abc's kenneth moton in arizona. >> reporter: tonight, in the air and on the ground, an urgent search for a missing father. some 40 searchers including volunteers and dogs northeast of phoenix, all looking for hector. his wife, maria, their three children and five other members of their extended family did not survive. the youngest, just 2 years old. >> i can't begin to tell you how i feel for this family. i mean, the age of these kids were 2 years old, 5 years old, 3 years old. it's heartbreaking. >> holy mackerel. >> reporter: a bystander capturing the rush of water as the family celebrated maria's birthday. >> these people almost got hit. >> reporter: then she spots someone in a tree. >> trying to rescue this guy and and 1-month-year-old baby. there's the son over there, and the mom is in the water. >> reporter: the water roaring. rescuers soon on scene saving four others. that 6-foot high wall of water swept away just about everything in its path carrying trees, mud and a lot of rocks. and it was moving fast, more than 30 miles per hour. all of it caused by just an inch and a half

kenneth moton shows us how one employee's call to police saved lives today and in the future. kenneth: what happened in this big red truck parked at a texas walmart is now considered a crime. >> we are looking at a human trafficking crime. kenneth: morning, a store employee called san antonio police and told officers that this man approached him, asking for water. when police arrived, they opened the back of the tractor-trailer and found dozens of people inside, including children. >> the air-conditioning was not working so everyone was removed. kenneth: first responders say the 30 survivors were hot to the touch, showing signs of heat stroke and dehydration. it became a race against time. >> we utilized helicopters, at least seven area hospitals to transport these people out. kenneth: officials looked at the store surveillance video. it is not an uncommon crime in texas. earlier this month, a police officer found 12 people stuck in the back of an un- air-conditioned box truck. one happened in victoria, texas in 2003, when 19 people locked in a stifling hot big rig died. author

abc news kenneth moton has the latest from washington. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. after that surprise announcement on twitter, president trump's new chief of staff will be sworn in today and his to do list is already long. today general john kelly will take the reigns of trump white house. >> john kelly will do a fantastic job. >> reporter: the homeland security secretary replacing chief of staff reince priebus, hoping to bring order off six months in office for trump. >> he brought kelly in for the same reason he successful businessmen and generals. >> reporter: this week set to be a busy one for the new chief of staff. two u.s. bombers flew over the korean peninsula. japan and south korea joining the force against north korea after it launched another intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially reach the u.s. mainland. >> reliability equals credibility which means we have to take this threat seriously. >> reporter: trump blamed china in a tweet saying they do nothing for us against north korea. we wil

david. >> kenneth moton in california for us. kenneth, thanks. >>> in the meantime, we're also following severe storm warnings at this hour. a potentially dangerous heat wave for much of the country. triple digits, and i want to g the ginger zee tracking it for us. ginger? >> reporter: and david, trees are uprooting right now as we speak. 70 miles per hour winds, and even embedded tornado warnings in minnesota and iowa. i want to take you south of there where in this heat dome, there are excessive heat warning and advisories that stretch from oklahoma, through missouri and then all the way here to new york. numbers will look like this. 110 in kansas city, it feels like here tomorrow, nearly 100 in new york. >> ginger, thanks as always. >>> we are also following breaking developments involving president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, jared kushner. we have just learned he will now appear before the senate intelligence committee on monday. abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, with what she has learned tonig

here's abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: tonight, this brand-new college graduate, ready to start his life, brutally beaten to death in greece. >> i guess i'll never meet someone as inspirational and just influential as that man. >> reporter: 22-year-old bakari henderson was on vacation in zakynthos, an island hot spot for nightlife. police say he was inside a sports bar at 3:00 a.m. friday when he got into an argument. a group of men chased him out onto the dark street and attacked him. police now scouring surveillance video of the deadly and drunken bar brawl. so far, eight arrested in connection with the killing. the bar's bouncer, a bartender and six serbian tourists, all walked into court today hiding their faces from the cameras. >> he went there to have a good time on vacation and enjoy himself. he didn't deserve it. >> reporter: henderson's family says he had dreams of starting his own business. just two months after celebrating his graduation, they're now planning his funeral. >> bakari was a really good young man, and just really shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of hi

