making news in america this morning -- breaking overnight, dozens of people at a concert, rushed to the hospital. new video of the chaos outside the venue. and what we've learned about the investigation into what caused the illnesses. severe storm. the destructive weather that hit the heartland has moved on, leaving another path of destruction. plus, rising rivers in minnesota are hours away from their highest level yet. how people are preparing. caught on camera. a hail of gunfire. >> stay still. don't move. don't move. >> dramatic new video of a shoot-out in front of a man and his son. and game day. team usa/germany. a soccer showdown that the entire country is fired up for.

good thursday morning. i'm tahman bradley. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with a major scare at boston's concert center overnight. dozens of young people sent to the hospital for a combination of drinking, drugs. the chaotic conditions inside the venue. >> there was one kid, it took four cops to get it down. he was on something. i have no idea. but he was trying to fight back. and it took four of them to take him down. >> this is any parent's worst nightmare. i can tell you. i just pray for the families and the children, you know, who have been taken to the hospital. i hope everything works out. >> live nation issued a statement saying the majority of

those sent to the hospital were those outside the venue, who were too impaired to be allowed inside. we'll have more on "good morning america." the other major story we're following, the severe weather and the floods from the plains to new england. >> and minnesota has been hit hard with small towns inundated with water. susan saulny tracking the story overnight. >> reporter: trees ripped from the ground. relentless rain and strong winds wreaked havoc on this pennsylvania town. the residents trying to make sense of the storm that punched its way through wednesday. >> you couldn't see anything. it was just horrible. my friend's house got completely destroyed. just never seen anything like it before in my life. >> reporter: the severe weather that pummeled the country's midsection for days, forged ooet, with a new path of destruction. in ohio, roads unpassable and under water.

in indiana, downed power lines. and around indianapolis, the cleanup is under way. but still, the hardest-hit after days of rainfall is minnesota. in some areas, already an entire summer's worth of rain has fallen. whole towns are under water. just look at these images of waterville, minnesota, captured by drone, showing the wide extent of the inundation. residents are furiously sandbagging for what's still to come. the mississippi river is expected to crest at 20.5 feet tonight in st. paul. and the river is already at major flood stage. scott county sheriff's office dean o' peck, let us see a look at blakeley, minnesota. and there's no relief in sight. around minnesota, they're bracing for another three to five inches of rain in the next few days. susan saulny, abc news, washington. the severe weather disrupted air travel for thousands of

people. >> according to flight aware, more than 6,000 fights were delayed in the u.s. yesterday. and 1,500 were canceled. airports in chicago, philadelphia and dallas experienced the most weather-related issues. the threat of severe thunderstorms from central virginia to new england. rain in northern california, oregon and washington. showers and thunderstorms from east texas, tennessee and mississippi. investigators looking into the disappearance into the malaysian airlines say it was on autopilot when it crashed in march. and they believe the doomed jet is on the floor of the indian ocean. 1,100 miles southwest of the most recent search area. searchers will begin using sonar equipment to scan for the wreckage, a job that's expected to take a full year to complete. also overnight, al-jazeera correspondent, peter jis to has been handed a sentence. the prosecutor has consistently

failed to present a single piece of con treat evidence. we are all grateful for the extraordinary and unprecedented public support. egypt's president has rejected calls to free greste and the other two journalists in prison. one branch of the federal government may sue another. house speaker john boehner is calling on congress to file a lawsuit against president obama. he says he'll introduce a bill in the house next month because the president is using executive orders to go around the deadlocked congress. boehner says the orders violate the separation of powers in the constitution. >> the constitution makes it clear that a president's job is to faithfully execute the laws. in my view, the president has not faithfully executed the laws. >> it seems that republicans have shifted their opposition into a higher gear. it's a gear i didn't know previously existed. >> boehner isn't saying which particular executive orders are

the problem. but two years ago, the president issued orders on immigration and the environment after congress deadlocked on the issues. the supreme court is saying to law enforcement, back off from the cell phones. police are navigating a new legal landscape, after the high court's that they need a warrant to search through our cell phones if we're arrested for anything. the justices admit this will make it harder to fight crime. but chief justice john roberts said privacy comes at a cost. the supreme court's decision 6-3, decision, handing a major victory to broadcast networks, including abc. ario takes broadcast signals and streams them to devices. the networks argue that a high-tech way to steal content is what they're doing. it deals a fatal blow to the company's continuing of doing business. and a court ruling has handed victories to two states. a judge has thrown out indiana's

