Here. I believe that we just won. The coasttocoast celebration of their victory about to kick off right here in new york. Abby carli, christine and the entire team theyre the best of the best and before they make history one more time this morning, theyre joining us live on gma right now. You Better Believe we say good morning america. Here they come team usa arriving at times square all 23 players and the coaches. A great turnout here. Fans hoping to see their favorite players this morning. The fans pumped up. The players pumped up and what a day it is going to be just the first stop heading downtown for that ticker tape parade. Robin going to emcee. First same a womens team has been honored this time. Renaming it the canyon of heroines this morning and confetti to tons will rain down on team usa this morning. Its going to be a great morning. A lot more but well begin with that Severe Weather overnight. Storms hitting 30 million americans, two tornadoes touch down. That school in hamburg, pennsylvania completely destroyed. Abcs gio benitez is on the scene. Good morning, gio. Reporter george good morning to you. Just take a look behind me. This school completely destroyed as you said. These thick brick walls torn apart. Take a look. This here is the kindergarten class. You can still see the schoolbooks just scattered everywhere. Incredibly the principal was inside at the time. Overnight, a tornado taking aim at pennsylvania. At Blue Mountain academy in hamburg this is whats left after a possible tornado tore through and leveled it. Winds up to 60 Miles Per Hour ripping the roof right off this classroom. Normally filled with kindergartners. Part of that roof even ending up in that tree. The schools principal was inside when the roof went flying. I was thinking we dont have a ceiling light in the school. Why am i seeing daylight . Reporter First Responders on the scene minutes after the destruction. Thankfully, no major injuries. In the Midwest Winds picking up a barn and tossing it across this parking lot in arkansas. Damaging a number of cars. And in indiana i lost everything. Reporter residents trying to salvage what they can. Neighborhoods submerged. In colorado a tarp goes flying as groundsmen try to cover the field in the pouring rain during last nights rockies braves game. After all that rain people using rafts to navigate their way through those streets. And back here live in hamburg where all of this destruction still is we can tell you that principal incredibly is doing well this morning. She was actually able to crawl out through all of this debris robin. Amazing, glad shes doing well. Gio, thank you. Almost a hundred reports of Severe Weather on thursday and more dangerous flooding and damaging wind is in the forecast this morning, ginger. The video of that pennsylvania tornado quickly, though clearly shows a tornado but we wont have confirmation until the National Weather service gets out there later today and then well get the update. For today though this afternoon and evening two pockets from kansas city to celina paducah, louisville lexington, mostly damaging wind but especially back here you could see a little isolated tornado along the warm front. A flash flood threat ill talk a whole lot more about going through the rest of the morning and early afternoon but ill have much more coming in your nations weather. We have new details now about the Terror Threat surrounding the july 4th holiday. Fbi director james comey revealing agents disrupted several active plots to kill americans showing why officials were so on edge. Abcs Pierre Thomas spoke with the director. Go reporter good morning, george. The fbi director believes lives were saved, plans to kill americans stopped in connection with the july 4th holiday. Fbi director james comey told reporters in an offcamera briefing thursday about a dozen alleged isis sympathizers were arrested in the weeks leading up to july 4th some apparently with deadly intentions i do believe that our work disrupted efforts to kill people likely in connection with july 4. We made the arrests to thwart what they were up to. He said they were inspired and directed by an unprecedented social Media Campaign by isis encouraging them to commit mass murder. Kill somebody where you are. Kill somebody in uniform. Kill anybody if you can cut their head off, great, videotape it. Do it, do it do it. Reporter he confirmed a recent spate of isisrelated arrests before Independence Day were part of a Broad Campaign aimed at disrupting suspected homegrown radicals. He declined to identify specific july 4th plots but a number of the fbi recent arrests were disclosed to the public. Among them this College Student from queens accused of casing the George Washington bridge and the fbi says when agents searched his apartment, they found plans for a Pressure Cooker bomb like the ones used in the Boston Marathon attacks. In the last few days the fbi director has been going out of his way to sound the alarm that hes in the midst of an ongoing battle with isis every day, george. Yeah, hes so worried about those encrypted phone calls and at the same time we got word over the last couple of days pierre of this massive data breach. Much bigger than we thought of the government personnel computers. More than 20 Million People affected and now you have members of Congress Calling for the head of the office of Personnel Management to be fired. Reporter exactly. John boehner, the speak of the house is calling for the head of opm to go. So far she is saying she wont. The breach is epic. Five times