husband and wife michael and robbie phillips from tennessee, and vince chiarella of florida chiarella's wife donnis was airlifted to a florida hospital where she's listed in fair condition the cause of death is under investigation. authorities are examining the hot water heater and air conditioner for possible leaks >>> we'll turn to the battle for the midterms now with all eyes on pennsylvania the biggest state on the primary calendar next week and the next major test of donald trump's endorsement power. dasha burns is there >> reporter: in a final countdown to the critical pennsylvania primary, the former president stumping in a rainy, muddy fairground >> you're going to send dr. oz to fight for you in the u.s. senate >> reporter: the celebrity doctor mehmet oz may test the limits of the magic. >> i'm tough as nails and i will never let you down god bless you, pennsylvania >> reporter: oz, who went to medical school in pennsylvania decades ago but has lived and been registered to vote in new jersey until last year, has faced criticism of his conservative bona fides. >> the main thing

a friend of chiarella and his wife donnis who survived says he's heartbroken. >> they were celebrating their 40th anniversary, which is a few days away from ours. just a lovely, lovely couple that was just full of life and just, you know, enjoying their time in paradise. >> all four victims reported feeling sick the night before. the lab will now determine if there was something in the air or some other contaminant in their rooms. >>> more than half the lower 48 states are now officially in a drought. scientists say california just experienced its driest first four months of the year on record and similar conditions persist in the southwest. a wildfire in new mexico has burned more than 300 square miles. >>> and with that let's take a look at your tuesday weather. damage is reported in parts of minnesota and wisconsin after two rounds of strong storms. at least three tornadoes were reported along with hail the size of tennis balls but no reports of any injuries. on the radar more storms are expected today, especially in wisconsin. severe storms are also expected across parts of texas a

just really good hearted. >> reporter: donna chiarella survived and was airlifted to a miami hospital> we were total was that donna woke up feeling paralyzed. >> reporter: paralyzed >> paralyzed is what was reported to us couldn't move. said her arms and legs were swollen and she could see him laying in the floor. >> at this point it may be he was dead at that point >> it could be, yeah. >> reporter: health experts say dizziness, nausea, temporarily paralysis are symptoms that suggest carbon monoxide poisoning. bahamian police are examining the villa's water heater and air conditioner and the propane supply the yellow crime scene tape has been taken down. the resort remains open. most guests unaware of what happened >> my biggest concern was three people passed away within several hours of each other, all in the same villa. another one became very ill. so am i safe to go to sleep at night? >> reporter: sandals management says it's sending its condolences to the families involved meantime, a government autopsy may reveal what killed these americans. >> our thanks to kerry sanders for t

austin chiarella said his father is one of the three people who died. mother donnis is recovering at a florida hospital. chilling details, saying his mother woke up and my dad was laying there on the floor, her legs and arms were swollen. donnis' brother said when the couple arrived at the resort the air conditioner wasn't working and the resort staff had been working on it. chiarella said the day before his father's death his parents went to a health clinic because they weren't feeling well. >> we had two visitors to the island exuma who presented to one of our health care facilities with nausea and vomiting, those individuals were seen and subsequently the following day, three individuals were found dead on a hotel property. >> reporter: at the second villa, police discovered another man and woman unresponsive, they were later pronounced dead. police say there were no signs of trauma but the victims did show signs of convulsion, now loved ones and visitors at the resort want answers. >> definitely gives me a cause for concern, because you want to know

in the first villa, police found vincent chiarella lying on the floor and he was pronounced dead. of monday she was in fair condition. her son said this, she woke up and my dad was lying there on the floor. her legs and arms were swollen and she couldn't move and she screamed to get someone to come in the door. in the neighboring villa, police found michael phillips, slumped against a bathroom wall. his wife robbie phillips was found still in bed, both were pronounced dead. so the question is what happened? police say foul play is not suspected and they say the deceased showed no signs of trauma. but they say two of them did show signs of convulsions. >> it's sad and it's still a mystery. a scary mystery. >> reporter: this woman says she used to work at sandals as a housekeeper for five years. she did not want to use her name or show her face because she says she still has family and friends who work there. what do you think happened? >> i don't think it's food poisoning or anything like that because like i said, if it was food poisoning, whole sandals would have been sick, not ju

