the story from abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: a dangerous recovery operation after a hiker fell 200 feet. utah department of public official hovering just feet from the face of the cliff. on the edge, you see the rescue team using those orange safety ropes, and then as the rope tightens -- it catches the blade. >> it became from routine to very desperate in just a matter of seconds. >> reporter: watch again -- the rescue team said it sounded like an explosion as it went tumbling down the rocks. >> didn't have time to be scared. we need to look for a place to crash. there's something definitely wrong here. >> reporter: he was able to land the badly-damaged chopper in a nearby field, saving all seven of the rescue crew. in the last five years, the utah department of public safety has nearly 500 successful rescue or recovery missions. >> good move by the pilot.

abc's kayna whitworth has more. >> reporter: terror on a phoenix highway. >> they're getting several reports of a shooter on sr-87. there is a male who is shooting a machine gun. >> reporter: it began just before dark, with frantic calls to police. a driver opening fire on passing cars. >> there's a male subject injured. >> reporter: police identifying that gunman as 36-year-old james david walker, who they say shot at 13 people in six different cars, wounding two of them. this car set on fire by gunshots. the driver's head grazed by a bullet. >> he's just taking shots at anybody and everybody that comes across him. >> reporter: police say walker then stole another vehicle at a gas station, firing at police as he fled. bullets hitting a police cruiser. he escapes. on the run for three hours. then, a chopper spots the stolen vehicle, abandoned in a ditch. nearby, police find an ar-15 rifle, ammunition and body armor. a half mile away, a s.w.a.t. team and police dogs move in on the suspect. this is the second time in a year a highway gunman has paralyzed this community. police are stil

here's kayna whitworth with the real story. >> reporter: randy fail says he surface from a scuba diveflorida and found himself all alone. his daughters on board the boat not realizing they drifted more than three miles away while he was under. blowing a whistle to signal for help and holing up his dive bag as a flag. then he dips back down and cease eight feet of pure terror. >> he was as close as tend of my flippers. >> reporter: fails, now in a french someday, keeping the shark at bay with his unloaded spear gun. his story nearly ripped from the screenplay of the 2003 movie "open water." >> i thought they said they never come that close. >> they also said the boat would be here. >> reporter: two hours later, muscles cramping, he he's rescued. >> i asked them if they wanted to go out and do more trolling. they said no. >> reporter: he says he can't wait to go back. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> he can't wait to go back in the water on can't wait to go back home where he'll never have to look at a shark again? >> the most or fig part about all this. if you see one shark,

abc's kayna whitworth has the details. >> reporter: the terrifying emergency landing playing out just moments after takeoff. the virgin america flight taking off just before noon, headed from denver to san francisco. 122 passengers and five crew onboard. the pilot radioing for help, declaring an emergency. the airbus 320 suffering a bird strike, according to denver international airport. >> virgin 864, you know where the bird strike was? >> we're assuming it's the right engine. >> reporter: you can see the flight path here. they were in the air less than 20 minutes, landing back on a neighboring runway without incident. virgin america saying in a statement, "the safety of the passengers and crew was never in question." but it's a very real fear in the air. birds striking planes. just weeks ago, a bird denting the front of this dallas-bound american airlines flight, forcing it to return to seattle. and that landing on the hudson river in new york city in 2009. thankfully no, one was injured but bird strikes are a major concern. and according to the faa, they cause more than $300 millio

kayna whitworth is in the storm zone. you another tornado touching down. meteorologist damon lane warning viewers to take cover. >> continues to make its way closer and closer to i-35. >> reporter: live choppers showing destruction. me system that brought these terrifying scenes to the plains. near the small town of wray, colorado, the storms dropping a tornado that looks like it's made in hollywood. >> it's coming down. it's coming down. >> it's coming down. >> reporter: going from a thin streak to a quarter mile wide monster. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: stormchaser gabe cox on it from the beginning. >> we were about 100 yards away from the tornado as it was moving away from us. it was probably the most amazing tornado we have seen. >> reporter: tracking more than eight miles, an ef-2 with 130 mile-an-hour winds. then it stops. a wall of wind and dirt spinning in place. debris somersaulting across the road. gabe telling white clouds hundreds of feet up as a guide to stay safe. >> as long as we were outside of that and the wall cloud, there was no real ris