bigger than we were initially told. Huge in its National Security implications. The hackers got the files of millions of u. S. Workers. Much details Background Information like this. These files are for more than 100 pages and has detailed information. The fbi director is one of those affected. Information where he lived, his family the jobs he held all that is in there. He said the hackers got a treasure trove of information, george. Yeah he was very emotional when he talked about that. Okay pierre thanks very much. He certainly was. As you know its an important day in South Carolina. The Confederate Flag is coming down from the statehouse grounds. Governor nikki haley signing the law to remove it surrounded by family members from the victims of the Mother Emanuel Church shootings. Abcs Steve Osunsami is at the capitol in Columbia South carolina, for us this morning. Good morning steve. Reporter good morning, robin. This is expected to be a ceremony that pays respect to Southern Heritage and to the many family was are disappointed by this flags removal. This morning, the end of a decades long fight over the confederate battle flag the flag coming down the flagpole removed. Outside in the 100degree heat some are coming to celebrate. Ot im not racist prejudice, you know its a heritage thing. Reporter South Carolinas governor is celebrating signing rsday to take down the flag surrounded by families of the nine killed at a bible study last month in what police are calling a hate crime. These nine pens are going to each of the nine families of the emanuel nine. Reporter the familys state short who helped lead the effort says this wouldnt have happened without their loss. Sometimes it takes a horrific depiction for us to really grasp the gravity of the situation. Reporter state officials report that lawmakers are getting death threats. Jenny horn the descendant of Jefferson Davis the confederate president and pushed for taking down the flag. Its a symbol of hate. I have a great deal of respect for my ancestors. I honor my parents but my legacy is what i do while im here. Reporter now. Here and now. Reporter in washington democrats trying to seize the moment are pushing to remove any emblem that has a portion of the confederate battle flag from the capitol. The issue has been referred to committee. In South Carolina the ncaa says the state can bid for College Tournament games and championships. A part of a deal worked out with lawmakers is for its removal. When the flag cops down you can see it happen live right here on abc later this morning. About 10 00 a. M. Eastern time. We have health news a new alert about pain relieves so many use. The fda beefing up the warning labels on drugs like advil, motrin, aleve for increased risk to heart attack and stroke. Jen, the change on the labels is pretty subtle but important. Absolutely. Were talking about a huge class of medications here nsaids non nonsteroidal antiinflammatories like motrin. 60 million prescriptions for these written every year 23 million americans take over the counter nsaids every day. When you talk about the wording whats new is that the fda said it may increase risk now the labeling says it does increase risk. Thats a pretty big change. Were doctors surprised. Cardiologists werent. Theyve known about this for year in fact a few years ago the American Heart Association issued a warning about clinical guidelines whats new now, the wording change and also this risk not just for people with heart disease, it really appears to be for all of us so again, its a reminder its about risk versus benefit versus your options and alternatives and its not one size fits all. People have questions youll take them all morning on twitter. Absolutely. Thanks so much. To dan harris who has the rest of the days top stories. Lots of earthquakes in california. Indeed good morning, everybody. As many as 70 small earthquakes reported in a period of about 24 hours in one area of Southern California the trouble started late wednesday. Experts say no word to say whether theyre part of a businesser one to come. Another deadline passed for the u. S. And other world powers negotiating a nuclear deal with iran. Secretary of state john kerry is threatening to walk away from the talks if conditions are not met. Iran meanwhile accuses the u. S. And europe of backtracking on their commitments. A remarkable apology from pope francis. While visiting bolivia he asked for forgiveness for the, quote, grave sins committed by the church against Indigenous People during the colonization of the americas. On a lighter note check out this picture. This is the where the low maintenance pope changed his clothes for mass at a local burger king. Look at these pictures out of indonesia, a volcano there roaring to life spewing lava and ash into the air forcing some airlines to cancel flights. Thousands of tourists are now stranded in bali. Back in this country a camera was rolling as firefighters rushed into a burring home in arkansas. They were caught in a backdraft explosion. You can see debris raining down on the lawn and fire truck. The firefighters and the mom and baby who were inside that home they all escaped without injuries. And finally here a new Healthy Snack from kfc. Behold the cheatsah. A chicken cruz. Buzzfeed has declared it has all the strengths of a regular pizza but none of the weaknesses. For now it is only available in the philippines which may be good because doctors believe you can get heartburn just by looking at then. I just made that up. Zero calories. Not zero calories. Some