Then saying this i am the chosen one. Somebody had to do it. So im taking on china. Were live at the white house tracking it all. The amazon on fire. The startling images this morning, record wildfires tearing through the rain forest. The smoke even visible from space. The stampede caught on camera. Bison barreling towards tourists in Yellowstone National park ramming right into their car. The familys reaction this morning. You need to calm down we cant calm down because the one and only taylor swift is here live taking over our giant party in central. I promise that youll find another like meeeeh we promise youll never find another show like this. Her brandnew album just one day away and now you have a front row seat to one of the biggest concerts of the year, and youll only see it right here on gma. Hey, im taylor and here we are in central park. Good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] no doubt you can feel the excitement. Take a live look at our crowd there in central park. Oh. More than 3,000 there for taylor swift. That is incredible. As you can see, it is one of the most highly anticipated concerts of the year and some of those fans have been lining up since last night and i know, robin, you and george came in and saw the lines go all the way blocks after blocks. I drive in every morning a little after 3 00. Fifth avenue is empty. I have it to myself. This morning, girls five deep from 74th to 66th street at 3 15 this morning. They are ready to go. So are we. Swifties on a mission. That is coming up. We begin in california where police are searching for a gunman who shot and wounded a sheriffs deputy. Our chief National Correspondent matt gutman is on the scene in lancaster. Good morning, matt. Reporter hey, good morning, george. Sheriffs deputies are still investigating that scene all night lodgng. We spoke to two officers. They said that sniper fired at least one round at the rookie from this building that houses mentally ill patients. That sniper is still on the loose. That urgent manhunt under way this morning after a sniper opened fire on this Los Angeles County sheriffs station shooting a deputy who was walking through the parking lot on the way to his car. I have taken shots from the north of the lancaster helipad. I think i am hit in the right shoulder. It might have gone through but from the complex up north. I hea heard two shots go off. Reporter thats the rookie deputy calling for help. Hundreds forced to shelter in place as police stormed this nearby fourstory apartment complex where its believed the shots originated. Think about what happened here today. A sniper took out one of our deputies and the only reason that deputy is alive is because he had his vest on. Reporter residents say police are a regular presence at this building. They let people live in our common complex with mental illness. Its scary because theres no security. The cops are in there constantly. Reporter a suspect yet to be named, no motive given. The wounded deputy identified as 21yearold rookie angel reynosa. He was rushed to the hospital breathing and conscious. Hes being treated and we expect hell be fine. Reporter incredibly robin that rookie was just about to take off that vest as he was shot. Police believe that vest saved his life. This morning hes recovering with his family. Robin . Full recovery. So thankful he had that vest on, matt. Now to that plane crash in california. Ten passengers and the pilot lucky to be alive after their jet skidded off the runway, bursting into flames. The ntsb heading to the scene this morning and Adrienne Bankert is there on the scene for us, as well, has the latest. Good morning, adrienne. Reporter good morning to you, too, robin. You can see the wreckage behind us. There are two fascinating pieces to the story. One, robin, you mentioned ten people were able to walk away from the fiery crash. The other is the question the investigators are going to try to answer, just why the pilot decided it was best not to take off. The ntsb is investigating what caused this fiery plane crash at a california airport. The pilot of this private jet with ten people on board suddenly aborts the takeoff. The plane never leaves the ground but slides across the runway crashing and bursting into flames with over 400 gallons of fuel on board. Affirmative, responding ems, be advised per bcso, the plane is fully engulfed. All occupants out. Reporter remarkably everyone on the plane walked away reportedly uninjured even after the multimillion dollar Cessna Citation caught fire. Im amazed somebody got out of that alive. It was fully engulfed in flames and just pure black smoke. Reporter investigators say it was set to leave from oroville 60 miles outside sacramento for portland, oregon, when that takeoff was aborted. Officials want to know what caused that decision but thankful this crash didnt end in tragedy. They all got out and they all walked away. So thats the best case. Reporter this morning weve confirmed it was the ceo and staff of graphic packages international, a company that works in this area. Those were the ten people on board the aircraft who were able to walk away from the fiery crash alive. Amy . Thank you so much, adrienne. No you to Severe Weather from the midwest to the northeast right here in new york, people running from torrential downpours. That was at the beach. Now, 85 Million People are in the storm zone from the plains to the east coast again today and ginger is tracking all the latest. Good morning, ginger. Good morning, amy. Its always worrisome when you see that warning take over midtown manhattan but a lot of other places saw it. It was 120 severe storm reports from colorado to new hampshire. These images of hail being picked up in denver and