abc's gio benitez has the story. >> reporter: the video is dramatic.assengers, bloodied, bruised, some with broken bones. thrown around the airplane from moscow to bangkok. look at the mess, several passengers undergoing surgeries. the plane slammed by clear air turbulence. this happens when there is a disturbance between two jet streams and the plane flies in between them. passengers on the flight saying they were hurled on to the ceiling. the pilots unable to give any warning. many were out of their seats when the turbulence hit out of nowhere. >> when you are sitting have your seat bobelt on. at any point you could hit this turbulence. >> reporter: this violent turbulence happens more noon you think. in the past ten years over american skies, 424 severe injuries. why can't pilots tell whether there is any clear air turbulence ahead? well there just isn't any radar that can detect it at least not yet. gio benitez, abc news, miami. >> their only hope they get warnings from other flights before them. >> meantime, turn to jimmy kimmel. took a break from

gio benitez, abc news, washingt. celebrating cinco de mayo. with comida. right? >> he means food. checking out the world's first avocado bar. that's coming up next. s. three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. those are moms. anybody seen my pants? nothing cleans better. put those on dad! it's got to be tide. ♪ ♪ neither one of us actually knows traditional way to dance. >> yeah, we haven't had tequila. >> might be why. well, cinco de mayo, to you all. >> absolutely. >> just in time for the holiday. >> checking out a brand new restaurant, entirely devoted to, avocado. and it is not extra. avocado is not extra. at this restaurant. >> the restaurant is located in the heart of brooklyn in new york. abc's nicky inside our insomniac kitchen. >> we are here at avocadoriat the first avocado bar. here with the chefs, what are two italian guys doing with an avocado bar? >> i was in mexico for the last two years, and eating avocado pretty much every day. i started talking about this. we were thinking about something that could be healthy, but also tasty. and then we decided avocado

abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: tiger woods speaking out after being arrested for suspicionng under the influence early monday morning. the 41-year-old saying alcohol was not involved. quote, what happened was an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications. i didn't realize the mix of medications had affected me so strongly. the golfer also apologizing to his family and fans saying, i expect more from myself too. that mug shot now seen around the world. >> there it is, a win for the ages. >> reporter: a stark contrast to woods' iconic career but in recent years the golfer plagued with health issues undergoing four back surgery, the most recent jus t basically missing over the last couple of years. he's played three tournaments worldwide in two years. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, jupiter, florida. >>> last night woods' longtime agent would not say whether the mix of medications that were cited were related to his back problems and we'll have a lot more on this episode coming up on "good morning america." >>> a manhunt is under way for suspects who fled the scene of a

here is gio benitez. >> abc news under cover renting cars from payless car rental.take each car to expert mechanic for inspection. >> this is a dangerous tire. >> payless towed the car, manager apologizing giving a refund. payless facing question as but fees, class action lawsuit. customers claiming they were charged for services they didn't want. and the online quote for his payless rental, $217. he says, payless told him he was getting a free upgrade. when he returned the car here, was shocked. the total, $528. after charges for insurance and added services. not the $217. >> believe he was told, two, three times i do not need this. >> reporter: after receiving 800 complaints on fees in the last three years, belter business bureau giving payless worst rating. >> an f rating. >> f rating they have sales practice issues, contract issues and billing issues with consumers. >> payless declined repeated interview requests in a statement saying the tire problem you described is highly unusual. safety is top priority. we followed up with the supervisor. as for the lawsuit,

abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: the video going viral.dents at ohio school, being pepper sprayed. >> ah. >> kids screaming in pain. barberton high school says the kids not only volunteer ford it they got per motion from their parents as part of a criminal justice class. >> oh. >> ah. >> the school district tells abc news the instructor is a former police chief. this waiver warning parents the spray will cause irritation and burning send saegs sation to th and nasal area, 30 minutes to an hour. a blog criticizes the move calling pepper spray torturous. but the mom who shot the video defends it. >> if he is going to be a police officer and going to have these weapons, to use on people, he needs to know how they feel. >> reporter: the school district says that added supervision was provided by school police. insisting that the students were gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> students in this class, criminal science class, they have also been, tasered basically. hit with a stun gun as part of the class as well. i think we have a new assignme