kenneth moton, abc news, san antonio. >>> and there are flash flood watches and warnings in effect for the mid-atlantic region overnight. you can see on the weather radar the storm system moving across pennsylvania. many roads south of philadelphia are closed from flooding, some drivers have even had to be rescued from their vehicles. about a fourth of flights into and out of mid-atlantic airports yesterday were delayed. >>> and the search resumes this morning in northern kentucky for an elderly man swept away in flash flooding over the weekend. his home was one of two that washed away by the swollen creek right where it flows into the ohio river. cars were also damaged and left in a creek. the mayor of maysville, kentucky, says he's never seen flooding like this before. >>> a group of hikers remain stuck in an arizona park overnight cut off by flash flooding. half the group was rescued by helicopter. the water is too high and too fast to attempt a rescue of the other nine. rescue volunteers have joined them, though, and the group hopes to walk out at some point overnight when the wate

kenneth moton has more. happening now. a group of four wildfires have a group of four wildfires have burned more than 200-thousand acres in eastern montana. a group of four wildfires have burned more than 200-thousand acres in eastern montana. firefighters are also dealing with temperatures in the mid-nineties... and "extreme" drought conditions. conditions are only marginally better in california, where nearly 20 wildfires are burning there. the death of linkin park singer chester bennington, triggering more fallout in the music industry. the band-- now canceling it's upcoming tour. the news shared over the weekend by concert promoter live nation. bennington was found dead in his home thursday morning after an apparent suicide. linkin park's "one more light" tour was set to kick-off later this week, july 27th, in massachusetts. live nation says all tickets will be refunded. the movie, "dunkirk" is conquering its competitors. the world war stormed the weekend box office to take the number one spot. the film took in more th

he is expected back in court later this week, david. >> kenneth moton in texas. thank you. >>> for the first time, we are seeing the video of a deadly ambush involving army green berets coming under fire in jordan. a jordanian shooting the americans trying to tell him they are not a threat. here's abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: those faint puffs of smoke you see, the gunfire. two u.s. green beret military trainers take cover behind those concrete barriers and return fire at the air base in jordan. later, they try to signal they are not a threat, waving their hands, but it doesn't work. the soldiers run behind the barriers further away. then a chilling moment. the assailant, a jordanian soldier, enters the frame, armed with an m-16 rifle. he methodically checks the first vehicle, makes his way to the second, and then moments later, he rushes the barriers where the soldiers have taken cover. there is gunfire at close range. when the gunfire is over, the two american soldiers are dead. they are in that front truck. a third is fatally wounded in the final shootout

abc's kenneth moton breaks it all down from northwest. in the war on terror-- anti-terror raids happening in autralia, after police uncover a plot to bring down an airplane. police arrested four men over the weekend. investigators say there was an islamist-inspired plot to bring down an aircraft, but details. they also have not publically linked the threat to any specific group. however-- early this morning, police addressed the media, saying the investigation is not over. police did not specify the date or location of the threat to australia's aviation industry. back here-- a violent weekend in the district. 7 shootings... 10 victims-- all in just 24 hours. the gunshots started last night on 15th street northwest. and in the next few hours-- violence would strike across the district. 2 of the victims lost their lives. one of the two fatal shootings happened in northeast. police say someone opened fire and gunned down 17 year-old jermaine richards. according to his family, richards lived in southeast, but was visiting friends in northeast

kenneth moton, abc news, dallas. >>> horror movie lovers are mourning a giant of the genre tonight.orge romero. romero gained fame and spawned many imitators with his black and white classic night of the living dead. that was nearly 50 years ago. critics admired romero's ability to frighten generations of movie fans while also leaving social themes like racism and conformity into his tales. he battled lung cancer and died with his family at his side today. he was 77 years old. >>> tributes are also coming in for academy award winning actor martin landau. landau began appearing on tv and in the movies during the 1950s. millions remember him as one of the stars of the 1960s adventure show, mission impossible. he took home an oscar in 1994 for best supporting actor. he played bela lugosi in ed wood. he had been suffering from an illness recently and had just turned 89. >>> a soldier's act of kindness has made strangers friends and has won over a lot of hearts. up next, the photo that's resonating with many as a reminder about the importance of small acts of kindness. >>> also a sweet o

