Well good friday morning. People in several American Communities waking up to widespread damage from severe weather. One of those storms producing whipping winds, Strong Enough to topple a school. People in the town say it happened fast. A person was inside that school when the roof was ripped off. This morning shes talking about that terrifying moment. Overnight mother natures fury on full display. For real. What appears to be a large tornado forming over hamburg, pennsylvania. Look outside. Moments later a nearby Elementary School is leveled. What was there this morning is out here somewhere in the field. This morning book, black p blackboards and desks now visible from the sidewalk. The roof and walls gone. In it was raining. The lights went out and then there was a bang. The schools principal was inside when it happened. Pieces of insulation still stuck in her hair. Although i was thinking we dont have a ceiling light. Why am i seeing daylight. With classes beginning in six weeks the school just had major renovations. Im really sad. That was our school. Further west line of storms sending trees crashing into power lines in mt. Vernon, kentucky. And in missouri homes and businesses forced to evacuate as relentless rain continues to showers along the gulf coast but the strong storms will continue for the central midwest and the rockies. Turn now to the historic day in South Carolina. After years of bitter debate the Confederate Flag is coming down this morning. Thats right with a stroke of a pen, the governor cleared the way for the flag thats flown for more than 50 years to be removed from the grounds of the state capitol. With more heres abcs stephanie ramos. Reporter this morning, a symbol of the old south will fly over South Carolinas Capitol Grounds for the last time. It is a great day. Reporter South Carolinas governor nikki haley ordering the removal of the Confederate Flag from the statehouse grounds by 10 00 this morning. This significant, the final step toward the end of an extensive and combative battle. At the sign the families of the nine killed in what police call an act of racial hatred at an Historic Black Church in charleston. The action of nine individuals laid out this long chain of events that forever showed the state of South Carolina what love and forgiveness looks like. Reporter the pictures of the alleged gunman holding the Confederate Flag revived the conversation over this battle symbol. Sometimes it takes a horrific depiction for us to really grasp the graft of the situation. Reporter supporters of the flag gathered on statehouse grounds to fight for what they believe is right. Disappointed that its coming down because i firmly believe its coming down for all the wrong reasons. Reporter as the debate wrapped up in South Carolina it unexpectedly exploded in washington when House Minority leader nancy pelosi tried to force a vote to we move all flags inspired by the confederate symbol from the u. S. Capitol. The vote bailed and House Speaker john boehner called it a cheap political stunt. Back over to you, reena and t. J. Stephanie, thanks so much. The fbi chief says there were plans for terror attacks here in the u. S. And its agencytoed them. He gives a big part of credit to the recent arrests of isis sympathizers in new jersey ohio and elsewhere. Pierre thomas with the details. Reporter fbi director james comey told reporters about a dozen alleged isis sympathizers were arrested in the weeks leading up to july 4th. He said some had deadly intentions quote, i do believe our work disrupted efforts to kill people. Some of them were focused on the fourth of july. Comey declined to give specific targets but among those arrested this College Student accused of casing the George Washington bridge. When agents searched his apartment they found plans for a Pressure Cooker bomb like the ones used in the Boston Marathon attacks. The fbi says it was and is a dangerous situation. The new normal pierre thomas, abc news, washington. And another deadline is passing for the u. S. And other world powers. Negotiating a nuclear deal with iran. Secretary of state john kerry threatening to walk away from talks in vienna if conditions not met. Iran firing back accusing the u. S. And europe of backtracking on key commitments. Among the sticking point, how to limit and monitor Irans Nuclear program and how and when sanctions should be lifted. The Greek Parliament votes today on the governments new plan to solve its debt crisis. Faced with an you willultimatum, the Prime Minister gave in to most of the demands and creditors. It includes tax increases and penguins cuts which greek voters rejected. Calls for a nearly 60 billion bailout. If Parliament Approves european leaders will then consider the plan during emergency meetings this week. Well they might be taking their show on the road. Two former u. S. President s were all charm after taking center stage last night. Former president s bush and clinton held a discussion in dallas. It was part of the president ial leadership scholars program. The current president ial race was only briefly mentioned. They traded jabs and shared a lot of laughs. When you meet these scholars you cant be pessimistic about the future of the country. These are fine people who, you know just inspire hope. Clinton and i are getting a little long in the tooth these days. This is the one month of the year when hes older than me. So speak for yourselves. A lot of laughs despite their political differences. I think they make a good evening late night show. You know what now that they are done with office they have been good buds. Fun to see this relationship develop. The organizers are finalizing preparations for todays ticker tape parade right here in new york honoring the u. S. Womens world cup champs. The First National team since 1984 and the first ever womens team to make the trip along the socalled canyon of heroes here in new york. Theyll be riding on a float under a shower of confetti. You know who is hosting this thing . Our own robin roberts. We had this big sendoff for the team on Good Morning America when they were headed to the world cup and now they are coming back. A good way to wrap it all up. Fantastic. If its not on your local abc channel you can download the app and watch abc. Its worth it. So everybody can be there. Everybody. 11 00 a. M. Lunch break eastern. Still ahead we have a new warning about overthecounter painkillers. And finally found, missing sisters lost in the wilderness for days alive. How they wereare. A bungee cord snaps on a ride nearly hitting the folks inside. Jamie mcmurray a boy born in joplin, missouri was fascinated by anything with wheels and a motor. The odds of him winning both the daytona 500 and the brickyard 400 in the same year . 1 in 195 million. The odds of a child being diagnosed with autism . 