the suv ended up on top of a suz that was approaching the intersection.rted. >> that man may be the luckiest man in the world. >>> we turn to nasa's historic mission tonight to crash into an asteroid. abc's megan tevrizian explains what's at stake. >> reporter: this morning, the countdown is on for a first of its kind space mission that could one day save the planet. >> our mission is to hit an asteroid at 15,000 miles per hour. that's tough. that's hard. >> reporter: nasa and spacex working together to launch a rocket in hopes of learning how to knock an asteroid off course before it can threaten earth. >> it's just a spacecraft that is going to go and smack an asteroid and see if it can change its trajectory just a little bit. >> reporter: the mission known as the double asteroid redirection test or d.a.r.t. is set to launch just after midnight from california's vandenberg air force base sending an unmanned craft the size of a car into space before slamming it into a rock the size of a football stadium. experts say despite the size difference, the impac

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that suv comes barreling by as they were trying to board. what's going on there?o. ets set to celebrate its tenth anniversary. >> plenty of online reaction overnight. fans saying the wrong couple was ousted. george pennacchio with the losers and last night's winners. >> reporter: good morning. at "dancing with the stars" last night, nastia liukin and her new partner, sasha farber won the week. >> it was a revelation of dance. >> you guys killed that dance. >> reporter: and in a shocking elimination -- >> willow and mark. >> reporter: willow shields and mark ballas went home. >> we're all sad. we're shocked. >> it's been an incredible experience. >> i was floored tonight that -- i've been around a long time. i've seen the unpredictable eliminations eliminations. the unpredictable finalists. this one got me. >> this is probably going to be if not the most up credible experience of my life one of them. i don't know what's going to happen. because i'm only 14. i know this is going to be one of the most memorable moments. >> reporter: when "dancing with the stars" retu

police say the driver of that gray mercedes suv somehow lost control, hit that red suv and continued driving through the emergency room lobby. >> no sooner did i look up from my phone, there was a red suv coming towards me. >> reporter: a 55-year-old woman was killed, but kai bailey was one of four victims who survived. she was sitting outside the er waiting for a friend. >> there was nothing in front of me to stop the car from coming towards me, so i was running initially from the red suv not knowing that the mercedes was going to then go into the hospital as i'm running into the hospital. i'm then hit from behind and taken down through the hospital. i don't even think i was thinking at that time. i just closed my eyes. when i opened them, i was on the ground. >> reporter: bailey says she broke her hips and pelvis and needed 30 days in a rehab facility to walk again. >> i've never endured so much pain in my life, not even -- as i said, i'm a mother. not even childbirth could compare to the pain that i felt every single day. >> reporter: no charges have been filed against the 75-year

this suv on the five freeway skidding onto the shoulder, then flipping over. flash flood warnings on the map. >> winter storm warnings for feet of snow in the sierra nevada. and that slow mover goes north for a little bit. but it's about what? look at the timing. it never stops pumping moisture toward los angeles. eventually, orange county and san diego rare hurricane force winds reaching up to 80mph toppled trees and ripped down power lines. >> 900,000 power outages were reported overnight. this tree slamming down onto a parked car in north hollywood in santa rosa, north of san francisco. a driver was seriously injured when a tree crushed his vehicle. first responders needed more than an hour to free him. >> the solo driver that driver sustained major unknown injuries and was transported to a local hospital and to the north. >> in oregon, a narrow miss, this vehicle losing control, careening off the road. police now warning drivers to check their tire treads and slow down in the rain. back in california, swift water rescue teams are on standby across the stat

video then shows an suv hitting several members of a marching band. crowd watching in horror as the vehicle accelerates toward them before hitting several others. a board member at the waukesha school district telling "the milwaukee journal sentinel," quote, there were pom-poms and shoes, and spilled hot chocolate everywhere. i had to go from one crumbled body to another to find my daughter. authorities say at least five people are dead. >> the vehicle struck more than 20 individuals. some of the individuals were children, and there were some fatalities as a result of this incident. >> reporter: according to investigators, a suspect's vehicle has been recovered, and someone they're calling a person of interest is in custody. >> the vehicle just struck a crowd of people on the parade route, and we heard deafening cries and screams from people attending the parade, people marching in the parade. >> reporter: this morning, the archdiocese in milwaukee says one of its priests in among the injured along with multiple parishioners. and waukesha catholic sch

