making news in america this morning, deadly storms. high winds and rain strike the east coast, streets littered with branches and power lines. half a million people left in the dark overnight. with more severe weather in store for today. elusive inmates. new video of road blocks and vehicles being searched all to find two escaped killers. plus, the prison worker admitting to how she smuggled in tools to break free. a motorcyclist speeding down a highway turning a corner right into the path of a firetruck. going viral. forget the fishing pole. this guy grabs a shark with his bare hands. well good morning to you.

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes. we'll get one-two punch of the most populated stretch of the country. first tornadoes and now severe storms. >> winds reaching as high as 70 miles an hour. pummeled the east from washington to southern new england. >> this is a tornado. >> this is the moment those powerful winds hit the new jersey shore kicking up wave rocking boat shaking up the cameraman. lightning like this in maryland lit up the sky causing fires too. the deaths of one woman being blamed on the storm. and in coolal city illinois a major is under way. abc's kenneth moton has the story. >> reporter: this is the aftermath, homes ripped apart. power lines taken down. large trees didn't have a chance as severe weather marched across the country from the midwest to the east coast.

>> the goodwill store is collapsed. >> yes, the roof fell in and there was a family in here with some kids. >> reporter: in portland michigan a tornado threw a semi into a goodwill store. those inside rescued. >> there it is tornado right in front of us. >> reporter: there was also a twister nightmare in illinois. coal city saw the worst of it when a confirmed ef-3 brought 160-mile-per-hour winds and destruction. >> just cars upside down. trees on houses. >> all the glass just exploded like a big vacuum in and our ears popped and boom. >> reporter: from virginia to maine watches and warnings. in philadelphia the violent storms knocked out power to 500,000 people and ripped trees out of the ground. >> my daughter maggie and i were standing on the front porch and all of a sudden we heard this crash and we saw the top of the tree just fly past the fronts of our faces. >> reporter: residents in south jersey ran for cover as that

severe weather rushed in. >> all of a sudden this huge whoosh of wind pushed me back. i was like oh my gosh it's here. >> reporter: here in d.c. a car struck a fallen tree killing the driver. in the midwest residents are bracing themselves once again. there's another threat of severe weather. kenneth moton, abc news, washington. >> another day, another threat. our thanks to kenneth there. that's right, the battered midwest is about to get hit dead. >> accuweather's molly cochran has the details. molly, good morning to you. >> thanks kendis and reena. now we do have the threat for severe storms into wednesday from des moines into chicago. isolated tornadoes, damaging winds and flash flooding. many so of the main impacts west of chicago we had a tornado touch down just the other night in coal city so here we go again as far as severe storms are concerned. want to remain on alert. across the deep south, the main story is the heat continuing into wednesday afternoon.

our accuweather realfeels, once again getting into the triple digits from atlanta to jacksonville including raleigh. meanwhile, it's the calm after the storminess for the northeast. beautiful conditions for the afternoon from d.c. to new york city. kendis and reena, back to you. >> thank you, molly. well a major announcement expected from the white house today about hostages held by terrorists. until now family members of hostages had been threatened with prosecution if they negotiated directly with the captors or even tried to pay ransom. that will no longer be the case under the new policy. the change is part of a major review of hostage guidelines by the white house. now, to the latest case of homegrown terror. a 19-year-old from north carolina is behind bars accused of plotting a violent attack on u.s. soil. justin sullivan was arrested in a sting operation. the fbi saying he was inspired by isis and planning to kill as many as a thousand people. his own dad tipping off authorities in an emotional 911 call.

>> i don't know if it's isis or what but i come home and he's destroying buddhas and figurines and burning tough in the house. >> this is your son? >> yes. >> reporter: authorities believe sullivan was radicalized by isis through social media and planned to use an assault rifle at a concert and move to a bomb in a u-haul. everyday americans are taking sides in the battle over the confederate flag. a south carolina lawmaker voted to debate. hundreds rallied outside demanding that it be taken down. governors from maryland virginia and north carolina now want the confederate symbol removed from specialty license plates and amazon ebay and sears have joined walmart in pulling products featuring the flag. the country is getting another look at the man accused of opening fire on the historic church. north carolina police released dash cam video of dylann roof's arrest. can you see officers with guns drawn approaching his car after

