This is what it looked like overnight. Lightning bursting through the clouds hitting at least three skyscrers. As the storm moves across the great lakes, waves could reach 15 feet. Here now with more abcs stephie ramos. R reporter fastmoving major storm sweeping the midwest. Tornado on the ground. Reporter reports of twisters in iowa. Tornado warnings. Reporter National WeatherService Officials say th syste began tuesday around utah then moving east into the nations dsection. In knoxville, iowa, powerful winds and rain packing a punch tearing down trees and ripping through Industrial Buildings in this town. Nearby, flipping this semi on its side. The driver doing okay. Y. In all, three rollover semi truck wrecks reported wednesday near avoka, iowa. The storm didnt stop there. Portions of new mexico, wyoming, colorado, nebraska and kansas saw blizzardlike conditions. With thunderstorms, as well. Its bebeen roughslow going. 55 mile an hour from kansas city. Thats about all i could get. You just want to go, go, go, but you cat. Reporter from snow to ice in colorado, frozen roadsds more like an ice skating rink for drivers. He saved it. Reporter lighter snow in western kansas, but residents bracing themselves for slower commutes. In northern california, the early dose of Winter Weather is a good thing. Skiers and snowboarders craving for some snow welcoming an early stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. Okay, this morning right now,0 Million People are in the storm zone as the system moves east. Our coverage continues with Accuweather Meteorologist cam tran. Cam, good morning. Good morning, reena and kendis. As the stotorm systemoves over the great lakes region, the biggt threat will be those howling winds. We could see wind gusts up to 60 Miles Per Hour near the lakes region. That includes detroit and buffalo whilile furtheout well see wind gusts of 40 Miles Per Hour, and then those gusty winds will move over the Midatlantic States as we head into friday. Were also looking at some widespread rainfall for the area on thursday as well. We are looking at the heaviest of rain across the northern lakes and its also going to be quite soggy in the northeast. Reena and kendis, back to you. Cam, thank you very much. Breaking news this morning from iraq. A battle is under way for control of a strategic town held by isis. With the backing of u. S. Air power, kurdish fighters have launched a ground offensive on multiple fronts to retake the western iraqi town of sinjar from the militants. The plan is to cut off a major supply line link tmajor isis strongholds. Okay, also breaking overnight lasers directed at pilots over two major cities in new york. News helicopters operated by cbs and nbc stations were the targets of attacks over brooklyn. At least one person was arrested there in that burough. A helicopter for our new york city station wabc was hit with a green laser near newark suspect was arrested. If we can get the cops over here, it would be awesome because we got them. The suspect who was taken into custody in brooklyn is a 20yearold man. Hes been chararged witheckless endangerment. Convictions for pointing lasers at aircraft carry hefty fines as well as prison time. Also last night, three planes were hit by lasers while approaching love field in dallas. Two were passenger jets. The other was a private business plane, all of them were at altitudes between 3,000 and 4,000 feet. And about 11 miles from that city, so far no arrests in these cases. New details about the deadly crh of a small plane in akron, ohio. Surveillance video shows the plane crashing there in the upper left corner. All nine people on board were killed. Seven of them were with the florida based real estate company. The anes cockpit voice recorder has been recovered and is being studied for clues about what went wrong. Another pilot who had just landed at a nearby airport calls despe being on the same frequency as the plane that crashed. Tensions still grips the Main University of missouri caus. Just days after the resignation of its president , more students protested. They took place last night as racial tensions simmered b many other students stayed away from campus yesterday due to online threats against black students. Two students at other colleges have been arrested for making those threats. Turning now to the race for the white house, donald trump under fire for praising president eisenhowers mass deportation plan during tuesdays debate. Critics blasted the eisenhower directive saying mexicans were carted away like livestock and treated so inhumanely, the program prompted a congressional investigation, but trump held up the program as a model for rounding up millions of undocumented immigrants. Youre going to have a Deportation Force and youre going to do it humanely. Look, we have to do what we have to do. Anand i did and other people have done it and in mexico you want to go trump also failed to mention the officialame of the 1950s initiative was operatioio wetback, a racially offensive term for mexicans. Hillary clinton later firing back tweeting the idea of tracking down and deporting 11 Million People is absurd, inhumane and unamerican. No, trump. The refugee crisis stretching across europe has hit a grim new milestone. The number of those seeking asylum now tops 1 Million People and the crisis getting worse. Desperate families continue to risk their lives but many