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reena ninan after a month's long ordeal.hang. >> reporter: a day the mata family has only dreamed about. a family photo with two baby girls on their laps. two sister now reunited. a happy ending to a harrowing story that begins here a little over a year ago. knatalye and adeline were joined from the rib cage down to their pelvis with internal organs fused together. >> i want to give them a shot at a normal life. >> reporter: the mata family invited "nightline" to witness every step of their dramatic journey towards separation. >> separating conjoined twins is a very complicated task. >> reporter: a team of 12 surgeons embarked of medicine's rarest and riskiest surgeries. >> just very dicey there for awhile. >> reporter: a grueling 26-hour separation. one false move can spell disaster. >> i just don't want to lose them. and i know there's that risk. >> reporter: during the surgery the parents are called for an in-person update with one of the doctors. it turns out adi's heart was weak and had to be pumped by hand. >> a fair a

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.nes we're following now on "world news now." >>> water-logged texas. tropical storm bill making landfall this morning with torrential downpours. cities saturated by last month's deadly floods could be hit by another foot of rain. stupid. stay tuned, we have the latest from accuweather. >>> the north carolina beach where two people were attacked by a shark remains open but a florida county isn't taking any chances. they won't reopen until its certain there are no sharks anywhere near the shore and they've gone away. details in just a moment. >>> the head of the naacp chapter in spokane is out. rachel dolezal resigned amid allegations she's been lying about her race. passing herself off as black. dolezal says she'll never stop fighting for human rights. >>> the chicago blackhawks have once again raised the stanley cup. champions of the nhl, their win over tampa bay last night wrapped up their third cup triumph in the past six seasons. a victory parade is expected thursday. those are some

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan.following this morning on "world news now." prison escapee david sweat speaking out to police from his hospital bed. he was shot and captured in upstate new york as the fbi reveals new developments in the investigation. >> state department releasing the first batch of e-mails written by hillary clinton while she was secretary of state. messages were ordered to be released after clinton admitted she used her private e-mail account for government business. >>> california lawmakers have approved a tough new bill calling for mandatory vaccines for nearly every child in the state. no word if the governor will sign it. some parents pushing back insisting the choice should be theirs to make. >>> team usa ready to go. tonight's women's world cup semifinal against germany. the fourth time the teams have met at the world cup. each time the winner has gone on to lift the trophy. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, june 30th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" wit

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holmes and reena ninan. >> hello to you all.ular. nine people shot and killed. they were at a prayer service at a bible study at a historically black church there in south carolina. >> and police are saying that the gunman escaped last night after opening fire at the emanuel ame church, one of the largest and oldest black congregations in the south. officials believe it's a hate crime. and this morning, they are vowing to find the killer. >> reporter: chaos in the streets of charleston wednesday night. >> advising of an active shooter. multiple people down. >> reporter: gunshots rang out at the emanuel african methodist episcopal church around 9:00. police raced to the scene, but it wasn't fast enough to immediately capture the shooter, described as a 21-year-old white man wearing a gray sweatshirt or hoodie and blue jeans. >> we have an armed man running around downtown. >> he obviously is extremely dangerous. i do believe this was a hate crime. >> it is the most dastardly act that one could possibly imagine. >> reporter: heavi

holmes and reena ninan. >>> good morning, everyone.maker in texas. boy, it has not stopped. tropical storm bill actually though, downgraded to a depression but still unleashing buckets of rain. >> texas can't get a break right now. downpours have been soaking the eastern half of the state since making landfall late yesterday morning, sending high waves crashing onto beaches and collapsing roofs. meteorologist from the national weather service flew into the storm for a firsthand look. >> we saw very strong winds on the north -- on the east side of this thing. very light winds on the west side. a lot of rain. no real defined center. it's very, very broad, a very broad circulation. >> the storm is also triggering tornado warnings as it moves into houston, dallas and oklahoma. many of those areas still reeling from last month's devastating floods. >> forecasters say when this storm system leaves texas, several storms will get drenched. >> bad news for the midwest and ohio valley. some areas of suburban chicago got 15 inches of rain in the

