making news in america this morning, showing solidarity. a display of unity for the victims in charleston south carolina. the church opening for the first time this morning. a divisive debate now brewing. should the confederate flag be removed from the capital. police narrowing down their search and blocking off roads overnight. a possible dna trail now being tracked. caught on camera, strangers going door to door rescuing pets as a building burns. apple's about face. overnight, taylor swift getting one of the world's biggest companies to make a major policy change.

well good morning, everyone. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes. we'll start with the moving images of solidarity in charleston south carolina. >> as many as 20,000 marchers joined together on the bridge. walking hand in hand in memory of the nine lives cut short. >> a debate over the confederate flag is ranging. more now from abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: it was a bridge to peace. a massive display of unity across the cooper river in charleston south carolina, all to honor the nine gunned down in their home church of emanuel ame last week. >> i feel inspired. >> let's do it. >> h show here should be contagious and infectious across the nation. there's one race. the human race.

>> reporter: hundreds filled the historic pews of emanuel, the first sunday service since 21-year-old dylan roofill dylann roof opened fire. for if loved ones it adds more pain. >> i know forgiveness is a process. but i'm not there yet. >> reporter: roof seen holding on to a confederate flag. a symbol of hate or hair teenage. the debate has reignited and reached the campaign trail. jeb bush saying he moved florida's confederate flag to a museum. >> this is a decision that needs to be made here in south carolina. and new this morning, the leader of a white supremacist group linked to dylann roof has

donated money to republicans. >> ted cruz rick santorum and rand paul allegedly received money from the man who heads the group. cruz's campaign says he plans to return the money after learning about the donor's background. moving on to weather. it's severe. moving across the great lakes region this morning. some of the region's biggest cities are in harm's way. as much as six inches in north texas yesterday. >> traffic on some roads came to stand still because drivers were up able to move in any direction. and also in that part of texas, a swollen river washd out this drij, taking an surf along wit. the couple inside said by the time they got close enough to see the bridge had collapsed, it was too late. other drivers threw them a rope and pulled them to safety. the rushing waters underthe bridge undermind its foundation.

check out this road in oklahoma. it's party of highway 78 similarly dropping away. the guardrail is left dangling high over the red river. flooding rains like those that compromised this road targeting a different spot today. here's molly cochran at accuweather. >> thank you, kennedys and reena. we have the threat for severe weather across the upper great lakes. we're off to a stormy start in milwaukee. damaging winds, a few or the may does could be possible. next up chicago and detroit. into our monday evening. want to be careful. a few scattered thunderstorms will be possible across the southeast. the main story here is the heat. we continue to just sizzle and feel very sticky and steamy. not only are we dealing with the heat here. is the southwest. another day of triple-digit heat

coming up. kendis and reena, back to you. >> thank you, molly. the searing heat bad news for crews fighting wildfires in five states. red flag warnings posted across six states. here's abc's ryan owens on what firefighters are up against. >> reporter: dozens of new fires popping up across alaska. 145 are burning across its vast wilderness wilderness. more than 40 homes destroyed. california's largest fire, the so-called lake fire is burning in the san bernardino mountains. an aerial assault all week end, combined with the ground army of 1800 firefighters is slowing this fire's advance. in arizona, they're trucking in female inmates to beat back the largest of seven fires now burning in that state. >> there's a lot of heat out flp

it's a hot fire. so -- we have a lot of work. >> reporter: ryan owens, abc news big bear california. there's breaking news out of afghanistan this morning. taliban and afghan police battled at the parliament building in kabul. a huge suicide car bomb was detonated. taliban fighters then stormed inside. back here at home major developments in the search for the missing inmates from a new york state prison. the focus is now on a hunting camp about a 20-mile walk from the clinton correctional facility where the men broke out 17 days ago. overnight, police set up road blocks and called for help from the vermont state police. there are also reports of a dna link to the escaped prisoners in the last 24 hours. a suspect is in custody this morning in the killing of a new orleans police officer. in surveillance video, travis

boys is seen in a convenience store before his arrest. it's notable he's wearing a baseball jacket. underneath that jacket broken handcuffs. he was in the back of a squad car when he managed to free himself from those cuffs and use a hidden gun to kill officer daryle holloway. billy graham and grandson has resigned from coral ridge presbyterian church. in statement to the washington post he said he returned from an out of town trip to discover his wife was having an affair. during their subsequent separation he said he developed an inappropriate relationship with a female friend. president obama spent his father's day on a golf weekend. mrs. obama posted this.