abc's kenneth moton breaks it all down from northwest. today president trump will award to a vietnam war soldier. he's retired army specialist james mccloughan. he's being recognized for his actions back in 1969.. during 48 hours of fighting against enemy forces. mcloughan risked his live on nine separate occasions to recue wounded and disoriented comrades. he suffered wounds from shrapnel and small arms fire. but he refused to be evacuated, and stayed with his unit. developing now. a vacation in paradise - turned into a nightmare for a d-c attorney who was shot during an armed robbery at a luxary beach home in turks and caicos. 57-year-old michael jones was shot after confronting one of the two intruders who forced their way into the rented home. the security guard on duty was found tied up - with his own shoe laces. the shooting - just five weeks after another american tourist was shot on the same island. jones was taken to a hospital in florid w listed in stable condition. turks and caicos police say the crime rate on the island is inc

>> kenneth moton, thank you. as paula said, a horrifying story. >>> we're going to move on to politics. president trump faces a tricky choice. sanctions have been slapped on russia. >> the administration was against this legislation, so will trump sign the bill? which has overwhelming bipartisan support? it comes in a week where his son, and his son-in-law, will be meeting behind closed doors with russia investigators. >> the president had ten tweets this weekend, blasting everything from tweets, bringing up his power to pardon. defending his son. >> george is standing by this morning. we send it first to abc's david wright at the white house for us this morning. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, paula and dan. retooled its communications operation. they're still struggling to clear up the message. this week end has already brought several new controversies and questions. ♪ in a ceremony full of pomp and naval tradition -- >> ship's company, attention. >> reporter: president trump sought to h

it's a father's nightmare. >> stop the train. >> reporter: for "good morning america," kenneth moton, abc news, dallas. >> incredible that girl survived. turing now to another surreal scene. this one in florida. a growing sinkhole swallowed two homes and now other homes are in jeopardy this morning. >> those two momehomes you mentd are completely gone and victor oquendo has the latest. >> reporter: breathtaking video capturing the moments as this home collapses into a sinkhole. >> it was really scary, those noises are incredible that you hear like crashing and just to see like the devastation happening. it's unreal. >> reporter: and another home sinking, listen to the walls cracking to the ground. the sinkhole expanding across the street to about 225 feet wide and 50 feet deep engulfing two homes outside tampa. >> there's a sinkhole right next to our neighbor's house and it's literally eating the house like completely. >> reporter: nine neighborhood families evacuated. one family getting out moments before the ground gave way. >> it was so emotional. i started crying and everything an

abc's kenneth moton has more. >> reporter: what happened in this big rig truck is now considered a crime. >> we're looking at a human trafficking crime. >> reporter: just after midnight sunday morning a store employee called san antonio police. he told officers a disoriented man approached him asking for water. when police arrived they opened the back of the tractor trailer and found dozens of people inside including children. >> the air-conditioning was not working so everyone was removed. >> reporter: first responders say the 30 survivors were hot to the touch showing signs of heatstroke and dehigh craig and became a race against time. >> we utilized helicopters and seven area hospitals to transport these people out. >> reporter: officials looked at the store surveillance video which showed vehicles arriving and picking up people from the truck. it is not an uncommon crime in texas. earlier a police officer found 12 people stuck in the back of an unair conditioned box truck. one of the deadliest cases on record happened in victoria, texas, in 2003 when 19 people locked in a stifling ho

