make more happen for less. good morning, america. a s.w.a.t. team storming a plane after one of the passengers threatens to blow it up. a crisis involving fighter jets, and a cruel twist at the end, breaking details this morning. >> weekend wipeout. 100 million people in the crosshairs of severe summer storms from high winds to dangerous lightning. it's going to be a weekend of wicked weather so are you in the danger zone? crime and punishment. the nfl is under fire for the case of baltimore ravens star ray rice who assaulted his wife. critics say the league does not take domestic violence seriously enough. and we go inside comic-con, the biggest geek fest on the

planet. you'll see the costumes and the celebrity superheroes as we say -- >> good morning, america. any morning that starts with megan fox is totally fine with me. >> i agree. she is a pretty woman. >> well said. >> good morning, america. >> so much more that could be said. >> i'm holding it. coming up inside comic-con, the megaevent going on in san diego. the place looks a little bit like the bar scene from "star wars." >> only time you'll see thousands of geek groupies. marketing boom for hollywood. that later on in the show but begin with a major scare in the air. u.s. fighter jets launched into action and s.w.a.t. team after a

man on board makes fly. so many airline incidents and accidents just this month alone so let's get right to abc's linzie janis here at jfk with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan and bianna. that's right that man is scaring other passengers allegedly saying he wanted to blow up canada. then after that emergency landing, s.w.a.t. team members taking no chancesaking sure everybody's hands were in the air. >> hands up. hands up. >> reporter: incredible heart pounding cell phone video of armed officers storming a plane at the toronto's airport. terrifying passengers including children as they hunt down a person suspected of making a bomb threat. >> heads down, arms up yelling, the kids were scared. >> the sunwing airlines flight on its way to panama turning away 45 minutes into the flight

after 25-year-old canadian ali sahahi started making direct threats. others called him agitated. >> might have to delay you for a bit. there is an aircraft coming in from over the lake. it's going to left-hand runway -- >> reporter: two fighter jets escorting it carrying 181 passengers out of u.s. airspace. north american aerospace defense command or norad calling it a precaution. the passenger behind this describes the terror. >> once he started yelling things about the plane crashing and everyone dying, of course, people were a little taken aback by it. >> reporter: after removing him and finding no evidence of a bomb on the plane royal canadian mounted police arrested him, charging him with endangering the safety of an aircft. as for the passengers, many were put on a later flight to panama. but it was also diverted.

landing in jamaica friday evening after a passenger required medical attention. the flight eventually arriving at its destination 12 hours late. shahi is due to appear in court later this morning for his bail hearing. overnight his father telling report is his son suffers from mental health issues. dan. >> a troubled flight from start to finish there, thank you. another major story we're 2308ing. we are entering a weekend of severe weather and meteorologist steve rudin from wjla in washington is tracking it. >> good morning, dan. looking at the strongest storms to focus across central indiana into illinois where we're expecting the potential for gusty winds, even isolated tornadoes. all of our attention will focus toward the east coast as we move through the day tomorrow. a large swath from boston, new york city to washington, d.c. under a slight risk but the j k

jackpot area around charleston and lexington where a higher likelihood. rain could accumulate and could see flooding across central ohio, northwestern pennsylvania and southern virginia. coming up in a few minutes we'll look at the rest of the forecast. >> a warning for millions of americans. steve, thank you. we turn to new information on the gunfire sending shock waves through a quiet philadelphia hospital. a patient started shooting while talking to his psychiatrist. the doctor then drew his own weapon ending the confrontation. police this morning saying that they likely saved many other lives by doing that and ron is just back from covering the story in philadelphia with the latest. >> one person was shot and killed by the patient allegedly but it could have been much, much worse happening in a small hospital in darby, pennsylvania, a philadelphia suburb and that patient heavily armed on a mission to kill thwarted by the quick acting doctor who happened to be carrying a gun himself.