1 in 68. Im jamie mcmurray, and my niece has autism. Learn more at autismspeaks. Org signs. United Airlines Pilot is under investigation after a flight from houston to munich. United says he carried bullets on board. He did it by mistake. When he realized what he did he flushed them down the toilet but tossed others into a trash bin accessible to passengers. The problem is carrying ammo while flying an International Flight violates german gun laws. The fda is changing warning labels on motrin advil and aleve. They will include stronger warnings saying they will increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. And the fda says the risk glynns with the first dose. The more you take and the longer you take it the higher the risk will be. The cyberattack against the federal governments personnel files is much more damaging than first reported. Hacker gained access to the job politics and their families. If you applied within the last 15 years you were probably included. Its believed it originated in china. Ford is moving production of two of its small cars out of this country. The focus and the semax. Ford will discuss future plans for the michigan plant during contract talks. Well when we come back backdraft. Firefighters had a dangerous situation. The powerful explosion caught on camera. Plus on the run, a zoos monkey trying to make a break for it. Why weigh yourself down . Try new aveeno® sheer hydration. Its active naturals® oat formula. Goes on feather light. Absorbs in seconds. Keeps skin healthy looking. And soft. Aveeno®. Naturally beautiful results. Women talking about activia. 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But a chance sighting by hunting guides led search crews in the right direction and they were airlifted to safety. Greeted by their frantic dad. I started to cry like you would as a parent losing all your kids at once is not an easy thing. Theyre in good spirits, good health. A little hungry. Kind of smelly too so a little bit longer than they expected to be out there, but generally in good shape. Experts say the sisters did all the right things to survive in the rugged back country except for one crucial thing. They didnt tell anyone where they planned to hike. New insight into the cause of this weeks fiery collision between a Freight Train and truck in new york. This is dash cam video youre seeing. It shows the crossing gate was not working. Video was taken from another truck near the railroad crossing. The gate stays up and its lights do not flash. Truckers say thats been an ongoing problem there with a lot of close calls. There are only minor injuries in this crash. A terrifying close call at an Amusement Park in wisconsin. A 13yearold boy and family friend were strapped in a ride called the catapult but seconds before they were about to be shot into the air, the bungee cord snapped. It hit the ground so hard it left a hole four inches deep but no one was hurt. Park operators blame it on mechanical failure. Two firefighters in arkansas are entering a burning home trying to save a mother and baby. Seconds afterwards a backdraft blows out the insulation from the house. Firefighters were not seriously hurt. The mother and baby though had escaped the home before the firefighters had even arrived. No word on the cause of this fire. It sure looks as if this toronto landmark was on fire. Smoke engulfing the cn tower. Where there was smoke there was not fire. It was just a rehearsal of fireworks for the Opening Ceremony of todays pan am games. Organizers say they had given advance notice but there was more smoke than expected. Mischievous monkey is on the loose at the memphis zoo. The 3yearold samed zim escaped her enclosure and weighs about 15 pounds and is said to be absolutely harmless. Zookeepers believe zim is sleeping in a pipe drain so theyre patiently waiting for her to come out hopefully sooner than later. Escaped . Wouldnt you be trying to get out too . Good luck to you out there, zim. Sports now. Some baseball highlights. And for that here are our guys at espn. Hes stan. Im nolen neal. Were sports cast terse. Were do sports highlights right now. Lets start with baseball. Phillies and dodgers. Clayton kershaw blanked the phillies on wednesday. It was zachk greinkes turn. Hadnt allowed a run in his last four starts and he ran that number up to 35 2 3. Gave up just one hit in eight innings in this game. Yasiel puig came in with no rbis at 51 at bats updating his stats as well fourth of the season. Dodgers win, 60 and shut out philly for the second straight game. 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What happens when you annoy a broadway diva . Doesnt sound like itll go well. An audience member found out the hard way. Tony Award Winning actress patti lupone was so annoyed the woman was texting during her play at Lincoln Center she took the phone right out of her hand before disappearing backstage. Lupone said their hard work destroyed by a few selfabsorbed audience members controlled by their phone. She has a point. She does. I wonder if the lady got the phone back. Dont know how this ended. Hopefully she flushed it down the toilet. Had to get a new phone. You got to be harsh, teej. Other people paying good money to watch. I wont text during your read. Dont turn that phone on. Pope francis will likely go down as the most low maintenance pontiff in history. Another example among countless where he stopped to change clothes, folks. It was a burger king in santa cruz bolivia, after a nearly hour long parade. The pope needed to don more formal attire to celebrate mass. 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Reporter raise the anthrocon flag for a tailwagging good time. People packed the registration area inside the Convention Center a full day before the Convention Officially kicked off. Its half animal and half man. Or woman. Its all about how good you feel in your fur. At lunchtime the folks come down from the businesses and interact with us. Almost like a Big Street Party and fantastic. Reporter have you taken pictures with them yet. No. Could you take it for us. Reporter yeah, ill take it for you. There you go. Thanks. Reporter yeah. So talk to us about being a furry. What kind of enjoyment do you get out of that . For me its most fun to go outside and entertain people. Reporter they wear a variety of character costumes with their unique brand of fun. Sergal. Fox. I am a dutch dragon. Reporter are you a furry. No. Im not a furry no. Reporter what do you think of the furries . Theyre cute. Reporter theyre cute . You want to be one . That a girl. Reporter no not everyone is a furry fan but several businesses are proud to be distinguished as furry friendly. Like fernandos cafe on liberty avenue. We became a furry land for exclusively whole week. Youve been asking all day what im doing this weekend. Thats where im headed after the show. Youll go first to the parade. Oh yeah the ladies. We are excited about this one. The ladies. World cup champs. Robin roberts 11 00 a. M. Eastern. Check out the app. Thats whats making news in america this morning. Have a good weekend, folks. Heres whats happening on this friday july 10. Down trees damaged homes and Power Outages the region cleans up from another round of severe weather. A woman who lost her job because of samesex marriage sits down with action news. The ticker tape parade and the floats are ready. Its parade day for lloyd and the u. S