abc's reena ninan has the story. >> reporter: wrted as a birthday celebration at the that were lean parking like pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: ended in a medical nightmare. watch this cell phone video obtained by a norfolk affiliate of virginia mom courtney cleveland joining in on the jump park fun. she says an e.r. doctor told her she fractured part of her spine and says she was told it could have been much worse. >> you're very lucky. want -- >> reporter: this highlighting the growing danger. they are exploding in popularity all over the country. growing from just one in 2009 to 345 so far this year and counting. >> we have a jumper on a trampoline who we believe has a neck injury. >> reporter: arizona teenager blake haines was left partially paralyzed after launching himself into a foam pit. the number of injuries from trampolines at businesses and homes staggering more than 80,000 a year. pose jump parks require visitors to sign liability waivers like this one acknowledging the risks including serious injury and death. but what most people signing those waivers may not know is as "gma"

. >> i'm reena ninan. here's some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." drenching rains that caused flash floods in texas and missouri moving into the great lakes. and then the northeast. storms killing two people over the weekend. in the west crews battling wildfires in five states from alaska to new mexico. >> a colorado teenager a star high school athlete has died of a rare form of the plague linked to fleas. people who who may have also had contact with him are with fleas are being warned to remain vigilant for symptoms. >> a guy in south dakota ran around an apartment complex helping rescue dogs while another part of the building was burning. he got at least two animals out before firefighters arrived. eyewitnesss said the fire started when the building was hit by light in i thinking >> spieth won the u.s. open. he's just the sixth player to win the masters and the u.s. open in the same year. those are some of your top stories this morning, monday june 22nd. >> from ab

. >> i'm brandi hitt in for reena ninan.orld news now." protests from the use of force the officer used responding to a pool party in texas. community outrage and calls for the officer to be fired. full details in just a moment. >>> a white former south carolina police officer has been indicted now for the shooting of an unarmed black man. the man was trying to flee a traffic stop. the incident caught on camera prompted national outrage. >>> dennis hastert seen in public for the first time in weeks. there he is one of the most powerful men in washington. he appears in federal court on charges he lied to the fbi about cash withdrawals. that cash allegedly used for hush money. >>> you insomniacs listen up, a study of insomnia finds that a kind of talk therapy works better than drugs. people who took part in the cognitive behavioral therapy, cbt, to address anxiety and negative thinking, fell asleep faster and spent more time asleep. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, june 9th. >> announcer: from abc news, this

. >>> here's reena ninan with america's money. >> reporter: oil prices stay low. save a live but there's a concern about oversupplies, the average for gas 2.79. >>> a study finds american ceos make an average of 300 times the average worker. they make more money than high-paid employees 6 times others. more proof it's good to be the king and also we should have gone to business school. >>> and dinosaurs rule the earth at least the box office, jurassic world had a spectacular weekend. pixar inside out was right behind it. and spy was third. >> and that's america's money. fastest retinol formula available, it works on fine lines and even deep wrinkles. you'll see younger looking skin in just one week. stop hoping for results, and start seeing them. rapid wrinkle repair... ...and for dark spots rapid tone repair. from neutrogena®. >> welcome back on this monday morning, 75 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look from our temple university camera at center city. it's a gray out there, should not be too bad of a day it's hot though, and hotter tomorrow. >>> a fire in

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes on this wednesday. absolutely flown by. >> i feel like summer's almost over and it just started, right? >> it just started. it's all downhill from here, folks. we'll get started with the destructive storms that seem to come during the summer months, of course, across the southeast right now, now blamed for the death of a maryland woman whose car hit a power line. the storms toppled trees and power lines. more than a million people lost power. airports canceled hundreds of flights and amtrak shut down service on its busiest line. and at the jersey shore, this video catching the moment the fierce wind hit, kicking up waves, rocking boats, sending debris swirling into the air. it all started with tornados and with illinois. here's abc's alex perez. >> look at, look at. >> reporter: frightening tornadoes ripping through parts of illinois in minutes. in hard-hit coal city, the reality setting in. it was about 10:00 monday night when the storm roared in. >> we've had significant damage throughout the whole to