he is being called a hero this morning. he allegedly killed one person but 49-year-old richard plotts almost certainly would have killed more had he not been stopped in the shootout with his own psychiatrist. >> the doctor did not have the firearm, he'd be dead today and i believe that other people in that facility would also be dead. >> reporter: the brother of social worker theresa hunt agrees. >> the doctor who was armed, i think, was incredible what he did. >> reporter: according to law enforcement officials plotts who prosecutors say had a long record of arrests and mental illness arrives at mercy fitzgerald hospital around 1:30 in the afternoon on thursday. around 2:20, plotts and hunt enter dr. silverman's office. dr. silverman tells police that is when he pulls a recover from his waistband and fatally shoots hunt then turns on the doctor.

silverman gets his own gun from a pocket and exchange gunfire. silverman is wounded but escapes. plotts is critically wounded captured by two other hospital workers. police say he was carrying 39 extra bullets. crime scene photos obtained by wpvi show the aftermath of the gun battle, windows shot out and bloody handprints on carpet. now theresa's brother is wondering why she had to die. >> i'm angry at the gentleman who did it and i'd like to know why. >> plotts is in critical condition expected to survive. the doctor was wounded in the head and hand but will be okay. weapons aren't allowed on the presses but it appears he had been bringing it to work for years. today his hospital is praising

him for his brave action and looking forward to welcoming him back to the hospital. >> save so many lives that could have been lost. growing outrage over how the nfl is handling a case of domestic violence involving a star player. take a look at this video of ray rice from the baltimore ravens dragging his fiancee unconscious out of an nfl. t they are calling it a slap on wrist. >> by most accounts the nfl was caught off guard by the harsh pushback. did it address the seriousness of what happened? ray rice, number 27, not just the nfl star running back for the baltimore ravens, but a major part of the league's tv image campaign to attract women. >> find your look at nflshop.com. >> reporter: but it's this image of rice that tarnished his reputation and for some tarnished the sport.

tmz sports surveillance footage taken inside an atlantic city casino of the all pro running back hovering over then dragging his girlfriend, unconscious after he assaulted her. they questioned what would the nfl do? today's reaction to his two-game suspension continues to snowball. the sentiment is not much. >> frankly it's a terrible message that the nfl has sent. it was a stunner to me. >> reporter: consider this, the nfl's punishment for steroid use automatic four game suspension, one was suspended three games for a bar fight and one rookie got a five-game suspension for taking freebies in college. keith olbermann seemed to speak to many. >> the iron fist of the nfl has just been used against ray rice's wife and against every woman in america. >> reporter: rice's wife was charged with assault in the fight but the charges were dropped. the response from rice's team and head coach has been muted.

>> there are consequences when you make a mistake like that. i stand behind ray. he's a heck of a guy. >> reporter: that's from a team that leads the league with five players arrested this off-season. he pleaded not guilty to third degree aggravated assault he took responsibility for his actions with his wife beside him. >> you know, failed miserably. >> rice entered a pretrial interinvestigation and if completed won't serve jail time. reports the league took it easy on rice in part because of his good guy reputation and a plea from his wife for leniency but then regardless of their reasoning many believe on this, the nfl simply got it wrong. >> striking when you see the comparisons to how people get punished for steroid use or taking freebies. byron, thank you. >> not the kind of publicity they need. overseas where a 12-hour cease-fire is in effect between israel and hamas. israel agreed to the short humanitarian cease-fire after

rejecting a longer one proposed buy john kerry. the death toll now tops 800, most civilians and david wright has the latest from gaza. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. this is the new normal in gaza. people finally feeling safe enough to venture out and start to clean up the damage, the damage as you can see here is extensive. it's a 12-hour lull in the fighting. and so far it seems to be holding. this momentary pause comes after some of the fiercest fighting and shelling yet. this residential neighborhood has taken some of the heaviest hits. this is the first time it's been safe for us to come. overnight, two israeli soldiers were killed in ground fighting. many palestinians too including 18 members of a single family. the full cease-fire can't come soon enough. inside one hospital, we found a

