Good friday morning, everyone. Im tahman bradley. And im reena ninan. We begin with the floods and flames, causing serious threats overnight. In eastern arizona, fire crews on the ground and in the air, are scrambling to put out a fastmoving wildfire. Flames broke out about noon, starting at 100 acres and then growing to 2,000 in just a few hours. Mandatory evacuations are under way. The cause, still under investigation. From fires to dangerous floods, even in alaska overnight. Dozens of guests and employees in Denali National park had to be airlifted after floodwaters overtook their lodge. And rock falls forced the closure of the only road into the park. Three inches of rain have fallen in the park between anchorage and fairbanks. The worst flooding is in the midwest. President is obama is offering muchneeded help to minnesota, where theres been more damage. And more rain and strong winds are on the way. Abcs susan saulny has the latest. Reporter relentless rain and rising rivers. Water overtaking roads. Cutting off entire towns. Even triggering mudslides. The whole state of minnesota, already in a days long fight to contain rising water, bracing this morning for more record flooding. Part of this home, completely wiped away by mud. Anything that just kind of jars it a little bit would be enough for those rafters to break and everything to go down. Reporter president obama, on the ground to see the scope of the damage thursday, near the banks of a swollen creek. As we get some clarity about the damage and what needs to be done, you should feel confident that youre going to have a Strong Partner in fema and the process of cleaning up. Reporter so many families trying to protect their homes are turning away from traditional small sandbags, which can take hours and a small army to fill, to this, the megasandbag. These get mixed by a concrete mixer. Reporter the water crisis, beyond minnesota now. In canton, south dakota, Officials Say standing water is posing a health risk. Its heartbreaking. Reporter and farther east, in lincoln, new hampshire, the local Fire Department says they havent seen this much rain since hurricane irene. Theres other homeowner damage. Force of nature. Reporter its been the wettest year to date for the upper midwest and much of the upper mississippi valley. And theres more rain predicted for this weekend across the region. Susan saulny, abc news, washington. Thank you, susan. Time, now, for the rest of the nations weather. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms along the gulf coast. A dry, pleasant day in the northeast. Severe weather with hail and damaging winds are a threat in eastern montana and eastern wyoming. Dry in california, southern nevada, arizona and utah. President obama is changing course and asking congress for 500 million to help rebels trying to take down Bashar Al Assads regime in syria. The funds would be used to train and arm Syrian Opposition fighters. Mr. Obama has been against providing aid to syrian rebels. But the u. S. Is facing an increased risk of the syrian conflict feeding the al qaedafueled insurgency in iraq. The president is in minneapolis today to give a speech highlights minnesotas decision to eventually hike its minimum wage to 9. 50 an hour. But in an exclusive interview with abcs george stephanopoulos, he jumped feetfirst into the heated immigration debate and the growing crisis of immigrant children at the border. Our message, absolutely, is dont send your children unaccompanied on trains or through a bunch of smugglers. We dont even know how many of these kids dont make it and may have been waylayed into sex trafficking or killed because they fell off a train. We have no way of tracking that. Well have much more of georges interview with the president , later this morning on good morning america. The former senator known as the great conciliator is dead. Tennessee republican howard baker served three terms in the senate, including eight years as gop leader. And then, as white house chief of staff for ronald reagan. But baker is best remembered for framing the central question of the watergate investigation, what did the president know and when did he know it . Howard baker was 88. For the first time, the gunman of Elliot Rodger is speaking out about his sons killing spree near u. C. Santa barbara last month. Elliot rodger stabbed three people at his apartment, and drove around firing people, killing 6 and injuring 13 others before taking his own life. In an abc news exclusive, Barbara Walters asked rodgers father, peter, how hes coping. Its like a reverse nightmare situation. I go to sleep, and i might have a nice dream. And then i wake up and slowly, the truth of what happened dawns on me. And thats my son is a mass murderer. Rodger calls his sons rampage an American Horror story. You can see the entire conversation in a Barbara Walters exclusive. A special edition of 20 20 tonight at 10 00 p. M. , 9 00 central. Incredible video to show you. A natural gas line eruption, sending a fireball nearly 100 feet into the air, in southeastern texas. Emergency crews managed to shut off the gas. And they allowed the flames to burn off on their own. One man who was driving by was