abc's steve osunsami with the latest. >> reporter: the view from the coast guard helicopter circlingnew orleans east says everything. some homes were spared, others destroyed. an awful lottery that stretches nearly two miles long. >> about 300 structures were completely damaged. >> reporter: this was the most powerful tornado to ever hit this city, an ef-3 with wind speeds near 135 miles an hour. strong enough to send this trailer flying through parking lots. with winds that tore through this roof in a few short moments. >> this is like my third go around living up in this area through hurricane betsy through katrina and now this. >> reporter: roland and linda pi hurricane katrina. this time, she had to hide in her bathroom and say prayers to her lord. >> what were you praying for? >> just cover me with your blood, and keep me. that's all i could do and he did. >> reporter: jared parfait went looking for his 70-year-old aunt in her battered home. >> aunt vergie! >> reporter: we can report that he found her safe and sound. in all, 33 people were hurt and two are still hospitalized >>

steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> quite an emotional scene there be in georgia. >> yeah. >>> coming up in our next half hour, an out of this world flight. spacex is planning on sending is space tourists on a trip around the moon next year. so what does it cost? and more importantly, how dangerous is this? >> you go first. >> no, i'll be okay i'd rather situation. >> we'll be talking about the chaos and confusion of that moment at the oscars. that's next. working fast sil rapid action bes for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. wow! but what other teen problems can it fix fast? maybe it can quickly give this teen a thicker mustache? doesn't look like it. will clearasil act fast to help this teen concentrate on his math test? darn. can it help... nope. no. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. >> "la la land." >> in retrospect what we know is warren was confused. he handed it read the name. in other words, clyde through bonnie under the bus. >> that is jimmy kimmel talking about the now infamous oscar mishap. >> we're als

>> steve osunsami tonight.hank you, steve. >>> when we come back here, the severe weather moving. 90 million at risk in the south and the east. the deadly plane crash in the water in the middle of this country. the ntsb responding at the scene. >>> and the major announcement. a moon shot? we learnedlated too, there could be a private mission around the moon as early as next year? details right after the break. what twisted ankle?ask what muscle strain? advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? advil. i use what's already inside me to reach my goals. so i liked when my doctor told me that i may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals by activating what's within me with once-weekly trulicity. trulicity is not insulin. it helps activate my body to do what it's supposed to do release its own insulin. trulicity responds when my blood sugar rises. i take it once a week, and it works 24/7. it comes in an easy-to-use pen. and i may even lose a little weight. trulicity is a once-wee

abc's steve osunsami with the details. >> reporter: it was an unsolved mystery in the south that madeeadlines across the country. >> tara grinstead disappeared. >> reporter: the disappearance of 30-year-old tara grinstead. >> what happened to tara? >> reporter: she was a high school teacher and an experienced beauty pageant contestant. in 2005 she went missing after watching a pageant and having dinner with friends. more than a decade went by with no answers for her family. but this morning, this man seen here in his first court appearance is now charged with murdering her. authorities say that ryan alexander duke broke into her home in october of 2005, robbed and killed the teacher with his bare hands and then hid the body. he has not entered a plea. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> and steve will have the latest on that cold case a little bit later on today on "good morning america." >>> in the meantime, police in massachusetts say a new dna profile may be the break they need in the murder of a google executive last summer. vanessa marcotte vanished while jogging near her mothe

police do not believe he was under the influence, david. >> steve osunsami with us tonight.teve, thank you. >>> we are following two deadly plane crashes in this country. one in the northeast. only the tail is visible. after the plane crashed into an apartment building in massachusetts. the pilot did not survive. >>> and in riverside, california, capturing a small plane as it explodes into a giant fireball. that scene deadly as well. and here's abc's kayna whitworth tonight. >> reporter: tonight a community in shock after a cessna plane came crashing into this neighborhood in california. you can see the plane falling from the sky, then a huge fireball erupting. five people on board, three of killed, two in critical condition. >> oh my gosh. >> reporter: firefighters say nobody on the ground was hurt. >> big boom, and then flames. i got back down. >> reporter: four homes damaged. two completely destroyed. neighbors trying to protect their homes, not knowing a plane had crashed. you were out here hosing off your fence, looking over at a home completely engulfed in flames, but

abc's steve osunsami has more. president trump making headlines takes aim at nordstrom -- in defense of his daughter. nordstrom stopped carrying ivanka trump's clothing line - citing brand performance. the president- now voicing his displeasure on twitter. he tweeted first on his personal account -- "my daughter ivanka has been treated unfairly by nordstrom." then - he re-tweeted it from the presidential account. critics were quick to call that re-tweet unethical-- saying president trump should not use official white house platforms for private business matters. the white house says president trump was simply defending his daughter. meanwhile-- the nation is still waiting to hear about the future of president trump's halted travel ban. a federal court heard arguments on the controversial order tuesday- but is not ready to rule. meanwhile- just last night, the president told reporters that he wanted to give travelers a month's notice before instituting the ban. but claims that he was overruled by law enforcement. he

