making news in america this morning, rare twin twisters touching down causing widespread damage and injuries of the one town being described as leveled and where the severe weather is heading right now. crisis in iraq. u.s. soldiers and marines now being deployed as the country dissolves into chaos. the obama administration is now in talks with a longtime nemesis to help stabilize the region. live with the latest. dramatic rescue. a car barrels into the bayou with a driver and passenger inside and good samaritan jumps into action. wild win. team usa with an impressive world cup opener, the highlights reactions around the world and new american hero.

and good morning to you. we begin with the town in nebraska in a state of emergency this morning. >> that's right, a rare and deadly pair of tornadoes killed a young boy and nearly wiped the till of pilger right off the map. >> there are reports of weather-related damage overnight in wisconsin as the storms marched towards chicago. >> reporter: it was a terrifying sight rare li seen by the human eye caught on camera by intrepid storm chasers. >> we have multiple tornadoes on the ground. never seen anything like this. >> reporter: at least two tornadoes touched down roughly within a mile of each other. 100 miles northeast of omaha. they were reported to be deadly ef-4s generating winds up to 200 miles per hour. one estimated to have been nearly a mile wide as it bore down on the tiny town of pilger. >> we started hearing everything rip apart and the rain and the house ripping apart. yeah, pilger is in major

destruction. >> reporter: up to three-quarters of the town was either damaged or destroyed. many residents say they were stunned to be survivors. one man describing the frantic search for his friend. >> we thought he was gone for a long time. we kept yelling at him and then we dug him out. pulled the wood off hip, pulled the bricks off him and drug him out and the three of us somehow, we're all fine. it killed my dog. >> reporter: the entine town of pilger all 378 residents evacuated for the night and nebraska's governor declared a state of emergency deploying the national guard to assist with emergency response and cleanup. and with the volatile system on the move storm warnings could go up across a very wide area from minneapolis to detroit. >> and millions of americans are facing a presummer heat wave that's stoking a fresh wildfire with dots of danger. our coverage continues with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim.

>> goort, devin and reena. a mild air mass continues to build on into the east on the fringes of that, dangerous thunderstorms fire once again from the dakotas across the great lakes. watch out here, the twin cities into chicago on towards detroit, gusty winds and large hail, but isolated tornadoes, on into the southwest between cooler air moving in to california to nevada and that warmth you'll see gusty winds and high fire danger. back to you. >> jim dickey, thank you. that wildfire being fueled by that. now 50% contained. evacuation orders have been lifted after hundreds of people were forced from their homes over the weekend. the fire destroyed three houses after breaking out friday night. our other major story unfolding crisis in iraq. 275 additional u.s. soldiers and marines are now in the country or mobilizing nearby. ready to help protect u.s. personnel in baghdad >> that's right and president obama is considering what other

measures to take including sending in u.s. special forces. abc's tahman bradley is in washington. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, devin. good morning, reena. the president has ordered u.s. troops into baghdad for a limited mission of protecting americans. this is not according to the white house a combat mission. as chaos spreads across iraq, president obama is weighing a rank of options. last night he informed congress that he is sending up to 275 soldiers and marines, 170 to protect americans at the embassy in baghdad. the u.s. already has a number of military assets in the region. four warships including a u.s. carrier able to launch 40 fighter jets and two ships that can fire cruise missiles. the president is also considering sending 100 special operation forces to iraq as advisers to iraqi troops. but the white house is also pursuing a diplomatic solution possibly working with iran to solve the crisis. >> we are open to any

constructive process here that could minimize the violence. >> reporter: the ferocious terror group isis continues moving through iraq seizing territories, sunni muslims with the goal of crushing the shia muslim forces of the government. as the violence worsens congress is divided about how the u.s. should respond. >> we have to get in there and work with a political solution with iraq but push back this very evil organization. >> they have to come to a political solution or else this is an endless conflict. and we don't want it -- we want to be part of an endless military conflict. >> reporter: and as you saw, nancy pierre least cyst says the president wants the iraqi government to solve the political problems that led to this before military action. >> tahman bradley live in washington, thank you. tahman. stay with abc news for the unfolding crisis in iraq coming up on "good morning america," we have team coverage with live reports from baghdad and the white house. breaking news overnight now