abc's kenneth moton is in san antonio. >> reporter: a deadly and horrific case of human smuggling in immigrants inside this tractor-trailer suffocating in excruciating heat. >> folks were literally baking in the heat of texas sun and did not have access to water. >> reporter: officials making the grim discovery. the trailer in a walmart parking lot with no air conditioning. 20 in critical condition. suffering traumatic brain injuries from heatstroke and dehydration. most of them in their 20s and 30s, but at least are two young children. and one more dying at the hospital, bringing the death toll to at least nine. the u.s./mexico border 150 miles away. the roads becoming thoroughfares for smugglers. the victims could have been in that truck for hours. temperatures inside at least 140 degrees. video shows people jumping out of the truck before being discovered. a worker called 911 when he spotted a man desperate for water. the driver james matthew bradley of florida was taken in custody. >> it's a mass casualty situation for us. you treat it like you would an airline crash or any major

kenneth moton, abc news, houston. >> our thanks to kenneth. >>> and back here at home. in chattanooga, tennessee. a 11 month old girl dies after being left in a hot car as temperatures soared above 80. her father is now charged with murder. travis mccullough left the baby in the car as he worked for several hours. the mother is also charged with neglect. they have two other children. >>> and in vancouver, a police officer delivering a harsh lecture to a mother. the officer says she left her two young children in the hot car while she shopped for groceries. now police say they received multiple 911 calls about the kids, as a 6-year-old and 3-year-old were left for about 20 minutes. video of the officer lecturing the mom going viral. >> your children could have died. the windows were up. it's hot out. you don't seem to understand what you've done. >> the woman by the way, won't face any charges, but the case is being investigated by children's services there. >>> on to lighter news. fans at dodger stadium exploded this weekend on social media. but what they're reacting to

kenneth moton, abc news, dallas. >>> and overnight there is a flash flood watch for nearly the entireough most of today. >> and this is monsoon season in the southwest. while thunderstorms are isolated and scattered, they can still bring torrential rain. which can trigger more are flash flooding. be careful out there. >>> meanwhile, in southern california, the concern is for fire. crews are using a backfire to combat the whittier fire. crews setting offer an intentional burn to get rid of all the grass there to fuel that fire. and keep it from spreading. the huge blaze has grown now to more than 18,000 acres. 2600 people have been evacuated. 17 homes destroyed and the fire is only about one third contained. now the whittier fire near santa barbara is one of just 50 active wildfires in more than a dozen western states. there are red flag warnings out for parts of the west and the hot temperatures are shifting to the east. >> you can see it, 102 in dallas. >>> we're going to shift to politics and president trump who's back in d.c. and his approval rating has dipped to a record low, wors

here's kenneth moton. >> reporter: tonight, a horrific case of human smuggling in san antonio. federal investigators say 38 immigrants inside this tractor trailer suffocating in excruciating heat. just after midnight, officials making the discovery. eight dead, 30 more rushed to the hospital. 20 in critical condition. suffering from traumatic brain injuries from heat stroke and dehydration. most of them adults in their 20s and 30s but at least two are young children. one dying at the hospital, bringing the death toll to at least nine. the victims can have been in that truck for temperatures inside, as hot as 140 degrees. police say survivors jumped out of the truck. an employee called 911 when he spotted a man who was desperate for water. the driver taken into custody. >> it was a mass casualty situation. we treat it just like an airline crash. >> kenneth, joining us live from one of the hospitals treating the victims. authorities saying there may have been 100 people packed into the truck? >> reporter: yes, as many as 100 were in the back of the truck. they're looking for surv

abc's kenneth moton in san antonio. >> reporter: tonight, james bradley, the man behind the wheel of that sweltering death trap that killed ten people. he could face the death penalty. as he entered court in shackles, prosecutors revealing new details of the horrors inside this tractor trailer. >> they are in the hospital many of them in grave condition. >> reporter: 9:00 p.m. saturday, undocumented immigrants, many of them mexicans tell investigators they were jammed into the big rig in laredo texas. nearly 100 people in triple digit heat. inside pitch black, no food or water for 12 hours without moving. 9:00 p.m., victims say the trailer starting the journey. the cooling system inside, broken. within an hour, some passing out, people banging on the trailer walls, claiming the driver never stopped. in sheer desperation for air, passengers taking turns breathing from the only hole in the trailer. ventilation is just incredibly cruel. >> reporter: three hours later, the truck arriving in san antonio. police say surveillance video showing people pouring out. some fleeing. 12:23, police

