This kid is hit in the head as he poses in front of a train. Now he can make as much as 250,000 on that tape. The youtube nation is scoring big. And how you can cash in, too. Good morning, america. Good morning to Michael Strahan. [ applause ] great to be here. Im so happy to be here. So, thank you. Thank you. And good morning, america. Yeah. And america, our Company Softball team just got a whole lot better. Always been a part of the family and love having you here. Thank you. I love being here. A lot more coming up. Lets get right to the breaking details coming in on missing flight 370. The object just found is a long piece of metal. It comes after the bluefin21 has hunted through over 80 of the targeted search area. David kerley here with the latest. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, george. Is this finally the confirmation the world has been looking for. 47 days after flight 370 disappeared. Sources tell abc news that this piece of metal is found on the coast of australia, south of perth, near the city of augusta, and it is being called an object of interest. Are being told that this long piece of metal has been turned over to police that that area and pictures sent to investigators. Also an australian aviation investigator is headed to that city to retrieve the object. And theyll study it to see if its from the 777. Nothing has been seen at the bottom of the indian ocean. The search is a 12mile diameter circle around where the second black box ping was detected. As of this morning, ten mission, more than 80 of that search area has been covered and they still havent seen anything. And a little bit of guidance, george. They have found other objects on the coast of australia. None so far have proved to be from this 777. Meanwhile, were 47 days in to this search. Any sense of what more can be done . Reporter yeah, i think the underwater search, over 80 , is probably going to come to an end by the end of this week. And a big transition is under way. What new equipment do you bring in . Who is going to pay for it . Theres a big shift coming in this search by the end of this week, george. Okay. David kerley, thanks very much. Okay, george. Now, to the crisis in ukraine, and the american journalist held hostage by the prorussian insurgents there. Hundreds of american troops are sent to Eastern Europe in a show of support for our allies. Abcs Martha Raddatz is there in washington for us with the latest right now. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, robin. American troops are arriving in poland today to begin training exercises, with hundreds more in place in the baltic region by monday. It is the most aggressive show of force from the u. S. Since the crisis began. 600 american soldiers immediately deployed to poland, lithuania, latvia and estonia, for infantry training exercises. And to reassure our allies and partners. The pentagon making no secret that this is in response to putins relentless aggression in ukraine. If theres a message to moscow, its the same exact message. That we take our obligations very seriously on the continent of europe. Reporter a warship will also remain in the black sea. The uss taylor replacing uss cook. Deploy employments were announced just hours after Vice President biden, who was in ukraine, issued a stern warning to putin. We have been clear that more provocative behavior by russia will lead to more cost and to greater isolation. Reporter biden said, time is running out for russia to move its tens of thousands of forces from ukraines eastern border. And its supporters out of government buildings in ukraine. The u. S. Also wants to know the fate of this american journalist, simon ostrovsky. Thats ostrovsky reporting from Eastern Ukraine for vice, a rapidly growing news website, before he was arrested by unidentified people in uniform. This morning, prorussian gunmen say they are holding ostrovsky. They reportedly say he is fine, but accused him of suspected bad activities. They gave no indication when he would be released. Thank you so much. We see the tensions continue to escalate in that region. We have new information on the teen that stowed away in the wheel well of a jumbo jet. Survived a fivehour flight to hawaii in temperatures way below freezing. Abcs jim avila here with the details. Good morning, jim. Reporter still trying to figure this one out. But this morning, more answers in the stowaways motivation and the security concerns hes caused. This morning, were learning new details about that 15yearold stowaway. The son of a cab driver and a junior at santa clara high school, where he reportedly moved just this year. He was kind of shy. He didnt really speak that much. But we were all surprised by what happened. You know, we didnt really think it was him. Reporter a quiet kid, who told authorities he left home after a fight with his father and stepmother. We now know he ran away to the san jose airport and scaled a fence around 1 00 sunday morning. Hiding in that Hawaiian Airlines 757 wheel well for nearly seven hours before it took off at 7 55 in the morning. His actions caught on tape. Yet, undetected by security. I say why that airplane, in particular . He said it was the closest one. Reporter once in maui, Officials Say airport Surveillance Video captured the boy crawling out of the wheel well. He had a gray hooded sweatshirt, a black canvas type of jeans pants. Reporter experts believe the boy survived the flight with little oxygen and temperatures of at least 50 below by going into some sort of hibernation. He appeared to be very tired. Slightly disoriented. Reporter the big concern this morning, airport security. A camera did catch the teen climbing into the wheel well. But no one knew until hawaiian officials called the san jose airport and asked them to look at it. Were looking at what we need to do to improve so that the situation that happened on sunday does not occur again. Reporter weve seen Perimeter Security breaches