miracle. one of the youngest casualties of this war. >> why? born friday morning by emergency c-section after the 23-year-old mother was killed in an israeli air strike. >> baby girl? does she have a name? >> the daughter of, still without name. >> reporter: the baby's father has gone into hiding. we're told he's associated with islamic jihad which may explain why his house was bombed but does not excuse the collateral damage. in the hospital the doctors are optimistic. >> i think that she will survive because she is palestinian. >> reporter: that little baby has no idea what she has already lost in her first few moments of life. it's heartbreaking stuff and as you look around this neighborhood you can imagine so

many other families grieving too, praying for a lasting cease-fire. bianna, dan. >> mounting casualties on both sides. >> a lot of pain and hope for this cease-fire, at least, for the short term. our thanks to david wright this morning. over to ron once again for a look at the other stories breaking this morning. >> hi there, dan, bianna, sara haines, hi, to you. overseas with the escalating crisis in ukraine. the u.s. is accusing russian forces of launching artillery attacks from inside russia into eastern ukraine. moscow's denying the charges and says ukraine is firing across the border on a russian village. u.s. says russia is supplying pro-russian ukrainian rebels with heavy weapons including tanks and high powered rock launchers. back in the u.s., nearly 500 firefighters in california are battling a massive blaze about 45 miles outside of sacramento. a huge plume of smoke is blanketing wine country in northern california. so far the blaze has torched nearly 600 acres and is only 20%

contained. 40 nearby homes have been evacuated. meanwhile, in washington state officials say a total of approximately 300 homes, twice as many as previously estimated burned in the largest recorded wildfire in that state's history. a manhunt is under way in philadelphia for two who allegedly carjacked an suv and then plowed into a group of bystanders with that vehicle killing three children. siblings and critically injuring their mother. the family was selling fruit on a street corner for their church when the carjacking occurred and the suv struck them. the suspects ended up crashing that vehicle that a tree and then fleeing on foot. the person's car stolen was critically injured in that crash. ohio state's marching band's director is vowing to clear his name after he was fired over charges he promoed a culture conducive to sexual harassment. on friday the marching band of the best damn band in the land went marching on but without their now former director jonathan waters. he is accused of knowing and

faying to stop hazing including students pressured to march in underwear and perform sexually themed stunts. he said it occurred before his leadership. a river in china has mysterious/turned blood red. local citizens say the water looked normal around 4:00 a.m. friday morning. two ours later it had taken on the crimson hue that you see and environmentalists suspect it may be from someone illegally dumping artificial coloring into the waterway. former daughter, first daughter chelsea clinton showing off her growing baby bump during disney's pirates and princesses good event in new york city. children at the event made pledges to help out their communities. >> you're never too young to start service and service only isn't a good thing to do but can be fun so i'm thrilled to be here. >> she is due in the fall and disney, of course, is the parent company of abc news.

finally, abc's "rising star" judge brad paisley gave one of his fans quite a souvenir. check this out. laur laur lauren frye was having a great time. she took a gamble and hit the record button on her cell phone. it landed face up. paisley picks it up and started recording himself and snapping his own selfies. then he gave it back to her. >> everyone throwing their phone down. >> you think security would go wild over that. >> he is active on certainly media. i suggest everybody follow. he is funny on twitter. >> and follow bianna golodryga. >> we'll take a selfie together. >> a plug for everybody. thanks, ron. now to yet another wild story at an airport. anybody who travels by air has war stories about canceled flights, crying babies. i promise you it's nothing compared to what just happened

to a group of passengers trying to fly out of los angeles. their flight was delayed for, wait for this, three days. abc's brandi hitt is at l.a.x. with the latest. brandi, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. you know, just hard to imagine what this was like. all of us have had delays, frustration with having your flight delayed. these passengers finally had some relief this morning. but now imagine this as you mention, sleeping here on the floor with nowhere to go for several uncomfortable days. this morning, stranded flyers are finally home after an epic delay at l.a.x. >> just been horrendous. >> reporter: the norwegian air shuttle flight didn't get off to a flying start. the 285 passengers spending three days stuck in the airport. some of them forced to sleep on the terminal floor. others were a bit more lucky. >> the first night we basically went to a hotel and begged for a room. >> reporter: the flight to london was supposed to leave wednesday. but because of mechanical