. >> and i am reena ninan. 10:00 a.m. on sunday church bells rang throughout charleston. it was a powerful sunday service. high security, no bags, no water bottles, no cameras allowed in. and they quoted from isaiah. i love this verse they used -- no weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper. >> so many people came out for the events over the weekend. it was a powerful, powerful statement there in charleston. >> that is where we're going to begin. the emanuel ame church had its first service since a white gunman opened fire on a bible study group, claiming nine lives. >> hundreds of people black and white filled the building. hours later another event drew as many as 20,000 more. now from abc's jim ryan. >> reporter: a solemn sight in the south carolina low country, a stream of thousands holding hands across the arthur ravenel bridge connecting mt. pleasant to charleston in memory of those who lost their lives wednesday. [ church bells ] a few miles south of that bridge, church bells ringing out in memory of the nine victims of the emanuel ame massacre. the histori

. >> and i'm kayna whitworth in for reena ninan. >>> we begin with wild weather across colorado. >> that is a huge tornado. i can honestly say -- >> we're talking as many as seven twisters have touched down since yesterday afternoon. this massive one on the ground for two minutes near denver. one storm chaser get something close, look what happened. the truck was damaged. glass blown right off. heavy rain pelting hail continued until the early morning hours. >> the powerful winds damaged dozens of homes. crushed cars. tore apart homes. many people forced to spend the night without power. >> flood warnings up around kansas city where water was taken off many of the roadways making travel ding rouse. even as a big truck was swept away. the driver making it out just in time. we turn to justin povick for more. >> thank you and good morning. high pressure building in in the upper midwest and north plains. northern kansas nebraska back into colorado and wyoming. it's from casper to denver that we have been dodging the severe thunderstorms in the past two days. make it three. we'll likely have

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. >>> david sweat, that dangerous killer on the run for three weeks, is now in custody. spl he was captured after being shot twice in the chest by a state trooper. >> sweat, now being treated in a hospital in albany new york. marci gonzalez is there on scene for us. marci, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you both. he was rushed here to a secure part of this hospital that's a few hours away from where he was capture yesterday by a police sergeant who is now being called a hero. this morning, the manhunt is over. david sweat, pictured here moments after he was shot and taken into custody, on the run for more than three weeks. the escaped killer timely captured yesterday. just a mile and a half from the canadian border. >> the nightmare is finally over. >> reporter: the dramatic takedown happening as sergeant jay cook, alone and on a troll in constable, new york, spots sweat on a road way. sweat takes off running. cook goes amp him. he shoots hitting sweat twice in the torso. >> she said i heard a couple of gunshots. within 30 secon

. >> and i'm brandi hitt in for reena ninan. >>> the outrageous prison break in upstate new york. >> officials asking for help from the public. >> the commander of the state police heading up the surge admits they could be anywhere right now. elizabeth hur joins us live with the late e. >> reporter: good morning to you. officials say they're following up on every tip, including 150 leads and counting. and they say until the go are caught expect heavy police presence throughout the community, including extra security in area schools. two convicted killers, richard matt and david sweat are on the run. authorities are offering a reward of $50,000 for each prisoner for their capture. >> they could be literally anywhere. we're leaving no stone unturned. they'll be found and apprehended. >> reporter: the two discovered missing saturday morning after escaping from new york's largest maximum security prison in upstate new york. the pair using contraband power tools to break free through concrete wall steel grids, and pipes five stories high. getting out of this manhole and getting away. >> i

i'm in for reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. >>> and we start with this terror probe in the boston area, moving in on suspects who may have been planning on attacking police. >> a man radicalized by isis shot and killed by police in boston. what you're looking at right now is new video of david wright's arrest in the nearby town of everett. >> yeah, this comes hours after police shot and killed usaama rahim who authorities said was at the center of the investigation. police pulling the trigger on him after raheem lunged them with this large military knife. rahim had been under 24-hour surveillance by the joint terrorism task force. >> yeah, we have a gentleman, black male, 6 feet, coming out now armed with a knife. >> reporter: shortly after 7:00 tuesday morning, an fbi agent and a boston police officer approached rahim in a cvs parking lot to question him when he came at the officers with a large, military-style knife. >> he kept retreating, verbally giving commands to drop the weapon, drop the weapon, and at some point