flash flooding. It only takes two inches and you can you get that type of water. Overnight underwater in wichita, kansas. Reporter overnight under water in wichita, kansas. Forcing people and firefighters to push their cars out. About to knock me over. Reporter impressive storms near clearwater, kansas, gusts up to 77 Miles Per Hour. Lightning illuminating the st. Louis arch. More than a dozen water rescues in st. Louis county alone. Nearby fenton, up to five inches submerging more cars. And in the northeast, booming thunder and gusts up to 60 Miles Per Hour from maryland to maine. A day at the beach in queens, new york, ended in chaos. People running to their cars drenched by the torrential downpours. A family was inside their home in connecticut when that tree mmh trs roind onto the roof. Ck r tumbling onto homes from situate, rhode island, to charlotte, north carolina. This morning that amazing amount of rain falling in parts of missouri, illinois down to oklahoma, you see st. Louis and wichita both in the flash flood watches this morning. Then i bring you the cold front that so slowly moves east that by this evening at 7 00 p. M. In scranton back to louisville you have to watch for strong storms. Let me show you how much rain were talking. Virginia beach could see two to four inches, george. Thanks very much. To the white house and the president s unpredictable governing style is on display intensifying attacking on a nato ally and American Jews who vote for democrats. Our senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega tracking it all. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter good morning to you. Lets remember what is on the line here this morning. The president is seeking reelection at a time when there is talk of a possible coming recession. So this impulsiveness has led to confusion inside the white house among aides, on capitol hill among those in his own party, not to mention among voters. This morning, President Trump seeming to embrace the chaos. For denmarks prime minister, a fresh insult after he abruptly canceled his state visit because she called his interest in buying greenland absurd. I thought that the prime ministers statement that it was absurd, that it was an absurd idea was nasty. I thought it was an inappropriate statement. Reporter and ramped up his attack on American Jews even in the face of growing outrage. In my opinion if you vote for a democrat youre being very disloyal to jewish people and youre being very disloyal to israel. Reporter and while talking china, there was this i am the chosen one. Somebody had to do it. So im taking on china. Im taking on china on trade. Reporter from attacks to headspinning reversals on policy, the president now backtracking even more on background checks after just days ago saying there was a very strong appetite for them. We have a lot of background checks right now. Its a slippery slope and thats what actually you gun owners and a lot of others are concerned with. Reporter this morning he is reigniting yet another controversy, backing an end to birth right that guarantees citizenship to babies born in the United States enshrined in the 14th amendment. Were looking at that very seriously where you have a baby in our land, you walk over the border, have a baby, congratulations, the baby is now a u. S. Citizen. Its frankly ridiculous. Reporter it comes as the administration announced another controversial plan to indefinitely detain undocumented migrants caught traveling with their children. But let me just tell you, very much i have the children on my mind. It bothers me very greatly. Reporter well, about those kids the American Psychological association is now responding saying that Research Shows higher rates of anxiety and depression among kids held in detention. One study says that kids were ten times more likely to develop a psychiatric disorder, george, this one sure to end up in the courts. Its going to end up in the courts. But if the administration is successful would be a dramatic change. Reporter yeah, it would be a huge one. The government is allowed to hold these kids in detention for 20 days, a rule thats been in place for decades. The change would mean they could stay in detention for months potentially indefinitely. The administration is hoping this is a deterrent for people hoping to come here illegally. George . Cecelia, thanks very much. Also in politics, two new developments in the race for 2020. Democratic candidate jay inslee has now dropped out of the race. His defining issue was Climate Change. He tweeted Climate Change must continue to be c natialcuio inee is expected to announce he will seek a third term as governor of washington. And former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper who also dropped out of the president ial race earlier this month announced he will take on the states republican Senator Cory Gardner considered the most vulnerable gop incumbent in 2020. Hickenlooper also cited Climate Change, Prescription Drug prices and bringing change to washington. Robin . Now to a scary situation involving a Hotel Employee in california. A Marriott Cook is now under arrest accused of planning a mass shooting. Will carr has the latest from long beach. Reporter Authorities Say they found hundreds of rounds of ammunition, Tactical Gear and a cache of weapons including an automatic rifle and high capacity magazines both illegal in california inside the home of 37yearold rodolfo montoya. Suspect montoya had clear plans, intent and the means to carry out an act of violence that may have resulted in a mass casualty incident. Reporter authorities describe montoya as a disgruntled Hotel Employee who threatened to kill his coworkers and hotel customers. On monday monoya