a fuel pipeline exploded overnight in western illinois corn field causing dozens of evacuations. flames could be seen from miles away as the fire department evacuated 80 families living within a mile radius of the explosion. no one was injured. at this hour all but two families have returned home. officials are now investigating. still coming up at noon, dinner reservations on social networking? the one-stop shop coming to facebook. organizers have announced they will not be back. how the move will hit baltimore's economy. take of the heavy stuff from this morning has moved off the coast, but there is still a cold front moving this way, which means we cannot rule out a couple more showers and storms. we will track those when we come back in the forecast. temperatures and now climbing to the upper 70's. humidity running high >> and consumer alert, a major hit to the baltimore economy as organizers say they're moving the event out of the city. this brought $10 million to the area this past week but organizers say it has outgrown the accommodations. now they will move the event to w

. >>> a fuel pipeline in western illinois explodes sending flames 300 feet into the air. people in eerie illinois say they heard a blast last night just after 11. the towering flames can be seen for miles, about 80 families living within a mile radius were evacuated. it was carrying a mixture of ethane and propane. fortunately no one was injured. >>> we know the identity of the mysterious priest who suddenly appeared at a crash scene in missouri. reverend patrick dowling is covering forward to say he parade. lents was trapped in her car. the priest told them to be calm and their tools would work. shortly after lentz was rescued and doweling had disappeared. she is expected to survive her injuries. >>> another sticky gray day, but is the stormy stuff over, meteorologist chelsea ingram is updating your first warning weather forecast. >> first here's a look at today's midday stocks and last night's winning lottery numbers. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ dog growls, barks ] bring your dog to work day. not our best idea. [ dog barking ] george stop it. stop. ooh. it was a nice thought. [ male

. >>> meanwhile, in western illinois, the fire chief says it sounded like the roar of a jet engine when a fuel pipeline exploded beneath a corn field, shooting flames high into the sky and carving a 15 foot crater into the earth. the flames could be seen for miles around. dozens of people were evacuated from their homes, but fire crews were able to get this accident under control. thankfully no one was injured. >>> in atlanta tonight, police say the death of a man who fell 85 feet from the upper level of a baseball stadium appears to be a terrible accident. police say 30-year-old ronald homer fell over a railing to the parking lot below at turner field during an atlanta braves game. another fan was killed back in 2008 when he fell at the stadium. >>> north carolina tonight is the newest battleground and a big fight over access to the voting booth. the governor there has signed one of the nation's toughest laws that supporters say is intended to cut down on voter fraud. opponents say it's designed to make it harder for certain people to vote. we get our report tonight from our justice co

bill: i want to show you this massive explosion from western illinois.peline erupting into a massive fireball can be seen for miles at nighttime. 80 families living near the explosion evacuated in the middle of the night. crews shut off the pipe andv are letting the file burn off. martha: there is a controversial law in california raising eyebrows:'. governor jerry brown signed a bill that allows transgender students in public schools to choose which restroom they feel they identify more with and then they can use the boys room or the girls room depend opening how they identify. they can also choose which teams they want to play on for sports depending on which way they identify, not on their biology. california is among 14 states that have laws that protect transgender students from discrimination and harassment. let's get into this. thanks for being here today. peter, what's your reaction? >> my reaction is you are talking about a bill that sets biological sex which is expressed in our internal sex organs, our external genitalia and at chromosomal make

. >>> overnight, a gas pipeline explosion in western illinois. you see it here. sending flames towering into the air. it took emergency crews several hours to shut off the gas line. nearby residents had to be evacuated. but thankfully, no injuries have been reported. no word as to what caused the explosion. >>> here in new york, mayor michael bloomberg says he will appeal a federal judge's ruling that found the nypd's controversial stop and frisk policy compromised the rights of thousands of minorities. the mayor said the policy helped save thousands of lives by removing guns from the streets. but the judge ruled the tactics unfairly targeted black and hispanic men. >>> and the billionaire behind paypal is now promising, my goodness, an 800-mile-per-hour commute. elon musk has unveiled designs for what he calls a hyperloop. it could make the trip between los angeles and san francisco in 30 minutes and cost $20 each way. the mega, megahigh-speed transit line uses capsules in virtually air-free tubes. pulled by magnets, of course. musk claims it could be built in l

we begin with this massive pipeline explosion in western illinois. pipeline ruptured last night, forcing the evacuation of some 80 homes. still don't know what caused that fire. >> in turkey two, people dead from exposure to toxic gas. happened aboard this ship. this used to be the pacific princess. it used to be the home of the series "the love boat." the boat will be turned on its side so authorities can investigate that. ♪ >> how about this, singer kelly clarkson, a huge jane austin fan, willing to pay something like $230,000 to have the author's gold and turquoise ring. so the jane austen museum has been time to match the price for the ring. >> two young women accused of drug smuggling are being treated well. the pair arrested a week ago when peruvian police found 25 pounds of cocaine in their luggage. the women told police they had no idea where that came from. >> i was forced to take this in my luggage. >> and you know con taken drugs? >> you hear them, they say no. the tourism company the women used for their tickets is a cover for a smuggling

. >>> a massive pipeline explosion in western illinois, flames shooting hundreds of feet into the skyacuation of at least 80 homes. fire crews have been able to shut off the line, but flames are expected to burn for the next 24 to 48 hours. cause of this still under investigation. >>> big win for paula deen but not for her empire. a federal judge says a former employee has no standing to sue the embattled chef for race discrimination, because she's white and is at best, quote, an accidental victim of the alleged racial discrimination. other aspects of the suit, including sexual harassment and abusive treatment still pending. >>> san diego mayor bob filner out of intensive behavior therapy, and now undergoing outpatient treatment. but he still faces a firestorm of criticism for his treatment of women. many of whom say they were sexually harassed by the mayor over many years. his opponents don't want him to come back to work. so why didn't the sexual harassment accusations come up during last year's campaign? turns out, they almost did. kyang lais in san diego with more. >> reporter: wh