>> he tried to intervene but the sophomore did not survive the alcohol-fueled ordeal and abc's gio benitez is in state college. >> reporter: 18 fraternity brothers facing charges after timothy piazza died this february. prosecutors saying the 19-year-old suffered a traumatic brain injury from repeatedly falling down the stairs. surveillance video captured nearly eight hours of the sophomore's increasing distress. the injured piazza trying to get up but again. four men seen dragging his limp body upstairs, prosecutors allege piazza's frat brothers tried to coordinate a story before finally calling 911 nearly 12 hours later but one student who isn't charged in piazza's death says he tried to help. >> i got told that i needed to leave the room. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, state college, pennsylvania. >> we will have more on that coming up on "good morning america." >>> officials in upstate new york meanwhile, are trying to n untangle the mystery involving the sudden death of 37 kwoorld steven holcomb died in his sleep. an autopsy found fluid in his lungs but preliminary toxicology rep

filed in connection with the star-studded event and organizers accused of fraud and here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: what went wrong at fyre festival. >> it excee >> reporter: billed as a lavish ones of a kind music festival for an elite millennial crowd but organizers are feeling the heat after failing to deliver. in we had no electricity, no showers. there's no bathrooms. no like running water. there was nothing. >> it was basically the exact opposite of everything we were promised. >> reporter: with tickets costing thousands of dollars rapper ja rule and billy mcfarland who co-founded the event are apologizing for the luxury island getaway that wasn't. >> we had two sites prepared and a big storm came through and busted the water system and affected half of the housing tents. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, miami. >>> a southern california beach is set to re-open today after a woman was bitten by a shark overthe weekend. it happened in northern san diego county. authorities say the victim was wading in the ocean when the shark bit her leg. she lost part of her upper thigh. witne

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>> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> gio will have more on that on "good morning america.>>> investigators in georgia are trying to figure out what caused the sudden death of a high school football player. school officials say ninth grader kamari mcgowan was participating in drills when a coach pulled him off the field saying the boy looked pale. he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. no official cause of death as yet. the school district has launched its own investigation. >>> and police in peoria, arizona, are on the lookout for a car and its driver who circled the parking lot of an rv supply store and then plowed straight through the front door. you see it there. that's not all. the driver blazes of destruction through the store makes a u-turn and then rams through the store's exit. that store is now offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >> wow. >> wow. >>> all right to sports. the san antonio spurs clearly economied their star player last night against steph curry and golden state warriors. >> curry scored a game high 29 po

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abc's gio benitez with the latest. >> reporter: mystery over the bermuda triangle. 40-year-old motherennifer blumin and her two young sons, just 3 and 4, missing along with their 52-year-old pilot and friend nathan ulrich. their small plane disappearing from radar monday afternoon. >> we're doing everything we can. >> reporter: blumin, the boys and ulrich were flying from puerto rico to central florida in a small plane like this leaving puerto rico just after 11:00 a.m. monday. but just three hours into that flight at 24,000 feet, the plane vanishes right over the infamous bermuda triangle. tuesday afternoon the coast guard finding parts of the plane 15 miles east of eleuthera in the bahamas. but no signs of the four passengers. >> the first thing that investigators will look at, was there a problem with the pressurization in the cabin? did it lose pressurization? >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> and gio will have more on a little later on "good morning america." >>> in the meantime, investigators in georgia are trying to figure out what caused the sudden death of a hi

>> gio benitez tonight.nk you, gio. >>> next this evening, we are tracking a mother's day storm. it could develop into a nor'easter. it's already moving up the coast tonight. reported tornadoes in the heartland. a twister spotted today in oklahoma. a severe thunderstorm threat now from texas to north carolina at this hour. it's moving north. so, let's get right to rob, who is tracking it all for us tonight. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. that hail you mentioned, we're getting reports of some of it being softball-sized, so, that is damaging and certainly dangerous. take a look at the radar. it is lit up tonight. we have severe thunderstorm watches across several states there. some of these storms have winds to 78 miles an hour. so, wind damage, too. that threat exists across ohio and the tennessee valley through tonight. and tomorrow, the storm will develop and eventually hit the coastline. could develop into a full-on nor'easter. d.c., philly, new york by saturday. rain and wind. and then to boston by sun