a terrifying moment in new york city after an suv toppled over crushing a firefighter's leg. owners of this white volvo were stopped at a light when out of nowhere they said this black suv ended up on top of them. >> it was a terrible, terrible loud crash. >> reporter: bystanders were able to help the volvo passengers get out safely but getting the passengers out of that tilted suv risked toppling the vehicle over. >> i told them whatever you do don't get out through the passenger side. >> reporter: as firefighters tried to help the passengers out of the suv, the driver hits the gas sending the vehicle on to its side and on to the outstretched leg of the firefighter. others then rushing in, managing to lift the bmw off his leg. >> we pushed the bmw off as good as we can. and thank god the firefighter came out in one piece. >> reporter: the firefighter has been identified as ryan warnock who was part of the dramatic rescue operation in the hudson river just last week, helping to save people from a capsized boat. warnock is now recovering from his leg injury in the hospital. we

suv flipped on its side in the middle lane. right now, this is past north main, so it's further south of the accident where the headlights are. we'll take a look at possible backups. it is early, but be aware, north 680 at 242, suv on its side, middle lane. >> sue, thank you. >>> happening today, it is back to work for 3,000 oakland city employees. union leaders announced suspension of the workers' strike yesterday. they called for the strike seven days ago over negotiations of labor conditions and new contracts broke down. keep in mind, this is only a suspension of the strike. mediation is still underway. workers could strike again if the union calls for it. negotiations with the mediator, the union, and city resume next monday. >>> in develops news, chp s there is most likely an arsonist on the loose in san jose. this one on sat, one of 12 that day, and another five or six broke out on sunday. two more fires happened just yesterday morning. all along southbound highway 680 near the border, and some of the fires happened near

more than two dozen people crammed inside that ford suv. what investigators are now revealing. >>> dog collar dangers. new claims that a flea and tick collar to be to blame for dozens of dog deaths. >>> meghan reducing her staff to tears. >>> a different kind of pizza topping. it's colorful and very controversial. the loopy idea. ♪ like a big pizza pie, that's amore ♪ >>> good wednesday morning. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> i'm will reeve. kenneth is off. we begin with breaking news. several rockets have hit an air base in iraq that's hosting members of the u.s. military. >> there was no immediate word on any injuries. the air base is located in western iraq near the syrian border. it's the second largest air base built by the u.s. the u.s. commander says troops took shelter during the attack and the rockets were fired by pro-iranian militants. ian pannell is in mosul, iraq. we spoke to him on the phone moments ago. >> reporter: your forces are coming under fire from iran-backed forces on the ground. meanwhile, iraqis preparing to receive pope f

an out-of-control suv smashing into a school bus with students inside. new video showing the moment of impact. >>> plus if you thought tom brady's cliff jump was dangerous, what about what this nfl player is doing? >>> that has to violate an insurance clause i'm sure. >> it's in there. >> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm bazi kanani in for reena this morning. >> hello to you. i'm t.j. holmes. we start with weather, severe weather striking the heartland. more storms expected today. >> the weather danger can be seen on the radar. a line of storms capable of producing damaging wind and rain and you can see the flashes of lightning. up to 1 inch of hail reported this morning in some areas of nebraska. >> here's the scene in lincoln overnight. video we got from instagram, a bolt of lightning can be seen streaking across the sky. accuweather's justin povick tracking the storm for us. hello to you. >> t.j. and bazi thanks. and good morning. severe weather not letting down once again this afternoon we are concerned about the potential for more damaging winds

i have never seen an suv do anything this bad. >> reporter: fisher told me the suv's electronic stability, designed to stop skids and rollovers, did kick in, but too late. that's a pretty drastic recommendation. don't buy this vehicle. >> yeah, it's been almost ten years since we've actually put a "do not buy" designation on any vehicle that we've tested. so, this really is a serious concern. >> reporter: in a statement, toyota said it is concerned with the results of "consumer reports'" testing. and will try to duplicate the results to determine if appropriate steps need to be taken. yet another big bump in the road for an automaker that can ill afford one. lisa stark, abc news, colchester, connecticut. >>> better-than-expected earnings by intel lifted stocks in asia today. tokyo's nikkei average rose 43 points. hong kong's hang seng was also up. in london, the ftse opened higher. wall street gained 13 points yesterday. the nasdaq rose eight points. >>> big businesses may be feeling the economic recovery. but small ones are still hurting. an index of business optimism fell 1.2% in march,