from seattle where a bizarre incident backed up traffic for miles on a busy highway. it started with a burping truck blocking two lanes of i-5. police say the driver had left the truck and spray painted a large green circle on the freeway. troopers tried to subdue the armed man with a stun gun. when that didn't work they shot him treated at a nearby hospital now. former new england patriot aaron hernandez wants one of the murder charges dropped against him. his lawyers insist there's no evidence linking him to the murder of his former friend odin lloyd. a tentative trial date has been september for october 6th. hernandez is accused of two other murders, plus a slew of other violent charges. new details now about that unruly passenger which forced a jetblue flight to be diverted to detroit. the cell phone video shows him shouting and resisting calls to calm down saturday on that new york to vegas flight. now the fbi says the passengers had a medical evaluation and

will not be charged in the incident. investigators say there was never any danger to the aircraft. president obama intends to sign an executive order that would ban federal contractors from discriminating against workers based on sexual orientation or gender identity. it's not known when the president will sign the order. the president is scheduled to attend an lgbt gala in new york later today. now to team usa's big win at the world cup. a late goal by substitute john brooks secured a 2-1 win against ghana. >> the big news, we should know more about a couple of injured players including josie altidore carried off with a hamstring injury and clint dempsey who scored after 29 seconds suffered a broken nose. that's really hard to see. the internet is full of wild scenes of celebration in reaction to the big victory. >> fans from coast to coast celebrating cheering, dancing, literally going crazy there. we expect much of the same will

come on sunday when team usa faces portugal. more highlights coming up later on espn. all right. and look out siri, a pizza chain unveiled a new way to place an order. wild ride. witnesses spotted a car out of control couldn't believe their eyes when at the saw who was behind the wheel. caught on camera. a man and woman are rescued after their car careens into a bayou. stay with us. announcer: adopting a new pet is

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across the entire upper tier of the country. roads will also be wet there across west texas. and if you're flying, airport delays are likely in minneapolis, chicago and detroit. and back to the news now, a 9-year-old wisconsin boy just wanted to see his grandma but cops say he went about it the wrong way. the youngster along with a 4-year-old companion stole a car and hit the road. that's when two teens jumped into action. >> they first noticed the car was driving erratically and pulled alongside. they couldn't believe a kid was actually at the wheel. >> there's multiple times where i thought they were going to flip that car or hit another person. >> they were all over the road. going from side to side. >> the teens were able to get the boy to safely pull over after their four-mile adventure. the pint-sized charge won't be charged. a louisiana man is under arrest after driving his suv into a bayou. the driver and a female passenger you see there were stuck in the water. he managed to climb on to the roof then two strangers came to the rescue and pulled the woman

from the car on to dry land. the driver was rescued later and was charged with bwi. and the search resumes this morning for an off-duty firefighter missing in the southern california mountains. mike herdman vanished friday during a hiking and camping trip in ventura county. a friend who reported him missing said he went chasing after his dog and never returned. he was barefoot and only wearing a t-shirt and shorts. no sign of him or the dog. baseball hall of famer tony gwynn died after a four-year battle with oral cancer. he spent his entire career with the san diego padres. notching eight battling titles and 15 trips to the all-star game. gwynn blamed his use of chewing tobacco for his cancer. he was just 54. good news for tracy morgan's health that's continuing to improve. a representative says morgan's condition has been upgraded to fair and that his personality is starting to come back. the actor/comedian was critically hurt in an accident

on the new jersey turnpike which also killed his writing partner. a driver who hit morgan's limo has been charged with manslaughter. a significant step forward in the fight against diabetes. researchers have developed a sort of bionic pancreas. under the skin sensor that constantly monitors blood sugar levels then dispenses insulin or sugar boosters as necessary. it's controlled with a smartphone app and the best part, it eliminates the need for needles. more testing gets under way next week. scientists trying to explain the mysteries of flirting have discovered some uncomfortable truth. it turns out men are pretty bad at figuring out when they're the objects of flirtation. but women are even worse. in an experiment at the university of kansas researchers found that 36% of men could identify when they were being flirted with and just 18% of women, i can't believe that, so all those coy smile, eyelash batting and gentle touches, well, they're pretty much a waste of time. >> pretty low numbers on both side. to the world cup.

