>> we're following several breaking stories on this thursday may 7. tornado alley endures the worst night of the season. dozens of twisters break out in at least three states. philadelphia police officer crashes with his suv. a robber holds up the international house of pancakes and forces employees into the bathroom.

>> david murphy is taking a look at accuweather and karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: good morning, welcome to your thursday, rough weather in the midwest, we have partly cloudy skies this morning, kind of sticking with sun and clouds mix closest precipitation fades to the south, it will be dry. we're wind up warmer, although we're starting out cooling than yesterday with the winds out of the north and the east. 58 degrees is the current temperature in philadelphia. comfortable enough. 55 in allentown. 54 in trenton. 60 in wilmington, 54 in sea isle city and ac. as we head out to catch the bus in the next several hours mid 50s by 6:00 a.m. by 8:00 a.m. 60 degrees, under generally partly cloudy skies. as we roll through the day, 60 by 8:00 a.m. 73 by noon, 80 by 3:00 p.m. that's the high today. we'll sit on that for a couple of hours this afternoon.

6:00 p.m., 78 degrees, take a look at the pollen count if you're the sort that sneezes in the spring you'll be doing that over the next several days. it's in the high range and continues to build. we have a decent weekend ahead with very little rain out there i'll talk about that in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast coming up, karen. >> reporter: all right dave, looking live in center city check out the vine stret expression way -- street expressway westbound traffic watch for the left lanes being blocked with the construction on going. it will be clear in a half-hour by then you'll be good to go. schuylkill expressway no problems, eastbound traffic heading toward center city no issues here. we're looking good in center city. in fairmont park, though, we want to mention this, kelly drive will close between strawberry mansion drive and

fountain green drive for the dad vail regatta. as well as matt, use mlk or the schuylkill expressway instead. kellie drive will be closed matt and tam. >> we're starting this morning with breaking news, storms tore through the midwest leaving a trail of damage and destruction. there have been no deaths. >> but it is the biggest outbreak of tornados so far this season, dozens broke out in kansas, and nebraska. >> reporter: sirens blaring across the heartland as a powerful storm system spawned dozens of tornados across four states. >> we have a roof that blew through the air. >> reporter: bridge creek fire departmented in oklahoma city strengthennen. families forced to evacuate damaged buildings.

>> reporter: tornados touched down in kansas, nebraska and texas destroying homes and farms and i go in their path. >> do not get on the highway. >> reporter: meteorologist warning rush hour drivers to avoid getting caught in this situation. this driver in kansas dodging debris. power poles toppled. >> it was scary and crazy. >> reporter: those destructive winds followed by hail and record rainfall. the deluge standing dozens in oklahoma. and in texas the flash flood warnings continue. >> reporter: abc news, washington. >> "good morning america" continues our coverage. tornado outbreak in the country's heartland after "action news" at 7:00 a.m. now to a breaking story out of southwest philadelphia. police say a does an slammed into a philadelphia police suv injuring several people including a police officer. this is new video in from the

intersection of 58th and woodland avenue. the crash happened at 2:30, taking out a light pole and a sign. the officer was taken to the hospital with a hand injury and possible concussion. police are searching for a student who wounded a 16-year-old boy. the boy left school and got in the fight and shot in the thigh. police went to talk to him but he is not cooperating. there's now a ten thousand dollar reward for information of a shooting of an 8-year-old girl who may have been the victim of road rage. she has been at children's hospital since saturday night's shooting in west philadelphia. the family double parked the car outside their home. a driver behind them fired in

the car hitting the little girl in the head. >> chester police are looking for the person who shot an 8-month-old make upy. puppy. he was shot five times at close range with hollow point bullets. neighbors called 911. >> else just a sweet sweet dog. so at that point we rushed him to keystone emergency veterinary hospital where they went into immediate surgery with him. >> frank was on the operating table keystone hospital for hours as surgeons and nurses worked. he has more need for surgery and $20,000 in bills for those who came to his aid. 63-year-old james dider assaulted a woman at the massage

envy store he waited until he earned her trust before he assaulted her. he worked as a massage therapist in lancaster can do. they believe there maybe more victims out there. >> what has been a quiet campaign fore philadelphia mayor has exploded into a firestorm. at the eye of the storm is police missioner ramsey. milton street and hardy williams said they would replace ramsey. mayor nutter is outraged over the idea. >> anyone who is not smart enough to ask him to stay is probably not smart enough to run the city. >> the other four democratic candidates said they would keep ramsey while at the same time oppose the "stop and frisk" policy of the department. >> this from our delaware

newsroom, a state house committee has said they will eliminate jail time for anyone caught with a small amount of marijuana. possession you up to one ounce is a misdemeanor punishable to 3 months in jail. gabrielle gabriel give fords will be at city hall to strengthennen firearms. gabrielle giffords will delivery marks at 2:00 p.m. her husband visited in 2014 advocating for stricter gun laws. a mississippi teen

convinced many at a school he was not a student but a teacher and bus monitor. a study claims a chunk of a dating app clients may not be single at all. >> reporter: i'll have the day planner forecast and we'll see if we have any rain on the way and the latest on the tropical system coming up, too.