slightly injured as he tried to run away from his stalled truck. Well, the driving rain and disappointing loss apparently isnt enough to dampen u. S. Soccer fever. Not at all. Despite team usas loss to germany yesterday, the u. S. Will still advance to round 16. And new york is showing its team usa pride atop the empire state building, emblazoned in red, white and blue. Abcs paula faris braved the rain in brazil for us. Reporter try after try, in the pouring rain, the americans came so close. Dempsey. Couldnt put it on target. Reporter but in the end, thwarted by germanys precision and strength. Germany scoring the lone goal in the second half. But it didnt matter. The americans, by keeping it so close, they do the unbelievable and advance in this brutal tournament. Its huge. Its huge for us getting out of this group that everybody said, you have no chance. We took that chance. And we move on. And now, we really want to prove a point. Usa. Usa. Usa. Reporter fans, ecstatic, across america. And right here. Usa. Usa. Reporter how are you going to remember this . The happiest loss ive ever seen in my life. Reporter a journey for the fans. And this underdog team, that seemingly brought america to a standstill for the game. From Conference Rooms to classrooms. The workday took a backseat to the game. Even ft. Drum, with help from the americans coach, get out of work permission slip. All eyes on the tv. The americans are moving on, overcoming all odds. The weather, the travel, the socalled group of death, reflective of the american spirit. Up next, they play belgium on tuesday. And take a look at this shirtless selfie. Team captain Clint Dempsey instagramed the picture from inside the locker room. Hello. Allsmiles for team usa. Way to go, boys. You like that, huh . I do. I really do. New overnight, escorted out and slapped in cuffs. A hollywood actor arrested during a broadway show. Plus, the missing child story changing by the hour. What weve learned about the boy found in his basement more than a week after being reported missing. And the Family Member now under arrest. And a pilot makes a delicate landing that you have to see to believe. When i have an asthma attack. I feel like a fish with no water. Learn how to prevent your childs next asthma attack. Because even one attack is one too many. Business practically ground to a halt during yesterdays u. S. germany world cup match. Trading volume on wall street during the first half was off by nearly 20 . It dropped even more during the second half. Its estimated u. S. Employers lost nearly 400 million in productivity. Tuesdays game takes place after wall street closes. Adidas is going to take a bite out of its world cup advertising. Some of the ads feature luis suarez baring his teeth. Well, that isnt funny anymore. Suarez has been suspended for biting an opponent during tuesdays world cup match. Adidas plans to remind suarez it expects better behavior from its athletes. You think . There may be a line in the Electronics Department of your walmart today. The giant retailer is cutting the prices of basic iphones at 9 00 a. M. The 16 gig 5s, will cost 99. The 5c 29. Both with twoyear contracts. The prices are only available in stores. Not online. The summers first bona fide blockbuster opens today. Analysts say the new transforms movie could gross as much as 100 million this weekend. This fourth film in the series has a new cast, swapping shia labeouf for mark wahlberg. And when we come back, a surprise attack caught on camera. A man hurls himself on to the hood of a deputys cruiser. Plus, friends in high places. A daredevil uses his pals to make a crazy b. A. S. E. Jump. Look at that. Hi, im jay farner president of quicken loans and were here in detroit, michigan, helping folks refinance their homes and save money. Does it make sense to refinance right now . A lot of times we can lower the monthly payment, we can consolidate debt. Okay we just want to make sure that you know your options, and were here for you. Were not just number crunchers, i specialize in what i do and i care about my clients. From beginning, the middle and to the end. Youre going to talk to someone. Not a machine. Call us today for a mortgage experience thats engineered to amaze. Its how i look at life. 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Back to the news. And new details in the disappearance of that detroit boy who was found after 12 days. Police tell abc news, both charlie bouthels father and his stepmother are being considered persons of interest, as prosecutors decide whether to press charges. They say a pvc pipe with blood on it was taken from the home by investigators. Reporters asked the father yesterday whether hes ever harmed his son. What about your wife . How is she doing . Its just rough on all of us. But im glad my son is found. I do have to go. And you would never have abused him . Would you have ever hurt charlie . No. You never hurt charlie . No. The childs stepmother was arrested yesterday for violating probation, unrelated to this case. Her two children were taken into protective custody. A family outside of los angeles who hired a livein nanny now have a nightmare on their hands. The bracamonte