in the first villa, police found vincent chiarella lying on the floor and he was pronounced dead. of monday she was in fair condition. her son said this. she woke up and my dad was laying there on the floor. her legs and arms were swollen and she couldn't move and she screamed to get someone to come in the door. in the neighboring villa, police found michael phillips slumped against a bathroom wall. his wife robbie phillips was found still in bed. both were pronounced dead. so the question is what happened. police say foul play is not suspected and they say the deceased showed no signs of trauma. but they say two of them did show signs of convulsions. >> it's sad, and it's still a mystery, a scary mystery. >> reporter: this woman says she used to work at sandals as a housekeeper for five years. she didn't want us to use her name or show her face because she said she still has family and friends who work there. what do you think happened? >> i don't think it's food poisoning or anything like that because like i said, if it was food poisoning, the whole resort would have been sick.

>> yeah, the deceased is vincent paul chiarella, and he is the deceased.ife is donnis. >> thank you very much, thank you. >> she is still alive. >> take a question from christina dragovic, if she's on. we will take a second question from you. >> appreciate that. going to the night prior when all of them were feeling ill, did they all go at the same time and if they did, did they report maybe like all eating the same thing or having done something that they all had in common, aside from staying, you know, in the villa, was there anything else they might have had in common? >> no, they were all treated at different times and they ate different, at different places. that's why we are not -- we'll be checking all of that which we will hopefully be able to determine whether or not it was some food or something else that caused it. but safely to say they were all reported at different times feeling ill. during the night. >> thank you. to confirm, all four of them went to the doctor. >> yes. >> ok, thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, if i have not accommodated an

vincent chiarella died in an adjacent room. his wife donnis surviving, airlifted to a hospital near miami. >> they were celebrating their 40th anniversary, which was a few days away from ours. just a lovely, lovely couple that was just full of life and just enjoying their time in paradise. >> reporter: their son austin telling abc news his mother woke up friday, "her legs and arms was swollen and she couldn't move." authorities say all four reported feeling ill the night before. two even went to a health care facility complaining of nausea and vomiting. the minister of health telling abc news doctors recommended two of them be airlifted off the island, but they refused. resort staff contacting police just after 9:00 a.m. friday, who then also found michael and robbie phillips dead next door. police say both individuals showed signs of convulsion. >> the only thing that makes sense in my mind, because this was two separate couples that didn't really have anything to do with each other, staying in the same building. the only comm

kevin and cara rainbolt from nashville say they had made friends with vince and donna chiarella who were celebrating a 40th wedding anniversary >> very sweet guy. sorry. very sweet couple. just really good-hearted >> reporter: donna survived and was airlifted to the hospital. >> we're told donna woke up feeling paralyzed. >> paralyzed >> paralyzed is what was reported to us said she couldn't move, her arms and legs were swollen and she could see vince on the floor. >> at this point he was maybe dead at this point >> it could be health experts say dizziness, nausea, temporary paralysis are symptoms that suggest carbon monoxide poisoning but bahamian police are examining theville a's water conditioner and th crime scene tape has been taken down the resort remains open. most guests unaware of what's happened >> my biggest concern was three people passed away within several hours of even other, all in the same villa. another one became very ill. so am i safe to go to sleep at night? >> sandals management says it's sending its correspondences. meanwhile time, a government autopsy may we veal