>> gio benitez at penn state. >>> overseas tonight, north korea in a new act of provocation taking another american into custody. north korean media reports that kim hak-song has been detailed on suspicion of, quote, hostile acts. he was doing agricultural work at a university. another american teacher at that university was detained last week. at least four americans are now being held by the north korean regime. >>> and to france tonight. getting ready for a new president now, after a high stakes election being watched by so many right here in the u.s. would french v wave of nationalism? marine le pen, who taked to take france out of the eu, the euro and nato, conceding defeat. celebrating victory, the 39-year-old centrist, emanuel macron. abc's terry moran from paris tonight. >> reporter: a night to remember in paris. emmanuel macron, joined by his wife and chief adviser brigitte, basks in his victory. at 39, the youngest leader of france since napoleon -- >> merci, mes amis! >> reporter: this morning, already taking center stage, joining incumbent president francois hollande in a solem

abc's gio benitez on campus. >> reporter: tonight, as 18 fraternity brothers face charges in connection with the hazing death of a pledge, another brother not charged is now speaking out with our robin roberts. >> there were people surrounding him kind of pointing and laughing and i was -- i said, "why is tim on the couch?" and they were like, "oh, he's just fine. he's just had too much to drink." >> reporter: kordel davis says he saw 19-year-old tim piazza after he had fallen down the stairs, following what prosecutors say was a hazing ritual of extreme drinking. surveillance cameras capturing the brothers slapping him, pouring water over him, seemingly trying to wake him up. davis checking his pulse. >> i said, "we should call 911, get him in an ambulance." and i'm screaming. i got thrown against the wall. i didn't know what to do after that. i felt kind of useless and i felt like i had no say in the situation after that. >> you didn't feel like i could leave and call somewhere else, go outside or do anything? you didn't think -- >> i was told that i was overreacting. >> reporter: inv

here is gio benitez. >> reporter: the incredible survival caught on camera.mall plane coming in for a crash landing at an intersection during the afternoon rush hour in washington. catching fire, as it clips power lines, traffic lights and even cars. drivers watching in horror. >> i said get down. i could feel the heat on my face. the fireball, wing clipped the van. probably the closest i have come to really thinking oh this is the end. >> reporter: miraculously, the pilot and passenger. the pilot controlling the aircraft as everything around him goes up in flames. >> that was very, very skillful, thoughtful, mindful to maintain calm and control of aircraft. >> reporter: so many are grateful the pilot some how avoided hitting any more than that. no one seriously hurt. investigators do want to find out what caused that crash. gion benitez, abc news, new york. >> covering aviation for us there. now to a sign of the times. for the first time ever, mobile phones have now surpassed land lines in american households. of u.s. household using wireless phones only has

. >> gio benitez, abs news, florida. >> one more note. jeb bush no longer trying to buy the miami marlins the he had been part of a group include former star, derek jeter, which will continue efforts without bush. published reports indicate bush wasn't willing to put up enough the controlling interest that he wanted. the group however does have enough cash to meet the asking price. >> all right. today a big day for 291 kids taking part in a national spelling bee. >> yeah, all outstanding kids. one is setting herself apart. edith fuller. 6 years old. >> wow. >> a competition's youngest ever. participant. >> look how tiny she is. >> look how tiny. her mom says he has always been a natural when it comes to spelling. >> we were just having fun around the table. you know, one of us threw out the word restaurant. she spelled it. how did she know that? >> edith was 5 years old when qualified for the bee in march. she is five months younger than the previous recordholder. >> spelling bee ended in a tie for three consecutive years now. so, good lu

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. >> reporter: my colleague gio benitez spoke with the d.a. handling tim's case. >> this was a death caused by recklessness, and it didn't have to happen. >> reporter: penn state has now permanently banned the fraternity beta theta pi stating "hazing and dangerous drinking are not permitted." and in a statement to abc news today penn state said, "this is heart-wrenching for the family and our entire community," adding "while penn state has one of the most aggressive student misconduct policies in the country it is complicated by the fact that fraternities at penn state and other universities are independent from the university, which is why we must work together." do you have thoughts about what specific changes you would like to see on campus life across the country? >> they should have no underaged drinking whatsoever. they should have bouncers and bartenders at any fraternity function where there's alcohol being served. >> reporter: 18 beta theta pi members are facing an array of charges related to tim's death. eight of them charged with in

gio benitez, new york. >> i was in that area a couple of hours ago and it seemed as if it was lockedn. i want to take a look from our cameras at this early morning hours and you can see -- when's the last time you saw the cross world of the world looking like this? >> it is a rare scene that times square is empty, but security extremely heightened in the area right now, obviously for good reason. we will have much more from times square later on gma, and of course we will keep you updated on the investigation as we learn more about it. >> but we're going to move into the other big story. the white house in turmoil. president trump slamming the russian investigation, calling it the greatest political >> during a joint press conference with the president of colombia, president trump repeatedly said he did not cooperate with russia and he also denies asking james comey to drop the fbi investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. abc's maggie rulli has more. >> the entire thing has been a witch hunt. >> reporter: president trump speaking out for the first time since