here's abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: tonight, the louisiana mystery deepening. first, the wife of a fire chief found dead inside their home. burned to the ground. 49-year-old beloved and retired schoolteacher. >> she was wonderful, compassionate, sweet. >> reporter: members of the community gathering friday at a parish near new orleans for the woman they thought died in a tragic fire. but in the middle of the memorial service, a bombshell, the coroner's autopsy revealing she suffered a gunshot wound. her death not caused by the fire. >> we're disappointing at the timing of the information. >> reporter: they're overwhelmed at the news. >> maybe the family would have been notified prior to the release. >> reporter: the chief reportedly at work when the fire call came in for his own home. the sheriff's office not calling the incident a homicide or even saying if there are any suspects. >> i can't imagine it. i can't fathom it. can't put it into words. >> reporter: tom, we reached out to the family but no response. the state fire marshal in louisiana is working to d

here's kenneth moton. >> reporter: tonight, friends of the young american beaten to death in greece say these men are the ones who started the fight. 22-year-old bakari henderson, a recent university of arizona grad on vacation with college friends including daniel brown on the island of zakynthos. >> completely minding their own business. they were all facing each other. speaking to no one. >> reporter: brown says it was a night out when two serbian tourists picked a fight in this bar. investigators saying at least eight men jumped henderson. the attack over in seconds. his friends started cpr. henderson was rushed to the hospital. >> the woman walked out and said, bakari. i ran up to her and spoke in greek. yeah, that's my friend. what's going on? and she just, with a blank stare, just said, he's dead. and then we collapsed on the floor. >> reporter: a bar bouncer, bartender and six serbian tourists arrested. a lawyer for one of the suspects saying his client didn't have homicidal intent and is devastated. henderson's childhood friends back home in austin say he just wanted to see the

here's kenneth moton. >> reporter: tonight, a horrific and deadly case of human smuggling in san antonio. federal investigators say 38 immigrants inside this tractor trailer suffocating in excruciating heat. >> folks were literally baking in the heat, and did not have access to water. >> reporter: just after midnight, officials making the discovery. the trailer in a walmart parking lot with no air conditioning. eight dead, 30 more rushed to the hospital. 20 in critical condition. suffering from traumatic brain injuries from heat stroke and dehydration. most of them adults in their 20s and 30s but at least two are young children. tonight, one more dying at the hospital, bringing the death toll to at least nine. the u.s./mexico border just 50 miles away. the victims could have been in that truck for hours. temperatures inside, as hot as 140 degrees. police say video shows survivors jumped out of the truck before being discovered. an employee called 911 when he spotted a man who was desperate for water. prosecutors say the driver, james matthew bradley, has been taken into custody. >> it wa

here's kenneth moton. >> reporter: fast-moving waters sweeping away a group of swimmers in northern arizona. >> trying to rescue this guy and his 1 month-year-old baby. >> reporter: one woman capturing the horrifying moments on camera. >> there's the son. and the mom is in the water. >> reporter: water, mud, trees and debris rushing down the mountain. flooding the creek below. >> finally got rescuers on site. >> reporter: at least nine killed, two children. four rescued. but tonight, the desperate search for three, still missing. >> one of the witnesses said he looked up and saw a wall of water coming toward him. >> reporter: choppers scouring the rough terrain for survivors. the flash flooding triggered by torrential rain. beating the windows of this waterfront restaurant. >> the whole dock is flipped over, broken on both sides. >> reporter: that blinding rain, bending trees, sending people running for cover. >> when it rains up here, it really pours and knocks down trees. >> reporter: this dust storm near phoenix, packing 40-mile-per-hour winds. visibility, less than a quarter of a mile.