thinking every day about them. >> an adorable photo. oil prices stay low. will there be rereef at the gas pump? a band of strangers breaking down doors to save pets in apartments at a fire. plus unstoppable. justin spooet takes home back-to-back majors. the u.s. open coming down to the final hole.

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then they couldn't take off. the flight crew had exceeded hours they could work. >> the other 268 passengers spent the night in the airport waiting for a new crew. >> because there wasn't enough rooms in belfast because it was so small. >> hard ground. it's cold. it sucked. >> yeah most of the passengers got it. they didn't blame the airline. saying united do i had the best it could. by the time they reached chicago, the trip took 21 hours instid of 10.5. united is refunding their fares. >> nice. a colorado teen has died from a rare form of the plague. taylor guise came down with flu-like sich tomymptoms and came down with the playing days later. a former white house chef missing for more than a week was

found dead. the body of 61-year-old walter scheib was located in the mountains. a soernlg team located his remains nearly two miles away from where his car was found tuesday. he didn't have enough supplies for more than a day out. and some dramatic video to show you. a guy running around an apartment complex in rapid city busting into several apartments helping rescue dogs while another part of the building looked like that. flames. . got two animals out before firefighters got to the scene. the fire started when the building was struck by lightning. actor jake lloyd is under arrest this morning. he played a young annakin skywalker. he was arrested in south carolina after a high-speed chase. okay well now some sports. team usa back on the the field tonight at the women's world

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>> good morning, it is monday, june 22, first up a car crushed by a train and we're hearing of a rescue that happened before the moment of the impact. this is video you'll only see on "action news." taliban attack, we have breaking news outside of afghanistan. a bombing in parliament. there are new sad overnight developments in the search for a former white house chef. he have we have another day of intense and building heat. "action news" is up. in the midwest. another day of scorching temperatures in the southeast. quite a weekend in one of the meccas of american surfing. >> it happened along the southern california coast.

lots of surfers getting in and on the act. they had quite a surfboard to use. we get the details from sara haines. >> reporter: surf city usa, living up to its name. not one but two world record attempts. >> we're going to make it. we're going to do it. >> reporter: as they attempt the world record for world's largest surfboard and most people riding a surfboard at once. crowds flocked. hitting the waves at 1300 pounds this gnarly board, 42 feet tall and 11 feet wide. >> a big board. >> reporter: once nearly 70 surfers finish waxing it it takes a village and a crane to get it in the water. here they are riding the waves of victory. no wipeouts here. they needed to ride for ten seconds to nab the record and they lasted for 12.

so how many people does it take to make history? >> the mark to beat was 47. they had 66 people today. >> i know. world record yeah! >> reporter: for the title of world's largest surfboard, though it won't be official till next week they have it in the bag. >> looks like a fun time. >> surfing is not a cheap sport. a individual surfboard with cost now a lot of money. that one? $70,000 to $100,000. >> i would rather buy an escalade. >> it's not easy to break a record. great weather. >> looks like great time was had by all. welcome to you. we'll have you here all week. >> it's good the be back. supposedly tmt.j. is on assignment. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america."

>> good morning, and breaking on "action news" at 4:30, two people are shot at a car in north philadelphia. "action news" is there. new dramatic video a driver is saved just before a train crushes his car in delaware. >> and mayor michael nutter leads a delegation to the vatican "action news" is there for the final meeting before pope francis makes his way to philadelphia. good morning, monday, june 22. matt o'donnell is off, nydia han is joining us. let's head over to david