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A number of nba teams may be interested in superstar lebron james now that he is a free agent. but most sports scribes think there is a good chance he will wind up staying put in miami. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, june 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." and we begin this half hour with severe weather and floods threatening the nations mid section. >> take a look at this lightning over denver. the skyline there, storms moved through and theyre ...

Our star is in active phase with several solar flares and now a a coronal mass ejection. it is expected to hit the earth with a glancing blow. the matter is electromagnetic radiation and could disrupt communications but poses no danger to the u.s. personally. >> interesting. heres a look at the friday forecast. starting with good news a bunch of good news for a change. most of the nations mid section will enjoy a dry day with a lot of sunshine. heavy rain along the gulf coast. stormy in the nort...

Live from americas news headerts, arizona firefighters getting an upper hand on a fire thanks to cooler weather between sedona and flagstaff the fire pufting a damper on memorial day cookouts with a ban on camp fires and grills. tornadoes running through the nations mid section. this one in wyoming, moving on. and a facility in canada confirming its treating toronto mayor, rob ford. this after videos showing ford smoking crack and behaving erratically. im marianne rafferty. now back to our oreil...

We begin with the powerful storm system on the move after pounding parts of the nations mid section. >> it brought strong winds and tornados to the dallas area and knocked out power to thousands and further north even hail and snow. abcs alex perez has more. >> reporter: high winds tearing up homes. sirens sounding the alarm in dallas. near that city, a dramatic rescue. it took two hours to save five boys from raging waters. the boys are exhausted but okay. >> lets go, lets go. >> reporter: at l...

When we have a break in the weather consistently we can bring those resources in. >> reporter: instead firefighters have been struggling over steep terrain to get to the fire. these winds are at hurricane strength in some of the canyons and theres no sign theyll let up. in fact, red flag warnings are expected to continue through thursday. david wright, abc news, at the etiwanda fire in california. >> along with those red flag warnings, southern california can expect record heat. >> the latest on...

Asking for a federal disaster declaration for his state where three people lost their lives. the same storm system brought strong winds and tornados to central north carolina. at least one mobile home was damaged in cumberland county and several homes under construction were flattened. the heavy rain caused a sinkhole to open up under a trailer and wiped out a bridge. some areas of the east can expect up to six more inches of rain from this nasty storm system. check in with accu-weather wher...

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>> this is just awful. this story. >> i think what is weighing most on her mom is apparently right before the surgery jahi told her mom she had a bad feeling and she didnt want to have the surgery. the surgery was routine. she had sleep apnea and this was supposed to correct that and there was nothing else wrong with her and she essentially bled to death and went in to cardiac arrest. >> all surgeries could be dangerous. these are things you have to take seriously. >> obviously prayers to that f...

>> lets get the latest from accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. good morning, john and diana. extreme cold on tap for the nations mid section and much of the west. an arctic the air mass dives in out of canada on the fringes of that colder air an area of low pressure is drifting toward lake superior. were going to see snowfall in the upper midwest again today. for a bulls eye, 6 to 12 inches of snow. duluth, three to six-inch range into minneapolis. the cold air surges to...

Forecasters say they could see record lows by tomorrow evening. cold enough to jeopardize those crops. the arctic weather system is moving coast to coast putting windchills in the danger zone. >> lets get the latest from accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. good morning, john and diana. extreme cold on tap for the nations mid section and much of the west. an arctic the air mass dives in out of canada on the fringes of that colder air an area of low pressure is drifting t...