dont make it like those making the dangerous crossing on this wooden boat. It went wn off the coast of turkeyey killing4 people including 7 children. Back here at home the Veterans Affairs department is facing a new round of criticism. The agency paid more than 142 million in performance bonuses last year despite military veterans. President obama says the v. A. Is getting a bigger budget and is working hard to solve its problems. Still ahead, turkey prices flying high just in time for thanksgiving. And a massive lawsuit involving women onirth control and more than 100 surprise pregnancies. Should the drugmaker pay to help raise those children . Plus, stuck in a well for several days. Fourlegged friend. Crews north of los angeles battling this fastmoving brush fire overnight. About 40 acres in a remote area of simi valley have been blackened so far. The fire is about 50 contained. Also in california, tense moments at a San Francisco hospital after reports of an armed man. Police say the suspect was pointing a rifle at a hospital from the roof of a building across the street. When officers arrived at the scene, the suspect then pointed the weapon at them. He was shot and killed. The rifle had apparently been taken in an earlier burglary. In the meantime, a system of tracking airliners by satellite is expected to be in place in the next two years. Its creation was motivated by the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 last year. A deal reached at a u. N. Meeting yestery allows for planes to be tracked by satellite, not just from the ground. Current radar based systems leave about 70 of the worlds surface uncovered. So its going to cost a bit more to put that bird on the thanksgiving d table. Turkey prices are up 15 to 20 from last year. The avian flu, which wiped out millions of birds, is to blame for the hike. The rest of the thanksgiving menu will be about the same as last year. Okay, well, black friday shopping should be a lot safer this year, at least at walmart stores. Thats because its dumping the traditional doorbuster deals that tend to create chaos. Instead deeply discounted items will be Available Online starting at 3 00 a. M. Eastern time on thanksgiving day and in Stores Starting at 6 6 00 p. M. Later that same day. When we come back, a house leveled after an explosion. The e surveillce video as it happened and wt investigators say is the liky cause. And surprise attack. A man in his backyard suddenly grabbed by a gator. Frightening ordeal. Well, the storm that dumped a foot of snow on the rockies is now hammering the midwest. In the form of drenching rain, damaging winds and hail. Slick roads are making it tough for drivers to get around parts of minnesota and millions of people are bracing for a day of very nasty weather. Okay, lets ke a look at the morning road conditions. Slippery ride is in store for people in the pacific northwest. Wet and windy in t midwest and ohio valley. Slick spots in parts of the northeast and across southern florida. If youre flying, airport delays possible in minneapolis, chicago, detroit, philadelphia, new york and boston. Well, police in indiana are looking for a gunman who shot and killed a pastors pregnant wife in an apparent home invasion. Davey blackburn returned home from the gym tuesday to find his wi, amanda, shot in the head clinging to life until she died yesterday. The couples young son was in the home at the time but he was not iured. Much more on this coming up. Investigators are blaming gas for an explosion that flattened a duplex in northern new jersey killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others. But theheyre not yet saying whether it came from a natural gas leak and they are looking into whether someone inside the house was illegally tapping into a gas source. Neighbors say the blast was so powerful, they were knocked off their feet. Oh, my god, somebody help me, somebody help me. I fell like it was my last day. Reporter seven additional structures were damaged. Three of those will have t to be demolished. Experts say if you n notice an odor like rotten egg, open wiows and if neede please call for help. Theyve started pulling vehicles from the bottom of that huge sink hole trench in mississippi. 14 cars trucks and suv fell right in supplements 250i9 when a culvert collapsed next to an ihop in meridian. One father said he and his 2yearold son were just step as way from their c car when the disaster unfolded. Thankfully no one hurt. This morning fans are sharing their memories of soap star that thabl marnathaniel mars. Ton from one life to live on facebook his mom said he passed away as she held him in her arms. Nathanielian marston was only 40 years old. A hundred women have joined a lawsuit over mixed up birth controls. They say the mistake led to more than 100 surprise pregnancies seeks millions in damages. Of raising a child through adulthood. Even the cost of education. The drug company says only one faulty package was sold. A vaccine could one day be available to help lower bad cholesterol. Researchers say the vaccine targets a protein inhe liver which regulates the amount of cholesterol in the blood. So far it has shown promise in mice and monkeys. Millions of americans take statins to lower cholester but the drug doesnt work for everyone. A m man living near orlando is recovering this morning from being attacked by an alligator. Talking about 68yearold william