marci gonzalez with what we know about the suspect. >> this is the student who walked into a classroomriday armed with a shotgun. >> possibly going to be an active shooter. we need more cars. >> the suspect identified as 18-year-old angel diaz, sending classmates scrambling to hide. >> it was scary. the first time seeing a shotgun right in front of you. any minute he could turn turn it. >> but before anyone was injured, he was brought to the ground, tackled in a hallway by the school's head football coach. the star player being called a hero holding the suspect until officers arrived. >> very passionate in whatever he does. and i really thank him a lot. >> thank you for keeping us safe. >> his friends say they noticed him acting different lately. >> we tried to call him and didn't get anything and nobody had seen him. when we got the word that it was -- it was heartbreaking. >> he's now in police custody facing several charges including attempting to discharge a firearm at school. tonight his friends attend their senior prom. >> when i start seeing signs of depression or hostility, i s

marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> thank you to marci there.tation in houston has been doing an incredible job on this tragic story. with investigators finding drops of what may be her blood in the apartment and evidence that someone tried to clean it up. it does not look good at all. >> they are the kind of developments you are hoping not to hear in this story. but police have said that vence changed the story multiple times and your alarm goes off when you're hearing that his son was with them and recovered. so just sad development there is. >>> turning to the weather, it's feeling like winter again here in the northeast. >> it's may. the storm systems that swept the south this weekend are soaking the eastern half of the country. there was even snow in the catskills. >> emergency services lad to pull people from flooded homes and vehicles. and it may have contributed to a freight train derailment. flood warnings in effect for many communities. >> severe storms are possible in texas. less severe storms are possible in florida and the southeast

marci gonzalez, abc news, santa monica, california. >> our thanks to marci. incredible that we're seeing a lot of shark news in the past week, when we had that one just -- we thought was -- >> the great white. >> on long island off the coast there. then around the world in 2018, 66 unprovoked shark attacks were confirmed. people have a 1 in 3.7 million chance of dying from a shark attack. so obviously the summer heating up, and i hope we don't see more of these, but definitely be alert out there. >>> when we come back, why houston texans star j.j. watt is saying he's the luckiest man in the world. >>> and what serena williams just did across the pond. "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next. olay regenerist hydrates skin better than creams costing over $100, $200, and even $400. for skin that looks younger than it should. fact check this ad in good housekeeping. olay regenerist. now try olay hydrating eye. hydrates better than the #1 prestige eye cream. ♪ skinny just gimme the skinny >>> time now for "the skinny" starting with a football player who made hi

. >> marci gonzalez reports the investigation is under way into what went wrong. >> reporter: this video showing an f-16 falling from the sky before crashing ripping this hole through the ceiling of a california warehouse. >> holy [ bleep ], dude. >> reporter: the pilot who was comi in for landing at march air reserve base rejecting and surviving according to authorities. you can see the seat and parachute on the grass. for some reason, whether it was loss of thrust or controllability, this pilot was so close to the ground that he or she felt they had to pull that ejection handle and get out of the airplane. >> reporter: firefighters keeping a safe distance concerned the plane may have been loaded with weapons and ammunition. >> that's a [ bleep ] airplane. >> reporter: workers just feet away incredibly managing to escape. >> i just think the ceiling from all over the building just started collapsing and then the sprinklers were going off. it was sirens going off. it was chaotic. it was a mad house in there. i made a run for it. >> reporter: that witness saying only one of his colleagues

marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> we'll continue to follow developments after that crash. >>>resident trump is spending the night in trump tower in new york. >> the president started his day sparring with mayor de blasio. he posted a video slamming the mayor's record. >> i can't believe it. i just heard the worst mayor in the history of new york city, and the worst mayor in the united states, now going to run for president. >> he called the president a bully and described him as a con man. >>> the president's plan to reshape the immigration system is facing an uphill battle in congress. in a speech, he said we would consider high-skilled workers. he said americans won't compete for american jobs. >> future immigrants will be required to learn english and to pass a civics exam prior to admission. >> democrats are upset that it doesn't address dreamers, who were brought to the country illegally as children. and it didn't cut immigration rates as many conservative republicans would like. >>> the battle over abortion is heating up across the country, as another state pushes anothe

marcy gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. more states pass legislation restricting access to it. theed abortn political battle lines moving the polarizing issue of women's reproductive rights to the center of the 2020 election. two days after alabama banned almost all abortions in the state, missouri passed an anti-abortion bill of its own. banning the procedure after eight weeks of pregnancy. democratic candidates responded in outrage. >> we must come together to declare that reproductive rights are human rights. they are civil rights. and they are nonnegotiable. >> more than a dozen states have passed new laws restricting abortion. >> retired u.s. general petraeus is weighing in on tensions involving iran. he spoke exclusively with abc's martha raditz. >> reporter: do you think iran will come to the negotiating table or cave in because of this maximum pressure campaign? do you see any indication of that? >> well, they are going to have to make a decision. either they are going to have to really tighten their belt and keep t

