Complex, office and gas station killing four before he is taken down. New vape warning. The fda now investigating 127 cases of people who say they had seizures after using ecigarettes. Walking the walk. More than 100 top models taking on victorias secret. What theyre asking the lingerie giant to do. And the movie villain turned reallife hero. The actor in the right place at the right time saving a young child trapped in an overturned car now telling his story. Good morning, america. A lot going on this thursday morning. Hope you guys are well. Yeah, reallife action hero danny trejo. We begin with the new severe storm threat stretching from the midwest to the northeast this morning. Overnight rescue crews were busy saving drivers from flash flooding, and a tornado touched down in new jersey. Whit johnson is in springfield, new jersey with more. Good morning, whit. Reporter michael, good morning to you. T ftehd. Ross thiparkg lot. In hf impacting millions of people. This tornado caught on camera, watch as it touches down in springfield, new jersey. Back up. Reporter swirling winds sucking up debris at speeds over 70 Miles Per Hour taking down trees and power lines. Police shutting down the street to clean up the aftermath. The twister part of a rush hour blast of dangerous weather across the midwest and northeast. Oh, my gosh. Reporter one woman driving through blowing rain and leaves when a large tree limb falls right in front of her. In philadelphia, Severe Weather toppling this tall tree. Two officers escorting this woman out of a deeply flooded area. Her vehicle submerged up to its roof. In hartford, connecticut, more flash floods triggering late night rescues. This intersection at a standstill. Cars stranded. Rescuers escorting and even physically carrying drivers to safety. And in virginia, residents slammed with rain, lightning, even hail. While in wisconsin, a severe summer storm causing widespread power outages, flooding and damage. Vehicles making their way through streets filled with splintered trees. This power line falling on top of a truck. Wisconsin Public Service reporting nearly 14,000 households without power. This morning, flights are starting to get back on schedule. Still a few hundred cancellations in the u. S. , but overnight some people were stranded at new york area airports with delays lasting up to five hours. Michael . Definitely disruptive weather there, whit. Thank you so much. We bring in ginger now. Ginger, another storm is moving in . Its another cold front behind the one we just dealt with that will bring areas like this, erie, pennsylvania for example was in it, but this is over lake erie where you see that water spout. There were more than 207 severe storm reports. I think well see quite a few again today, but it will be again with this next front, so if you are in western pennsylvania, pittsburgh, say rochester or buffalo back to northern West Virginia into southern ohio, watch for damaging winds, talking about winds in excess of 70 Miles Per Hour. I show you that yellow blob every day. I want you to know that yellow blob can mean that. It can mean the tree falling, it can mean the power lines shred, and that can happen in that area. George . Watching the yellow blob. Okay, ginger. Thanks very much. Now to the fallout from President Trumps trip to el paso and day to dayton. Its the kind of trip where president s try to inspire healing and unity. He did meet with victims but stoked a vision with a series of tweets and attacks all through the day. Abcs Kyra Phillips is at the white house with the story. Good morning, kyra. Reporter those visits were meant to comfort those two grieving communities, but President Trump was also airing his grievances breaking away from his own calls for unity. I w people. Reporter on a day the president said he would be devoted to healing and unity, sources tell abc he actually spent much of his day fuming aboard air force one, lashing out at aides around him as he tuned in to Media Coverage of his trip and the crowds of angry protesters in dayton and el paso. [ chanting ] reporter the president took a quick turn from his warm words to First Responders in texas launching into the attacks on ohio democrats i get on air force one where they do have a lot of televisions, and there they are saying, well, i dont know if it was appropriate for the president to be et cetera, et cetera, you know, the same old line. Theyre very dishonest people. Thats probably why he got i think about 0 and failed as a president ial candidate. Reporter in fact, whaley and brown were thankful the president made his visit, but maintains more needs to be done on gun policy. Do i think well see another obbecause washington will not move. Reporter as he flew from ohio to el paso, trump tweeting the press Conference Held by senator brown and mayor whaley was a fraud. And, while on air force one, trump also targeting the former Vice President writing, watching Sleepy Joe Biden making a speech. So boring. The democratic frontrunner laying the blame for the rise in violent white extremism at the president s feet. Its both clear language and in code, this president has fanned the flames of White Supremacy in this nation. So, kyra, quite a remarkable day yesterday. The president also as he has after past shootings, talked about background checks, perhaps supporting background checks but he hasnt followed through on any specifics and hes getting some push back. Reporter yes, he is. Also, george, just to follow up, laer ahewashington post followed up on that reporting that he warned President Trump that