there are three matches on the schedule today including brazil's second game, the host will take on mexico. >> but first the full highlights from team usa's victory of ghana. we get those from the boys at espn. good morning, america. welcome inside "sportscenter." i'm robert flores. by now you've probably have heard the name john brooks, but he had never scored for the united states coming into monday's match with ghana. and he picked a good time for goal number one. group g play at the world cup. first minute, in fact, less than a minute in, 29 seconds into the match, jermaine jones to clint dempsey. and a roaring start for the united states as they take a 1-0 lead. 86th minute tied at 1. this is just moments afghter gha scored the equalizer. john brooks, the header. brooks came on as a sub, the hero, the u.s. wins 2-1.

>> yeah, i told some teammates that i had a dream like two days before and that i scored in the 8th minute and now it's the 86th minute but i'm happy about it. >> you had a dream about that? >> yeah, i had way dream. >> with the win the united states claims three points. they're tied with germany atop group g. germany beat portugal, 4-0. the americans will take their shot against portugal sunday and you can catch the game on espn. for more check out "sportscenter" live on espn at 9:00 a.m. eastern. up next, in "the pulse" talk about girl power. meet the 9-year-old who is already being creigh cuted by a division 1 basketball team. members of the l.a. kings have fun with the stanley cup on jimmy kimmel. a woman who loves to share her passions.

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>> ♪ >> hello everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. it is 4:27 a.m. it is early. boy, oh, boy. "action news" is following two breaking stories. a body is found in the rubble of a home that collapsed and then caught fire in wilmington. we will have a live report from that scene ar story own interphiladelphia is shot. the bandits also tried to pull off another crime while he lay bleeding on the ground. accuweather is giving us a preview of summer which officially begins on saturday. stand by for our first taste of temperature in the 90's and, yeah, we could see a little rain. and "action news" talked to the man who nearly died during the gary papa run. see you in twothern tier of the country getting storms. and finally this morning, an intense activity that's clearly not for the faint-hearted. it's called extreme free

climbing. >> that's right. to find out what it's about we sent neal karlinsky to hang out with the best climber. >> reporter: at 28, he is easily regarded as perhaps the world's best mountain climber. he holds a number of speed records for climbing sheer faces in yosemite without ropes. but if you're going to see how he does it, you have to visit his office, the mountains. >> pull yourself up. yep, good, good. >> reporter: i did and can tell you, climbing even a little with alex is definitely a case of it looks a lot easier than it really is. wow, that was horrible. >> i know, you did good. are you happy to be alive. >> yes, i'm happy to be alive. thanks for keeping me alive barely. >> perfect. not too bad from here. good. oh, yeah. all right.

summit one. >> reporter: he insists he gets too much attention for what's called free soloing going without ropes arguing that 90% of his climbs are with ropes. but it's hard to argue with the impression people get watching a person cling ropeless to a mountain. something that seems so impossible to most of us, one slip and it's all over. >> there have been tons of things that i've like gone to solo or climbed the bottom and i'm not feeling it and gone back home. >> reporter: it's as far from a 9:00 to 5:00 lifestyle as you can get and alex honnold has no intention of slowing down. do people retire from this. >> yes, there are a lot of old climbers. can you go out your whole life and enjoy. it's awesome. i'm hoping to you, you know, retire with grandkids and stuff. >> reporter: i'm neal karlinsky in monument, utah. >> incredible stuff there. sweaty palms watching him on those rocks. thanks for

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> hello and here's what's happening on this tuesday, june 17th. a body is found in the rubble of a house collapse and fire and wilmington. we are live on the scene. >> help is pouring into a nebraska town pulverized by twin twisters. the tornadoes left one person dead and many more people injured. >> and the heat and humidity are going up. the 90's are in the forecast are going up. september of last year. >> summer, summer, summer, it's going to feel like it. good morning out there. it is 4:30 now