holmes and reena ninan. >>> good to see you back. >> good to see me back? to china. >> don't welcome me back. welcome you back. >> i do have some treats for you later this half hour. >> treats from china. >> treats from china. i did think of you and brought you back -- >> did you bring me back one of those t-shirts that says -- what does it say? my co-anchor went to china and all i got was this t-shirt? >> i did not find that at the great wall. i did search. >>> we have lots of news today. weather. >> weather has been a big deal for a while. it's that season, we know. but we start with tropical storm bearing down on the texas gulf coast this morning, hitting the state at the worst possible time. >> the surf pounding and gale warnings posted as tropical storm bill inches closer. the bull's eye, some of the same cities slammed by last month's historic floods. our coverage begins in galveston with abc's kendis gibson. >> reporter: tropical storm bill hitting the texas coast this morning. winds intensifying overnight. the surf in galveston getting rougher by th

holmes and reena ninan. >> well, look who's here. t.j. holmes. >> hi good morning. how you doing?. >> good to see you. you're on secret assignment. >> top secret. >> you won't even let me tell them. >> it was top secret. >> we're going to get to hear about it later. >> what you think i was doing wasn't really what i was doing. it was that top secret. that was just a ruse. we're just telling you all. next week we'll reveal. it was so top secret. >> look forward to that. don't think i didn't notice your earrings. >> see nobody was going to notice that all morning. you hear this deb? nobody was going to notice. you have to point it out. >> i asked you to let me spill one of your secrets this morning. you should have let me spill the on assignment secret. you insisted. >> my ears are pierced. i don't wear earrings often. >> can we get a close-up? show us your ears. >> don't touch me like that. it's, man. this is what i come back to? >> you are. >> man, you missed me didn't you? >> i sure did. i love having my teej back with me. i got you green tea from upstairs. >> this is what you gi

i am in for reena ninan, she is out on vay-cay. well deserved. >> good to have you here.rsations. >> i'm t.j. holmes. thank you for spending time with us. we have new developments in overnight. the hunt has been going on for a few days. for the two escaped prisoners from the new york state prison where police are following up on hundreds of tips. >> the biggest break so far have come from right in the community in the shadow of this prison. abc's gio benitez is there. >> reporter: the first convicts to barackbarack -- to break out of this maximum security prison are on the run two days and counting. david sweat and richard matt serving up to life in prison. now gone without a trace. police now at this home, an officer in an unmarked car asking us to leave. awe the woman who lives here, prison employee joyce mitchell. sources telling abc news she has been interviewed by investigators about the weekend prison break. her neighbors frightened. >> me and her were scared. i want to find out what is going on. >> reporter: officials say the two men were last seen in their adjoini

. >> i'm kayna whitworth in for reena ninan. we start with new details on the boston terror suspect shot by police and what he was allegedly planning. police shot and killed usaama rahim tuesday after they say he lunged at them with a large knife. >> but this morning we are learning he was plotting to kill this woman, pamela geller. she's the controversial activist who organized that draw mohammed competition but changed his plans targeting police officers instead. >> authorities learned just how close usaama rahim may have been to attacking or even beheading police officers in boston. 25-year-old david wright rahim's nephew was charged with conspiracy wednesday. wright aided rahim who was shot and killed by officers in this boston parking lot after lunging at them with a knife. video of the confrontation was shown to community and religion us leaders in boston. >> he wasn't shot in the back. >> according to the complaint rahim told wright about the knife in a cell phone conversation saying allegedly i just got myself a nice lit

i'm in for reena ninan today. >>> and we start with the risk yet again of flash flooding, it's happening again today, millions of people on the east coast dealing with it. >> and this is what we're talking about here. this is a look at the live radar, plenty of rain rolling through from d.c. up to boston. all this means is a morning travel nightmare on the roads. and you expect plenty of delays at the airports as well. >> last night, washington, d.c. got soaked and you see that lightning. wind taking down -- it fell right on a bus. there were passengers inside when that happened. nobody was hurt. it was much of the same story in southern new jersey, heavy rain forcing road closures. >> and one guy got a little creative here. this is the jersey shore. using a paddle board to get around. going past the starbucks there. expect more of the same, maybe not paddle board but people getting creative out there. >> okay, so, the thing is, there might be some relief in sight. >> maybe, don't take our word for it. let's turn to the professionals from accuweather. let's turn to justin povick. >> t.j.

