Out of control, the hot air balloon crashing into a crowd. Now the passenger revealing what the pilot did to prevent a catastrophe. The onetwo comes home. Danger at the ballpark. Another fan hospitalized, hit in the head by a dodgers foul ball sitting just outside that protective netting. Im on top of the world and highwire heroes. Nik and Lijana Wallenda pulling off an incredible stunt, 25 stories above times square. The heartpounding moment they crossed each other on live tv. Im gonna do this. What do you think, new york city . And now the exclusive behindthescenes footage you havent seen, and wait till you hear whats next. Their first interview right here on gma. I kept on falling short and good morning, america. Times square always full of surprises but nothing like last night. Michael, you were there for all of it. How terrifying was it . I did not sleep last night, george. I think nik and lijana were the only ones who slept. They were calm. It was one of the most incredible things i have ever seen and a testament to getting past your fears. They are here today. Cannot wait to talk to them. Wow, i did not sleep. Still shaking. You didnt want to get out there with them . Get out there . I was standing on the building scared let alone on a high wire. As you said, nik wallenda and his sister were more than 200 feet above ground. It was incredible walking on a wire. Listen to this, just threequarters of an inch wide and they revealed some clues about whats coming up. All those details when theyre here live talking to you in not too long. You can try it. They leff the wire up. No, thats not going to happen. Were going to move on now, guys. Well start and we again with those dangerous storms on the move bringing twisters and flash flooding to the midwest. Now 50 million are bracing as the system is heading east. Ginger starts us off with the very latest. Good morning, ginger. Michael, amazing images coming in from south bend, indiana late last evening. People were in their cars leaving dinner and this is what you end up seeing, a tornado right behind that cvs. This was 1 of more than 200 severe storm reports in just the last 24 hours. Holy, [ bleep ]. Oh [ bleep ]. Reporter an up Close Encounter with a tornado in south bend, indiana. Debris swirling in the violent twister right in front of the driver of this car. No [ bleep ] way. Reporter watch this light flash behind the cvs before the power goes out. A Daycare Center in indiana hit hard. Half the building unrecognizable. Thankfully no one was inside and no injuries. 2020 president ial candidate Pete Buttigieg tweeting the city was assessing the damage and, quote, thankful that as of now no injuries have been reported. While indiana dealt with that tornado, flights at both dallas airports came to a temporary ground stop because of severe storms and a Lightning Strike cutting communication. Communication system for air Traffic Control has been restored. Reporter at this marina in gilbertsville, kentucky damaging waves. These boats were filed on top of each other. A flash flood emergency declared in southwest missouri. A home once stood on this foundation before being swept away. Water filling the town of anderson after 6 inches of rain fell in just 6 hours. Unfortunately more of that to come. Severe thunderstorm warnings popping in mississippi throughout the morning along this line. Now what will happen, the atmosphere will settle down then recharge for the afternoon and evening and thats why anybody from kentucky through West Virginia, ohio, even eastern michigan down to north georgia needs to watch for damaging wind, hail and, yes, tornadoes today. Another rough day. Thanks very much. The latest on the crisis with iran. That regime making new threats to down American Drones as the white house prepares to unveil a new round of sanctions. And secretary of state mike pompeo now in saudi arabia for talks. Our chief White House Correspondent jon karl tracking new developments. Good morning, jon. Reporter good morning. The president says he will impose those new economic sanctions later today as the Iranian Military says it will strike again if any u. S. Aircraft enters iranian airspace. More defiance from iran. As a private Iranian News Agency is quoting a top Iranian Military official saying his forces are capable of shooting down more American Drones. Although the president called off his planned military strike, abc news has learned that the white house quietly green lighted a cyberattack on iran disabling software on Computer Systems used to control rocket and missile launches. This morning a spokesman for irans foreign minister saying that was, quote, a big mistake, and is contrary to international law. President trump says he made his lastminute decision to call off the military strike when he was told how many iranians could die in the attack. Everybody was saying im a warmonger. And now they say im a dove. And i think im neither. If you want to know the truth, im a man with common sense but i didnt like the idea of them knowingly shooting down an unmanned drone and then we kill 150 people. I didnt like that. Reporter the drone the iranians shot down is a sophisticated Surveillance Aircraft that cost some 130 million. National security adviser john bolton and secretary of state pompeo had urged the military strike to retaliate. But the president said he is not looking for war. John bolton is absolutely a hawk. Up to him hed take the whole world on at one time. I was against going into iraq. Reporter boltons tough talk took center stage in israel sunday. Neither iran nor any other hostile actor should mistake u. S. Prudence and discretion for weakness. Reporter the president says if it comes to war the u. S. Will, quote, obliterate iran. But what he really wants is talks aimed at a new deal to keep iran