Zone right now. And caught on camera. Elephant rampage. The angry animal gone wild chasing down his handlers tossing this car like a toy, so what set him off . All right, hey, good morning. Were going to start here with the story that is still developing this hour. Firefighters tell us theyve never seen anything like what happened overnight on this freeway in california. The video shows the moments when a fastmoving wildfire swept across this highway. The drivers were surrounded by those flames. Hundreds of them running for safety. Their cars and trucks left to burn. And an infuriating question this morning, were efforts to fight those flames from the air hampered by the interference of amateur Drone Operators . Lets get the latest now from abcs matt gutman who is on the scene in phelan, california. Good morning, matt. Reporter good morning, paula. That fire is still smoldering. Now, it raced across the countryside here chewing through thousands of acres in six hours. So facet caught up with motorists on a highway trapping some of them. Overnight the horror on the highway. Another racing up the hill leaping onto this interstate. Cars, semis, even this boat bursting into flames. Some turned into charred metal husks. The fire burning thousands of acres moving so fast this family narrowly missing it. Oh, my god. I can feel the heat. Reporter the scene apocalyptic, an exodus of those fleeing their cars on foot, others taking to the hill. Sedans on single track roads. This man from michigan on his first trip to california. People were running up the hill. It was just a nightmare. Reporter his kids taking it hardest. I just grabbed my kids, and everyone was screaming, cars were on fire, blowing up. Reporter squadrons of jets dropping tons of flame retardant hoping to slow the fire. Helicopters dumping buckets of water on those burning cars to little effect. The wildfire problem so severe a second fire popped up just miles away chewing through woods near several packed summer camps. 300 people evacuated including a group of 90 girl scouts. Some seen huddling in this red cross shelter. That wall of fire creating a massive curtain of smoke pluming over the town of oak hill. Only 5 contained, the fire consumed more than 3,000 acres. Where do you want me to go . I want you to get in your truck and leave. Reporter emergency crews saying their relief efforts delayed because of interference of five personal drones in the area. 26 minutes, thats how long fire officials tell me they were delayed because of those drones. No arrests were made. It is bone dry out here. You can hear it and see it. This is already shaping up to be one of the worst fire seasons in well over a decade and its not even halfway over, dan. No, theres a long way to go and theyre really going to have to figure out this drone issue. Its not the first time its happened, and i expect itll pop up again in the future. Matt gutman, thank you for your reporting this morning. Were going to move now to the fullscale federal investigation into the young man who shot up those two military facilities in chattanooga, tennessee. We are learning more about the gunman and his possible motives, and abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the new information this morning. Brian, good morning to you. Reporter well, good morning, dan. Fbi technicians are working through the weekend this morning to go through to exploit the computers and cell phones that once belonged to mohammad abdulazeez. The computers and cell phones were seized from his home, a quiet street in the small Tennessee Town of hixon to determine what drove the young man who until this week neighbors had considered an allamerican kid. In my experience this was an isisinspired attack. Reporter officials tell abc news a sevenmonth stay in the mideast in jordan last year by abdulazeez could have been a turning point. Why did he go overseas . Who did he meet when he was there . Reporter from what authorities have learned so far, abdulazeezs transformation from teenager at a Swimming Hole to mixed marshalltial arts fighter to terrorist happened in rapid fashion. A friend who ran into him just a few weeks ago said he saw nothing out of the ordinary. I saw him maybe two weeks ago completely 100 normal. Reporter but for all the smile, abdulazeez grew up in a family with strife. Court documents filed by his mother allege his father beat her and the children and threatened to take a second wife as permitted by islamic law, and in a blog posting last monday, abdulazeez wrote life is short and bitter. [ sirens] three days later the deadly attack. The fbi had no warning abdulazeez was even thinking about violence. A stealth terrorist. These individuals are learning how to avoid the fbi and our surveillance. There was no opportunity along the way to stop this individual from carrying out this attack. Reporter the fbi says it has not yet found the evidence on public social media that would show abdulazeez was inspired or directed by isis, but the work this weekend at the fbi lab will be to determine if he was communicating on secret encrypted channels used by isis that the u. S. For all its might so far has had a hard time cracking dan. Theyre really worried about these encrypted chapels. My question is if he was in touch with isis, which we dont know yet, why wouldnt isis already have claimed responsibility . Thats an excellent question. And generally they do, although now lots of isis followers are praising him but so far no direct claim of responsibility. Okay. At this point he seems like the nightmare scenario doing it on his own. Absolutely. All right. Brian ross, thank you. Appreciate it. Dan, thank you. And this morning we are learning that another victim has died in the shooting. 