problems it was delayed and delayed and delayed. flyers getting fed up. >> i could have afforded another flight i would but i can't. >> speaking out. >> might go with a different airline next time. >> i think their response has been really just appalling. they haven't been able to provide us with enough information. >> reporter: in a statement to abc news overnight norwegian air shuttle apologized for the delays and said we tried very hard to find hotels for all of our passengers but, unfortunately, capacity was limited due to obama's l.a. visit. the president was here for a fund raider. as for the flight, the airline says the delays were due to an unspecified technical problem with the boeing dreamliner. passengers were not just upset at delays but lack of communication from the crew. >> you know who else is angry, ron claiborne. >> president obama's visit is the reason why the hotels were flooded. >> ron is on the phone with his attorney right now.

>> that's not cool. in not cool. >> not cool. we have a verdict. >> not cool. okay, brandi, thank you. well, something that is cool, the latest viral video sensation, not a surly cat or a rambunctious baby goat or another lipped dub of a song from "frozen." 16-year-old from georgia with a vine account, pretty good sense of humor and no time for haters. >> i absolutely love this kid. any time you put yourself out on social media it's inevitable you're going to get negative posts but we can take a note from brannon with a classy way of dealing with it. >> i just ask you what are you going to do about it? >> he's the internet's newest king of comedy. >> i heard you didn't like me and i think that's pretty whack. i don't care about you because i got my mini taco. >> reporter: his collection of videos killing it on vine. >> i made a few vine videos and

started getting noticed and my cole count shot up. >> from 30,000 to 60,000 followers in one week all because of this video. >> hey, i'm sorry i didn't see you. i was too busy blocking out the haters. >> the high school senior posted it as a response to hecklers in his comment section. >> there's a lot of people because of my weight and i guess how i talk, they find it amusing to them. >> reporter: soon brandon's hater blocking spoon shades spread like wildfire. >> i'm sorry. i didn't see you. >> reporter: along with tons of shout-outs and supports. >> all: brandon, we love you. >> reporter: stand-up comic dave siegel says as hecklers strategies go blocking the hate isn't half bad. >> it splits the atom in dealing with hecklers. he made a song about it. he's innovative. he didn't go forks. anyone would have thought forks. >> reporter: he still plans to be a cop when he grows up.

that is, unless one of the various talent agents sign him this morning and makes him an offer he just can't block. i'm sorry. i didn't see you there, i was too busy, hmm, blocking out the haters. how awesome is that kid rather than react with anger he stepped it up and made his material. >> i love his accent. >> if he is a cop, i want him to pull me over. >> it'll be like serving justice to the haters. ron will be doing the next newscast with the spoons. here you go. >> i need some new spoons. >> new spoons. >> all right, we got to check the weather. steve rudin who as we mentioned is visiting from wjla in washington, steve, what's the national picture? >> let me tell you, hot and humid, especially over the next couple of days or so from st. louis, it's warm, it's humid this morning. a heat advisory for later this afternoon.

they'll see heat index warnings around 105. the map for you, oppressive heat affecting st. louis but a good part of the southern part of the united states. look at these heat index readings later today it's going to feel like 101 in houston. but look at miami. high today of 87 degrees. we will asee heat index readings in the upper 90s. all that heat and humidity will lift toward the north and east later this afternoon. highs for d.c. around 90 degrees, lower 80s in new york where temperatures today will be the coolest of the next three high pressure overhead. that's going to allow temperatures to quickly rebound. we're talking around 99 to 100 degrees by sunday and monday for boise, medford and redding. national forecast will show our temperatures holding in the >> good morning, washington. wewe knenew yesterdawas togood to be tru

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sterday. we are headed to dewew points i thee 70s. todaday partrtly sunny out ther bubut stickie to the north shower activity in pennsylvania and out here in the blue ridge looks lik mostly a dry day. 85 yesterday. temperatures around 90. active thundstora possibility. tomorrow again near 90. afternoon thunderstorms very likely and then as we head into monday a cold front comes through and look what happens in the middle of the week temperatures only around 82 to 85 with low humidity.