haters on the internet pointed out it is just a Chicken Parliament with pay have toppings on top. I say, no its a culinary revolution. Theres one here in the u. S. With hot dogs as the crust. Yes. Its close enough. A little less healthy. Its all sort of levels of defibrillators. You got that right, dan. Thank you. To a new potential danger at the beach. Weve heard so much about shark encounters but now the portuguese man o war is showing up in increasing numbers. Their sting is incredibly painful and can even be deadly. Abcs phillip mena is in brighton beach, new york with that. Good morning, phillip. Reporter robin, good morning. Shark attacks have been in the headlines all summer but now theres a new threat in the water. A floating deadly. In record numbers theyre washing up on Eastern Shores stinging unsuspecting swimmers with their venomous tentacles. Felt like a thousand bees stinging me at once. Reporter its called the portuguese man o war and its something 7yearold Michael Shantz and his mother wont soon forget. He was screaming, screaming. A lot of pain. Reporter over the past three weeks, more than 30 of these jellyfishlike creatures reportedly spotted on beaches from delaware to new york at least three children reportedly stung off long island shores just this week. Close encounters turing painful after many beachgoers mistake them for plastic bags. Nicknamed floating death they typically float on the surface and tentacles can grow up to 30 feet long and stingers can pack a punch more painful than your average jellyfish in rare cases causing dangerous allergic reactions and even death. They can really hurt and probably kill a kid. It could put them into anna florida fattic shock. Reporter warm otherwises and strong wind seem to be pushing them closer to eastern beaches in record numbers but experts warn to stay away, even if theyre not moving. If theyre on the beach, tell the lifeguard dont touch. They can sting even when theyre dead. If you are stung, experts say use a towel to remove the stinger and use seawater to rinse it off but do not rub it. If you start to feel sick get medical help immediately. George. Okay phillip boy, theres scary looking creatures right there. We switch gears to a big day in the world of sports. Serena williams on the verge of history after her 17th trait win over Maria Sharapova at wimbledon. Lara saw it all up close. Lets talk to her now, hey, lara. Hi george. Yes, next up for her muguruza Garbine Muguruza is only 21 years old but do not count that one out. She delivered a drubbing to serena at the french open last year. So thats going to be a very interesting final but today its all about the men. The men semifinals first up Richard Gasquet versus Novak Djokovic but the match that everybody is talking about, perhaps bigger than the finals will be andy murray versus Roger Federer and this crowd is flit. Andy murray Hometown Hero but federer has everyones heart going for his eighth wimbledon title. That would be an alltime record. Call it patriotism versus perfection. You know what else is perfect, a little wimbledon pop news. Maybe a special popin from a wimbledon champ later in the show. No telling after Johnny Mcenroe yesterday. Who knows who will show up in pop news. Okay, lara thank you. The other big story, of course in sports the u. S. Womens soccer team the world champs are here in the studio with us and theyre getting ready for an historic ticker tape parade in downtown new york. Huge crowds expected and paula faris is on the parade route in Lower Manhattan for us. Good morning, paula. Reporter and good morning to you, robin. As you said they are expecting massive crowds. Already you can see right here a Massive Police presence building. Now, the floats will start arriving behind me all 12 of them decked out in red white and blue all before the u. S. Womens Soccer Team Makes History one more time. The floats are being built and the confetti gathered for team usas epic ticker tape parade this morning. The u. S. Womens soccer team making history once more. While new york has hosted 205 of these parades since 1886 this will be the first womens team ever to get a ride down new york citys famed canyon of heroes. Starting in Downtown Manhattan the team will make their way up broadway ending at new york citys hall where the mayor will address them and their crowd of adoring fans. The parade costing 2 million is expected to draw huge crowds. This capping off a week of celebrations for the u. S. Womens soccer Team Following their world cup win against japan on sunday. I believe that we just won. Reporter president obama congratulating the team over the phone. Couldnt be prouder of everybody here. Reporter and thousands turning out for a rally in los angeles on tuesday. We won the world cup, baby reporter and 400 men and women have been commissioned to clean up the many tons of debris including this ticker tape and the purchases over here taking great delight in throwing this on me. Robin, c wait soto see you. Im surprised abby has a voice left. Thats right. Well have much more with team usa. Theyre upstairs spending time with the fans but first more Severe Weather. And so much of that Severe Weather with damaging wind. Can you see the pictures from kentucky. This photo comes to you from brownsville, kentucky that huge tree pushed over fortunately nobody hurt there. And then that flash flooding i was mentioning ava, missouri and more rain to come as we go into the weekend. Alex we are still trucking the cold front that came through yesterday. It is now just to the south