. >> reporter: austin chiarella tells abc news his father vincent is one of the three who died. his mother, donnis, airlifted to a miami area hospital, is lucky to be alive. she is said to be in fair condition and is expected to survive. austin describing the chilling details, saying his mother "woke up and my dad was laying there on the floor. her legs and arms were swollen, and she couldn't move." two other victims were found in a separate room. officials say they all sought help at a clinic the day before. >> there were some signs of individuals presenting to the clinic with nausea, vomiting and some symptoms. they were eventually seen to and subsequently discharged themselves. >> reporter: police say two of the victims showed signs of convulsion. sandals saying, "we are actively working to support both the investigation as well as the guests' families in every way possible during this difficult time." linsey, local authorities believe this is an isolated incident. the state department tells abc news they are closely monitoring the investigation. the u.s. embassy says they're

vincent chiarella dying in an adjacent room. his wife donnis hospitalized. couples didn't know each other. she's now listed in good condition. they were celebrating their 40th anniversary. police finding no signs of trauma. the mystery continues. >>> there is late word tonight, police arresting a suspect wanted for a chilling kidnapping attempt in busheli i ing burlin, massachusetts. police say surveillance shows a woman being dragged away by a man, trying to fight him off. a driver in an suv stopping to help her and calling 911. the victim heard crying in the background. >> i just saw some guy just trying to abduct a girl. i'm on the side of the road. >> thank you. >> you're welcome, honey. you're okay, don't worry, they're coming. >> thank goodness for that good samaritan. the victim was not badly hurt in that attack. >>> when we come back tonight, for the first time ever, prince charles delivering the queen's speech to parliament instead, amid growing concerns about her with less asthma? amid growing concerns about her health. what can i du with dupixent,

vincent chiarella and his wife donnis there celebrating their anniversary when both fell ill thursdayials say they were treated and released. then friday morning just after 9:00 a.m., resort staff contacting the police saying a man was found unresponsive in his villa. vincent passing away. donnis airlifted to a hospital in florida. the chiarellas' son austin telling abc news his mother woke up friday morning and found vincent lying on the floor while she discovered she couldn't move, her arms and legs swollen, screaming for help. two other victims found in a separate villa also dying. according to police, there were no indications of trauma, but they did show signs of convulsion. >> we believe it's an isolated situation that involves four people impacted. >> reporter: the acting prime minister of the bahamas releasing a statement saying that multiple agencies including the u.s. embassy are working together. and sandals telling abc news, we're actively working to support both the investigation as well as the guests' families in every way possible during this difficult time. guests stay

she was identified as donnis chiarella. her husband vincent died. he was 64 years old. the bahamas from florida. the two other people who died were identified as 68-year-old michael phillips and his wife 65-year-old robbie. the couple was from tennessee. on monday, cnn provided a photo of the couple as well as in a statement that read, quote, our hearts are broken and grieving and full of hope, we already miss them terribly. according to authorities at the bahamas, the two couples were treated a couple times the night before the bodies were found. he said the samples are being sent in a lab in philadelphia to look for the presence of a chemical. but he did not want to say what type of chemical. authorities say no one else at the resort at game exuma reported being sick and the two areas where the villas remain closed off to guests. brianna. >> carlos, we know you'll stay on this. carlos suarez, thank you. >>> new overnight, two russian reporters appear to have posted at least 30 articles to to a pro-kremlin news site, credit tizing criticizing the invasion of ukraine. >

at a nearby villa they found vin vince vincent chiarella and his wife.ed to a hospital in miami where we're told she continues to recover. obviously what she has to say to investigators, the blood that is drawn from her will be crucial here, as there were no signs of any sort of foul play. they're taking a good hard look at the facility itself, at the hotel where they were staying. we do understand the hotel is certainly cooperating with investigators. one of the key pieces of evidence that we heard before and just heard again from investigators in the last hour is not two, but all of them had reported feeling sick, vomiting and experiencing some nausea the days leading up to the discovery of these three individuals, and, of course, the fourth individual that was sick and still recovering right now. they were treated and then allowed to return to their lodging. so there's a big question right now about what the circumstances were there. we understand that samples have been taken from the villa, and autopsies will be performed later today on those three v