before. Take a look at this jeep driving down phillys runway. Or this truck ramming the gate. A man running on the tarmac, chased by police. And even a pilot, trying to drive this jet off the airport grounds. The countrys 450 airports have to meet federal standards. But the local officials are responsible for securing the perimeter. That, of course, is what were looking at now. Its so hard to believe he got away with this and survived. Now, to a new twist in the terrifying kidnapping in North Carolina. The prosecutors father held captive for five days before the fbi swooped in to save him. Turns out, he was not the target of the kidnapping after all. Abcs Steve Osunsami has that story for us. Reporter this morning, new details about that violent kidnapping of 63yearold frank jansen, the North Carolina man held hostage for five nights. Investigators say the kidnappers were actually after his daughter and went to the wrong address. Jansens daughter is colleen jansen. And according to a federal indictment, they were after her because she helped send 49yearold kevin melton to prison. Police say he was the brains behind the kidnapping, even though he is sitting in jail. Melton was prosecutored by frank jansens daughter. Who is an assistant district attorney, and as a result, melton received a state sentence of life without parole. Reporter the indictment released tuesday, said melton worked from a cell phone in his prison cell. And promised his team of kidnappers 10,000 each. In yet another alleged kidnapping attempt in march. Then in april, investigators say the kidnappers used the internet to look up the d. A. s address but showed up at her Fathers House instead. Police say melton told them to wear khakis and collared shirts. When jansen opened the door, they tased him and beat him with a pistol before forcing him in a car and driving him back to atlanta. We can only imagine the uncertainty and confusion he experienced. Reporter a fiveday manhunt, an elite fbi hostage release team set jansen free on april 9th. If convicted on federal kidnapping and firearm charge, all of the suspects could face life in prison with no parole. None of them has entered a plea. For good morning america, Steve Osunsami, abc news, atlanta. Our thanks to steve. Now, to abcs paula faris, in for amy, with the other top developing stories. Thank you, robin. And we do begin in florida right now where a massive sinkhole opened up this morning. Authorities are working to make sure no one is inside of anyones house. It was part of a same sinkhole filled with concrete over the weekend, forcing several home owners to see crack wait. Its now reopened and no injuries have been reported so far. And a shocking headline for tax payers. Workers at the irs have been getting bonuses even if they havent paid their own taxes. The treasury Inspector General says 1100 irs employees shared 1 million in bonuses recently, even though they themselves owed back taxes. The irs says it has a new policy in place to prevent it from happening again. And the first lawsuit has been filed stemming from the fiery crash in california when a fedex truck slammed into a tour bus killing ten people inincluding several high school students. The mother of one student is seeking 100 million from fedex, claiming its trucks has a history of catching fire from mechanical problems. No comment from fedex. What started as a Birthday Celebration in a hot air balloon ended dramatically near san diego. The balloon makes a crashlanding on a busy road after heavy wind blows it off course. Thankfully, the pilot managed to avoid a nearby highway. A warning to parents this morning. A new designer drug is gaining popularity among teenagers. 25i is similar to lsd. But its more dangerous. Its also called smiles. And its sold on colorful paper. It can lead to violent behavior. Three teen girls from a washington suburb were recently hospitalized after taking it. And how about this . A kentucky man is going from mail to jail. Police say over a twoyear period, letter carrier brett morris dumped 45,000 letters and packages that were in storage instead of delivering them. They said he was lazy and he didnt want to finish his route. And while were on the subject, another postal worker in kentucky is in hot water. Caught on camera tossing fragile packages from his mail truck, throwing them on to that concrete driv driveway. Postal service is investigating. And history in the major leagues last night. Slugger, Albert Pujols of the angels, hitting his 500th home run. He joins the 500 club. 500 homers is a lot of fun. I have something for you thats even better. A guy at the Colorado Rockies game catches this foul ball and gives it to this little boy. He is not letting that go. Look at the reaction. Just speechless, hes staring at it. Cannot believe it. What a good guy. Would you throw a football to the kids in the stands. Footballs, you throw it, they fine you. You have to hand it to them. Yes. Ive done that. And does the kid know that he only loaned him the ball . Not letting go of that ball. No. Were going to turn, now, to the dangerous hoax that sent a swarm of heavilyarmed police into a suburban new york home. Its the practice known as s. W. A. T. ing. This time tied to a video game. And abcs john muller here with the story. Good morning, john. Reporter good morning. The victim a 17yearold on spring break. He was playing the Popular Video game call of duty, with a stranger online. Not long after that, the virtual call of duty turned into a reallife call to arms. Take a look at this frightening moment in a long island, new york, neighborhood. As cops, armed for battle, swarm a home with guns drawn. As helicopters swarm overhead. The s. W. A. T. Team responding to a call from a teenager saying he just killed his mom. But instead of finding a crazed killer, they learned it was all an elaborate hoax. A case of what is known as s. W. A. T. ing. S. W. A. T. ing is hoax calls, calling ought s. W. A. T teams to make