several popular suvs are not making the grade and you've heard of quintuplets sextuplets. but there's news about these non applets. that's nine babies delivered at a , spes out. is there anything that you want people to know g m a the white house is reportedly considering new action to address the crisis on the southern border. migrants are flooding into texas because of a pandemic era immigration policy known as title 42, which is set to expire next week, officials warned up to 14,000 migrants could try to cross the border every day when the policy is lifted. the webthe biden administration is now considering a new rule that would make it harder to qualify for asylum. we turned down to new crash test, raising concern for millions of people who drive small suvs. more than a dozen new vehicles were recently put to the test and several got failing grades. the insurance institute for highway safety is out with results from new frontal crash tests that for the first time looked at how dummies in the back seat fared and the news isn't good. for years, we have focused on the dri

the driver of the suv made four 911 calls in the span of eight minutes. in the statement, she said, quote, we. >> reporter: faced with a life-threatening situation. and my husband was forced under the circumstances, to take the actions that he did in order to protect the lives 07 our entire family. she also expressed sympathy for the biker who was paralyzed after being run over by their suv. >>> dave heninberry, his beloved boat was ruined after dzhokhar tsaranev hid inside and was captured. the public raised 50,000 bucks for him. and he is using it to buy another boat. it's a 24-footer that he plans to name "beth said yes." and it's homage to his wife. >>> the soldier who is trained to handle the toughest situations owes his life to a 12-year-old boy. he was kaayking when choppy waters flipped him over. he got tangled in his net and fishing gear. but aidan pruitt was fishing nearby with his dad. >> i threw these because it would help him because it's a life jacket. we were pulling him up here. and it was not easy. >> they did get the sergeant into the bo

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police found the suv, which was tollen.of the jewel thieves, though. >>> a mortified massachusetts dad is trying to bounce back. from what he says was one of the worst days of his life. he parked in a commuter lot, was on the train heading to work, that's when he realized he had left his sleeping toddler in the backseat of his car. that's when he made this frantic call to 911. >> i left, by accident, my toddler in my suv at north quincy station. >> you left what? >> my little baby. >> all right. how far out are you? >> i'm at charles/mgh. i'm on my way back. >> emergency crews found the car with the baby still inside. paramedics said the toddler was just fine. but the dad was so distraught, they were concerned about his well being. police say it was an accident. they do not plan to file charges. >>> before this next story, we have to let you know the guy involved in this is absolutely fine. here's the headline. landscaper hit in the eye with a flying nail. take a look at this. the nail struck the guy after he hit it with a

the train unable to stop in time pushing the exploding suv a thousand feet down the tracks. ellen brody, a mother of three, was behind the wheel. >> whoever she encountered in life she just -- they left smiling. >> reporter: smoke poured from the train as passengers scrambled to escape. >> things started to at least appear to fly in the car and then maybe it was sparks that were shooting off and it was just a lot of devastation. sort of hard to understand given what happened. >> we init end to find out what makes this accident different. what made it different that caused this to be fatal to five people on board that train. >> reporter: investigators acknowledge crashes like these between a vehicle and a train rarely kill riders. in this case they believe the electrified third rail ripped from the ground and piercing the train cars may have been the deadly difference. they're working this morning to find out how it became dislodged and why the suv was on the tracks in the first place. bazi kanani abc news washington. >>> well now the latest from the scene of that deadly plan

his suv lost traction and started sliding backwards. it went for quite a ways and then take a look, fell off the road turning onto its side. the officer we're told was physically fine. the suv pulled up right and was even able to be driven back to the station. >>> police in oklahoma city say levinson it is too early to tell if the death of a gas industry heavyweight was intentional. 56-year-old aubrey mcclendon was killed in a fiery crash. his suv slammed into a concrete bridge embankment. it was at more than 50 miles an hour. mcclendon was not wearing a seat belt. his death followed his indictment for allegedly conspiring to rig bids for oil and natural gas leases. mcclendon denied any wrongdoing. >>> debris that washed up in mozambique has been tentatively flight 370. australian authorities released photos of it over the weekend. we've learned that an american says he found it. seattle resident blaine gibson says he chartered a boat to search a remote sand bar for possible debris. he's made similar searches in other parts of the world

