no one was hit directly by the lightning. paramedics say everyone was taking shelter under a canopy which was hit by the bolt of lightning traveling along a piece of metal. 23 scouts, three adults hospitalized with burns none life threatening. joo lightning . lightning also being blamed for sparking a growing wildfire burning in colorado. we have been reporting on t wild weather across the nation for weeks. as abc s clayton sandel reports, it has been a costly year when it comes to damage done by acts of nature. reporter: this tornado spotted near dix, nebraska, just part of a weather juggernaut in the plains and midwest. in minnesota, 50 mile an hour wind flipped big rigs and were powerful enough to destroy a trailer in south dakota killing a woman inside. in boscoville, wisconsin, 8 inches of rain flooded half the town as wildfires continue ravaging the west. there is not enough rain. thousands of firefighters plus a fleet of aircraft adding to the growing cost of weather disaste
reporter: the bronx zoo is one of the world s largest and the van crashed near the monorail. zoo officials say was not operating. the area is not public, no visitors, animals or workers were hurt. investigators haven t said what caused the vehicle to lose control but the accident shot off traffic along one of new york s busiest roadways. three crew members of a sailboat are dead. another is still missing. one searcher says the wreckage of the boat looks like it had gone through a blender. it s believed the yacht may have collided with a much larger commercial ship. they simply didn t see it, and doesn t even know it hit that smaller boat. a california man will appear in court today on charges he ran down a pair of bicyclists. one of them a brazilian racer. as clayton sandel reports, police made an arrest with the help of a video that made it on youtube. reporter: except for a occasional pothole, bruno gregory s ride began uneventfully. bruno and a friend, happily sharing the