marcy gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >>> retired u.s.s is weighing in on tensions involving iran. he spoke exclusively with abc's martha raddatz. >> do you think iran will come to the negotiating table or cave in because of this maximum pressure campaign? do you see any indication of that? >> well, they are going to have to make a decision. either they are going to have to really tighten their belt and keep tightening, because it's going to get worse. >> you can hear the full interview tomorrow on "this week" at 8:00 a.m., right here on abc 7. >> still ahead on abc 7 mornings, all the recent rain could cost some bay area farmer groce sao hayward bridge camera. you can see the roads are very slick this morning. lots of rain coming down. lisa argen will have your full forecast, coming up. this is not just a headache. this is not just a fever. this is not just the flu. it's meningitis b... and you're not there to help. while meningitis b is uncommon... once symptoms appear, they can progress quickly and can be fatal... sometimes within 24 h

from his teenage victim describing how she escaped and what life is like for her now and abc's marci gonzalez's response to the judge. marci, good morning. >> reporter: in that statement jayme closs talked about everything he took her from, her parents, her sense of security but said she now has power over patterson with that opportunity to tell a judge the punishment she thinks he deserves saying he should be locked up forever. the judge taking those words to heart. this morning, the man who confessed to kidnapping 13-year-old jayme closs and murdering her parents now serving two consecutive life terms in prison. >> you are the embodiment of evil. ttson afr aring -- ts is devas orter:omayme's heartbroken family. >> you took her parents, her home, her childhood and all of her happiness. >> reporter: and these words written by jayme herself. >> he thought that he could own me but he was wrong. i was smarter. i watched his routine and i took back my freedom. i will always have my freedom and he will not. >> reporter: jayme resilient in the wake of utter tragedy. prosecutors playing gut-wrenchin

here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, the man last seen with 4-year-old maleah davis before her disappearance is behind bars, charged with tampering with evidence. >> a warrant was obtained for >> reporter: these surveillance images obtained exclusively by last time maleah was reportedly seen. wearing that pink tutu, following her mother's ex-fiance, derion vence, into their houston home on april 30th. three days later, that same camera recording vence carrying out a laundry basket with a garbage bag inside and later a bottle of bleach. vence telling police that night he was stopped on the side of the road when he was attacked. his car and maleah taken by three men. he tells investigators he woke up nearly 24 hours later, brought his 2-year-old son to the hospital, and reported maleah missing. but police say these images show vence getting dropped off at the hospital in the same car he claimed was stolen. investigators later finding that nissan, where they say canines picked up the scent of human decomposition. and police say inside vence's apartment they found what they describ

marcy gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >>> abortion is a key issue in the 2020 presidential election more states pass legislatio political battle lines, movinging the polarizing issue of women's reproductive rights to the center of the 2020 election. two days after alabama banned almost all abortions in the state, missouri passed an anti-abortion bill of its own, banning the procedure after eight weeks of pregnancy. democratic candidates responded in outrage. >> we must come together to declare that reproductive rights are human rights! they are civil rights. and they are nonnegotiable. more than a dozen states have passed new laws restricting abortion. >>> retired u.s. general david petraeus is weighing in on tensions involving iran. he spoke exclusively with abc's martha raddatz. >> do you think iran will come to the negotiating table or cave in because of this maximum pressure campaign? do you see any indication of that? >> well, they are going to have to make a decision. either they are going to have to really tighten their belt and keep tightening, because it's going to get wors

abc's marci gonzalez joins us from los angeles with more. >> reporter: good morning, eva. the issue isn't just with that photo, it's also what the principal allegedly did with it that has parents angry. some of them left in tears having to explain this to their children. those smiles and the centerpiece of this snapshot sparking outrage this morning. >> we want her gone from this school, and that's just it. we want her out of here. >> reporter: four elementary school teachers posing with a noose pointing and seemingly laughing. another photo showing that symbol of death and hate hanging on a wall at the same southern california school. infuriated parents saying this is not the kind of lesson they send their kids here to learn. >> you know what they use that for? they use that to hang african-american people. that's what they do. >> and kill them. >> and kill them, and they still do it to this day. i don't want you going here. i don't want you going here because i don't want you to feel like that. >> you're in tears. >> because i'm mad. i'm m