police say the ford collided with a smaller suv around 1 a.m. outside the kodak center, where 1000 people were coming out of a concert. >> the force of the collision caused the two vehicles to go through a group of pedestrians that were in the crosswalk, and then into two other vehicles. >> two people in the smaller suv were killed. the driver of the ford was hospitalized with life threatening injuries. you saw the carnage of the cars and the one one car burnt up and car pieces everywhere. >> and smell of gasoline was just so intense. i i couldn't believe how strong it was. >> here's the big mystery surrounding the crash. according to police, first responders found at least a dozen gasoline canisters inside the ford. it's unclear why the driver was transporting so much gas. >> there was a large fire associated with the crash that took the rochester fire department almost one hour to extinguish for weeks, police around the country have been on heightened alert, outside of concern that the war in the middle east could lead to violence here at home

the driver of the suv was arrested. his child was also in that suv.er news turning to sports there is a football frenzy on tap today. it's on the menu. the bears take on the lions at 12:30 eastern, then it's the bills versus dallas at 4:30 and tonight the saints take on atlanta. >>> well, the new england patriots' latest opponent is making them sick. eight players missed practice yesterday because of the flu. coach bill belichick says players need to do whatever they can to stay healthy. meanwhile, doctors say everyone six months and older should get a flu shot. >>> the college basketball player whose final shot helped defeat number one duke is seeing a big payoff. nathan bain's layup made stephen f. austin the first non-acc school to beat the blue devils at home since 2000. it also put bain's story in the spotlight. he's from the bahamas and lost nearly everything in hurricane dorian. the school set up a gofundme account. since the game donations have jumped from $2,000 to more than 107,000. >> wow. good for him. >>> up next in "the pulse," the pictu

then that suv took off, sped away. the cyclist knocked down.ooked at the video and slo-mo later. the driver was looking at his phone when he turned right in front of that bike. 90 minutes later the driver turned himself in to police. >>> several massachusetts drivers came to the rescue of a man who had crashed midway between bhos and providence. his suv rolled over onto the roof after he allegedly sideswiped another vehicle and his foot was pinned inside. he was also dazed and confused. the other drivers rolled the suv on to its side and got him out but they also say the crash victim had been showing signs of road rage. >>> police in new jersey are looking for a van driver they say made off with $150,000 in cash. it started when two workers filling atms in the area inadvertently left the bag of cash on a nearby lawn. yep, surveillance video shows white van moving the bag from the lawn by the time the workers realized their mistake, yeah it was too late. they are said to be cooperating with police. finders keepers, right? you left 150 grand on t

he now looking back at the suv at the center of the terror plot. moments later, witnesses saw smoke coming from the vehicle, police were larried and the surrounding area was evacuated. >> we are very lucky, thanks to alert new yorkers and professional police officers, we avoided what could have been a very deadly event. >> reporter: the bomb squad spent hours securing the suv. it was loaded with propane and gas cans, fireworks, timing devices and more than 100 pounds of fertilizer that according to police wasn't the kind that would explode. officials say the person wasn't aware of the characteristics of the fertilizer, it could prove to the fact that the bomber didn't know what he was doing, but if it had worked properly there could have been casualties. >> clearly, it was the intent of whoever did this to cause mayhem. >> reporter: after later, a taliban group in pakistan claimed responsibility but u.s. officials are skeptical of the claim. >> what you're seeing is either a single event. and this has tentacles to it and there are other people invo

. >>> a suv slams into a government building. the dramatic pictures and why the driver is now being charged. >>> wall street's looking at this morning's july jobs report for good news. the dow yesterday plunged more than 300 points. that erased all the gains so far this year. today's report is expected to keep the unemployment rate at 6.1%. >>> target's new ceo has his work cut out for him. they're still suffering the effects of the data breach. ryan cornell comes from pepsico, the first time target has hired an outsider but analysts warn he doesn't have much experience in e-commerce where target needs help. >>> kellogg's needs help too. reporting another drop in sales, dieters aren't fond of its special k cereal and all of us aren't really sitting down to have breakfast as much at home. it's the fifth straight quarterly decline for kellogg's. chief competitor general mills also having problems too. >>> well, it'll be a cosmic debut at the weekend box office. marvel's "guardians of the galaxy" expected to open with a staggering $