background checks would not be popular with his base. Since these Mass Shootings some of these proposed gun control measures are gaining more support with republicans on the hill. But Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell indicated he wont bring legislation to the floor without widespread support from his party, george. Its something that we will stay on top of. See if it continues to grow. Kyra, thanks very much. Cecelia . Okay, george. This morning, were learning more details about the el paso shooter. His mothers lawyer tells abc news she called police weeks before the shooting concerned about her son owning an aktype firearm because of his age, maturity level and lack of experience in handling that type of weapon. His mother was, in this phone call, transferred to a Public Safety officer who allegedly said that her 21yearold son was legally allowed to purchase that type of gun. The lawyer telling us that this and in dayton, where nine and people were killed in that mass shooting there, we could learn more about the gunman today. His school board may release his disciplinary history and this morning we are hearing from the hero bouncer who saved so many lives refusing to let that gunman into his bar. Eva pilgrim sat down with him exclusively. Good morning, eva. Reporter good morning, cecilia. Jeremy ganger knew he couldnt stop the gunman, but he also knew the cops were nearby. He hoped by blocking the door he could slow him down. In this Surveillance Video you see the shooter chasing people down the street and into this bar. Ned peppers. Watch as the gunman gets to the entrance. Thats when he came facetoface with the bouncer, jeremy ganger. He looked at me straight in the eye. Seme, like, why are you holding the door . He knew i was there waiting. Thats what i wanted him to know. I hope im the last thing he before ganger getting as many people as he could grab into the bar including dylan arnold. He says ganger saved his life. If he wasnt there and especially if the officers werent there, i mean, i know id be gone. One of the first gone. Reporter about 200 people were inside the bar when the gunman got to the door. Ganger standing there ready. I would have died before he came in. No way i was going to let anyone get hurt. I was trying to stand my ground the best i could. The next thing i know, he was being shot by the officer. Reporter ganger was taken to the hospital where he stayed for three days. The metal still in his leg this morning. I am lucky. Id do it again though. You would do it again . Yeah. Reporter jeremy telling us he is planning to go back to work at the door at ned peppers. If i dont go back to work, he wins. Us if we dont go bk. Epter nder already been back to ned peppers. When he got out of the hospital, he came here. He told me he wanted to make sure his coworkers were okay. Cecelia . Really is a hero. Okay, eva, thank you. Now to california where a man went on a deadly stabbing spree overnight killing four people, injuring two others in a series of what Police Believe were random attacks. The suspect robbing an apartment complex, and then holding up a checkcashing business and an insurance office. Then, going after a man at a nearby gas station. The suspect then it still goes on attacked someone at a Subway Restaurant before Police Tracked him down at a 7eleven and took him into custody. Dangerous situation there. Glad they stopped him. Now to a massive i. C. E. Raid. Hundreds of undocumented immigrants taken into custody in mississippi in what officials are calling the largest single state operation in history. Our chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas has all the details this morning. Good morning, pierre. Reporter michael, good morning. It was a sweeping operation involving hundreds of agents fanning out over six cities in mississippi. Nearly 700 undocumented workers arrested and detained at a number of Food Processing plants. And, youre right, its what immigration officials are calling the largest ever enforcement operation targeting a single state. This morning Trump Administration critics are calling the enforcement draconian and complaining that the operation left numerous children without their parents with no clear indication of when they would see them again. Local reports say in some cases children were taken to a local gym until someone could figure out what would happen to them. But immigration officials are offering no apologies and said they began planning this operation more than a year ago, george. Pierre thomas, thanks. The latest now on a home explosion in ohio that is being investigated as a hate crime after police found racial slurs and a swastika on the homes garage and two cars nearby. Alex perez is on the scene in sterling, ohio. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, george. You can see whats left here, basically a huge pile of debris. This home basically leveled by that explosion. The family who lives here says they always felt safe until now. A frightening scene, flames engulfing this house in sterling, ohio, causing a massive explosion. Our neighbors house just blew up. Reporter angelas home reduced to rubble. Its sickening to do this to somebodys home. Reporter in the aftermath authorities discovering the perpetrators spray painted a swastika and racial slurs on the garage and the neighbors ca. W. Reporter angela and her husband lost everything. The interracial couple says until now they had never felt targeted. You would have taken two peoples lives over hatred . Seriously . Thats pretty sad. Reporter the home was being repaired and the couple wasnt home at the time of the blast. The day before the explosion authorities were at the house after they say someone broke in and tried to leave the gas running to cause an explosion. But the utilities had been shut off for repairs. This blast, investigators, say, was no accident. It is very rare for Something Like this to take place. We are taking this very serious. Were treating this as a hate crime. Reporter the frases holding on to hope investigators will find out whoever is responsible. I hope they catch you. I hope you pay for what you had done. Reporter authorities here ine cecilia . So awful. Okay, alex, thank you. We turn now to a powerful statement from olympian simone biles taking on usa gymnastics overnight speaking out about that sexual abuse scandal. Abcs diane macedo is here with more. Boy, this was really an emotional statement from her. It was indeed. And shes one of the highest profile athletes who came out revealing she had been abused by dr. Larry nassar. Now shes taking on her sports organizing body with claims they turned a blind eye to her and hundreds of other victims. Reporter this morning, simone biles is speaking out blasting usa gymnastics in an emotional new interview. Its hard coming here for an organization and having had them fail us so many times. Reporter the gymnast claims she still doesnt trust her sports organizing body in the wake of the larry nassar sex abuse scandal. One of the largest sexual abuse scandals in sports history. And we had one goal and we did everything they asked us for even when we didnt want to and they couldnt do one damn job. You had one job. You literally had one job and you couldnt protect us. Reporter the disgraced doctor was sentenced to 175 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to seven counts of felony criminal sexual conduct. Many of the sports top names, including ali raisman, even came forward to confront him in a bombshell sentencing hearing. We have our voices and were not going anywhere. Reporter usa gymnastics is facing the brunt losing several Board Members and cutting ties with coaches marta and bela karolyi. Biles now says she still has trouble trusting the organization, and that shes still struggling to heal from the abuse. The president of usa gymnastics says in a statement they know they still have more work to do and they want athletes to feel comfortable speaking out like si mo simone did and adds u. S. A. Gymnastics will continue to work hard to demonstrate to simone and all of our community, and fans that we are working to foster a safe, positive and encouraging environment where athletes voices are heard. You can be sure these women are making sure they are heard right now. Good to see the strength in her voice. So powerful. Diane, thanks. We make a complete turn now to big news about the emmys. Televisions biggest awards show is now taking a cue from the oscars and they are going hostfree for this years ceremony. T. J. Holmes is here with more. Good morning, t. J. Reporter all right, stray. 2018 oscars were the leastwatched oscars in history. So 2019 this year, they went without a host, and saw a ratings increase. 2018 emmys, least watched emmys in history. So, you know what, 2019 lets go with that. Lets try. Please welcome your host. Reporter at this years emmy awards dont expect to see the host delivering an opening monologue or any song and dance member. Reporter actually dont expect to see a host at all. This year the emmys stealing a page from the oscars and going without. Fox entertainments ceo explains if you have a host and an opening number thats 15 to 20 minutes you dont have to salute the shows. Adding the oscars did very well. That was something we paid attention to. So are award show hosts a thing of the past . They certainly made an impact over the years from the good look at us. Reporter to the cringeworthy. You got to wear a tuxedo, so i got to wear this. Reporter producers hope to take attention off a celebrity host performance and focus on some of the biggest shows in history like game of thrones. So can you directly attribute the ratings increase at the oscars because of no host . Remember there was so much buzz about the host controversy, there was interest. Also, you had movies that were blockbusters. People wanted to see what was going on. Black panther was involved and Bradley Cooper and lady gaga. We dont know if it will be a trend yet. Theyre going to. Why t . Well find out when the ratings come out. Thank you so much. T. J. We are following a lot of other stories including the story about more than 100 models taking on victorias secret. Were going to tell you why this morning. And the movie villain turned trapped in an overturned car. First, lets go back over to ginger. Let me take you to Washington State because they have a very different weather story than we have been seeing. This is the williams flats fire. More than 21,000 acres burning. Saw a lot of people tweeting about that yesterday and in oakley, california, a prescribed burn turned wrong because it was so dry, so windy, it got a little bit out of control burning that structure. That low out in the pacific, thats part of the problem. Its going to kick up some dry thunderstorms. Lightning could start more. Outgrown boundaries will make winds erratic up to washington. Red flag warnings from vnevada o washington. Your local weather in 30 seconds. First, the heat index forecast sponsored by amazon prime. Casey and jojo . Come on, george. Come on, george. Casey and jojo . Come on, george. 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