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>> new video on "action news" showing a car that got stuck in a watery sinkhole in missouri. it was created when the vehicle struck a fire hydrant. the collision in library -- lusht caused the car to flood and sink into a sinkhole. not from rain from a fire hydrant. >> i need some rain. well we're not getting a whole lot of it. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you in the wake of yesterday's spotty shower

activity we're dry. as we take a look outside we're in the process of looking for some nice, bright sunshine later on wind are extremely light this morning and probably staying that way with high pressure in the vicinity, so you don't see that camera rocking around much, do you? 58 is the current temperature in philadelphia. still comfortable, whmp -- whenever you add light winds at 3 miles per hour it increases the comfort factor. we're looking at partly cloudy skies, it's one of those days i could see periods of the day being rather bright. 60 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 68 by 11:00 a.m. close to 80 around 2:00 p.m. and we'll sit close to that for the majority of the afternoon. it will be warm and partly sunny skies. allentown we're going for a high of 80. a couple of spots might hit 81. closer you are to the ocean as the winds come out of the

southeast. 73 in dover, 71 in ac. cape may 69 degrees, a little cooler on the peninsula. high pressure in control sunny and warm high of 85. although next to the ocean water a little cooler, closer to 70. we're continuing to watch the area of low pressure that's in the process of forming off the coast of georgia and the carolinas. if thinks work out right or wrong, this could become our first tropical storm of the season ana. it will not make direct landfall and shift off the coast. again you want to keep your eyes on this. about a 60% chance that becoming our first tropical named system of the season. 80 degrees, no big weather issues the pollen count is high so you want to keep the medicines handy.

friday, sunny and warm as the dad vail regatta gets cranking. 85 degrees there. we are introducing a chance of a slight shower on saturday, that's a small chance, most of the day is dry for most of the region. sunday, mother's day we'll take out the chance of a shower, warm high of 87. get the air-conditioning going in the car if you're driving her someplace. monday a warm front approaches, 86 degrees is the high, cloud cover around and pop-up storm around. tuesday, high of 85 ahead cold front. in the afternoon on tuesday tam you may not only get your rain, but heavy thunderstorms around on tuesday. >> take a look at this video on "action news," an arm robber forces 7 employees at a virginia restaurant into the bathroom. surveillance video shows the i

hop employees demanding money in the restaurant. no one was hurt and the bandit is on the loose. parents are outraged after a teen was caught posing as a teacher at a mississippi elementary school. the teen was passing himself off at coach broken. he stole a teacher's i.d. and entered the elementary school under the guise he was an elementary school teacher. the student drove a bus with a teacher -- students on it. he has been suspended. many use the popular dating app called tinder, one-third are married or in a relationship and the worst offenders according to research he heers are women.

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there. the obvious jam at this hour before 5:00 a.m. approaching allegheny approaching girard. this accident southbound is blocking three lanes. vine street expressway at broad street, construction is clear and all lanes reopened looking good. we have an accident involving a police cruiser southwest philadelphia at woodland avenue look for this, it happened at 2:30 but investigation still happening right now. use 54th and elm wood. route 11 trolley shuttle busing, you may see crews investigate out there. on 42 and winslow township we have construction blocking the right lane and the shoulder that worked be out there for another hour and a half, tam. >> this fiery train derailment

forced dozens in a tiny town to evacuate. most of the cars were loaded with crude oil but no one was hurt. the cause is under investigation. new rules were unveiled that will require trains to carry crude oil meet much higher safety standards. robert durst flipped out and exposed at a video in houston. he you urinates on candy at the checkout counter. he pleaded no contest to criminal mischief back in december. police later arrested him in california. lawyers for dzhokhar tsarnaev continue to try to spare him from a death sentence. they claim he is the product of a dysfunctional family in a

suppressed corner of the world. testimony came during his federal death penalty trial. an investigation by the nfl under the so-called deflate scandal stops just shorepoint of calling tom brady a cheater. brady was aware that the football were deflated. the alleged violation was placed during the afc championship in january where they defeated the colts. it is more than probable that they were involved in a deliberate effort to release the air from the because to make them easier to throw and catch. >> in the next half-hour of "action news," investigation into a craig's list killing. an illinois college student ends up dead after trying to sell a

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>> new on "action news," a coyote got into a georgia family's kitchen and just relaxed. animal control officers say coyote complaints are up in that part of the state because there are more people building homes around him. they sheriff shot and trapped the coyote.

expwrnch man robbed a senior citizen in an elevator in florida and then couldn't escape. he steals her purse and the door closes as he tries to flee. he tries to reopen the doors they finally reopen and the bandit bolts. the elderly woman was not hurt, the rob is still on the run. social media is a buzz about an actor's face, kevin bacon instagramed himself to compare himself to clay aiken. could it be the angle he was shot at. we don't think the star ate too much bacon. he definitely looks different. an actress natalie portman has no idea where had your oscar for black swan is. it's not it you out on display it's

like worshiping a false idle. she is promoting her tale of love in darkness. >> black swan that was a creepy movie. a prisoner is on the run this morning philadelphia police explain how he broke free even though he was wearing handcuffs. >> certain children are likely to be bullied as they grow up, "action news" will be right back.

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>> good morning, everyone, it is 5:00 a.m. thursday, may 7. breaking this morning. >> we're gathering images of the tornados this ripped through the nation's heartland. >> a bad crash has snarled traffic on i-95. karen rogers is staking a look at that. >> there's a manhunt underway for a prison inmate. we'll tell you how he made his great escape. >> weather and traffic with david and karen good morning. >> reporter: weather cool down but we're w