And im nick watt. Diane maceda and Kendis Gibson have the day off. We begin with Severe Weather spawning at least one tornado in new orleans tearing apart buildings and leaving a path of destruction. The vicious storm tore across the city shattering everything in its path. A Fire Department spokesperson called one of those collapse, quote, a complete pancake collapse and scenes like this where a man was pulled from t was one of many dramas laying out through the day. A terrifying sight over the big easy. Im freaking out. Im calling my mom. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Reporter people in this new Orleans Office building watching a funnel cloud form over the city. And i went and looked outside, and i saw a shingle swirling in the air. Reporter this morning the National Weather service confirming at least one tornado touched down ripping a halfmile we got a building down in ursuline and claiborne and we got a building down in claiborne and st. Philip. Reporter when it was over, severe damage,
Good morning. Im linzie janis. And im nick watt. Diane maceda and Kendis Gibson have the day off. We begin with Severe Weather spawning at least one tornado in new orleans tearing apart buildings and leaving a path of destruction. The vicious storm tore across the city shattering everything in its path. A Fire Department spokesperson called one of those collapse, quote, a complete pancake collapse and scenes like this where a man was pulled from the rubble of a destroyed building was one of many dramas laying out through the day. A terrifying sight over the big easy. Im freaking out. Im calling my mom. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Reporter people in this new Orleans Office building watching a funnel cloud form over the city. And i went and looked outside, and i saw a shingle swirling in the air. Reporter this morning the National Weather service confirming at least one tornado touched down ripping a halfmile swath through a neighborhood. We got a building down in ursuline and claiborne and
The olympics Opening Ceremony just hours away. Concerns about safety and illegal doping already overshadowing the games. Is brazil ready for its big moment . Were there live on the ground with the greatest athletes in the world. If i just go out there and do my best to make you guys proud, that is the best feeling i could ever ask for. As team usa gets ready to go for the gold. And we do say good morning, america. So much excitement for the olympics and the fact that dan is here with us in times square. About even on the excitement meter. Absolutely. You see amy there in you see amy there in brazil for the Opening Ceremony just hours away. Amy has her game face on as usual. Take a look at the olympic torch this morning right near the statue in rio and it arrived in the city in style, on a surfboard, which strikes me as a little dangerous when youre carrying fire making its way to the stadium where the nearly fourhour ceremony kicks off and 6,000 performers getting ready for their big m
Officers pointing out there needs to be less polarization in the country between the races and the communities and law enforcement. It just goes to show you we still have a long way to go. Reporter in San Francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. The oakland as have suspended an employee who installed a hidden camera in the weight room. The strength and conditioning coach put in a camera to monitor players as they worked out and rehabbed injuries. He set it up last month ahead of a team road trip and it was discovered by a player a day later. The as have hired an independent law firm to look into the situation. Management was informed by the teams union representative. It is still ongoing to we are looking at it internally right now and i dont feel like im at liberty to say anything until we have the results and then i probably have more to say. And the man has apologized to the team and likely be allowed to continue working on problems. We are hearing from a firefighter who was among th
Infected with the virus in the area in miami. In diction to addition in addition to the air assaults, mosquito inspectors are going door to door testing standing water. The efforts appear to be working. We have some good news. We can take ten blocks in the northwest corner and say we dont believe theres any active transmission of zika virus. The recommendation that pregnant women not travel to the area stands. President obama says a major outbreak in the u. S. Is unlikely, but he is congress to take action and provide funding. Apple is starting a bug bounty program. The tech giant is offering up to 200,000 to hackers who locate security flaws in the software. That may be one of the highest corporate bounties ever. Apple has faced criticism in recent years for facing to pay hackers who discovered bugs in its programs. Google, facebook, and other Tech Companies have long offered such rewards. Earlier we heard from Summer Vacation on Marthas Vineyard tomorrow, and yesterday a milestone fo