steve osunsami has more. doctors say an iranian baby is doing well after surgery in oregon. procedure almost didn't happen - because of the travel ban. the 4-month old made national headlines when she was not allowed into the u-s last month. that's even though her grandparents and uncle live here. lawmakers intervened and she was eventualy admitted. lifetime at a university of louisville game. too bad it didn't count. after he finished this victory lap-- this student got some bad news. he was disqualified from winning the 38-thousand dollar grand prize. why? because- get this - it turned out he played basketball in high school. the university of louisville stepped in. it offered to pay for his books and school meal plan next year as a consolation prize. there is much more coming up on good morning washington. sam sweeney.. what re you working on? fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in stomer satisfaction jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get our best offer o

here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: no sooner than tom brady and the patriots walked off the field inston with the super bowl trophy and his fifth ring, it now appears that someone with a five-finger discount was racing from the patriot's locker room with the quarterback's jersey. the winning super bowl mvp, who they're now calling the greatest of all time, searched high and low and shared his frustrations with the team's owner. >> someone stole my game jersey. >> you better look online. >> reporter: collectors say the missing jersey that he wore to a fifth super bowl is the holy grail of sports memorabilia, worth as much as $500,000. the texas rangers have already put out an apb. the lieutenant governor says that they're on the trail, and in texas, we place a high value on hospitality and football. for his part, brady is taking it in stride. >> it's unfortunate because that's a nice piece of memorabilia. so if it shows up on ebay somewhere, someone let me know. what can you do? i'll take the ring, and that's good enough for me. >> steve osunsami, abc news. >> an apb out on that jerse

here's steve osunsami. >> hello. is this 911? >> yes, it is. how can i help you? >> i'm a kid and i think my dad is drunk. >> reporter: the tears in her voice break your heart. this 9-year-old girl was afraid for her and her sister's life. >> i know my dad is drunk and he's the only one driving and i think i am going to get into a wreck. >> are you in the car with him? >> yes, and he's driving really fastly. >> reporter: her father was still driving. and police were trying to find them. >> i don't know where i am right now. daddy, stop the frigging car. stop the car, pull over somewhere. >> reporter: police say 36-year-old wesley burgner was driving from atlanta to georgia last weekend and was drinking along the way. >> i don't want my dad to go to jail. but he's drunk. >> reporter: police arrested the father when he finally stopped at his mother's house. >> thank you. >>> one more headline from washington. the jobs report, reporting 227,000 americans found jobs last month. unemployment ticking up to 4.8%. >>> the consumer alert this evening. how phone scammers ar

here's steve osunsami. >> hello. is this 911? >> yes, it is. how can i help you? >> i'm a kid and i think my dad is drunk. >> reporter: the tears in her voice break your heart. this 9-year-old girl was afraid for her and her sister's life. >> i know my dad is drunk and he's the only one driving and i think i am going to get into a wreck. >> are you in the car with him? >> yes, and he's driving really fastly. >> reporter: her father was still driving. and police were trying to find them. >> i don't know where i am right now. daddy, stop the frigging car. stop the car, pull over somewhere. >> reporter: police say 36-year-old wesley burgner was driving from atlanta to georgia last weekend and was drinking along the way. >> i don't want my dad to go to jail. but he's drunk. >> reporter: police arrested the father when he finally stopped at his mother's house. >> thank you. >>> one more headline from washington. the jobs report, reporting 227,000 americans found jobs last month. unemployment ticking up to 4.8%. >>> the consumer alert this evening. how phone scammers ar

abc's steve osunsami in new orleans. >> reporter: the view from the coast guard helicopter circling new orleans east says everything. some homes were spared, others destroyed. an awful lottery that stretches nearly two miles long. >> about 300 structures were completely damaged. >> reporter: this was the most powerful tornado to ever to hit this city, an ef-3 with wind speeds near 135 miles an hour. strong enough to send this trailer flying through parking lots. with winds that tore through this roof in a few short moments. >> this is like my third go around living in this area through hurricane betsy through katrina and now this. >> reporter: roland and linda pierre went nearly two months without power during hurricane katrina. this time, she had to hide in her bathroom and say prayers to her lord. >> what were you praying for? >> just cover me with your blood, and keep me. that's all i could do and he did. >> reporter: jared parfait went looking for his 70-year-old aunt in her battered home. >> aunt vergie! >> reporter: we can report tonight that he found her safe and sound. in all, 3

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abc's steve osunsami is in florida. >> reporter: late this evening, police have them surrounded at a motel in troupe county, georgia. it's hours away from the crime scenes in florida in alabama, where billy boyette and his friend mary rice are accused of randomly killing three people. >> the car was in the parking lot. >> they believe he shot himself. dead or alive. that's how they promised this would end. >> mr. boyette, there are two places you can end up. prison or a cemetery. >> reporter: the first two victims were found dead at a motel in milton, florida. boyette was in an abusive relationship with his daughter. the next victims were random. on friday morning in alabama, police say they murdered 52-year-old peg gi broez who was in her front yard, and they sole her car. then the next survive. the killers have been seen on surveillance videos in stores across the south. police say boyette was struggling with dug drug addiction, and told his friends he would not be taken alive. david. >> >>> when we come back, the city named best place to live in america. >>> also dangerous. the st