holmes and reena ninan. >> yes. >> lots of rain. >> we still talking rain.g for some people. >> it is. because now we're talking about tropical storm bill. the remnants crawling through texas, dumping the heaviest rain overnight. happening from austin to houston. >> it's moving north as a massive system pushing into oklahoma and the northwest. it will reach as far as upstate new york. texas to upstate new york. abc's emmitt miller brings us the coverage. >> reporter: millions of people live in heavy weather. in the south tropical storm bill slams ashore making landfall in texas with sustained winds up to 60 miles an hour and the potential to dump as much as 12 inches of rain. >> the rain is coming sideways. >> reporter: as bill moves north, the midwest already dealing with heavy storms. a waterspout over lake michigan. a rain-laden monster descending on wash. in the town of lima a man is pulled to safety after being stranded on top of his car. torrential downpours, flooding streets, vehicles bottoming out in toledos old west end. some homeowners can't even u

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes. >>> we'll get started with breaking news. no survivors after a deadly plane crash on a rocky cliff in alaska. >> all nine people on board were killed when the sightseeing plane went down during a shore excursion in the southeastern alaska city of ketchikan. 800 miles from anchorage. >> on board a pilot and eight passengers from the holland america cruise ship "westerdam" which departed from seattle on saturday. emergency crews had a tough time getting to the crash site in mountainous terrain and stormy weather forced them to stop recovery efforts until this morning. no word yet, of course on what caused the crash. we're going to continue to follow this story throughout the morning. >>> well turning to charleston where mourners will pay final respects today to the beloved pastor brutally gunned down. >> more than 5,000 people are expected to pack a local arena as reverend clementa pinckney is eulogized by president obama. for more now, abc's kenneth moton joins us from washington. kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and

. >> i'm brandi hitt in for reena ninan. the hunt for two escaped convicts stretched to two states and into canada. >> following up on hundreds of leads and looking to you for help and released these photos of the vicks' tattoos to try to help identify them. the biggest break right from that community in the shadow of the prison. abc's bazi kanani with the latest. >> reporter: on this fourth day of the intense manhunt it's cleared the inmates were well prepared but they apparently made at least one mistake after emerging from a manhole just one block away from the clinton maximum security prison in upstate new york. >> i said what the hell are you doing in my yard? get the hell out of here. >> he said sorry, i didn't know what i was. i'm on the wrong street. >> reporter: these neighbors may have first saw david sweat and hitched matt running through their backyard and sources tell abc news joyce mitchell was removed from her position after being questioned by investigators trying to figure out if the escapees had help. offic

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes. >>> we'll start with the moving images of solidarity in charleston south carolina. >> as many as 20,000 marchers joined together on the bridge. walking hand in hand in memory of the nine lives cut short. >> a debate over the confederate flag is ranging. more now from abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: it was a bridge to peace. a massive display of unity across the cooper river in charleston south carolina, all to honor the nine gunned down in their home church of emanuel ame last week. >> i feel inspired. >> let's do it. >> h show here should be contagious and infectious across the nation. there's one race. the human race. >> reporter: hundreds filled the historic pews of emanuel, the first sunday service since 21-year-old dylan roofill dylann roof opened fire. for if loved ones it adds more pain. >> i know forgiveness is a process. but i'm not there yet. >> reporter: roof seen holding on to a confederate flag. a symbol of hate or hair teenage. the debate has reignited and reac