pulling him over. roof is then frisked, handcuffed and led away. they say a glock semiautomatic handgun was found in his trunk. autopsy report finds freddie gray who died in police custody suffered a high impact injury to his spine. the report indicates that injury most likely occurred when the police van gray was riding in suddenly slowed down. it compares gray's injuries to those seen in shallow diving accidents. the report also indicates that gray's death was a homicide not an accident. because police officers they say, failed to follow safety protocol. hundreds of law enforcement officers have combed through dense woods in northern new york looking for those escaped prisoners. road blocks were set up and cars and trucks were being checked and helicopters searched overhead. a dna match to one of the prisoners was discovered not far from here. residents in this remote area are worried. >> just crazy, it's scary. it's very scary, you know our

kids can't go outside and play. you know they're just getting done with school and we have to keep everybody in. it's horrible. >> new details about how they managed to get their hands on the tools used in the escape. employee joyce mitchell admitted she placed hacksaw blades and other items in hamburgers given to the men. >> this feet from hollywood. dick van patten who starred in abc's long-running "eight is enough" has pass aed away in hollywood. he appeared in dozens of play some of the earliest tv shows and in movies as well. but most people know him as tom bradford the widower and father in "eight is enough." van patten died from complications of diabetes. he was 86. >> i loved "eight is enough." >> great show. still ahead, no more e-mail regret. the unis send button that is all the buzz. another shooting along a colorado highway. the new clue that could lead to

a suspected serial shooter. caught on camera. a motorcyclist's ride coming

there you see it. a volcano in western mexico sending ash and steam into the air. the colima volcano is known as the fire volcano. it's one of the most active in mexico. no impact on nearby cities. c onlima is 300 miles west of mexico city. well california officials say a fourth year of drought made fire conditions in 2015 the worst on record. northern california's washington fire is just one example. it doubled in size on tuesday as firefighters lost ground to gusty winds and steep terrain. neighbors are on standby to evacuate. the fire now covers more than 25

square miles near the nevada state line. petty theft at stores really add up. a study pegs the cost of shoplifting and employee theft in the u.s. last year at $32 billion. throw in vendor fraud and paperwork errors and the total bill is $44 billion. shoplifting, of course is the biggest chunk of that. grocery stores see the most lost. at a congressional hearing on exploding air bags some of the toughest words were saved for the government. the auto safety agency specifically some senators called it inept and threatened to stop its funding. they say that national highway craft safety administration has, quote, blatant incompetent mansment and is too cozy with automakers and parts manufacturers. and a restaurant chain has found a way to save money. don't clean the carpets as often. an internal study found many olive garden restaurants were doing the chore twice a month, once a month is enough says the company, besides, more than that

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involved in two shootings on june 3rd in loveland colorado. one man killed in those shootings. they are hunting for clues to link those to two other shootings one which left a second victim dead. $0,000 offered for any information. two former vanderbilt football players convicted of sexual assault in a high-profile trial could be released from jail soon. a judge declared a mistrial yesterday because a juror failed to disclose he had been the victim of sexual assault. the prosecution says it will retry the case but in the meantime defense attorneys will be in court today trying to get the men released on bail. still no word on when we'll get a final decision about tom brady's deflategate suspension following his lengthy appeal hearing. the new england patriots quarterback made his case for a reduction to his four-game suspension during a ten-hour session at nfl headquarters in new york. a source tells espn brady came off as genuine and persuasive while addressing every issue

raised in the report about underinflated footballs. sources also calling brady's testimony, quote, an a plus performance. a dramatic crash caught on camera in los angeles. take a look at this. two bikers racing up a mountain when they hit a blind curve. wow. take a look at one of the motorcycles crashes head-on into that fire truck. his gopro capturing it all of you can even see him playing on the ground when his friend picked up the camera. he broke his arm and leg and expected to make a full recovery. amazing. staying in california no more tickets for san francisco 49ers fans at least not at home. levi stadium is going paperless next season. season ticket holders will only be able to access and manage their game tickets and parking passes from a mobile device or their personal computer and that means all 68,000 or so fans at the santa clara facility because the 49ers' games are completely