24 years old, Randall Smith along with those four marines who were lost in this tragedy. Young sons and fathers. Jim avila has more on these five lives taken. Reporter the fifth is a sailor from ohio shot three times and has been in Critical Condition since the attack. He did not survive surgery. He is survived by his wife and three young daughters. Its extremely tragic to see an american soldier killed on american soil. God bless america reporter overnight mourners gathered to grieve the loss of the Fallen Heroes from the just enlisted to combat veterans, the faces of those murdered where they worked. The faces of the victims. The baby face skip wells just 21 years old, the only son raised by a single mother, he had only recently joined the marine reserves. No one ever would expect to die in the capacity in which he did, but he died with his boots on, and he died doing what he loved. Reporter and in the moments before he died, wells according to the Associated Press texting his girlfriend these last words, active shooter. Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez opening fire at the marine corps facility after driving seven miles from the recruiting office where he began his rampage on thursday morning. Gunnery Sergeant Thomas sullivan, 40 years old, who survived two tours of duty in iraq only to be gunned down here at home. Sullivans family draped a flag over their restaurant in springfield, massachusetts, and wrote this, he was our hero and he will never be forgotten. Thank you, tommy, for protecting us. In grantsburg, wisconsin, carson holmquists picture hanging on his high schools military honor wall he was only 27 and in berkdale california david wyatt remembered by his aunt. He was dedicated as a father and husband. His aunt says his life was one of joy and love. Dennis pedigo hes the Police Officer who was wounded during the firefight said that he is doing well and his spirits are good. Dan. Jim, and we thank you for your reporting. And this statistic from the New York Times this morning is jarring, more marines were killed in chattanooga than in all of afghanistan this year. A horrific event, and that concludes our coverage of that story this morning. Were going to move on to the extreme weather this weekend. 45 Million People across the midwest and the plains bracing for severe summer thunderstorms packing damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding, and rob is here. Rob, teach me how to speak, please. Just let him do the weather. The problem with summer thunderstorms, theyre not only tough to say, but theyre kind of scattered. We got them across much of the country and got them across the northeast but a strong complex of thunderstorms right now moving across wisconsin. We have a severe thunderstorm watch out till 9 00 central time. This is the same line of storms that moved through minneapolis just a few hours ago. Overnight, the skies lighting up in minneapolis. Thunderstorms firing across the u. S. In salida, colorado, four people struck by lightning, leaving one dead. And in kentucky as storms roll in, sam smith giving a concert in louisville escorted offstage then chaos as concertgoers run for cover. Luckily no injuries, but that outdoor show ending early. I cant see the center of the road. I cant see anything. Reporter in south dakota, hail hammering down. Drivers getting pelted, and watch as these huge ice chunks pummeled this golf course some the size of baseballs. And this morning, residents cleaning up after seven confirmed tornadoes ripped through Northern Illinois and iowa earlier this week snapping trees, tearing roofs off homes and destroying cars. All of a sudden all i kept hearing was its all gone. Its all gone. Its all gone. More tornadoes possible today and tomorrow though the main threat is going to be some damaging straightline winds and frequent lightning as weve been seeing. This line of storms will kind of stretch out. This is the typical time of year where the northern half moves more quickly than the southern half so back through the high plains youll see Severe Weather. Chicago today i think youll get it later on this morning and then tomorrow, kansas city back through indianapolis all the way up through buffalo, thats where the cold front will be. Damaging wind, hail and a brief tornado possible tomorrow and also some heavy rain with these storms even across parts of new england, we could see 2 to 3 inches of rainfall as we go through monday. Paula, much more weather coming up in just a few. Rob, great to have you back and well check in with you a little bit later. Now to the mysterious jailhouse death of a woman in texas seen here on cell phone video. Now, Authorities Say she hung herself in her jail cell, but her friends and family say they cannot fathom that she would kill herself as they led a demonstration outside the jail demanding an investigation. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo is on the story for us this morning. Good morning, mara. Paula, good morning. Yeah, her family saying that she was excited about starting a new job and would never have taken her own life. Theyre now demanding a full investigation and are joined by a u. S. Congresswoman from her district. We demand all answers. Reporter overnight protesters gathering outside this texas jail where sandra bland spent her final hours. Sister sandra dee serves justice. Reporter the rally seeking answers to the 28yearolds mysterious death. You just slammed my head into the ground. Reporter bland taken into custody after this routine traffic stop took an aggressive turn. A bystander capturing the moments on camera. For a traffic signal you slam me into the ground and everything. Reporter police saying in a statement on thursday that bland was argumentative and uncooperative. But this morning, the officer involved is now assigned to administrative duties for violations of the departments procedures regarding traffic stops. The fbi now also looking into the case. Abcs linsey davis speaking with the congresswoman from that texas district. I dont believe that we should allow this case to languish without a full investigation. Reporter authorities discovered bland dead in her cell three days later saying she hanged herself. The District Attorney saying videos like this its a little bit of depression as well as