making news in america this morning, terror warning. al qaeda no longer the biggest threat to america. the fbi director talking about his growing concern. we're live with the latest. breaking overnight, more encinia evacuations burning thousands of acres. firefighters work to get the flames under control. a wild scene unfolding on a plane midflight. passengers forced to restrain and tie up the man. and fearless. a woman jumped into a pond after a gator grabs her dog. >> jumped in grabbed the tail pulled him back. >> the fight ending with the alligator on the losing end.

well good thursday morning. we begin with the dire new warnings about the threat of isis here in the u.s. attracting thousands of followers through social media. >> the alarming message from the fbi, isis is more of a threat than al qaeda. abc's bazi kanani has more from us from washington. >> reporter: a new warning about the islamic state's new strategy. >> they have invested about the last year in pushing a message of poison. >> reporter: fbi director james comey says isis propaganda spread via a slick social media campaign is working. some 21,000 english speaking followers worldwide. the terrorist group constantly urging those who can't travel to fight with them in the middle east to strike at home. >> isil is not your parent's al qaeda. it's a very different model and by virtue of that model it's currently the threat we're worried about most of all. >> reporter: unlike al qaeda comey says isis will says

anybody, even unstable drug users which is how mohammad abdulazeez is described by his family. comey says it's too soon to know if abdulazeez was directly inspired by isis but in just the last couple of months the fbi has arrested a significant number of other americans who were. like 23-year-old alexander ciccolo, the son of a boston police captain. investigators say he planned to attack a boston campus to execute non-muslim students on the internet. >> is all the united states an enemy. >> yes, it's unjust. >> reporter: comey says he's worried about a new way they're hiding their communications using newer technology in smartphones to send enscripted messages. reena, t.j. >> all right, bazi kanani for us live in washington. thank you, as always. and breaking overnight, word the defense secretary ash carter has landed in iraq on an un

unannounced visit. >> carter is expected to get a progress report from top iraqi officials on the battle with isis. they announced a major offensive to retake the city of ramadi. a wfrl in northern california exploding in size overflight now closing in on homes. >> burning near napa valley. residents being evacuated as it consumed more than 4,000 acres. cattle and horses seen fleeing the flays. no blugs damaged but dozens are threatened. it's believe it started when a car caught fire. evacuations also under way because of a massive wildfire on the east side of the glacier national park in montana. it doubled in size yesterday to 4,000 acres. the park's eastern entrance and main road through the park are closed. the blaze destroyed an 80-year-old historic cabin. most of the glacier national park remains open however. turning now to the newly released jail documents on sandra bland appearing to indicate she had tried to commit

suicide before. >> as bland's family disputes that report we are now hearing from bland in her own words. it's a call she made from jail after the traffic stop spiraled out of control. we get more from abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: explosive new details in the sandra bland investigation. the local sheriff says on the day officers put the 28-year-old in this jail cell the intake form noted bland had attempted suicide once using pills. but she was not feeling suicide today. >> i know the family has questioned and the most important thing is to make sure all the facts are put on the table. >> reporter: this information was released as video of bland's arrest from texas state trooper brian encinia's dash cam gains attention. >> you seem very irritated. >> i am. i really am. >> reporter: the trooper asked her to put out her cigarette. she refused. the situation escalated. >> stand out of the car. >> you do not have the right to do that. >> step out or i will remove you. i'm giving you a lawful order. get out of the car now or i'm

going to remove you. >> reporter: seconds later the officer pointed his stun gun at bland. >> so you're threatening to drag me out of my own car. >> get out of the car. i will light you up. >> reporter: former nypd detective nick cassell told us the trooper crossed the line. >> it appears he starting to climb the mountain of escalation in this situation. >> reporter: bland's family is infuriated. >> i feel like the officer was picking on her. point-blank period. >> reporter: how the traffic stop ended with an arrest even seemed to baffle bland. ktrk-tv obtained a voice mail appeared to be bland calling a friend from jail. >> i'm still just at a loss for words honest by about how did switching lanes with no signal turned into this. >> reporter: that came hours after a judge set her bail at $5,000 and learned her autopsy is complete. but no word on when the results will be released. t.j. and reena. >> all right, thank you so much