from getting nuclear weapons. If iran wants to become a wealthy nation again, become a prosperous nation well call it lets make iran great again, does that make sense . Make iran great again. Reporter iran insists that the drone it shot down was flying over its airspace. The United States says it was clearly not flying over iranian airspace but International Airspace and the u. S. Is expected, george, to present evidence to that effect later today before the u. N. Security council. Jon, iran threatening to restart their nuclear program. Of course, north korea has a Nuclear Arsenal right now, and the president is continuing to try to cultivate kim jongun. Reporter he sure is. We learned that he sent another letter. Theyve been having this back and forth with letters. The president sent another personal letter to kim jongun. The north Korean News Agency there released that photograph of kim jongun reading the letter. And, george, listen to how they characterize it. They said the letter is of excellent content, and talked about the extraordinary courage of President Trump, saying that kim jongun would, quote, seriously contemplate the interesting contents of that letter. Of course, the big question is will there be yet another summit . And what is that content . They know. We dont. Jon karl, thanks very much. Cecilia . Okay, george, another headline out of washington this morning. Its the battle over immigration. In some of those Detention CentersHolding Children as young as 2 months old. Witnesses who have been inside are now using words like torture to describe the conditions there. This as President Trump is putting on hold his plan for nationwide deportation raids, at least temporarily. Our senior Congressional Correspondent mary bruce joins us from capitol hill. Mary, you learned that Speaker Nancy Pelosi got in his ear on this one. Reporter yeah, cecelia. The speaker personally lobbied the president not to go through with this and hes holding off for now, but trying to up the pressure, giving lawmakers two weeks to act on immigration or else he says he will go ahead with those sweeping raids, but the pressure is also growing on the president now to do something about what is being described to us as absolutely dire conditions at these facilities along the border. This morning, President Trumps mass deportation operation on hold but not off the table. Just hours before i. C. E. Agents began nationwide raids to round up families who are in the u. S. Illegally trump tweeted at the request of democrats, i have delayed the illegal immigration removal process for two weeks. Abc news learned the president called off the sweeping raids after a phone call with house Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She urged him not to go through with it calling the raids heartless and warning they would inject terror into our communities. Trumps aboutface comes as congress this week considers a plan to send 4. 5 billion in humanitarian aid to the border where a Record Number of families are now being detained. The facilities overwhelmed. This felt worse than jail. Reporter speaking exclusively to abcs lana zak dr. Dolly sevier said children are being held in conditions she called inhumane, calling it comparable to torture facilities. The conditions in these fas facilities are playing them at increased risk for infection, disease and death. Reporter she was granted access to the ursula facility in mcallen, texas, after a flu outbreak there sent five infants to intensive care, and she witnessed a complete lack of basic sanitation. Babies drinking from unwashed bottles for days. Bright fluorescent lights on 24 7. Attorney warren interviewed children at a facility in texas and said theyre left to care for each other. Theyre sleeping on concrete blocks. There are open toilets in the room. There is no soap. These children are being held in a completely inappropriate facility. Reporter but when asked about the conditions, the president blamed democrats. Were doing a fantastic job under the circumstances. The democrats arent even approving giving us money. Where is the money . You know what, the democrats are holding up the humanitarian aid. Reporter now democrats this week are moving to pass billions of dollars in humanitarian aid, and michael, we did reach out to customs and border patrol, and they say they have limited resources, but, quote, work to provide the best care possible for those in their custody especially children. All right, thank you so much, mary. Now to new developments in that tragic plane crash in hawaii. 11 People Killed when their sky dying plane went down shortly after takeoff. Abcs will carr has the latest on the investigation. Reporter heartbreak in hawaii after 11 people died in a terrifying plane crash. We saw a big explosion and covered in black smoke. Reporter that fateful flight took off on a skydiving adventure at sunset but something instantly went wrong. Theres nothing we could have done. There was nothing left. There wasnt a sign of anybody on that plane. Reporter abc news learned the pilot was 42yearold jerome renck, a french citizen and father whose brother says he will be sorely missed by anyone whos ever met him. This morning were learning the plane was also involved in a previous midair incident. This video shows the same aircraft in 2016 filled with skydivers. According to the ntsb, the pilot lost control. You can see those skydivers falling forward and then bailing out after the plane stalled, going into a dangerous spin. Out, out. Get out of the [ bleep ] plane. Reporter pieces of the plane fell off in midair. I saw something fall down from the plane like a sheet or something. I dont know what it was. Reporter amazingly nobody was hurt but the plane sustained serious damage. We will be looking at the quality of those repairs and whether it was inspected and whether it was airworthy. Reporter at least six of the victims worked for the oahu parachute center. Larry lemaster was a father. His family said he would never want one person to waste a s single moment of their life mourning his. Friends say Michael Martin lived to skydive and follow his adventurous heart. And were really hearing that about so many of the victims. The pilot of the plane was supposed to turn 43 today and the crew, were learning, really loved to skydive and had a real zest for adventure. George . Such a tragedy, okay, thanks very much. To the race for the white house. Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg off to a fast start, but now facing a firestorm in his own community. The mayor of south bend, indiana, was confronted by angry residents after the Fatal Shooting of a black man by a white police officer. Our chief National Affairs correspondent tom llamas is here with the story. Good morning, tom. Reporter george, good morning to you. You will remember when you sat down here with mayor pete on gma he said he was qualified to run for president because hes dealt with tough issues in the past like racially sensitive officerinvolved shootings. Well, its happened again in his city and this time the tension is mounting. Give the people reporter this morning mayor Pete Buttigieg trying to balance a city on edge with his quest to be president. On sunday, facing outraged residents in his hometown of south bend, indiana. The meeting called to address the shooting death of eric logan by a white police officer. People are not heard. Thats why youre getting the reaction youre getting. Reporter buttigieg remaining calm even while being constantly interrupted byired up constituents. That is their last day on the street. I would love to be able to finish my reply if thats okay. A guy threw a knife at me. Reporter the officer claims logan, who was allegedly breaking into cars, had a knife and ignored repeated commands to drop it. But the officer didnt activate his bodycam. I dont fear nobody. Thank you, maam. Reporter now residents are demanding action and the democratic candidate coming off the campaign trail to answer questions. Logans mother even confronting the mayor in front of cameras. Ive been here all my life and you all didnt do a damn thing about me or my son or none of these people out here. Its time for you to do something. If you cant do it, then step your [ bleep ] down. Im tired of talking about it. Im tired of hearing your lies. Amen. Reporter we asked buttigieg about his citys brewing tensions and his leadership. These situations arent easy. Part of how you earn your paycheck as a mayor is to walk into no win situations. But we have done a lot of work. We have got a lot of work to do together. The timing of this critical issue for his city is tricky. He insists his campaign for president will go on telling reporters yesterday he plans to participate in this weeks debate and continue to serve his community to the best of his ability. But, guys, hes three days away from the first primary debate. Incredibly important. Its likely to come up in the debate. No question about that. Real test for a young candidate. Tom, thanks very much. Tensions high there, tom. Thanks. We turn to another accident at the baseball field. A fan at Dodger Stadium hit in the head by a foul ball. This latest incident once again raising safety questions about extended netting. Abcs paula faris is here with more. Good morning, paula. Reporter good morning, cecilia. It happened just beyond the dugout and just beyond that netting raising the question whether Major League Baseball is doing enough to protect its fans. Bellinger rifles it foul. Reporter another baseball fan hospitalized after being struck by a ball. It happened sunday afternoon. A line drive hit by los angeles dodger slugger Cody Bellinger striking a woman during the first inning in their matchup against the colorado rockies. The fan would was seated four rows from the field and outside the protective netting was immediately treated in the stands but 15 minutes later was seen headed to the hospital for further testing. This incident coming just one month after this little girl was struck in the face at a cubs game. The 4yearold fan hit by chicagos Albert Almora jr. s foul ball. The stadium watching in horror. Youve got some guys that everybody is high on down there. That went sizzling off into the stands. Reporter an emotional almora had to be comforted by a stadium security guard, but these incidents are now raising questions about protective netting at baseball games. According to Major League Baseball, all 30 Team Stadiums are required to have protective netting that extends from behind home plate to the end of each dugout. Both the woman and the little girl were sitting just outside that shielded area. Last month the Chicago White sox became the first mlb team to announce theyre extending the netting all the way to the foul posts. The nationals are taking similar steps. Its up to each team to determine what they want to do beyond the dugout netting. Should be safety first. Absolutely. I think the players would agree with you on that one. Okay, paula. Thanks very much. We have some exclusive behindthescenes moments you didnt see from that thrilling high wire walk right here in times square. Nik and Lijana Wallenda are here live. Thats up next on gma. The hot air balloon crash caught on camera. The passenger now speaking out. What she says the pilot did right to avoid a catastrophe. First, back over to ginger. And more images of severe and more images of severe storms. Like we couldnt even fit all of them. This was happening in ellsworth, kansas, and the cars there, you could see that tomorrow in northern missouri, des moines over to peoria, illinois. I showe