a dedication ceremony was held overnight and abc's marci gonzalez is there. ning us from disneyland. marci, good morning, and i'm so jealous of you right now. >> reporter: this is really cool. good morning. some of the biggest "star wars" stars were here last night for that kickoff. we're talking mark hamill, harrison ford and even they were impressed because take a look at this. it really feels like being on another planet and we got a behind-the-scenes tour so we uld give you this sneak pe "sta wars: galaxy's edge" is now open. >> reporter: and with that disneyland is blasting into a galaxy far, far away with its largest most technologically advanced expansion ever. >> we did not miss a single detail. >> i'm keeping my eye on you. >> reporter: "star wars: galaxy's edge" opens tomorrow transporting lightspeed to the planet batuu where you can build your own drones. >> cool customization. skywalker. >> i've been looking forward to this since 1977. >> to have -- >> to having blue milk. >> reporter: and walk past intricately detailed ships, scenery and shops. >>

abc's marci gonzalez is out to save your money. >> reporter: new car bargains are almost as much a part of this holiday weekend as barbecues and beach days. >> there's memorial day savings on every vehicle in stock. >> reporter: but this memorial day especially there are major savings for shoppers. >> it's better than the deals i got about a week or two ago, so -- >> reporter: right now dealers have extra inventory, especially on new trucks and suvs that just aren't selling as fast as they planned. to get them off the lot, ivan drury at edmunds says prices are being cut significantly. >> a lot of vehicles are sitting on lot 60, 70, 100 days and really that is the time to move. they need to sell these cars. >> reporter: you could save more than $10,000 on a 2019 kia sorrento. prices on chevy tahoes dropping as much as 12 grand. experts say to get the best deal, focus not just on the price, but also the apr, and do your homework. research online, know the prices, and comparison shop before setting foot in a dealership. it gives you bargaining power right? >> yeah, that certainly gives you

here's abc marci gonzalez. >> oh my gosh. oh my gosh. oh my gosh. was shooting his gun. >> reporter: bullets flying along busy los angeles streets as this accused killer being chased by police, opens fire from the passenger seat, aiming at officers. >> the moment he got next to us, he pulled out the gun and started shooting, and it was really insane. >> reporter: the lapd boxing the car in, shooting back, smashing the car windows, hitting both people inside. a bystander also grazed by a bullet in the shootout. the bloodied driver, finally surrendering. police believe the passenger, laying motionless, is the same man seen in this surveillance video accused of killing a liquor store owner during a robbery attempt this week. finally tracked down, leading police on this chase. >> our followup was based on the work of our detectives along with some tips that we received from the public. >> reporter: after a 45-minute standoff, authorities using flash bang grenades, sending in a k-9, finally wheeling the suspect away on a stretcher. tonight, he's in the h

here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: police in oregon telling us tonight this is the student who walked into a high school classroom, armed with this shotgun. >> i was running. i didn't know if i was going to get shot in my back or not. i was running crisscross it was terrifying it was really terrifying. >> reporter: the suspect, identified as 18-year-old angel dias, a senior at parkrose high school. sending classmates running for cover, the campus put on lockdown. >> we all hid, we hid under some clothes and stuff too just in case anything would happen. >> reporter: but before anyone was hurt, a brave staff member stepping in. head football coach keanon lowe, using the skills he teaches on the field, tackling the suspect. holding him until officers arrived. breaking his silence tweeting tonight that when he took the job, i did so to guide and coach young people whose shoes i had once been in. i had no idea that i would one day have to put my life on the line like i did yesterday for my students. adding, when confronted with the test the universe present med with, i didn't see an

here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: first responders racing into the water off maui this weekend. >> report of a shark bite, i have calls coming in. >> reporter: desperate to save the swimmer who had been attacked by a shark. >> bringing him to shore. patient unresponsive. cpr starting now. >> reporter: the 65-year-old man vacationing from california, found 200 yards off the coast. his wife on the shore in utter panic. >> we could hear her screaming, "that's my husband, that's my husband." >> reporter: as lifeguards transferred the man from the jet ski to a gurney, the extent of his wounds, horrifyingly apparent. >> he looked unconscious when they transferred him, and they were trying to do cpr on him. as we got closer, i saw some blood. it was really traumatic to see. >> reporter: maui is considered hawaii's hotspot for shark attacks. where tonight, a small memorial surrounds one of those signs. this is the 16th shark attack and first deadly one at u.s. beaches this year. following a very active season last summer which saw 32 attacks and 1 fatality. and tom, the last deadly attack

here's marci gonzalez. orr: fmes tearg through a tour bus alo oa ehleil the driver of this suv, killedoard that bus, the world-renowned aeolian choir traveling from oakwood university in alabama. >> it was like a nightmare. we were hit so hard my glasses flew off of my face. >> reporter: some rushing to help, as the fire spread to other vehicles. >> we could hear shouts outside. and people were trying to open doors of the other vehicle. >> reporter: incredibly, the 18 students and 2 staff members walking away without serious injuries. >> whatever you're seeing right now, it's worse. >> reporter: and just hours later -- ♪ we are not afraid >> reporter: -- stepping onto this stage in san francisco. wearing the emotion of what they survived. and the only clothing they were left with, until tonight. this couple donating new suits and shoes. >> what do you think? you like it? >> yeah, that's a good fit. >> reporter: preparing this resilient group for another perspective-filled performance this evening. >> we can't take this thing called life for granted. that's what this has taught me. that