believe, typically, hostage, barricade, murder situations. Reporter when Police Arrived the only guns around were of the video game variety. A real problem for us. They actually have a system, i believe, where they get points in the type of Tactical Response the police give. Whether helicopters are involved. The s. W. A. T team. Reporter s. W. A. T. ing pranks have been used on some of the biggest names in hollywood. Police swarmed miley cyrus home in 2012, after receiving this fake 911 call. I shot my wife. You just shot your wife . Im going to shoot someone else. Reporter on long island, authorities confiscated the game console found in the house to try to figure out the identity of the caller. The message to parents is pay more attention to what theyre doing online. Reporter the teens mother and brother are alive and well, but horrified when the police swarmed their home. Something happened. And the police come to my house. Everything is okay. Im in shock. Its crazy. Reporter police think the malicious gamer behind the s. W. A. T. ing incident probably got the teenagers home address by tracing his i. P. Address online. They continue searching for that suspect. If they find him, the charges will be anything but virtual. Good point there. They have to crack down hard on this. Its so dangerous to have all those police going to the neighborhoods. And the poor mother was in the kitchen, having a cup of coffee. Right. Exactly. Police believe she had been murdered. Really, its going too far. Why do they think this is funny . It sure is. What happened to good, old books . Yeah. Theres always latenight tv. Everybody, as you may have heard, robins got a great new book. Its called everybodys got something. And last night, letterman got robin. She stayed up way past her bedtime for a special appearance. When i got outside of, oh, im still going to be here, it is fascinating what they were able to do is completely deplete your immune system to the bring, and then my dear sister, sally, she had healthy stem cells that were compatible, and she was a Perfect Match. So they insert her healthy cells into me. Youre sitting here, not just with me, but with my sister, as well. We tried to get your sister. But shes on fallon. Nothing works here. A little joke at the end there, robin. But dave was pretty serious about getting the medical stuff. He is really into that because hes had his own health concerns. It was a fascinating conversation. It took me off guard a little bit. Lovely, everyone around there. It was just it was different. It was different. And i really enjoyed it. And i was up way past my bedtime. Hes one of the good guys. He really is. But as we know, he has a lot of things that he does, including his top ten list, which is a big hit. So, Michael Strahan, we dont have time for a top ten list. But we thought we would give you a top top five reasons why you are here at gma. My own list. Okay. Let me do this. The videos. The top five reasons im excited about coming to gma number five. Wait, gma . I thought i was getting barbaras seat on the view. Number four my favorite songs are happy and let it go. You did it really well with that. Number three why wake up at 5 00 a. M. When i can wake up at 3 00 a. M. . Number two reason that im excited about coming to gma, because its fun to say stephanopoulos. With the gap, its pretty hard. But im going to get it out there. I promise you. And the number one reason im excited about coming to gma is, i like playing for yet another winning team. Yay. [ applause ] new york giants. Nice. Very good. There you go. You have to dance every time you hear it. My theme song. And we are happy. We are happy. Im very excited to be here. We hope that youre going to finally give us some happy news. We have to go to this. Since shes been with us. She always delivers it with a smile. I do. And how about storms . Last night in philadelphia, lets talk about it, huh . Really beautiful sky, though. Unfortunately we didnt have any damage. Thats good news. But today we could. And that is my huhuh moment of the morning. From nebraska all the way to west texas, just west and including Oklahoma City there, h hayes and wichita. All with the large hail possibility. You can see an isolated tornado. Were going to talk more about maybe you dont love it, frosty morning in the great lakes, coming up. First, we have to get the stormy cities, brought to you by special k. Products. Good morning. Im abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with your bay area microclimate forecast. After a sunny and cool start well have high clouds and slightly warmer weather this afternoon, not nearly as breezy as yesterday. Rain and showers as the cold front rolls through thursday night into friday. The weekend is trending warmer and drier. Temperatures today upper 50s to low 60s along the coast into san francisco, mid to upper 60s around the bay shore and south bay and north bay. 70s possible east bay valleys. Temperatures tonight will be slightly warmer than this morning but nothing like nex the ticking numbers as we go into tomorrow morning. The northeast going to get chillier by the moment. And by tomorrow morning, it will feel like the 30s. See . A big smile. In football, thats like a pump fake, right . Is that like juking . Backwards. I always thought you had control of the weather . No. No, im sorry. I dont. Ginger, thank you. Coming up on gma, dramatic day in the Home Invasion trial. The minnesota man charged with the death of two teenagers. And the shocking audio recordings played in court. And the incredible rescue. Surfers saving a snorkeler in dangerous waters. How did the video turn up weeks later . Also ahead, how you can make big bucks on viral videos. Remember this guy . Getting kicked in a head by a moving train. Why hes set to make up to 250,000, right now. I dont know. But heres something. You dont know about Michael Strahan. And there are secrets. 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