. >>> overnight, a gas pipeline explosion in western illinois. you see it here. sending flames towering into the air. it take emergency crews several hours to shut off the gas line. nearby residents had to be evacuated. no injuries have been reported. no word as to what caused the explosion. >>> here in new york, mayor michael bloomberg says he will appeal a federal judge's ruling that found the nypd's stop and frisk policy compromised the rights of thousands of minorities. the mayor said the policy helped save thousands of lives by removing guns from the streets. but the judge ruled the tactics unfairly targeted black and hispanic men. >>> and the billionaire behind paypal is now promising, by goodness, an 800-mile-per-hour commute. elon musk has unveiled designs for what he calls a hyperloop. it could make the trip between los angeles and san francisco in 30 minutes and cost $20 each way. the mega, megahigh-speed transit line uses capsules in virtually air-free tubes. it could be built in liss than a decade. get on that. >>> and finally, a real estate project g

. >> we have video in the abc7 news showing a huge gas pipeline explosion in illinois, a fuel pipeline that spans the western part of the state exploded and sent flame shooting 300' in the air and park add fire in a cornfield. 80 homes were evacuate asked no one was hurt but flames could be seen for files. most residents are allowed back home. >> if your children fight it could help lower their divorce vick as adults. a ohio state university study shows growing up with siblings makes you less likely to get divorced later in life and each siblings reduces your risk by 2 percent, because you develop negotiating skills and the ability to consider other views and talk through problems. >> also, a just released study finds college students are less likely than previous generations to be in an exclusive sexual relationship but more lickly to have casual relations with a friend. the college students said 18 percent had a casual relationship with a friend or casual partner up from 56 percent back in 1998, and some say "los angeles times" this is because young people put off marriage and not wanting to be in a long t

the university of illinois urbana champaign and western universal and syracuse university. currently have their kids looking at applications are crossing those schools off their list. >> the list kids love and parents hate. none of them are cheap. >> you would know. >> they are all hawkeyes. i love that shout-out. no way i'm running that past! >> we are also not letting pass is the weather. >> i couldn't let that slide. >>> we have severe weather this morning we need to talk about. heavy rain continuing to fall around waynesville and southern portions of missouri and east of springfield. talking 4 to 9 inches of rain has fallen since midnight this morning. that is rainfall rates over 2 inches per hour. so that is definitely some heavy rain throughout the area. we are talking about some swift water rescues now currently 20 homes reporting flash flooding throughout their homes and currently on their roofs trying to be rescued. a cold front sliding through the area so means more rain in the area in the same region. 2 to 4 inches in the forecast today. that rain eventually is g

>> new this morning people in illinois are allowed back if their home after a big gas pipeline explosion chased them out overnight. a fuel pipeline that spokesmans a western part of the state exploded with flames shooting 300' in the air. 80 homes were evacuated. the flames could be seen for miles around. all but two residents are allowed back. >> mosquito control is urging horse owners to vaccinate animals for west nile virus because a chicken has tested positive for the virus in novato. officials say horses are most at risk when mosquito activity is high during the summer. 40 percent of infected horses could die. mosquitoes spread west nile and get it from infected birds. >> several people visit add camp -- visiting a catch ground and have fallen ill, with a virus. it spread to 34 campers. officials have sprayed the restrooms and tents and other campgrounds using bleach. the virus comes -- causes flu-like symptoms. >> now our meteorologist will let us now how the weather s >> temperatures will be in the 90's for better part five of the next 15 days in the east by. we will talk about the pollen, everything is low and ozone is moderate and with the warmin

illinois, dr. gandhi. >> my grandfather never visited the united states, but his heart was fully involved in the struggle in this country. in february, 1936, after meeting four african-americans in westernwhat he said. "if it comes true, it may be through the african americans that the adult trade of message of non-violence will be delivered to the world." in 1967, four years after the 1963 march, dr. king said this n new york city. "every nation must develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole." dr. king added a warning against what he called the apathy of conformist thought. today as we underline america's enormous needs, dr. king's phrase of overriding loyalty to humankind also demands our attention. conformist thought stops us from time to assess. we must ask if we want democracy here but only dependable friends elsewhere. >> ♪ ♪ >> our next speaker, a social activist, civil rights leader, chairman emeritus of the naacp. i thought he forgot to give him is name. i met this man when i was just a sophomore in college. ladies and gentlemen, long before there was a barack obama, there was a julian bond nominated for vice president of the united states. he was a citizen of the u.s

illinois, dr. gandhi. >> my grandfather never visited the united states, but his heart was fully involved in the struggle in this country. in february, 1936, after meeting four african-americans in western"if it comes true, it may be through the african americans that the adult trade of message of non-violence will be delivered to the world." in 1967, four years after the 1963 march, dr. king said this in new york city. "every nation must develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole." dr. king added a warning against what he called the apathy of conformist thought. today as we underline america's enormous needs, dr. king's phrase of overriding loyalty to humankind also demands our attention. conformist thought stops us from time to assess. we must ask if we want democracy here but only dependable friends elsewhere. >> ♪ >> our next speaker, a social activist, civil rights leader, chairman emeritus of the naacp. i thought he forgot to give him his name. i met this man when i was just a sophomore in college. ladies and gentlemen, long before there was a barack obama, there was a julian bond nominated for vice president of the united states. he was a citizen of the u.s.a. and a prou