Molester died behind bars. Plus, formula fraud, the new warning for parents about baby formula being resold. Reality stars indicted. The criminal charges announced against this tv couple and how theyre responding. And from mike tysons marijuana habit to the 10yearold who found a monster tooth to the spilled beer at the ballpark. That one straight back. All the trending stories for your wednesday morning. Announcer from abc news in new york, this is america this morning. Good wednesday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin were a standoff against china. Protesters demanding democracy shutdown the hong kong airport for the second day in a row. Most of the protesters fled when police moved in with pepper spray and flights resumed early this morning. China is now claiming the u. S. Has helped fuel the protests. And this all comes as President Trump backs down in his trade war with china, admitting for the first time that its American Consumers who are paying the price. Abcs
You see that correctly. They are wearing a television and leaving oldschool tubestyle tvs on doorsteps. Police officers there with like a moving truck. Police think its just a prank. Residents say the same thing happened last year. That is bizarre. Where are they finding these box tvs and why are they wearing one . Questions. An ohio boy may be getting quite a reward from the tooth fairy. During a Family Reunion in eastern ohio, he found a mastodon tooth in a creek. It wasnt buried, just lying there. Mastodons whoa, look at this picture. Mastodons were distant ancestors of the elephant that roamed north america during the ice age. If that was a tooth . They became extinct about 10,000 years ago. The boy plans to show off that monster tooth at school. Wow. How bizarre, a monster tooth, my goodness. Thats a big one there. Turning now to another type of creature with big teeth and the rising shark sightings up and down the east coast, especially around cape cod. Those sightings are transl
Livermo livermore. Back by the coast, were dropping down to 81 in San Francisco and 85 in mill valley. The good news, tomorrow we drop off a little bit, and then just in time for the weekend, im following a storm system that will help cool us down even more. Well have full details on that coming up in several hits this hour. Ill see you next at 6 19 tonight. Looking forward to it. Thank you very much, jeff. A lot of relieved homeowners in south san jose right now after manufacturers knocked down flames that burned up the hillside near their houses. Pg e says the fire started around 12 15 this afternoon after a vehicle crashed into a power pole in the area of santa teresa boulevard and bayless drive. About 120 firefighters swarmed the hills, and with the help of an aerial attack and a bulldoze contain the fire to about 75 acres. 15 homes were voluntarily evacuated as a precaution. I got a note from pg e, a text, saying that the power was out, came home and just was watching the fire com
Now chinas military assembling near the border and President Trump weighing in. Also, charged. One of the most popular reality tv families from Chrisley Knows Best now facing possible time behind bars. What they are accused of, expected to turn themselves in today. Jayz and the nfl joining forces reaching a deal on music and a social justice campaign. What it means for the super bowl halftime show. And real life wedding crasher. Police searching for this woman right now, suspected of posing as a guest and swiping gifts, turning couples dream days into nightmares. And we thank you for starting your day with us on this wednesday morning. Always good to have amy here. I like that side eye right there. You know what wednesdays known as . Thats right. Thats right. Im not saying it. Not this time . Nope. She does have that certain effect. She does. Were tracking the Weather Coast to coast, seven reported twisters through the heartland. Check out these winds knocking over big rigs, up to 20 o
And daring rescue. The dramatic moment this hero jumps out of his car running onto train tracks to save that woman. Sprinting under the barrier as it comes down. Im not a hero. I am not anything. I just saw something that needed to be done. The heartstopping rescue with just seconds to spare. It sure was some dramatic rescue. Good morning, america. We have a lot of news to get to this thursday including the battle to repeal obamacare. A live look where house committees have been working all through the night. Well have a lot more coming up. As you see theyre still going at it. So many facing that wicked weather. Winds so strong they knocked over this truck on a busy ohio highway and take a look at this tree here in new york. Toppling over from the wind hitting a power line catching fire. And in chicago, the wind so strong it blew out windows. Well have more on that in a moment but lets go right to ginger for that new winter storm moving into the northeast. Good morning, ginger. Robin,