. >> gio benitez, abc news, orlando. >> moving to hockey. penguins took game one of the final. despite their best efforts. blew a three goal lead to nashville. took 12 shots on goal. fewest ever for a winning team in the final. but the late goal broke the tie. they won, 5-3. they have a mystery on their hand. how did a catfish, make it into the arena. predators fans traditionally toss the fish on to home ice. pittsburgh fish stores, vowed inn the to sell any to out of towners. the investigation under way. play gym two giants, nashvilles, resembled a game. hunter strickland, drilled bryce harper with a 98 mile an hour fastball on the hip. watch harper. throws his helmet. then they both start punching each other. their team mates jump in. bench is cleared. you can iffage in. both players were ejected. and suspensions. >> take a closer look again. there is a harper, helmet toss. did he mean to toss it at the pitcher. or -- >> it does. it really does look like he meant to throw it at strickland. i have to say. luckily, better at throwing baseballs than the helmet. >> yeah. strickla

abc's gio benitez with new details from florida. >> reporter: tonight, new details into tiger woods' 3:00am memorial day arrest, the mug shot now seen around the world. new details in police documents. authorities in jupiter said they found his mercedes running with brake lights and a blinker on, stopped in the roadway, with two flat tires and damaged bumpers. woods asleep at the wheel and, had to be woken up. that his speech was extremely slow and confused, he did not know where he was. woods had back surgery in april and he told police he takes at multiple prescription drugs. and when agreeing to a breathalyzer. he blew 000's -- no alcohol in his system. overnight, woods releasing a statement saying, "i didn't realize the mix of medications had affected me so strongly." apologizing to fans and family. this is a guy who was on top of the world, and here he has so many years of setbacks. >> he wasn't just a great golfer for all those years, he was invincible. this is a guy who actually intimidated other golfers in a noncontact sport, and yet he suffered embarrassment, he suffered hum

he spoke to abc's gio benitez. >> i ran toward him and i tackled him down and i just went i'm an off-dutyisting me as well as two other passers-by and we subdued him, got him to the ground and waited for the police to come and they showed up just seconds later. >> overnight police installed concrete barricades all around times square. meantime, rojas faces a string of charges including murder and attempted murder. >>> we learned overnight that the search has been called off for a small plane carrying a new york ceo and her two young children. that plane with jennifer blumin on board vanished in the bermuda triangle. her sons, 3 and 4 and friend nathan ulrich were on board. the pilot was heading from puerto rico to florida. a debris field was discovered in the bahamas on tuesday. >>> also breaking overnight, a firefighter is dead after a massive fire at a shopping center in san antonio. scott deem, a six-year member of the san antonio fire department died in that fire. two others were injured but they are expected to be okay. >>> some terrifying moments caught on camera at a train station

abc's gio benitez with what the video shows tonight. >> the suspect is going to be in front of the nursing home, firing shots. >> you're looking at newly released dashcam video of officers rushing to the scene of a nursing home shooting. >> officer down! officer down! >> reporter: deputies in kirkersville, ohio, rushing to the scene, frightened people in the community, pointing them in the right direction. those officers finding their chief among the victims, but it was too late. eric disario, new to the job, a father of six, a seventh child on the way. >> it's a real hard day. it's a hard day for all of us. >> reporter: inside the nursing home the shooter, thomas hartless, had taken two employees hostage. his ex, and her co-worker, killing them both before turning the gun on himself. just days ago, a solemn procession for the fallen chief, just three weeks on the job. the video released today showing how hard his deputies worked just moments after the shooting. and it turns out, the shooter thomas hartless, had been released from jail just 30 days before the attack. the judge said that a

gio benitez at penn state tonight. >> reporter: today, eight members of penn state fraternity arraigned in a pennsylvania courtroom, three months after the death of a pledge at a frat house party. >> it's heartbreaking all around. there's no winners. >> reporter: charged with involuntary manslaughter, assault, and hazing. in connection with the death of 19-year-old timothy piazza, a pledge at beta theta pi. prosecutors allege frat members pressured piazza and other pledges to run a gauntlet of drinking stations, consuming four to five drinks within two minutes. piazza then falling down a staircase. documents show one brother texting, "he fell 15 feet down a flight of stairs, hair-first, going to need help. >> they didn't call for help. >> reporter: no call for help for close to 12 hours. surveillance footage from that night shows piazza visibly bruised, as frat brothers try unsuccessfully to revive him. rubbing his chest, pouring liquid on his face. when one brother urges them to get help, he is allegedly overruled and shoved into a wall. the next morning, one brother describes piazza,