told a coworker about his plan. He spoke to a fellow employee and talked about his anger towards the employees or fellow employees and he went into somewhat description of what he was going to do. Reporter Hotel Management at the long beach marriott then called police which led to montoyas arrest. Authorities now say that phone call may have prevented the countrys next mass shooting. Thank god that employee decided to bring that information forward. Reporter it all goes back to that saying weve heard so many times. If you see something, say something. Since the attacks in both el paso and dayton there have been at least a half dozen arrests for similar threats across the country. As for the suspect in this cases he has 500,000 bail. Amy . Thank goodness people are speaking up now. Will, thank you. To the growing outrage over newly discovered video showing students appearing to do a nazi salute. A California High School now reopening its investigation and admitting it fell short in its initial response. Gio benitez has that story. Reporter this morning, School District officials reopening their investigation into hate speech at school after a new batch of videos surfaced showing students in a Los Angeles Area school appearing to throw nazi salutes and wrapped in confederate flags sparking outrage. In one video you see a boy carrying a german flag appearing to goose step and do the sieg heil salute. Others appearing to make the same salute in unison coming to light after this video of students from Pacifica High School also appearing to do a sieg heil salute went viral earlier this week. School officials saying they knew about the video but did not inform parents or teachers. Im not asking for an explanation. There is no excuse. Its beyond unacceptable. We were completely blindsided and feel outraged. Reporter School Officials apologizing for a lack of transparency and say an initial investigation fell drastically short. This new information which continues to unfold minute by minute demands a schoolwide call to action to address the severity of these claims to ensure hate speech never happens again. Reporter after that first video the school had said the incident occurred in an unsupervised banquet room. The school now says any students engaging in hate speech or activities will face disciplinary action but parents want this investigation to happen. It is shocking to see those images. It really is. Thank you, gio. We go overseas to the crisis in the amazon where fires are raging at a record rate, 74,000, in brazil up 84 with the amazon fires posing a devastating threat to the region and the world. Our Foreign CorrespondentJames Longman has the latest. Reporter this morning one of the worlds most Important National treasures in flames. Theyre threatening the most biologically diverse place on earth. And the Long Term Health of our planet. Its an area about half the size of the u. S. , these forests produce 20 of the worlds oxygen. The fires in the amazon rain forest so huge theyre even visible from space. Strong winds pushing the smoke hundreds of miles plunging the brazilian city of sao paulo into darkness. Celebrities like ariana grande, demi lovato, Leonardo Dicaprio and Kendall Jenner all posting on social media to spread awareness. Wednesday hundreds took to brazils streets to protest the governments lack of response. Fires are common in the summer but environmental campaigners say this year is worse than ever because brazils new president has allowed deforestation to accelerate. Its thought an area about the size of a soccer pitch is lost every minute to every day deforestation. These fires are a reminder the amazon is losing trees at an unsustainable rate. Have to keep that in mind, all right, james, thanks so much. I think we can use a little bit of a bother. How about an inspiring moment from the Little League world series after a team from new jersey lost to louisiana their coach had emotional words of wisdom. Heres a look. I love the way we didnt give up. We fought. We fought. Every single one of you is going to be successful, all right. For the rest of my life im proud that you guys got to call me coach, all right. Theres dad and theres coach. I love you guys. All one, two, three, family. Last thing i need you guys to help me up. Help me up. Coach labrador keeping it real. They needed to hear that. Perfect coach right there. Thats good coaching. Certainly is. Great to see. We are following a lot of other stories this morning. Including the one about the ole miss student heading to court today accused of killing his classmate. Some of her friends are speaking out in an abc news exclusive. The Amusement Park close call. The cables on this ride snapping just before launch. Ooh. Those there are going to tell us their story but first back to ginger. So lets see something, interstate 17 in arizona was shut down for a time because of the new river fire. We have these wildfires burning. This one just north of phoenix and the conditions are horrific for fires, especially in utah and idaho today. Parts of colorado. Youve got winds gusting, excessive heat, phoenix and tucson both had record highs yesterday. Your local weather in 30 seconds. First the stormy cities sponsored by sherman williams. Let me tell you it is hard to calm down knowing whats taking place in central park. Taylor swift will be with us. Taylor swift will be with us. Volunteerism. Fundraising. Giving back. Subaru and our retailers have given over one hundred and sixtyfive Million Dollars to charity. We call it our love promise. And its why you dont even have to own a subaru to love a subaru retailer. Love. Its what makes subaru, Subaru Sharon smoking caused my throat cancer. 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