kenneth. well major new move in the presidential politics. donald trump takes his immigrant message to the border town of laredo defend. he'll hear from members of the border patrol union. you'll recall he called many mexicans who crossed the border rapists and murders. lindsey graham is hitting back at trump with humor. the south carolina senator seen here finding different ways to destroy his cell phone after trump gave out his number during a campaign stop. at the end graham was a retired air force couple and says this is for the veterans as he throws it out of range. all that invite-fighting not helping hillary clinton. polls show she would lose. voters who would vote against clinton says she can't be trusted. trump, by the way is viewed negatively in all three states by a 2-1 margin.

the suspect is the charleston church massacre is now facing federal hate crime charges. attorney general loretta lynch announced the indictment against dylann roof saying he purposefully flekted emanuel ame to make his attack more notorious. he is facing state murder charges. no decision on seeking the death penalty. and the penalty phase of the trial of convicted colorado movie theater shooter james holmes is under way. experts say it could take a month before jurors decide whether holmes should be sentenced to death or life in prison. yesterday prosecutors explained aggravating factors they say ex-ird during his attack. the jury has yet to decide whether those factors were proven. deliberations resume this morning. still ahead, ikea recalling millions of pieces of future because of safety concerns. malfunctions missile. a navy destroyer damaged during a training session. what went wrong? grappling were a gator.

she jumped into a pond to rescue her dog from that big sucker.

well you see it there, that monster new jersey warehouse fire that broke out more than 24 hours ago till burning. this morning, fire crews are working to put out hot spots so that investigators can begin sorting out how it started. concerns about air quality are keeping hundreds evacuated. the flames destroyed eight businesses that are housed this that complex. well now a consumer alert. ikea recalling 27 million chests and drawers because they may fall over and chush children. four injured.

ikea is offering a free wall anchoring set but safety experts say that's not the answer. renters often can't anchor furniture to the wall and parents may not know about the offer. your almond milk may not have a whole lot of almonds in it. a lawsuit claims only 2% of blue diamond almond milk come from the nuts but the package says made from real almonds but the lawsuit claims that's false advertising but doesn't say what would be a reasonable percentage however, but most recipes for almond milk say 25% to 33%. also would you try a steak you ought for a dollary yes, a buck. you have the chance now that boneless beef rib eye steak being sold at dollar tree stores. each 3 1/2 ounce, thin reviews say they get even thinner when you cook them and those who tried them say they're a bit chewy. shocker there. workers say they can't keep the dollar steaks in stock.

>> i guess you don't have to worry about whether it's cooked all the way in the middle. >> give it 32 seconds that thing is going to be well done. when we come back scary scene at a cruise. a cruise ship on fire dramatic images from people on board. knives hatchet and that's not all. the absurd amount of weapons a traveler trying to get past security at an american airport. the thing is people think boys are loud and immature and don't care about feelings. but they're wrong. thanks. kleenex. someone needs one.

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well a smooth trip for three astronauts overnight, the soyuz spacecraft took off from kaz sang stand. the trip took just under six hours. the new crew from the u.s. japan and russia joining three astronauts already aboard will stay at the station at least until the end of the year. now for a look at morning road condition, watch out for flooding from the tennessee river valley to the carolinas. parts of the midwest rhett roads likely in the cascades southwest and up near the canadian border. >> if you're flying airport delays likeliest in charlotte. a dream vacation to the caribbean almost a nightmare for thousands of passengers aboard a cruise liner. >> as the jamaica bound ship approached port a fire broke out sending plumes of smoke over the vessel. passengers were ordered to put on life jackets but the ship's crew managed to put the fire out