here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: it's the incredible survival caught on camera.at's a small plane coming in for a crash landing at an intersection during the afternoon rush hour in washington. look at it in slow motion, catc lines, traffic lights and even cars. drivers watching in horror. >> i just said get down and before i knew it i could feed the heat on my face, the fireball and the wing clipped the van. it's probably the closest i've come to really thinking, oh, this is the end. >> reporter: miraculously the pilot and the passenger run out of the burning plane. the pilot managing to control the aircraft as everything around him goes up in flames. >> that was very, very skillful of him. very thoughtful and mindful to maintain calm and control of the aircraft. >> reporter: and david, tonight, so many are grateful that pilot somehow avoided hitting much more than that. no one was seriously hurt, but investigators do want to find out, what caused that crash? david. >> gio, thank you. >>> a mayer jar airline, passengers won't be happy about this one. >>> the urge

abc's gio benitez is in florida. >> reporter: the mug shot -- showing the golfing great like we've never seen him before. just after 3:00 a.m., police pulling tiger woods over near his jupiter, florida, mansion. in his booking report, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. woods booked by the palm beach sheriff's office at 7:18. after a sobering night in jail, re >> there it is! >> reporter: the golfer who once dominated the tour, winning 14 major tournaments, seemingly destined to be the greatest ever. in a free-fall. since his first mishap behind the wheel, the crash in 2009, suspected of driving under the influence, that led to revelations of numerous affairs, and the break up of his marriage. >> i think this changes everything for tiger woods. at 41. unexpected and really could derail any chances he has to come back. >> reporter: recent years marred by crippling back and knee injuries, he's played only once this season. just last month after his most recent surgery, woods saying he felt no pain. recently appearing on "good morning america." >> the mind is sharp

here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: the video is dramatic.assengers bloodied, bruised, some with broken bones. thrown around the aeroflight boeing 777 from moscow to bangok. just look at the mess left behind. 25 hospitalized, four children, including a baby. several passengers undergoing surgeries. the plane slammed by sudden midair by shifting winds, called clear air turbulence. this happens when there's a disturbance between two jet streams and the plane flies in between them. passengers on this flight saying they were hurled onto the ceiling. the pilots unable to give any warning. many were out of their seats when the turbulence hit out of nowhere. >> when you are sitting down, you have your seatbelt on because at any point you could hit this kind of turbulence. >> reporter: and this kind of violent turbulence happens more than you'd think. in the past ten years over american skies, 424 major injuries. and david, you might be wondering, why can't pilots tell whether there's any clear air turbulence ahead? well, there just isn't any radar t

here's abc's gio benitez. >> are you ready?reporter: tonight, the video going viral -- students at an ohio school being pepper sprayed. [ screaming ] >> reporter: the kids screaming in pain. but barberton high school says the kids not only volunteered for it, they got permission from their parents as part of a criminal justice class. the school district tells abc news the instructor is a former police chief. and this is the waiver the school says parents signed, describing the pepper spraying "it will cause irritation and a burning sensation to the eyes and nasal area for approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour." a popular law enforcement blog calling it or the tors you. >> if he's going to be a police officer and if he's going to have these weapons, to use on people, he needs to know how they feel. >> reporter: and david, tonight the school district says over over again that added supervision was provided. >>> the new headline about the age where most women are having babies here in the u.s. >>> the search for a hit and run driver

here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, a family of four claiming delta airlines kicked themff a flight with their two toddlers, threatening jail time and even loss of custody. >> this is a federal offense. you and your wife will be in jail, and your kids will be taken from you. >> okay. >> reporter: brian schear and his family were flying home from hawaii when a delta employee asked he give up the seat his 1-year-old was sitting in, suggesting the child sit on one of the parents lap. >> i bought this seat and you need to leave us alone. >> reporter: schear says the ticket was originally purchased his oldest son. but he went home early. he claims he asked delta gate agents to let his one year old use the seat instead, something normally against airline policy. >> they scanned all of our tickets and let us on the plane. >> i've got two infants and my wife. we have nowhere to stay. there's no more flights. what are we supposed to do, sleep in the airport? >> reporter: tonight delta apologizing, saying they should have worked to find a solution, >> it's hard enough to fly with k