well, ford has a very unusual message for owners for some new escape suvs, stop driving them now, in fact, they say the fuel line can crack and spill gas which could start an engine fire, three fires have been reported so far, the recall involves more than 11,000 suvs, both here in the u.s. and in canada. >>> well, echoes of the subprime mortgage mess are being seen in student lones, a government report out this morning, said that the same kind of risky lending caused private student loan debt to explode. leaving borrowers unable to pay it back. more than a $1 trillion overall owed for education. >>> target is about to take aim at a new group of shoppers, city dwellers, instead of those usual sprawling stores in suburbs and shopping malls, the big-box retailer is now opening its first three smaller stores next week, you can find them in chicago, l.a. and seattle. the urban versions will be a third smaller. >>> and online shopping giant amazon.com is looking to up the ante in the retail wars, it's about to start offering same-day delivery as soon as next year. it's added new distribut

a group of young students nearly blindsided by a passing suv coming within inches. >>> and sea lion scare. it looks like a cute animal. photo bomb. this image is the start of a terrifying few seconds for this fisherman. >>> and good tuesday morning to you all. we have to start with the breaking news out of baltimore. a shocking day of violence and looting that spilled into the early morning hours. >> some neighborhoods in shambles this morning after demonstrators' outrage. over police brutality stormed the streets, attacking officers stripping stores clean. and setting buildings and squad cars on fire. outnumbered police making more than two dozen arrests. >> the national guard rolled in overnight, helping to restore order. hours after the governor of maryland declared a state of emergency. the city on edge, schools are closed today. and a curfew takes effect later on. >> we have team coverage beginning with abc's elizabeth hur on the ground in baltimore. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, reena and t.j. yes, not only is the national guard here. but police from across the

that's when someone stole the suv and drove off. but then moments later to her amazement the man returned to the parking lot and threatened to call the police on her for leaving her son unattended. the man ordered leary's son out of the suv and then drove off again. >>s e get by, and we think we're just running in for a second, and this is just a perfect example of just letting our guards down and how terribly it could have ended. >> reporter: leary says she was in shock but grateful the suspect drove back. >> so i'm thankful that he's okay, and it was so stupid, and i'll never do that again. >> reporter: police are still searching for leary's 2013 honda pilot. her son was not hurt. kenneth, mona. >> megan, thank you. >>> coming up, what we're learning about the man who secretly lived inside chicago's o'hare airport for three months. >>> also ahead, the teenager who went to jail for violating coronavirus restrictions describes why she thought it was safe to leave her hotel. once-weekly ozempic® is helping ncer) many people with type

. >>> and, look at the dramatic chain to save a driver inside a flaming suv. >>> and feeling the squeeze. orange prices going sky-high. >>> >>> a good monday morning to all. we begin with donald trump unleashing a new wave of allegations before the third and final debate. >> trump is taking aim in every direction. gnaw poll shows the race i with hillary clinton four points ahead, stl within the margin of error. trump is blaming clinton and the democrats for the fire-bombing of a local gop office in north carolina. and he's repeatedly firing off claims of a rigged election. stephanie ramos joins us with more. >> reporter: we're getting closer and closer to tend of the election. the candidates are not e slowing down. hillary clinton is gearing up for wednesday night's debate. twitter calling the election rigged. hillary clinton and donald trump taking very different approaches as they head into the final presidential debate just two days away. clinton staying put at a suburban hotel in new york to prep for the last face to face with trump as her campaign deals with another wikileaks hack.

the train was 68 when it plowed into an suv. the suv driver and five men on the train were killed, more than a dozen others were injured. ment passengers names will not be released until authorities get dental wrekdz in order to confirm their identities. >>> a pilot of the trans asia flight 235 said may day may day engine flameout. dash cam video of the crash shows the plane clipping the highway bridge before plunging into the river yesterday. the pilot's actions led to the speculation it tried to avoid highrise buildings. 31 people on board the plane were killed and 15 were injured and the search goes on for 12 who are missing. >> select areas are getting snow right now. >> reporter: mostly well to the north and some of the snow showers may drop into the northern suburbs in the next couple of hours. storm tracker 6 live double scan, all the snow is up to the north at this point. as we go in tired the snow showers are closer to reading and allentown. i'll go in tiert and we'll get -- tighter and we'll get this started for you. t