here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: randy fail says he surfaced from a scuba dive off florida and found himself all alone in the middle of the ocean. his daughters on board the boat not realizing they had drifted more than three miles away while he was under. blowing a whistle hip and holding up his dive bag as a flag. then he dips back down. and sees eight feet of pure terror. >> he was as close as the end of my flippers. >> reporter: fails now in a frenzy keeping the shark at bay with his unloaded spear gun. his story nearly ripped from the screen play of the 2003 movie "open water." >> i thought he said they never come that close. >> they also said the boat would be here. >> reporter: two hours later muscles cramping he's rescued and reunited with his family who had been sending out distress calls. >> i asked them if we wanted to go out and they said that was enough excitement for the day. they wanted to go home. >> he says he can't wait to go back. kayna whitworth, los angeles. >> that is a nightmare. >> i think he might have claw marks in your arm from me going -- >> the

abc's kayna whitworth is at l.a.x. tonight. >> reporter: the tense scene playing out on the tarmac. s.w.a.t. teams, those guns trained on the plane. passengers watching from onboard. >> we saw, like, just a bunch of cars surrounding the plane and the flashing lights and everything like that. >> reporter: two f-16s were scrambled to escort the american eagle flight after the threat was made. after checking under the plane, s.w.a.t. teams board. >> we're scary. >> reporter: after searching the plane, each passenger cleared by bomb-sniffing dogs. >> i had to put my hands on the wall, but everything else had to put their hands on their chair. >> reporter: another threat from houston. a delta plane about to take off had to return for screening before being cleared. >> this is nuts. >> reporter: tonight, passengers on the los angeles flight telling abc news the officers kept it orderly and eventually both threats were found to be not credible. david, tonight, the fbi is investigating to find out who is responsible. the penalty for making a terrorist threat? up to 20 years in prison. david

>> kayna whitworth tonight. kayna, thank you. >>> we turn to baltimore next, this evening, a city on edge after a police officer was found not guilty in the arrest of freddie gray. officer edward nero was on bicycle patrol last april when he was called to assist in gray's arrest, helping to put him in the van. officer nero leaving court, cleared of the charges today. his acquittal is the first decision in the case, after an earlier trial of one of those officers ended in a hung jury. tonight, there are now extra security on the streets of baltimore, amid the debate over whether justice has been served. abc's david kerley is in baltimore. >> reporter: the 30-year-old police officer entered court, facing up to ten years in prison for assault. tonight, he's the first officer cleared. cleared of four charges. officer edward nero was on bicycle patrol the morning freddie gray was arrested. that's him holding gray as he is handcuffed before being put in a police van. nero wasn't in the van, which made several stops. d

>> kayna whitworth in phoenix. >>> next, to the race for the white house, and there are major developments on both sides tonight. after fights overnight at a trump rally. look at this. this was the scene today in anaheim, california. police showing force outside, surrounding the arena. there have been more arrests. abc's tom llamas is in california. >> reporter: tonight, police departments along the west coast mounting up for a showdown with anti-trump protesters. the safety concern following this chaos at trump's rally in new mexico. >> get back! >> reporter: demonstrators barging through barricades and clashing with officers. trampling police cars. police forced to fire tear gas. trump denouncing protesters waving the mexican flag as, quote, thugs and criminals. and inside the rally -- >> bring them home to mom. go home to mommy. is it fun to be at a trump rally? is this the greatest? >> reporter: calling out demonstrators, one by one. a woman dragged out by her limbs, head first. not in the crowd? new mexico's republican governor, suzanne that martinez. trump attacking her. >> she's not

kayna whitworth, abc news. >> kayna, thank you. >>> we turn now to the rio olympics. this games just three months away. this evening, one health officials saying the games should be postponed. just as we get new images of an american patient and what zika looks like. the symptoms after he came down with it. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: at these athletes prepare to represent the u.s. in roughing, a call for the summer olympics in brazil to be canceled or postponed because of zika. an article in the harvard public it "a no-brainer for the olympic organizers" that the "rio 2016 games must not proceed" to avoid "a full-blown global health disaster." but the nation's top infectious disease official disagrees. >> there is not a universal systemic threat to anyone there because zika is generally a mild disease. >> reporter: while meghan o'leary and ellen tomek say they may want to have children in the future, right now, they're focused on bringing home the gold. so, was there never a question in your mind whether you would go to the olympics? >> never a question.