ban on gay marriage and its failure to recognize out-of-state gay marriages. both states say they'll appeal. 19 states, 44% of the population, now have approved gay marriage. the nfl is agreeing not to limit how much it will spend on how to settle brain injury cases for former players. the $800 million the league had earmarked wasn't enough. there's thousands of former players who say they have dementia and other problems related to repeated hits to the head in games and practices. it's up to the judge whether this deal settles the lawsuit against the nfl. team usa is just hours away from its showdown with germany. but the noon eastern time kickoff in brazil is not ideal for most working folks. >> but we're quite sure enterprising americans will find a way to watch the celebration, much like they did in the previous two team usa games. some fans in new york city spoke with reporter joe torres of wabc

about the plans of today's match. >> my plan is to basically, use my phone, while i'm sitting in my meetings and watch those games. >> i'll watch it on my phone. i have the app. and definitely, i'm going to watch it because my boss, they're all going to watch it. >> luckily, i have a bar in the first floor of my office building. so, my lunch hour will have to happen. >> our deepest condolences to those who have to work and can't watch. use the app. >> you can see the action on our partner network espn. usa versus germany begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern. the match kicks off at noon eastern. >> i can't wait. chicken wings. >> i'll be watching. more trouble for general motors. why the automaker is telling dealers to stop selling one of its cars. and digging deeper into the mind of a student planning a

massacre. and a young boy missing for more than a week is found alive. and searchers didn't have to look very far.

welcome back. mrs. a new safety problem involving gm cars this morning. general motors is telling dealers to stop selling most of their chevrolet cruises. there's a problem in some of the driver's side air bags. it's not a recall. and so far, it does not apply to cars already sold. the cruze is gm's best-selling passenger car in the u.s. people are going to see and

feel the effects of the california drought. the government says fresh fruit and vegetable prices are going to rise about 6% in the next few months. california produces half of the country's fruits and vegetables. who says you can't get something free from starbucks. it's offering teavana drinks at some locations today. starbucks introduced new teavana flavors. but we'll take the half-off, huh? mcdonald's is testing a mobile app that lets customers order and pay before they reach the restaurants. then, you go to an express pickup location. you can download the app now. but so far, it's only working in columbus, georgia. they have to work that out. when we come back, a hollywood a-lister and his family are rescued from waging waters. and she's no golden girl. the suspected purse-stealing grandma. and she's under arrest this morning. ♪

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a driver in washington state took check-in to a whole new level when he slammed into a hotel lobby. the driver of this suv was reportedly hit by another car and crashed right through glass doors into the lobby of this bellevue hyatt hotel. thankfully nobody was hurt. now, for a look at the morning road conditions. wet along interstate 90 in the pacific northwest. rain on i-10 in the gulf coast. and flooding remains an issue in the upper midwest. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in denver, houston, memphis and boston. for the first time, we're hearing the chilling details of the plot to bomb a minnesota high school from the would-be attacker himself. >> he is 17-year-old john ladue, who was telling police he was

planning to use pipe bombs and molotov cocktails to destroy as many people as possible. and he says his sister and parents were also in the crosshairs. >> i was planning to dispose of my family, too. >> why would you dispose of your family. what have they done? >> they did nothing wrong. i wanted as many victims as possible. >> ladue says he was never bullied. but he says he has a mental illness he was hiding from everyone. his plot was foiled when he was spotted acting suspiciously near a storage locker. an arrest turned deadly near suburban los angeles yesterday. take a listen. >> oh, my god. daddy. >> sit still. sit still. don't move. don't move. >> sheriff's deputies were following a homicide suspect when a man claimed out of his pickup truck and opened fire. the suspect was killed. the incident is now being investigated by a neighboring police department. police in detroit this morning are trying to figure out

where exactly a 12-year-old boy kept himself hidden for 11 days. police say they found young charlie bothel in his father's basement, much to the surprise of everyone, including his own father. >> how surprised are you he was found in the basement? >> i'm shocked because i looked, like i said. the detroit police looked. the fbi looked. been through there. they've been in my house until 3:00 in the morning on occasions. >> during the search, the boy's mother and father says they treated them like suspects. they say the boy had run away before but only for a couple of hours. charlie is undergoing medical treatment. 14 and police in brooklyn, new york, have nabbed an unlikely purse snatcher. 68-year-old hannah harris. she was caught strolling into a popular bar. and lifted a woman's purse off her chair and walked out. she did the same thing at another bar a few weeks ago.