here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: no sooner than tom brady and the patriots walked off the fieldwith the super bowl trophy and his fifth ring, it now appears that someone with a five-finger discount went racing from the patriots' locker room with the quarterback's jersey. the winning super bowl mvp, who they're now calling the greatest of all time, searched high and low late last night, and shared his frustrations with the team's owner. >> someone stole my game jersey. >> you better look online. >> reporter: collectors say the missing jersey that he wore to win a fifth super bowl is the holy grail of sports memorabilia, worth as much as $500,000. the texas rangers have already put on an apb. the lieutenant governor reports that they're "on the trail." and "in texas we place a high value on hospitality and football." for his part, brady is taking it in stride. >> it's unfortunate because those are nice pieces of memorabilia. what can you do? aisle l i'll take the ring, and that's good enough for me. >> our thanks to steve, and don't mess with that jersey in texas. they will find i

abc's steve osunsami is in florida. >> reporter: late this evening, police have them surrounded at a motel in troup county, georgia. it's hours away from the crime scenes in florida in alabama, where billy boyette and his friend mary rice are accused of randomly killing three people. >> the car was in the parking lot. >> reporter: authorities are confirming he is dead and she is in custody. >> boyette took his own life. >> she walked out of hotel? >> she surrendered. >> reporter: the first two victims were found dead at a motel in milton, florida. last tuesday. the father of one of them says boyette was in an abusive relationship with his daughter. >> he choked her down to the ground and kicked her in the face. >> reporter: the next victims were random. on friday morning? lillian, alabama, police say they murdered 52-year-old peggy broz who was standing in her front yard, and they then stole her car. their latest alleged victims, a woman and her son in pensacola, both survived. the killers have been seen on surveillance videos in stores across the south. police say boyette was strugg

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here's abc's steve osunsami. >> to many watching this commercial online, budweiser's new super bowl add feels -- is the powerful story of one of the beer's founders and the struggles he game when he emigrated to america from germany in 1857. >> welcome to america. >> you're not wanted here. go back home. >> reporter: the people at and hice ter budweiser special millions producing the spot. it was long before today's fistfight over immigration. we believe beer should be bay partisan from slow motion clydesdales to frogs that sing budweiser's name. >> budweiser. >> the king of busier sure knows how to push america's emotional buttons but like our politics, the reaction this time is deeply divide. done drink dg budweiser, enjoy your boycott. coors here i come to bravo bud, bravo. the commercial is already arguably a success with more than 3 million views on line and more than 100 million americans will see it this weekend. receive osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> stay with us. we'll have all the details how to plan your super bowl party. >> chef mark bail little is here with some tasty off

the death of a former georgia beauty queen who went missing more than a decade ago and abc's steve osunsamiwith the latest in this case. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. to crack this case after nearly 12 years because someone came forward with valuable information. it was an unsolved mystery in the south that made headlines across the country. >> tara grinstead disappeared. >> reporter: the disappearance of 30-year-old tara grinstead. >> what happened to tara? >> reporter: she was a high school teacher and experienced beauty pageant contestant seen here winning one of her tiaras on investigation discovery. in 2005 she went missing after watching a pageant and having dinner with friends. more than a decade went by with no and the for her family. >> i need an appointed attorney. >> reporter: this morning this man seen here in his first court appearance is now charged with murdering her. authorities say that ryan alexander duke broke into her home in october of 2005, robbed and killed the teacher with his bare happens and then hid the body. he has not yet entere

state of emergency and let's take a look at the devastating aftermath in new orleans and abc's steve osunsamis on the scene. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. this behind me is just one example of what families here are waking up to this morning. it's what's left of a bakery, you can see the walls are crumbled in. on top of the building here is what looks like to be an air-conditioning unit that came from another building. it was blown this way. the winds were strong enough to turn everyday items into projectiles. you can see something smashed out this car window here. the owner of the bakery spent the night inside this vehicle. the winds were also strong enough to knock down power lines. you see scenes like this all over the city with transformers and pieces of equipment on the ground. suddenly the sky was falling in the big easy frightening families with multiple tornados that were wider than the buildings they damaged or destroyed. there were at least five of them reported here in louisiana. another three in mississippi. >> this thing comes up on you in a seco

movie in a movie theater after an argument over a cell phone and his wife is taking the stand and steve osunsamiring the case. >> reporter: good morning, the judge in this case will visit the movie theater where the shooting happened. she will decide before trial whether the shooting was justified. the wife of 73-year-old curtis reeves is defending her husband to decide if he has a good enough excuse to avoid a murder charge. vivian told the judge he fired in self-defense. >> you are looking at mr. oulson at that point and see him lunging forward? >> yes, i saw that. his whole upper body just came forward and i thought that he was coming over. >> reporter: he is accused of killing 43-year-old chad oulson at an argument at this tampa movie theater hoping to use florida's controversial stand your ground law to avoid prosecution. the two men are seen arguing in this video from the dark theater. that's reeves at the bottom right of the screen. the court has already heard from doctors who say reeves is an old man with arthritis who had good reason to fear a physical fight with a man who was 6'3" but