good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> all: good morning, america. >> huey lewis and the news "hip to be square." we go inside the global geek fest happening in san diego for comic book fan, gamers and hollywood stars come together. this thing has grown to be a massive convention. >> the irony is all of these young people at the convention have no idea who huey lewis is. >> i know who he is. >> you do, but you're not a -- >> but you're hip to be square. going there. we're going there. >> you are young and beautiful, vivacious and we should move on. also coming up, we're going to take a leap into the future for prince george this morning. he's already as we know melting hearts globally as a 1-year-old but what will he look like when he hits 18? we've got some artists'

renderings coming up which should be fascinating. we'll start with a controversial murder case raising questions about how we treat juvenile offenders in the country. four teenagers in elkhart, indiana, convicted of murder even though none of them fired the shot. >> elkhart four they've become known as and juju chang has the story. >> reporter: in elkhart, indiana, five young friends gather on this porch and make an impussive decision. someone suggests finding a house to rob. they could use some extra cash. >> it was just finding quick money. we never planned to hurt anyone. you know, not to even confront anyone. >> reporter: they settle on a home they see every day, the one across the treat. >> the first thing i heard is gunshots. >> they thought the owner wasn't home and he was and had a gun. did you know you had been shot. >> i felt something warm and came up with a handful of blood. >> reporter: then blake realizes something else. his 21-year-old friend denzel

johnson is slumped next to him. shot in the chest. bleeding heavily. >> he died in your arms? >> he died in between like right in between me and jose. >> reporter: what started out as a teenage lark has left one of them dead and now the surviving teens are accused of a crime much bigger than a break-in. >> they called and said he had been arrested for murder. >> reporter: felony murder because when someone is killed during certain crimes in this case, burglary, everyone committing the crime can be held responsible. >> you home invade a home it's foreseeable the homeowner is going to shoot you and the answer is, yes. >> reporter: the trial lasts four days. charged as adults, the teenagers were found guilty. with their sons sentenced to 50 plus years behind bars, the moms are fighting to overturn what they say are unjust and cruel sentences. >> we're hoping we got so many advocates we're hoping we can so no other kids have to go through

this. >> we'll fight with everything we have. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, elkha elkhart, indiana. >> there's a lot more to it. see the full story tonight on a show near and dear to my heart "nightline prime" at 10:00 eastern. a lot of great stuff coming up on the broadcast. >> thanks to juju. a check of the other morning's stories and back to ron. >> good morning, everyone. the news, a major scare in the air. armed canadian police storm the plane at the airport in toronto, canada, arresting a passenger who police say made direct threats to the aircraft en route to panama. two u.s. fighter jets escorted it out of u.s. airspace back to canada. in the middle east a 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire is in effect. overnight two israeli soldiers killed in ground fighting there. the palestinian death toll tops 800. new york city police officers climbed the brooklyn bridge for an up-close look at the scene where american flags

were swapped out for white flags and city officials looking for five suspects and now installing additional cameras around the bridge. finally, a couple in nebraska is putting new spin on the classic claw game. they're trying to snag a stuffed animal people can now go after beer. beer. all a person has to do is insert a dollar and try to pick up 1 of 38 bottles which is not as easy as you might think it but may be worth a try. pretty good piece for a beer too. >> ron likes that story. >> that's the only video game -- carnival game i could see you playing, ron. >> yeah, yeah. i could do that. >> pushing kids aside like -- >> elbows thrown. >> you need to be over 21. back to meteorologist steve rudin from our abc station in washington, wjla. good morning, once again. >> a wild day yesterday in phoenix. take a look at this impressive dust storm. otherwise known as a haboob.