five plainclothes tactical officers surrounded reid's suv with guns drawn. is heard yelling commands open the door! now >> open the door now! open! that's when investigators say reid fired at officers hitting one in the wrist. >> four officers then returned fire, shooting about 96 shots 41 seconds while 96 rounds being fired by four officers seems like a lot. >> if the officer still perceived the suspect as a threat, the officers would be justified in continuing to fire. >> authorities say a gun was taken from the front of reid's vehicle at the time of the incident. he was facing charges for allegedly carrying a gun into a street festival. reid's family says they want justice. >> he was just riding around in his car, he said. mom going for a ride and they killed him. they killed him, they killed them. >> the officers involved are now on administrative leave. our chicago station reports a memo from chicago's civilian office of police accountability claims all five officers are also named in a separate investigation into another traffic stop, purportedly also

and lifted the suv with their bare hands to free that child likely saving her life.o the hospital in critical condition. >>> we're going to turn to wild video from overseas. take a look. dusan vinzik was among a group of riders when this bear takes charge after his friend. vinzik screamed and the bear peeled off down the hill. not clear why he gave up that chase. but i'm sure they're thankful. >> just a scream, huh? >> yeah. new video of a shocking circus attack. everyone here, we should point out issing, a lion locks its jaws around a trainer's throat and dragged him around. this happened in france. families in the audience running away in fear but that longtime trainer was able to get up and walk away recovering from some serious injuries. >> tough video to watch. >>> we are hearing from a very brave 10-year-old who the jaws of an alligator. juliana ossa says she was in about a foot of water in a florida lake when that alligator attacked her. the nearly nine-foot gator wrapped its entire mouth around her leg and told "inside edition" what she did next. >> what they

they flipped the suv over with their bare hands.driver was pulled out alive. >>> police and wild life officials chased down a mountain lion around salt lake city. the big cat spent the day prowling around lawns and driveways. around 8:00 p.m. they were able to hit it with a tranquilizer gun. the big cat will be relocated. >>> hackers have stolen a new batch of celebrity nude photos according to tmz. among them, rihanna. pictures of her that appear to be from a wardrobe fitting were posted on reddit. and gabrielle union had photos stolen and posted. other stars had some stolen as well. >>> to the ray rice case. the former baltimore ravens star says the widely circulated video of him and his now wife is not accurate. >> sources say that he feels he was let go because of an unfairly edited version of the video. rice was reels released by the after the tmz website put an edited video online. >>> is the steelers visited the the carolina panthers. >> pittsburgh broke it open in the third quarter. ben roethlisberger finding antonio brown o

two of the people from the suv are in custody. a third got away on foot and is likely hiding out in a wooded area. >>> a spectacular volcanic eruption happening this morning in japan. take a look at the moment it happened. this is on a small japanese island. clouds of black ash and rock climbing straight up into the sky. it rose more than 27,000 feet. the few people on the island they were ordered to evacuate. the same volcano erupted last august. and it was the first time it had erupted since 1980. >>> new details about the anthrax scare. the u.s. military using fedex to mail live spores. at least 26 people are taking antibiotics. after possible exposure to the anthrax. it was mistakenly sent to 18 labs in 9 states and to an army base in south korea. before being mailed it was bombarded with radiation to kill any live spores. but some of the spores survived. leading to the current scare. officials say the public is not in danger. >>> the southern california beaches plagued by a mysterious oily goo could be cleaned up enough to re

. >> coming up, new crash tests involving suvs. and they did not go well. >> also had the school staffer accused of using artificial intelligence to frame the school principal with a fake racist rant, a wake up call about the dangers of ai, and later, the gator who went golfing. tell your story. brittany, are you ready? >> brittney griner, prisoner in russia this wednesday night on abc. >> we're back now with new crash tests and some bad news for several popular suvs. ten models were tested at speeds up to 43mph to see how their front crash avoidance systems would perform. seven of the suvs were rated poor two the honda cr-v and the toyota rav4 passed with acceptable ratings. the only suv with a good rating was the new subaru forester, now to maryland , where a school official is accused of using artificial intelligence to frame his boss. >> it's really a wake up call about ai technology and how it could easily be used to ruin lives. here's abc's andrea fujii this morning, an example of the growing risk posed by artificial intellig