here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with america's money. >> topping america's money petty theftsifting and employee theft in the u.s. last year at $32 billion. shoplifting slightly more than employee theft, grocery stores can you believe it see the most loss. >> something strange happened when amazon announced it was going to take down all sales of confederate flags. sales soared. >> some items were up as much as 8800 percent and confederate flags were the top selling item in patio home and garden category. >> interesting. >> the olive garden found way to seay money. don't clean the carpet as often. >> yikes. >> internal study found many of its restaurants were doing the chore twice a month. >> once a month is enough is the company. besides that it destroys the carpet too. >> i guess the 52nd rule doesn't apply at the olive garden. >> don't do it. >> that's america's money. >> i'm in the hungry anymore. 5:28. coming up in the next half hour we have continuing coverage of the on the storm including its impact on your commute. >> power problems force residents out of several apartm

here's abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson with america's money. >> no more confederate flags at wal-martll that merchandise from its stores and web sites. >> the move comes as south carolina's governor proposed removing the flag from the state's capitol following that deadly shooting at a charleston church. >> many store brands of bottled water being recalled this morning. niagara bottling says one of its sources was contaminated by e. coli. >> it is includes 14 brands bottled by niagara. there's a complete list and more details on the abc news web site. >>> u.s. coffee consumption is down and one possible reason may actually surprise you. coffee pods, those little plastic cups now count for more than a third of all the coffee sold in the u.s. >> there's much less waste less stale coffee poured down the sink than with drip coffeemakers. >> i love my coffee pods. >> at least drinking a lot of coffee. >> and that's america's money. >> 5:23 now. up neck in the morning buzz, the stowaway cat is adorable. you've got to see it. it was caught on camera. >> new this morning the football show dow

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes. we're going to get started with that one-two punch of the most populated stretch of the country. first tornadoes and now severe storms. >> that's right. winds reaching as high as 70 miles an hour pummeled the east from washington to southern new england. >> this is a tornado. >> this is the moment those powerful winds hit the new jersey shore kicking up waves, rocking boats, shaking up the cameraman. lightning like this in maryland lit up the sky causing fires too. the death of one woman being blamed on the storm. and in coal city, illinois, a maim cleanup is under way after the city's second tornado in less than two years. abc's kenneth moton has the story. >> reporter: this is the aftermath, homes ripped apart. power lines taken down. large trees didn't have a chance as severe weather marched across the country from the midwest to the east coast. >> the goodwill store is collapsed? >> yes, the roof fell in and there was a family in here with some kids. >> reporter: in portland, mich

. >> and i'm brandi hitt in for reena ninan. pointing to new details on how the convicts escaped from prison. >> they were given jobs and were given access to power tools like the ones they used for their escape and new photos of their tattoos to try to help the public identify them. abc's bazi kanani has the latest for us. >> reporter: on this fourth day of the intense manhunt, it's clear the escaped inmates were well prepared, but they apparently made at least one mistake after emerging from a manhole just one block away from the clinton maximum security prison in upstate new york. >> i asked them, what the hell are you doing in my yard? get the hell out of here, and he was like, sorry, i didn't know where i was. i'm on the wrong street. >> reporter: these neighbors may have been the first to spot convicted killers, david sweat and richard matt, running through their backyard around 12:30 saturday morning. sources tell abc news prison employee joyce mitchell was removed from her position after being questioned by investigators

. >>> good morning, i'm mara schiavocampo in for reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. breaking overnight, the senate's failure to extend parts of the patriot ago. >> republican leaders were bucked by one of their own. in fact someone who wants the party's nomination for president obama. >> bazi joins us from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. now, the senate does have enough votes to pass the bill to extend the nsa program but will have to wait to do so because rand paul forced a delay. >> the senate will come to order. >> reporter: the u.s. senate called in to work on a weekend but still missed the deadline to keep key parts of the u.s. patriot act from expiring. it means right now the nsa is not allowed to collect phone records in bulk and the fbi not allowed to use roving wiretaps to monitor suspects as they change phones among other measures. >> we are not collecting information of terrorists we are collecting all american citizens' records all of the time. >> reporter: kentucky senator rand paul refused to allow a final vote on a measure that wou

