver when another car slams

good morning, i'm linzie janis. >> and i'm nick iowa. diane maceda and kendis gibson have the day off. one tornado in new orleans tore apart buildings and left a path of destruction. >> it tore across the city shattering everything in its path. a fire department spokesman said one of those -- it was one of those, quote, complete pancake collapses of a building. pulled from the rubble of a destroyed building was one of many dramas laying out through the day. a terrifying sight over the big easy. >> i'm freaking out. i'm calling my mom. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: people in this new orleans office building watching a funnel cloud form over the city. >> i went and looked outside and i saw a shippingle swirling in the air. >> reporter: this morning the national weather service

swath through a neighborhood. >> we got a building down in ursuline and we got a building down in claiborne. >> reporter: severe damage, trees and power lines down, bricks and wood littering sidewalks. at least three buildings destroyed in the 80-mile-per-hour winds. >> by yourself, big brother? >> reporter: this video showing a rescue after a house collapsed trapping a man underneath the rubble. >> it fell on you like that. come on. come on. wait, wait. >> reporter: a person nearby pulling him to safety. >> only minor injuries from that. in the meantime, another part is getting hit with strong storms right now. taking a look at the weather, heavy winds and rain taking aim at the chicago and st. louis areas overnight.

strength. the storms remnants have drenched belize and northern guatemala where it triggered widespread flash flooding. that stranded dozens and destroyed homes. mexico's government issued a tropical storm warning and some evacuations are under way in coastal areas. turning to politics now, donald trump is campaigning in the midwest today as he tries to get back on track. but he's at the center of yet another controversy. >> for the second time this week trump told supporter transfer between the u.s. and iran. he even described the plane but that footage apparently does not exist. trump repeated the claim even after his own campaign admitted he did not see the video. >> all this as hillary clinton surges in the latest poll opening a 50-point lead over trump. the latest from abc's maggie rulli. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with poll numbers soaring hillary clinton takes her campaign to las vegas. donald trump's numbers may be

to change. donald trump campaigns today through speaker paul ryan's home state of wisconsin, yet he still refuses to endorse ryan for re-election in congress. >> he's a good guy, actually. he's a good guy. >> reporter: and ryan, well, he stands by his endorsement of trump, he still has his own concerns. >> he has had a pretty strange run since the convention. you would think we ought to be focusing on hillary clinton, on all of her >> reporter: mike pence is left doing damage control issuing a blanket endorsement for all republicans in congress who are seeking re-election. hillary clinton staying on message during a campaign stop in las vegas. bashing trump and his business practices. >> he has cheated contractors. i take that personally. >> reporter: and also radding. >> i met people who were destroyed by donald trump so take a look at what he's done, not what he says. >> reporter: president obama took the gop nominee to task again, calling his claims of a rigged election nonsense.

points on election day and ends up losing, then, you know, maybe he can raise some questions. that doesn't seem to be the case at the moment. >> reporter: trump just can't seem to escape this week's controversies and #nexttrumpgaffe has been the trending topic on twitter overnight. >> thanks very much. breaking overnight frightening moments airport in italy. a cargo jet overshot the runway at the bergamot airport crashing onto a highway raining heavily at the time. amazingly no cars were hit by the boeing 737 and no reports of any injuries. a scare aboard a passenger jet mere at home. a southwest flight was damaged last night before takeoff from baltimore's airport. the airline says the nose gear failed as the plane was pushing

one was injured. passengers were eventually put on another play to atlanta. also new this morning a father in georgia is under arrest after police say his twine daughters died in a hot car. the father of the 15-month-old girls now faces involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct charges. investigators are looking into whether the girls were left unattended in the car for some time. temperatures in the area were in the 90s. the fbi has arrested a north to create his own isis sleeper cell. authorities say eric jamal hendricks tried to recruit and train people for isis-inspired attacks in the u.s. investigators say he contacted several people over social media including an undercover fbi agent. and in london authorities say there is no evidence that wednesday night's knife attack was related to terrorism. the woman who was killed in the attack was 64-year-old darlene

state university professor who was teaching summer classes in london. they were due to fly back to florida yesterday. the suspect in custody a 19-year-old norwegian of somali origin and it appears to have been brought on by his mental illnesses. zika virus is looking promise. a jogger found dead blocks from her home. what investigators are saying and the big clue found at the scene. plus, george zimmerman, punched in the face after discussing trayvon martin's death. this morning the 911 call he

whoa. now the wind is going real -- whoa! >> whoa is right. a very close call there. this man was livestreaming his amateur weather report near phoenix when he was nearly struck by lightning. he may have been shaken up, but he was not hurt. >> i need a microphone. florida's fight against zika carrying mosquitos is yielding some promising results. crews took to the air to contain the virus outbreak in a miami neighborhood and they say spraying was effective in killing adult mosquitoes. a ten-block area has now been cleared. in addition to the air assault mosquito inspectors are going door to door to test standing water. 15 have been affected in that neighborhood. there is a breakthrough in the battle against the zika virus. researchers say three experimental vaccines protected monkeys from the virus and that's raising hope that a successful vaccine can be developed for people.