. >> and kenneth moton joins us tonight, and the difficult thing here is there was a warning, but no way for them to hear it? >> reporter: that's right. the national weather service issued a flood warning about an hour and a half before the flood hit, but there's no cell phone service in that area, so a radio like this one, or alerts on their phones, the family didn't know the wall of water was coming. >> take those radios when you head out into the wilderness. thank you and welcome to the team. >>> in the meantime, there are flood watches in the west at this hour, and severe storms building in the east. let's get to ginger zee live you along the westside highway for us. ginger? >> reporter: we have already seen 2 inches in just 30 minutes south of tucson. that flooding is on, from las vegas to tucson. that tropical moisture from the gulf of mexico and the pacific converging there. it will be with us for a few months. something to note tonight. also damaging winds possible. 60 plus miles per hour from parts of the northern plains and you can see 2 inches in pennsylvania already today

here's abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: tonight, a freak accident on the highway. a florida man miraculously surviving after his minivan is crushed. >> caller states truck flipped over and there's smashed metal into the vehicle. >> reporter: the jaw-dropping image, a large metal pipe soaring through the air, crashing right onto jesus escobar's vehicle in orlando. highway patrol says the debris came from above after a truck hauling scrap metal lipped on the overpass. escobar, a husband and father of three, escaping with his life. you can see others tending to his injuries on the side of the road. he'll be okay. >> there it goes. >> reporter: the roadway dangers, all too common. a wooden plank, a potentially deadly projectile. a steel plate from a railroad bridge hit a missouri woman's car in june, her 12-week-old baby in the backseat. >> it was right above my daughter's car seat. i was freaking out. >> reporter: 200,000 road crashes involved debris between 2011 and 2014. 39,000 people injured, 500 died. safety officials warning drivers to stay alert, don't tailgate

i should mention, kenneth moton, our correspondent says you'll never to anything as important to introduceir. >> he said you'll never do anything more important than report this story. after much, much anticipation, beyonce has shared her very first baby picture of the newborn twins. >> america's twins. queen bey shared this snap overnight with the caption, sir carter and rumi one week today. the family portrait portrays the same baroque theme. full head of hair on these babies. >> right. whole lot of flowers in there, too. >> yes, yes. and just like the maternity photo. no sign of her husband and father jay z. >> but you mentioned that she said the baby's name is sir carter and she just says rumi. is that his whole name? sir carter? should we say rumi carter? it's very confusing, beyonce. >> maybe rumi will go by just like beyonce does, just rumi. >> we may have to do an entertainment news investigation. >> this brian ross would get behind. and since we're talking about celebs, we kind of alluded to it a little earlier on. let's do address the elephant in the room. you happen to have a si

authorities say the tools that he used in his breakout may have been delivered by a drone and abc's kenneth motonom houston, texas, including what he had on him. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, paula and dan. it was a dramatic capture by texas rangers and u.s. marshals, but they won't say exactly what led them to jimmy causey on the run for about 72 hours, his escape elaborate thanks to a cutters possibly delivered by a drone. this morning, south carolina fugitive jimmy causey back behind bars. captured in an austin, texas, motel. >> he was surprised when he was awakened out of his sleep but that played to our advantage. >> reporter: u.s. marshals say the prison escapee armed with a pistol, a shotgun, ammunition, cell phones and nearly $50,000 in cash. >> i can tell you that there are a number of people that assisted him. >> reporter: a massive manhunt after his escape near charleston on independence day. gaining his freedom possibly with the help of a cell phone and a drone. >> this could have been a catastrophic result because of cell phones and drones and it's a simple fix. >

. >> abc's kenneth moton is in the victim's hometown of austin, texas, with more on how this recent college graduate is being remembered. good morning to you, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, dan and paula. family and friends of bakari henderson here in austin have of heard the details but they say they're having a hard time wrapping their heads around this senseless killing. the men arrested in connection with the brutal beating death of a young american in greece hauled into court covering their faces. >> we don't have the full story yet and that's the most frustrating part. >> reporter: the childhood friends of 22-year-old bakari henderson, grappling with the loss. >> such a fun-loving person and just so easy-going, and so many people just loved him. so it was hard to believe. >> reporter: the recent university of arizona grad from austin already an avid world traveler. on vacation in zakynthos, an island hot spot for night life. police say 3:00 a.m. friday a drunken bar brawl broke out at this sports bar. it was henderson against at least eight men. >> bakari was not one to act aggre