family says the 64yearold Diane Stretton was great with their three kids. After a few weeks, she stopped working. She stayed confined in her room, saying she cant work because of a heart condition. She refuses to leave. And police say they cant legally remove her. Stretton is threatening to sue the family for wrongful firing and elder abuse, even as she remains under their roof. We sit down with the family later this morning on good morning america. Breaking news involving shia labeouf. He is under arrest after being hauled out of a broadway show in handcuffs. The arrest, caught in this shot being shared on instagram. Witnesses say the star was smoking cigarettes and being disruptive during a performance of cabaret. He was charged with two counts of Disorderly Conduct and one count of criminal trespassing. This is the latest in a string of legal troubles for the former disney star. And a different kind of trouble for police north of grand rapids, michigan. A 20yearold man, apparently on drugs, jumped on to the hood of their cruiser, breaking the windshield with a pipe. He quickly surrendered telling police he was from the planet zoltron. But alien or not, he apparently does have warrants here on earth, for failing to register as a sex offender. A marine corps jet pilot is speaking out about his frightening touchdown on an Aircraft Carrier without landing gear. Captain William Mahoney realized he had a major problem. So, the flight deck crew put out a stool where the nose could hit. Mahoney put down the jet safely, a major feat, considering he couldnt see a thing. I cant see a stool. I didnt know it was there. I looked for it. I remember looking for it. And thinking, oh, boy. This is going to get interesting. Mahoney says he didnt realize how much he was shaking until he got out of the Aircraft Carrier. He also says he didnt realize everyone had left the flight deck as a safety precaution until he saw his colleagues running over to congratulate him. I guess its kind of good he didnt notice that. Pretty impressive. Time, now, for sports. A suit steals the show at the nba draft. Plus, the full highlights from team usas loss to germany. We get that from neil and stan at espn. Good morning, america. Welcome to our sportscenter set here in los angeles. Im stan verrett. This is neil everett. Hes going to tell you about team usa. Looks like i have bed head, dont i . Doesnt it . Lets kick it. Usa germany. The teams going to advance with a win or draw. You want to make the knockout. Both teams can advance with a portugal ghana draw. The loser advances by winning the tiebreaker with portugal and ghana. And thats what will come into play. Thomas muller, the goal right there beat tim howard. Thats the only one that will beat howard. And the usa wont get any. But the usa advances to the knockout because portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo beat ghana. Everybody who had portugal advancing over the usa, youre wrong. Thursdays other big story, the nba draft. Number one, Andrew Wiggins to the cavaliers. Played just one year at kansas. Cavaliers with the number one pick for the third time in four years. Things have worked out great. Anthony bennett, the jurys still out. And theyre hoping that wiggins will come along a little more. How would you look in that suit . You could wear that suit. No. You couldnt . Probably could. Probably wouldnt. I couldnt. Thats all we got. Thanks, guys. And even though they beat team usa, germanys late goal is not our play of the day. This is. Take a look. A b. A. S. E. Jumper being tossed off a norwegian mountain voluntarily. His friends, there they are, getting him together. They swing him back and forth before heaving him over the side. There it is. 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By noon we are going do have sunshine and below average temperatures inland. 76 to 85. A lingering cloud. Around the bay, 70 to 79. Leyla gulen . We starting off quiet. We dont have any citizens. We have plenty of construction. Good morning, everyone. Across westbound 580 to san ramon road we will find a couple of lanes taken away and it is slowing as you make the drive in the westbound direction toward dublin pleasanton interchange. Into oakland we have a roth blocking a couple of lanes, northbound 880 between 16th and product way where you will see construction crews, slow for the cone zone. The bay bridge toll plaza shows wide open spaces and nice and Clear Conditions interest san francisco. 4 29. A store you will see only on abc7 news, the san jose Liquor Store Clerk badly beaten by a hand with liquor store bottles is describing the attack which is on video. It is a disturbing story. Absolutely. You have to see it to believe it, so dramatic it looks like something from a movie. Look at this, video only seen here, police are looking for this man who according to the sheriff attacked the clerk at the liquors last week. On young 16 around 7 40, the man walked into the store, picked up a case of beer and grabs cigarettes and liquor. Look at this multiple security cameras captured the robber took down the clerk and started beating him. We have hidden the clerks face because he is afraid of retaliation. [ inaudible ]