successful with mice. the rio olympics begin tonight but worries about the city's water are not going away. dr. richard besser took water samples where ee zentss will take place and it shows it is teeming with organisms that would close many u.s. beaches. one had human waste bacteria with more than 40 times higher than what would be considered co investigators in connecticut with trying to figure out what caused a home explosion so powerful it blew the front door all the way across the street. when fire crews arrived they had to pull four people from the rubble. the four injured victims were all under the age of 16 and three of them are still hospitalized this morning. apple is starting a bug bounty program offering up to $200,000 to hackers who find security flaws in its software.

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every year about this time 50,000 rubber ducks make quite a splash as they're dumped into the chicago river for the rubber ducky derby. they race to the finish line. all to benefit the special olympics. >> thank god there's a point. i was thinking to myself, really? okay, if you're heading out to work or play t on the lookout for flash flooding along roadways in the southwest. expect wet conditions across the midwest to the great lakes and in the southeast to the gulf coast. and if you're flying airport delays are possible in chicago, charlotte, atlanta and miami. in new york, a woman went for a jog and never returned home. her body was later found badly beaten in the marsh near her home in queens. >> investigators say she fought

abc's linsey davis has new details on the investigation. >> reporter: the hunt for a killer, police continue scouring the jogging path where karina vetrano according to police was sexually assaulted and then murdered tuesday. detectives describe what may have been a case of stranger rape. and they're desperate to find any clues that could lead them to the person that attacked the 31-year-old in broad daylight as she ran a trail blocks from her home. she went out for a run on this found by her father, 15 feet off the trail face down in the shoulder high grass strangled to death. >> my concerns is that, you know, that if it's somebody that lives in the area that he might do it again. >> reporter: now officials say dna evidence found at the scene may be their best answer. linsey davis, abc news, new york. now to a massive mob bust that spanned five states mostly in the northeast. more than 40 alleged mobsters

charges ranking from extortion to loan-sharking, gambling and credit card fraud. the suspects are allegedly from four major new york crime families and they had colorful nicknames such as mustache pat and nicky the wig and could face up to 20 years in prison. also arrested in a separate case, the grandson of the most famous gangster in recent memory gon' gotti. the 23-year-old grandson also named john got if i was arrested after police found pills and $50,000 in cash in his home. authorities are developing an alleged assault on george zimmerman acquitted in the fatal shooting of trayvon martin. zimmerman claims he was punched in the face after he allegedly bragged about martin's shooting. zimmerman called 911 after the incident. >> this man just punched me in the face. >> okay, is he still there? >> yep. he said he's going to kill me.

>> you need to send like three or four cops. >> reporter: martin's shooting was at the sen of a national debate about race in a stand the ground law. he's had several run-ins with the law since his acquittal. the man accused of killing nine black parishioners at a charlotte ton church was beaten in chill. dylann roof was attacked as he went into the shower and decided not to press charges. authorities are trying to determine how the inmate in a high security unit managed to reach roof. dramatic video out of ohio, we should tell you first the trooper is okay. the state trooper was standing by a car following a traffic stop. that's when an out-of-control vehicle slammed into his cruiser. the trooper went flying but, again, this morning, he is okay. the men's olympic soccer competition is under way. a remarkable score from one match yesterday.

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it is time for "the pulse" and we'll start with the official opening of the summer olympics in rio. there's a live look at rio's olympic park where lots of the action will take place. there it is there. >> last night they were testing the lights at the stadium where tonight's opening ceremony takes place. team usa is 544 athletes strong, the largest contingent at the games. >> the olympic cauldron was designed by american artist anthony howe. he offered some his work from his computer. we'll see the real thing tonight. next item did not happen in an olympic soccer match but in europe. >> the match was between a team from slovenia and one from nick's home. >> scotland. aberdeen in the red, eventually they get possession of the ball. a player kicking the ball back to the goalie. he swings and misses and the ball rolls into the net. called an own goal of historic

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