i'm brandi hitt in for reena ninan. >> i'm technology holmes. thanks for spending time with us. those stories coming up. >>> we start with breaking news about another malaysia airlines flight. >> supposed to fly from australia to kuala lumpur. it went in circles while addressing the problem. >> this was an engine fire that forced the plane down. it landed safely. all 300 passengers unhurt but, of course the airline lost two plane just last year one shot down over ukraine and hm-370 which australian crews are still looking for that disappeared. >>> now to that major cyberattack on federal workers. >> it appears now the hack was far deeper than previously disclosed by the white house. abc's bazi kanani following this story for us from our washington bureau. good morning to you, bazi. >> reporter: good morning. a report this morning has the number of employees affected at 14 million. that is three times the original estimate. now, the nation's largest federal workers union says they believe the hackers had access to every federal employee. a u.s. official says the security breach g

. >> i'm brandi hitt in for reena ninan. >>> new developments in the hunt for the convicted killers that escaped from that prison. >> we're learning that richard matt and david sweat may have counted on the help of a prison worker. cnn reporting that joyce mitchell was supposed to be their getaway driver but changed her mind. >> that may be why they could have been here on foot just one county away. this home video shows a seemingly endless line of officers searching that area. abc's bazi kanani has the latest. >> stay with your partner. two-man teams. >> reporter: hundreds of police officers in body armor descend on this tiny town checking every building hovering overhead combing through fields and thick brush in the foothills of the adirondacks where investigators got a tip that prison escapees david sweat and richard matt could be hiding. >> my wife called me up from the bank and told me to please go home and lock the door. >> reporter: the manhunt near the town of wilsonboro 30 miles from the prison after a resident spotted two men walking along a road at 2 a.m. tuesday in torrential

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes. >>> we'll start with the moving images of solidarity in charleston, south carolina. just days after that horrific church massacre. >> as many as 20,000 marchers united on a south carolina bridge last night. black, white, walking hand in hand in the memory of the nine lives so violently cut short. >> a debate over the confederate flag is raging far beyond south carolina. as the church known as mother emanuel reopened its doors. more now from abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: it was a bridge to peace. a massive display of unity across the cooper river in charleston, south carolina, all to honor the nine gunned down in their home church of emanuel ame last week. >> i feel inspired. >> let's do it. >> i feel like that this showing here should be contagious and infectious across the nation. and start a movement for saying there's one race, the human race. ♪ >> reporter: hundreds filled the historic pews of emanuel, the first sunday service since accused killer 21-year-old dylann ro

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes. it has been a terrifying night for one stretch of the midwest. confirmed tornadoes blazing a path across the great lakes. >> that's a quarter mile away from us right now right next to us. >> just before dark this huge twister blue over edgington in western illinois. at least five homes damaged there. a few hours later a tornado struck coal city south of chicago. emergency crews responding in the dark to collapsed homes, gas leaks, people even trapped under the rubble. >> western michigan struck, as well. that's the steeple of a church in the small town of portland. it plunged 50 feet down through the roof. the radar shows that turbulence is moving heading east, millions of people in its path, so we turn our focus to accuweather's molly cochran tracking the storms for us. molly. >> thanks, kendis and reena. now these thunderstorms on tuesday really going to be firing up into the afternoon and evening hours. the threat for severe weather extends into new england, as well. along i-95, d.

. >> and i'm brandi hitt in for reena ninan. >>> police in upstate new york have been working through the night in an intense effort to find the two escaped killers. >> officers blocked off a road not far from the prison and warned residents they needed to stay indoors after police got a tip. the search has also expanded to neighboring have and bazi kanani is following details overnight. >> reporter: the manhunt for the two escaped murders expanding. overnight robo calls warning residents in upstate new york to stay indoors. and now in neighboring vermont, a search from tent to tent. >> we have information that suggests that they thought that new york was going to be hot, vermont would be cooler in terms of law enforcement. >> reporter: vermont's governor says david sweat and richard matt have talked about going to a campsite. law enforcement is now searching state parks and warning campers. >> we've had plenty of people approach us that we don't know borrowing an egg or whatever, and it's just what you do in a campground. >> reporter: investigators believe the escapees had help getti