sold out. >> what do you do if your iphone dies? that always happens to me at the airport. >> such a long trip from san francisco to santa clara. it's possible that it could die. you're out of luck. >> out of luck. plenty of fans made it to major ballparks. some made the highlights. good morning, it's our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. he's neil everett. i'm stan verrett. we'll talk sports. >> this first segment brought to you by gerber. it happened at wrigley field, the dodgers and cubs zach greinke opposeing the pitcher and the -- oh, no. the man, the man saved his child. fan interference though still an amazing catch. this is some guy named donofrio off jansen the sacrifice fly only run scored and the cubs beat the dodgers and all anybody

is talking about is the guy and the baby. tiger ears inindians, a fan part of the story to. miguel cabrera. boy, he's absolutely torched the indians this season. danny salazar, not his finest moment. where's the ball? >> hidden ball trick. tigers take it. scored six in the inning in the fifth. here's a fan we're talking about. dom, indians fan and all fired up and getting miguel cabrera. cabrera gave him a bat and some batting gloves and dom looks like he's all in for the indians but i think cabrera just went up on his player ratings list. >> we're just growing kids talking about sports so it's kind of cool to see kids enjoying sports like that. >> i'll reflect on that. >> there you go. >> back to you. up next in "the pulse," the new feature getting rid of e-mail regret. who needs a fishing pole? this guy, well he's going to

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a guy in seattle getting himself in trouble for holding up a sign, take a look. that guy, that's daniel gelke and his scribbled sign reading cops ahead. that got him in trouble. >> it's scratched out, used to read stop at sign and light, he stood at the sign -- side of the road warning drivers police were nearby handing out traffic tickets. >> if i can help some people like not get ticketed and fined and bothered, you know it's a good thing to do. >> ah not so much. at least according to police. >> yeah one officer wrote him his own ticket for holding a forbidden sign or device. that's going to cost him $138 but gelke plans to fight it. >> just trying to help people out. >> like does waze does. this is spooky. a mysterious giant face on the side of a cliff is sparking a debate about how it got there. it's roughly seven feet tall. and peeks out from between the

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>> ♪♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards t it's wednesday june 24th. it's going to be a rough morning for a lot of people. hundreds of thousands of people are without power right now after last night's destructive storms. we'll tell when you peco is expected to have all the customers back online. and transit headaches. the downed trees block roads weren't bad enough, one transit agency is not running service at all this morning. and also new details on the arrest of sean "diddy" combs. we're hearing more about his side of the story after an alter station on the ucla campus. all that and more. "action news" is up next. >> ♪♪ coast, hot and humid in the south. okay so it really doesn't matter what the weather is outside. if you or your child or someone you know is inside playing the world's most popular video game. >> we're talking, of course about minecraft and there's a

whole new way to get together with other gamers to play it. jonathan bloom from our station in san francisco reports. >> adam. >> reporter: the movie theater is supposed to be a quiet place. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: a place where you put away your electronics. >> i'm dead. >> you're out again? >> reporter: and try not to distract other people. >> is that you building that big green thing. >> reporter: all of that was before super league gaming. after launching a week earlier in southern california, they've taken the show on the road. first stop silicon valley. >> as soon as the kids walk in the door and see a bunch of other like-minded gamers they become a new person. >> how many people do you know in this theater right now? >> all these people. >> reporter: they're not here to play just any game. >> what are you doing here today. >> playing minecraft. it's available on everything. minecraft is on every console. it's on your mobile device. >> reporter: it's easy to catch on to. >> know the buttons areth what are the buttons. >> "w "a," "s," "d" and the mo

us. >> you're literally playing with every day from other countries. >> reporter: it practically has its own language. it's a great learning experience for mom and dad in their favorite game they'll love to play. first thing they do when they wake up in the morning and last thing they do before they go to bed if we let them. >> one time he tried to build something that i wanted then but he sort of messed up. >> reporter: but some parents become experts. >> like soccer we have the soccer mom and dad and now we have the minecraft mom and dad. >> reporter: and like soccer they will form teams and have a tournament this fall. in redwood city jonathan bloom, abc news. >> cool. >> tetris is the last game i played. >> mine was pac-man on a commodore 64. >> "good morning america" coming up.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning. we continue to follow a developing story on this wednesday june 24th. peco crews are out there working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of residents waking up this morning in the dark. >> the severe weather will cause some major mass transit delays today. there will be no morning service on patco. we've got the very latest. >> and cleanup continues after high winds and rain pummel the area toppling trees into buildings and knocking down power lines. good morning, it is 4:30 on this wednesday june 24th.