bashard returning home after his arm was stitched and bandaged up following the attack. He said it happened while he was pulling weeds outside of his home which sits on a canal. He believes the gator could have pulled him rigight into the water. I Department Even see the gator at all before and after. I didnt even see it. All i hear is this pressure on my arm and going le this. Oh, man. Has to be a gator. I dont want to see the gator hurt, you know, he was just trying to get something to eat, i guess. Thats one way to look at it. Wildlife officers caught a sevenfoot alligator nearby which they believe is the one involved in the attack. Neighbors say its a first t time theyve heard of someone being attaed by a gator. Glad hes okay. A pam family in massachusetts happy to have their bud by back safe and sound. He wound up at the bottom of a 25foot well late monday he stayed there overnight and was eventually rescued by firefighters the next day. His safe return, of course, celebrated no other way but with doggie eats. Now his owners are having that old well filled up. A dangerously close call caught on camera in brazazil. An elderly man in rio totally oblivious to the oncoming train speeding down the tracks. Train barrels by. Luckily hes okay. He doesnt even flinch. I dont think he noticed it. Scary to see. Lucky man. Up next in the pulse, miniature mansion. The dollhouse worth millions. The wingsuit distance reco broken. Maria. There are thousands of ways into the complex health care system. 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Pretend like it 1982, america. This might make you happy. One of the c countrywe most expensive homes. 60,000 square foot oceanfront estate in sosouth floda on the atlantic with two boat docks out back. Not bad. It has 11 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms and can modeleded after the palace of versailles, of course in france. Gold columnseverywhere. The place had been listed for 139 million but then the owner took it off the market and added a dance club, an imax theater among other amenities and now relisted for 159 million. This has Kendis Gibson written all over it. Need a small loan. A house slightly on a smaller scale going on public display for the very first time today right here in new york city. Take a look. Its an elaborate dollhouse measureing nine feet by six feet weighing 900 pounds. The 29 rooms are filled with thousands off miniature pieces include oil painting fine rugs and elaborate furniture. Butut as you might expect all that luxury comes at a price. 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Breaking right now, a major battle is raging in iraq to retake the Northern City of sinjar from isis. Thousands of Kurdish Forces fronts with support from u. S. Air strikes. Federal government is set to announce a proposal todayhat would ban smoking in all Public Housing across the country. The move could affect nearly a million households. Severe storms zeroing in on the midwestst this morning unleashing torrential rain, hail and twisters after dumping snow across the plains, the same system could trigger winds topping 50 mililes an hour. Aside from the Severe Weather in the nations midsection a new storm hits the midwest. Rainy and windy in the northeast and scattered showers across south florida. Okay, finally, of course, we had housing options, both massive and minuscule in our pulse segment. Its aousing phenomenon, living in a micro apartment and wabcs Charlene Alcott shows u us its catching on. Reporter going from a twobedroom to 295 square feet was quite daunting for evan poll. I thought theres no way i could fit nye life into one small room. Reporter the struggling independent Film Producer knew he couldt be choosy. He had to find a way to make this tiny house a home. Theres no overconsumption because i just simply dont have the room for it. Reporter every item in every sqre inch means something to him and sparks a memory. This chairir wch ive had forever is solid as a rock. Reporter there are approximately 3,000 micro units in new york city. These apartments are created before new york enacted zoning rules requiring n less than 400 square feet back in 1987. That t thinking is now changing. The idea was t have this project as a test to see if the city would want to relax those zoning rules in the future. Eporter enter newewyorks first micro apartment building. Caramel place. This man says its not even done yet but 2 of the 55 units are claimed. At a decent price in a very desirable neighborhood in manhattan. Reporter located at 335 east 27th street in kips bay, the building offers units as small as 260 square feet. The room is widide enough that if you have a queen size bed here there are still four, five feet of space. Reporter the rent for a unit this size starts a around 2,000 a month and goes up to close to 3,000 for the larger apartments. He says themenities keep it competitive so can o really be happy l living little . The way that i livive is very humane and ive beeeen ae to carry on my life now for four years probably better than i lived when i was in a larger apartmt. M be tough wit toddlers. Definitely would be. Thats whats making news in america this morning. Stay tuned for good morning america. Moring iowa in hd. We are iowas most accurate weather team. Good morning iowa starts now elias good morning iowa im elias johnson. Sabrina and im sabrina ahmed. Its x 00 am on