five people injured. >> and kayna whitworth with us live tonight. that tornado emergency, kayna, of course, means a large and destructive tornado on the ground right now. what are they telling people in the area? >> reporter: yeah, david, right now, first of all, we've already gotten a lot of reports of extensive damage. and they are telling people in roth and hickory county to take cover. many of them having to run to these underground shelters just like this one, in order to survive the storm. david? >> we know the people who live in those parts of oklahoma know to take this seriously. kayna, thank you. they know all too well. and you're tracking this as well, tonight, rob. >> reporter: yeah, from the damage that i've seen, david, she's right. if they have a storm shelter, that's their best bet tonight. some of the storms that are firing across oklahoma are certainly intense, but the one that we're zeroed in on is southeast of oklahoma city by about an hour. you see it blasting there. we've got half a dozen tornado warnings happening right now. an

abc news reporter kayna whitworth sat down with the newly wood. >> reporter: amanda warren published husband is essential for a successful marriage". >> i said, i vow to stay hot for you and to keep trying to look and feel my best for you. >> reporter: penning a blog just weeks after saying "i do". >> i want to give him the gift of having the best possible wife. part of that is looking good. >> reporter: the backlash swift. one woman saying the article made some women feel their looks make them unworthy of long-term love. >> i hate to say that it's different for men and women, but in my house, in my relationship, it is. >> reporter: do you think that other men should try and stay hot for their partners? >> if that makes them happier and that makes them better partners, then of course they should. >> reporter: others twe questioning the newlywed's qualifications. one commenting, come back when you've been married a few years. some people are saying they think you're a wee bit early to be dishing out marriage advice. >> this is what works for my own marriage. >> i think i'll feel the s

kayna whitworth is back.he story is going viral, this speech. >> reporter: beyond viral and when you say some are calling it powerful, harvard officials are calling it one of the most powerful and heartfelt speeches that you will ever hear. donovan livingston speaking to his fellow students and staff using spoken word poetry to address racial inequalities and inspire his graduating class of future educators to lift off. >> class of 2016, this is your address, and this is your day. >> reporter: he's the graduation speaker skyrocketing to fame. >> our stories are the ladders that make it easier for us to touch the stars, so climb. >> reporter: for his harvard graduate school of education speech, donovan livingston says he turned to spoken word style poetry to perk up the audience and inspire them, as well. the north carolina native's convocation performance soaring on social media with over 9 million views and at least 200,000 shares. >> wake up, every child, so they know of their celeste i celestial potential.

here's kayna whitworth, with the moment of impact. >> reporter: the plane had just taken off, but they encountered engine trouble. clippi inpin inping a truck. then the video goes dark. >> reporter: the plane landing inside a vineyard. no one was seriously injured. he did a really good job. >> reporter: the entire front end of the plane is crushed. tom, some of the very same sky divers on that plane have already been back up in the air today. >> thank you. >>> we move on to the tsa and the growing pressure to fix its biggest complaint, airport delays. passengers at chicago's midway airport, frustrated. warning them to arrive three hours before their flight. 3,000 bags unable to be screened because of a technical problem. the agency revealing a new plan, hiring more than 700 officers, using k-9 teams, and asking airlines to reduce the number of carry-on >>> and tonight, to an online auction some are calling disgusting and racist. george zimmerman selling the gun he shot trayvon martin with. >> reporter: tonight, the internet strikes back. trolls with mocking names like "racist mcshootfa

meteorologist rob marciano standing by with the warnings right now, but first, abc's kayna whitworth is in davis, oklahoma, tonight. >> reporter: tonight, hail and driving rain in kentucky. >> holy mackerel. there goes that. >> reporter: this tornado touching down south of paducah, after a deadly and terrifying 24 hours. >> that's a violent tornado. oh, my god. >> reporter: in oklahoma, officials declaring a tornado emergency, just before dinner. stormchasers calling this some of the most violent footage they've ever seen. >> hold still. >> reporter: flashes of light as poles are ripped from the earth. >> hold still! >> reporter: homes obliterated. debris sent hundreds of feet in the air. >> stay right here. we're clear here. >> reporter: and this tornado near wynnewood, at least an ef-3. winds over 135 miles an hour. from the air, you can see the path of destruction. this tornado near sulphur up to a mile wide, staying on the ground for 12 miles. >> you see that? >> took a house. oh, no. >> reporter: in all, at least 21 reported tornadoes across seven states. in nebraska, one twiste

