the threat from isis is greater than ever this year, and police departments around the country are fully deployed this weekend. a fire that destroyed a prominent black church in south carolina is officially blamed on weather, likely a lightning strike. investigators say they found no evidence of criminal intent following the blaze at mt. zion ame in greeleyville, and many had suspected it was a hate crime because the church was burned down by the ku klux klan 20 years ago, and it is the seventh to go up in flames since the charleston church massacre. it s going to be weeks before areas near kansas city, missouri, are cleaned up and back to normal following the severe storms that rolled through this week. meantime the big problem across the western u.s. is the heat much above normal in places that aren t really used to it. abc s brandi hitt with the details. check that out! it just took the whole building in front of us, yo! reporter: destructive tornadoes spotted from missouri
be a false alarm this time, but the threat from isis is greater than ever this year and police departments around the country are fully deployed this weekend. a fire that destroyed a prominent black church in south carolina is officially blamed on weather, likely a lightning strike. investigators say they found no evidence of criminal intent following the blaze at mt. zion ame in greenliville and many had suspected it was a hate crime because the church was burned down by the ku klux klan 20 years ago, and it is the seventh to go up in flames since the charleston church massacre. it s going to be weeks before areas near kansas city missouri, are cleaned up and back to normal following the severe storms that rolled through this week. meantime the problem across the western u.s. is the heat places that normally aren t used to it. abc s brandi hitt with the details. check that out. it just took the whole building in front of us yo! reporter: tornadoes spotted from missouri to kent
today. lucky for them now. well, a volcano in western indonesia s rumbling after a string of powerful eruptions. the mountain unleashed a huge avalanche of volcanic ash yesterday, sending giant clouds of gas nearly a mile into the air. there were no reports of injuries, but the ash fell on villages as far as 15 miles away. a fire that destroyed a prominent black church in south carolina is officially being blamed on weather, likely a lightning strike. investigators say they found no evidence of criminal intent following the blaze at mt. zion ame in greeleyville. many had suspected it was a hate crime because the church was burned down by the kkk 20 years ago, and it s the seventh to go up in flames since the charleston church massacre. well, next up, the severe weather that s been rolling across the country. a strip mall near kansas city, missouri, took a direct hit from a tornado on wednesday night. repairs could take up to three weeks. and the tent where fireworks were being
public is the beneficiary. a series of mergers starting in 2008 means four airlines control more than 80% of seats in the u.s. market. since then, domestic airfare has risen 13% leading to record profits. as for the investigation, united airlines and delta both say they ve been told they re being investigated and they re cooperating fully. well they seem high. so we ll see what happens with. that let s turn to south carolina where governor nicky haley is saying the fire at a historic black church north of charleston tuesday night was the result of a lightning strike. en that arsnd that arson is not suspected. there were four lightning strikes and one hit the steep will of the church. so there is no reason to believe absolutely none no. however, a source close to the investigation tells nbc news that they couldn t confirm that lightning hit the church saying i don t know where she got that information from. mt. zion ame is the seventh fire
earlier and to arrive up there last night and just to see the church in flames again it just it gives you an ill feeling feeling. all right. brian todd thank you so much. now to to mt. zion ame, sixth black church to go up in flames since the mass killing at emanuel ame church in charleston. none of these have been determined to be hate crimes. can you see the map where all of the fires have occurred in the deep south, but listen. there is no question of the hate that gunman dylann roof spewed for african-americans in his writings, and while roof s act of violence is rare my next guest says the motivation behind it is not, and he knows firsthand. tim parish writes in the new york daily news, quote i grew up a southern racist. i learned how to hate at home and at church. i drank from the same poisonous well as dylann roof and author