this is what happens when you get strong heavy rains, 1 to 2 inches can fall over a short period of time and this huge dust storm moved over the city. can create winds upwards of 40 to 50 miles per hour. it's going to be hot in phoenix later this afternoon, 107 degrees for a daytime high. looking for relief from the heat across the west, head over to san francisco, highs there in the lower 80s. the heat and humidity continues to build across the southeastern part of the united states. temperatures range from the upper 80s to middle 90s in nashville and then as we look at our rain totals, the best chance for our severe weather, midpart of the country, later on this afternoon, central illinois into indiana could be looking at isolated tornadoes, gusty winds and heavy downpours, this focus of attention will eventually shift off towards the east coast for the day tomorrow. national forecast calls for hot weather across the west. those violent storms across the lower great lakes and hot weather continues for miami. hat's a look at y

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♪ hip to be square >> you know who that is. >> huey lewis. >> and the news. >> and a storm trooper. tens of thousands, wanna-bes, hollywood stars and reporters descending on san diego for the pop culture phenomenon known as comic-con. >> yeah, what began as a tiny

comic book convention held in a hotel basement in 1970 has become a multimillion dollar me megaevent focused on movies, videos and comic books. >> reporter: it's the biggest pop culture convention of its kind where just about any character comes to life. i don't know what i have on but comic-con, all right. >> welcome to the world of san diego's comic-con. >> we have an outlet here where we all get together and we can meet up and we can say, hey, i like the same things here. >> reporter: roughly 130,000 die-hard fans take over downtown san diego with the throngs of people all part of the fun. the spectacle originally comic book driven evolving over a 45-year run into the ultimate four-day celebration of all things pop. giving fans unprecedented interactive opportunities. like backing up jack in the "24

live another day ♪ drone and countless sneak peeks like unveiling ben affleck's cape for 2016's "batman versus superman," the reveal comes on the heels of the first look of him donning the suit. even the stars like getting in on the comic-con craze. are you going to don a mask? >> i've forgotten my tron hat. >> reporter: what? >> i have the original. >> reporter: how could you? comic-con all about giving the fans a nugget of some sort. >> i haven't seen any of the footage. >> little tip. just a mask. >> reporter: are the fans pumped? i think the fans are really pumped. >> reporter: later today marvel entertainment takes over comic-con. enthusiasts anticipating a presence from the stars. sherlock's cumberbatch --

the heart of dr. strange again. dr. strange? oh, he's good. you're good. we would welcome you to that world. i'm just saying. >> for "good morning america," rachel smith, abc news, san diego. >> maybe we should go next year. >> yes, i want to dress up as yoda. >> i want to dress you both up. >> oh, really. >> that's the deal here. >> that's sounded vaguely inappropriate. uh-huh. >> we're a wholesome show. even though it's in the news. coming up on "gma," the unlikely best buddies that will make you go ah on a saturday. >> they just did. >> involume tarably. more on this in pop news with the one and only sara haines on the commercial break. stay tuned. >> not enough time.

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of course, we have to toast, i mean, roast the birthday boy before we leave and came up with something. i think you'll like it. take a look. >> yeah.

take it home, catman. >> i don't get it. that's the back of my head. >> cat face on it. >> on your head in the back. >> right, right. >> you never turn around. >> list number one of things that will never happen. we'll see you tomorrow morning right here. >> happy birthday. thank you shall appreciate it. >> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning. it is 7:56 a.m. i am caroline tucker. taking a look at some of the stories topping the news in our region today -- the countdown is just about over for the silver line. the long-awaited new metro line -- transport the

first passengers at noon today. it took decades and billions of dollars. subway link to the d.c. system and by 2018 it will connect to the dulles airport. the celebration will get underway at 10:00 a.m. this morning. loudoun county police say they found the killer in a 12-year cold case. erica smith was just 12 years old when she was killed in 2002. prosecutors say they had found the suspect but he had committed suicide and is not being identified. but check the forecast with dave. looking at cloudy skies across the area. this is congressional country club in bethesda. temperatures are warmer than yesterday. 70 in washington. 67 in laurel.

it will be more humid today. a few light showers in western maryland. 85 yesterday. today, close to 90 degrees. an afternoon thunderstorm. a possibility. tomorrow, mostly cloudy. hotter. humid. temperatures around 90, and then: up nicely by the time we get to tuesday. for watching. for watching.

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