here's kayna whitworth, with the moment of impact. >> reporter: the pilot and 17 sky divers had just taken off, when the plane started to have engine trouble. the plane skidded into an open field. clipping a truck. then the video goes dark. >> next thing we know, somebody is freaking out in the back of the plane, screaming. we're all inverted, hanging from our seat belts. >> reporter: the plane landing inside a vineyard. no one was seriously injured. >> if it wasn't for the pilot, we wouldn't have made it. i'm thankful for the pilot. he did a really good job. >> reporter: the entire front end of the plane is crushed. the faa and ntsb out here investigating. tom, some of the very same sky divers on that plane have already been back up in the air today. >> kayna, thank you. >>> we move on to the tsa and the growing pressure to fix its biggest complaint, airport delays. take a look at this. passengers at chicago's midway airport, frustrated by long lines. they're warning them to arrive three hours before their flight. these images from sky harbor airport in phoenix. more than 3,000 bags

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abc's kayna whitworth has more. >> reporter: the guys. >> bring on the men. >> reporter: the drama. >me. ♪ >> reporter: but the big star of this season's bachelorette, check out jojo's wardrobe. before jojo takes off on her world tour of surprise exotic locations, "gma" got an exclusive inside look at jojo's traveling closet with the bachelorette herself and celebrity stylist carey feteman. >> welcome to my wardrobe room. >> oh, my gosh. this is wardrobe magic. with hot guys and glamour in tow, the ever trend-setting show now in its 12th season promises to be all glitz and high style. you are spectacular. >> thank you. this is one of my faves. it's amazing. >> i have a date -- a rose ceremony that i know that we're doing something spectacular so i'm willing to take one whole suitcase just for this dress. >> reporter: but that task of making her camera ready for every climate and every date. >> an interesting season. >> reporter: when you need heels and hiking boots in the same suitcase. >> same week, exactly. >> you know you'll have a good time. >> i have no clue what i'm doing half t

an absolutely terrifying scene and abc's kayna whitworth is in los angeles for us this morning with theng, kayna. >> reporter: paula, dan, good morning to you. the pilot in lodi, california, had to make an emergency landing with 17 skydivers on board. they were packed inside this tiny plane, and many of them saying this morning, they're lucky to be alive. this morning, terrifying video showing a plane filled with 17 skydivers dropping from the sky. just after takeoff the cessna 208 started having engine trouble. >> all of a sudden we started smelling gas in the airplane and we noticed that the plane wasn't sounding right. >> reporter: the helmet mounted cameras showing the plane skidding into an open field flipping onto its side. watch again. you can see the ground rushing up the sides. >> it looked like a crop duster plane that would go low and tthen come up right before the wires, but, no, this plane came right down, clipped our car. >> reporter: then darkness. the skydivers thrown everywhere slamming into each other in the chaos. >> get off me. get off me. >> the next thing we know s

abc's kayna whitworth shows us why. >> class of 2016, this is your address and this is your day. >> he's speaker skyrocketing to fame. >> our stories are the ladders that makes it easier for to us touch the stars. so climb. >> reporter: for his harvard graduate school of education speech, donovan livingston says he turned to spoken word style poetry to perk up the audience and inspire them, as well. the north carolina native's performance soaring on social media with over 9 million views and at least 200,000 shares. >> wake up every chide so they know of their sell lettial potential. i've been in a black hole in the classroom for far too long absorbing everything. those days are done. i belong among the stars and so do you. >> reporter: his poem "liftoff" even touching celebrities and presidential hopefuls. hillary clinton posting it's young graduates like you who make it clear america's best days are still ahead. justin timberlake sharing you don't feel inspired? here you go. >> it's quite a humbling experience anytime a presidential candidate likes what you're doing. i had no idea it w