ptsd. Reporter could be used in the investigation. Selfdiagnosis is certainly something that we are going to look at and consider with the motive for a suicide. Reporter but blands family saying she would never take her life and was the one assaulted. Based on the sandy that i knew, thats unfathomable to me. Reporter now, the officer involved in the arrest will remain on administrative duties until the conclusion of the investigation. The Texas Department of Public Safety also says the fbi will conduct a forensic analysis of the videos related to the case, and they will release related video footage to the public as soon as possible. A lot of questions here to be answered. But that social media post about ptsd and being depressed, her friends and family saying it was taken out of context. Thats what were hearing. But, again, its all part of the investigation into what her state of mind was at the time of her arrest. As you said, a lot more questions to be answered. Thank you, mara. Well switch gears to the race for the white house. Your voice, your vote and the unexpected twist for Hillary Clinton. Many people thought her run for the democratic nomination would be a cakewalk, but there she was in iowa overnight sharing the stage for the first time with bernie sanders, the socialist senator from vermont, who is generating surprisingly robust crowds, donations and excitement and abcs devin dwyer is on the story this morning from the white house. Good morning, devin. Reporter hey, good morning, dan. Things starting to get interesting for democrats. Bernie sanders, Hillary Clinton, the other democratic candidates, as you said, on the stage together in iowa side by side for the first time. They didnt go after each other by name, but its clear this nomination race is heating up. For democrats, its finally a faceoff. This country belongs to all of us. We are ready to win this election. Reporter overnight Hillary Clinton sharing the stage in iowa for the first time with bernie sanders, the socialist from vermont whos been drawing huge crowds. We need a Mass Movement from coast to coast. Im running for you. Reporter clinton, the front runner, meeting real competition in iowa for the first time Standing Shoulder to shoulder with former governors martin omalley, Lincoln Chaffee and former senator jim webb. Diehard democrats are excited to size up their options. Clinton is highly popular but faces shifting support. 70 of democrats in the latest ap poll seeing her favorably, thats down 11 points since april. Thank you so much, iowa. Reporter the Clinton Campaign announcing friday its buying its first tv ad time. Everyday americans need a champion. Reporter spending more than 7 million in the early primary states including nearly 4 million in iowa. Bernie sanders hasnt announced a single major ad buy. There is nothing we cannot accomplish. Reporter today republicans are attending another iowa cattle call too. 10 of the 15 candidates in the gop race converging on a summit with religious conservatives. Donald trump, who is on the cover of the new yorker, making a belly flop splash is near the front of the pack saying he expects to win iowa. Now, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and former Florida Governor jeb bush also near the front of the pack there in iowa. Almost all the 2016 candidates will be swarming the state this weekend. Those critical Iowa Caucuses now just about six months away, dan and paula. Full employment act for political reporters across the country. Its going to be a great race. Devin, thank you. We want to turn things over to ron with the other stories were tracking including a shooting spree in maine. That is right. A convicted sex offender in maine is back behind bars this morning accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding three others in separate incidents in that state. Police say that anthony lord beat a man and stole guns from him and a pickup truck before going on that rampage. When he was arrested, a 22yearold woman was rescued, would have been in his custody unharmed. And a small passenger plane crashed into a rugged mountainous area of alaska killing one person, but four others on board that plane survived. Coast guard Officials Say their rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather and the steep terrain, but they were able to hoist the survivors by helicopter from that crash site. And overseas in south africa more than 300 people injured when their commuter train rammed into a stopped train. The accident occurred in johannesburg on friday during the height of the evening rush hour. The stopped train was in a station at the time. And back at home, its three strikes, and youre out in baseball. Last night it was three outages, power outages, that stopped a game between the Washington Nationals and l. A. Dodgers in d. C. A bank of stadium lights behind third base went out the first time leading to an hour plus delay. In that game, well, they got the lights working. It went out again and again. Three times was enough. The game was suspended in the fifth inning with the dodgers up, 21. That game, if youre keeping score will resume later today. And finally, in denmark three elephants from a traveling circus got loose, went on a rampage in a beach. It apparently began when a circus worker struck one of the animals, the elephant with a stick causing that one to run offer. Yes, the angry pachyderms tried to pick up a truck with his tusks. So, theyre really strong. A lot of adrenaline. Paula. Theyre very angry. Eventually the elephants were calmed eded down and they were rounded back up. How about this, why dont we leave the elephants in the wild and stop making them travel around in circuses. I would be in favor of that. I was chased by Wild Elephants in the wild once, one of the most terrifying experiences in my life. Im not even making that up. Did you provoke the elephant . No, they saw us and ran after it. You are a threatening human being. I am not a threatening what do you do with an elephant, you dont stop, drop and ro