quickly. one crew member burned slightly. this morning the cruise is actually back on schedule. take a look at this now. an explosion aboard a u.s. navy guided missile destroyer off the atlantic coast. officials say a test missile malfunctioned shortly after it was launched from the ship. damaged the sued i have the destroyer. fire was quickly put out. damage was done. some minor damage nobody was hurt, though. scary moments on a flight from denver to los angeles as many as six passengers passed out in the rear of the plane. the pilot deployed the oxygen masks and even made an emergency landing in grand junction colorado 240 miles from denver. united says there's nothing wrong with the plane. all the passengers were conscious when the plane landed. one was taken to the hospital just as a precaution. and the opposite problem on a siberia airlines flight. an argument of some sort turned into a brawl and happened on a flight from hong kong to russia. at least one passenger was allegedly drunk. other passengers used tape and

seat belts to restrain him. he was detained by police and presumably unwrapped when the flight did land. well friends of an american b.a.s.e. jumper killed earlier this week say he died doing what he loved. ian flanders made his fatal leap in an extreme sports event in turkey. his parachute cord wrapped around his leg as he dove off a mountain. he lost control. he was supposed to land safely in a river. he had done this once before on tuesday, but then tragedy struck in this jump. well a beloved family pet is on the mend thanks to a brave mom who fought off an alligator with her bare hands. the mother of four was on a florida golf course with her dog hope and ended up in the clutches of a 7-foot gator. yep, that's right. huge represent till dragged the pet into a pond and she didn't hesitate to jump in after them. >> jumped in grabbed the tail pulled him back. started thrashing and rolling her some more. >> i read him his miranda

rights. >> she did have a little help from a golfer. he heard her screams and went after the alligator with a golf club and shovel and after undergoing surgery hope is expected to be okay. so good fuss for the dog. >> like you just said people love their dogs. well it wasn't your usual security check at baltimore washington international airport earlier this week. a 21-year-old man was found with, get this yes, everything you're seeing there, fireworks, a hatchet, several nine nine-inch small and two small grenades. the items in his backpack he said were from a camping trip. he's now facing two charges for security violations. and we all remember the u.s. women's national soccer team winning the world cup. >> of course. well the men's team they've been playing in a tournament as well, this summer. last night things didn't go so well. details now from espn. stan can i kick it? >> yes, you can. >> not really but i appreciate the vote of confidence. >> let me. team usa taking on jamaica in

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good morning, i'm tamala edwards, thursday, july 23. overnight violence in philadelphia. police are in kensington on the case of two shootings in the area, we'll bring you the latest in a live report. a man is shot multiple times and rushed to the hospital. no, no avail. fbi is out with new warning with isis, they have a dangerous internet campaign that it is working. we have a lovely day on tap. in fact a little cold when you step outside that and more when "action news" comes up next. one-of-a-kind bionic arm.

reporter todd covotitch of wcvb in boston has more. >> reporter: i want to go into driving mode. pull back on my hand and off we go. >> reporter: gripping a steering wheel might seem like the least part of driving a car. but for mike bening of skitcituate. he was fitted with the ilimb quantum, the most versatile buyen icbuy bionic hand. mike can change his grip pattern easily and quickly. the improved dexterity allows him to do simple things that have always been a little difficult like slicing a tomato or green pepper or unscrewing a bottle. >> having kids you got to be able to open childproof bottles. >> he opens a bag of chips for the first time since he lost his

arm to cancer at the age of 14. >> wow. that's pretty cool. chip? >> reporter: these are some of his previous prosthetics including his first when he was just 14 years old. as you can see, technology has come a long way. the new hand is intuitive and adaptable and it's so high tech that it connects via bluetooth to an app on the user's smartphone. >> they have the eastability of jumping right into that app and going ahead and trying a different grip pattern. >> reporter: guess what's the most popular grip. >> with the handshake mode i'm able to shake somebody's hand. >> this is my robot hand instead of being captain hook it's pretty cool. >> reporter: todd kaskevitch news center 5. >> impressive. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> of course stay with us. "good morning america" coming your way. have a good one.

>> good morning here's what's happening on this thursday morning. it was a violent night in philadelphia overnight. police are on the scene of several shootings this morning. >> fbi director said isis effort to inspire americans to violence is becoming a terror threat to the u.s. a bill is aimed at getting governor chris christie to resign from office. >> good morning