as they say, looks can be pretty deceiving. the first review for the new seth rogen/james franco movie is in and it is pretty brutal. north korea calls it an act of war and promises retaliation against the u.s. if it's released. the premiere of "the interview," is an attempt to assassinate north korea leader kim jong-un. it's a comedy. but north korea is not laughing. flooding isn't just a problem in this country. as actor rob lowe and his family found out in the french riviera. his son posted this video online. an early morning storm dumped three months of rain in just a few hours. the lows had to be rescued and the actor tweeted a picture of his wife thanking the firefighters. the second no-hitter in as many weeks after a dominant performance from one of baseball's very best. >> and we get highlights from neil and stan at espn. >> welcome to our "sportscenter"

studios in los angeles. this is neil everett. this is stan verrett. early start for the giants on wednesday. but the folks took the day off from work. >> they saw history made at the park. san diego in town. if you're going, didn't tim lincecum throw a no-hitter against the padres last year in san diego? yeah, he did. and didn't he throw another one this year against them? yeah, he's going to. and right before his birthday last year, came right after this year. tim lincecum knows how to celebrate the month of june. sit down. will venable, ground ball to second. that's it. going to get two gatorade baths because he does two of everything. two cy youngs. two world series rings. argentina and nigeria. argentina can win its group with a win. they won their first two matches. third minute, on the attack. maria bounces right to messi. and leonardo messi able to put

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time to check, "the pulse," starting with an embarrassing gaffe by the white house. the. >> the press office misspelled the name of ronald reagan not once, but three times in media documents about president obama's schedule on wednesday. >> you can see, it was spelled without the first "a." maybe they should run it through spellcheck next time. i'm always using my spellcheck. >> i was the only indian kid out in the spelling bee after the first round. after a major storm last year, a german woman brought her horse inside and he never left. >> she decided to enlist the horse's help to predict the winner of today's match between the u.s. and germany. the horse had two goals. one with the u.s. flag and one with the german flag. and he picked a beach ball into the u.s. goal. >> let's hope the prediction comes true. i have no faith in him, even though he has no record. yesterday's game has lots of people considering how they're going to get out of work to

watch the match. the u.s. soccer federation has posted this obscenity note online. we will need the full support of the nation. >> i like that note. it's circulating on twitter and facebook. i have mine printed for tomorrow morning. fender-benders happen. and if no one's injured, no reen to get hysterical. >> look at this. this couple's blue handed flipped inside. they posted the pictures. she asked her husband to hand her her purse to take a photo of herself. >> apparently, there was no reason to be upset, unless, unless you actually work for their insurance company, which probably wouldn't be too pleased about that. for your local news, for some of you, your local news is coming up next. >> for everyone else, we'll be back with some big changes here at abc news. and we'll have the inside scoop

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video and watch him stalk her in that attack. developing right now, why two dozen boston concert goers ended up in the emergency room. millions will be watching america in the world and finally this morning, big changes in the works here at abc news, beginning with diane sawyer's decision to leave the anchor desk of "world news."

>> but she's not going far. in fact, she plans to be with the network for many years to come. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: a major announcement at abc. diane sawyer stepping down as anchor of "world news." the world-renowned journalist who led the program to a number one finish in the ratings, says she decided it was time to take on a new role at abc, focusing on new programming. creating television specials and events and continuing to conduct big interviews. succeeding sawyer is anchor and managing editor "world news," david muir. muir will start in his new role september 2nd. >> i could never have imagined seeing the world with diane sawyer. >> reporter: while leading the flagship broadcast, we'll continue anchoring "20/20" with elizabeth vargas. and another member of the abc news team celebrating a promotion today. george stephanopoulos, named chief anchor of abc news.

in addition to anchoring "good morning america" and "this week," he will lead the network's coverage of special events and breaking news. james goldstein, the president of abc news, calling diane, david and george, one-of-a-kind journalists. saying for years to come, they will inspire us all to do our best work, and inspire excellence. marscy gonzales, abc news, new york. >> david once anchored this newscast. but got his start much earlier. >> we dug into a very early clip of him. from april 1992, when he was broadcasting at ithaca college. >> thank you, kerry. democratic presidential candidate jerry brown's big win in vermont yesterday brings the number of delegates he has to 159. that's far from the amount-needs to get the democratic president nomination. >> the voice a little different. but already looking like an anchorman. so excited for them. these are the pens they keep am.

50% of us, who do not >> good morning here's what's happening on this thursday morning, a violent struggle between a thief and his victim captured on camera in the philadelphia oxford circle center. >> there are north american dealerships to stop selling one of its most popular chevy brand cars. the stage is set for the world cup between u.s. and germany. matt o'donnell is off, eva pilgrim is joining us.