she crashed her suv off a malibu mountain road and down a canyon.r heard someone try crying for help and called 911. rescue who saved her said she didn't have food or water and couldn't get out of her suv. amazingly doctors say she only suffered minor injuries. >>> well a terrifying and bizarre ordeal along the california coast for a family of four just having a nice day out at sea when a dolphin decided it wanted to go for a ride landed in the boat dolphin was flopping aaround so frantically it knocked the wife over leaving her with two broken ankles and torn ligaments, the dolphin injured its nose and tail bloodying the boat and the family managed to make it back to the harbor where the dolphin was vale released. >> what a scene. >> yeah we turn to some sports now and some heartbreaking moments to show you here. >> highlights now from our guys at espn. >>> hey there, people watching news, sports from los angeles, california near no-hitter in baseball. >> indians and rays. carlos corps racicot for cleveland. ten hits and 6 2/3 against this team. bo

and in colorado, an elk takes a stand against an suv. >> and later, the remarkable way one community has come together to help a veteran in need. >> from abc news. this is america this morning. >> good thursday morning, everyone. >> i'm andrew dymburt and i'm rhiannon ally. we will get to new york city's mayor being indicted in just a moment, but we want to begin this morning with hurricane helene. >> florida is bracing for impact. the storm is expected to explode into a category four hurricane before landfall tonight, and there are major flooding concerns all the way north to virginia. abc's reena roy begins our coverage from tampa. reena. good morning. >> hey, andrew, good morning to you. that's right. well, you can see the rain has already started coming down here early this morning in tampa. and we are expecting even heavier rainfall and high winds as helene moves in. but the big concern here is storm surge. this morning, hurricane helene is on track to explode into a powerful category four storm before slamming into florida, first unleashing its fury on mexico's yucatan peninsul

one reason is the popularity of light trucks and suvs. now, the gas prices are down chrysler gets about three-quarters of its sales from pickups, vans and suvs. >> good to know. >>> when we come back stuffed in a linen whose set hiding from burglar, the dramatic 911 call for help. >>> team usa knows they'll be up against after an epic ending. heart-wrenching devastating ending between japan and england. now at chili's new top shelf ranchero chicken tacos. stop in for lunch and tap, swipe, and go. chili's. fresh is happening now. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or blood-pressure drug farxiga may help you lose weight and may even lower blood pressure when used with certain diabetes medicines. do n

there's a blue mini cooper speeds past, the driver hits an suv that spins on to its roof while sliding down the highway. look at that. the man who posted the video >>> also from washington state police say that driver likely fell asleep at the wheel before plowing into a gas pump and sparking a fire. he remained inside the truck for nearly a minute before escaping. two pumps were destroyed but there were no serious injuries. >>> closing arguments begin today in erin andrews' lawsuit against her stalker and a hotel in nashville. defense attorneys called their final witness yesterday. andrews is seeking $75 million claiming the marriott show tell there didn't do enough to protect her from a stalker who booked a room right next door to hers and recorded video of her naked. >>> well, could be weeks are 0 even months before we know if tom brady's deflategate suspension is being reinstated. the nfl asked for the four-game ban to be put back in place. it had been thrown out a week before last season started. one judge yesterday called the evidence a of ball tampering >>> six weeks left till f

an suv went airborne when it hit that part of the pavement. crews went to fix the problem. but were told that the highway again. this woman is the one who shot the video. >> you don't normally see that stuff in real life. everyone seems like they made it out okay. >> we were amazed at that. >> the passengers in the high-flying suv were shaken up but not seriously hurt. >>> overseas now. details are just coming in about an attack on nato-led u.s. troops in afghanistan. a man wearing an afghan army uniform, opening fire on the troops. there are reports that five american soldiers were wounded in the shooting. >>> tensions between the u.s. and iran are running high this morning. iran is boasting it just test-fired more missiles that could strike u.s. bases in the region. in another provocative move, tehran is threatening to block a crucial oil route in the persian gulf. more from abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: there is a buildup of fighter jets, ships and mine sweepers in the gulf. it shows concern on the part of the u.s. when you transit through that strait of hormuz, as