marcy gonzalez has the latest. >> reporter: this morning search teams scouring the woods in hawaii desperately woman who disappeared four days ago. >> aloha. my name is amanda eler. >> reporter: her suv found parked at the forest reserve. the 35-year-old cell phone and wallet still inside. her keys hidden under a tire where friends say she often left them when she went running on these trails. >> i had just seen her a week ago. when i saw her, she was so happy. she just was glowing. >> reporter: there's been no sign of the beloved physical therapist and yoga instructor. >> i think it's 50% she's lost and injured. there's a lot of steep ravines. there's place yos you can fall. the other 50% is did somebody harm her or take her. >> reporter: friends are handing out flyers, sharing pleas for answers on social media. >> i trust that i will be seeing her again and see that beautiful smile walking through my door. >> reporter: while volunteers are using search dogs and drones trying to track eller down. police saying multiple agencies are involved in the search that for now has very few leads. >> go

abc's marci gonzalez is in times square with more about all the celebrations. sney store in times square is always all about "star wars," but today the love for these movies will be obvious everywhere, so don't be surprised if you see people walking around dressed up like luke skywalker or even if someone comes at you today with a lightsaber. [ applause ] >> reporter: it's the day "star wars" fans celebrate every year. [ chanting "may the fourth be with you" ] >> may the force be with you. >> reporter: bringing a galaxy far, far away closer to home. ♪ la la la la la >> reporter: from australia's bureau of meteorology. >> we will see storms trooping into new southern wales. >> reporter: to a giant yoda balloon at the california state capital. >> you match the description of a reported resistance orgoinesrt >> reporter: a may thfo a he forces strong wh this for "star wars" super fans continuing later this month. disney, the parent company of both lucasfilm and abc, opening galaxy's edge, a new section of disneyland where fans can transport via the millennium falco

abc's marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: this morning, search teams scouring these woods in hawaii, desperately trying to find this woman who disappeared here four days ago. >> aloha from maui, hawaii. my name is amanda eller. >> reporter: amanda eller's suv found parked at the forest reserve on maui. the 35-year-old's wallet and cell phone still inside, her keys hidden under a tire where friends say she often left them when she went running on these trails. >> i had just seen her a week ago and when i saw her she was so happy. she just was glowing. >> reporter: but there has been no sign of the beloved physical therapist and yoga instructor since. >> i think it's 50% she's lost in that forest, she's injured, and we need to find her. there's a lot of steep ravines, places you can fall, cliffs, et cetera. and then the other 50% is did somebody harm her or take her. >> reporter: out flyers, sharing pleas for answers on social media. >> i trust that i will be seeing her again and see that beautiful smile walking through my door. >> reporter: while volunteers are using search dogs and

abc's marci gonzalez joins us with this story. >> reporter: the victim was set to graduate from highext week, shot in his front yard but managing to give investigators what they consider crucial information just before he died. overnight, friends and family celebrating the life of a colorado high school student shot to death in an alleged botched robbery police say was carried out by classmates. some of lloyd chavez's former rugby teammates honoring him with a moment of silence, in disbelief over the circumstances of his murder. according to the arrest affidavit, last week the 18-year-old agreed over snapchat to meet classmate julianna serrano to sell $25 worth of liquid used in vapes. the high school cheerleader admits she drove with three teenage boys with plans to steal the juice. later allegedly telling investigators a fight started, lloyd swung at one of the teens, tackled him and that's when he was shot. >> there's only a few words that can cover an incident like this and unimaginable is one of them. tragic is another one. senseless is another one. >> reporter: the suspects the

abc's marci gonzalez has more from dallas. >> reporter: floodwater as deep as 5 feet in some parts ofg vehicles and trapping families in their homes. rescue teams using high-water vehicles pulling parents and children to safety. >> keep going, you're almost out! >> reporter: in tulsa this man pinned by a fallen tree, rescuers rushing to save him. the storm system spawning more than 20 reported tornados across several states. these homes in mangum, oklahoma taking a direct hit. >> we could feel it sucking stuff out. >> reporter: storms flipping campers and mangling the grand stand at the speedway in wheatland, missouri. in dale, oklahoma, this couple asleep when storms hit. >> we felt like we were in the air. because it was so windy. i thought we were up in the air. >> reporter: the home they just moved into a day earlier destroyed. >> we got nowhere else to go now. put all our money into this house. now we're here. we got to figure it out. >> reporter: now that severe weather threat is moving east, leaving at least ten states under flood alerts. marci gonzales, abc news, dallas. >>> m