A massive brawl at a house party, after they showed up in a stretch hummer. One witness saying it was like an episode of Jerry Springer. Her kids throwing punches. What sparked this rumble in the tundra . And good morning, america. Happy friday, robin on assignment this morning. So nice to have this guy, rob marciano is with us. The new guy. Great to be here. I just want to say, our chief meteorologist, ginger, is taking a nice long weekend. Whats your title . Senior. A welldeserved time off for her. Welcome. Thank you. Glad to be here. Lots of weather to talk about, and fun stuff too. Welcome aboard, rob. We want to get right to the breaking news of Oscar Pistorius, the former olympian convicted of culpable homicide. And we are in the courtroom, matt, this verdict has shocked so many. Reporter absolutely, george. When Oscar Pistorius walked into the courtroom yesterday, he faced life in prison. But that culpable homicide conviction may be a victory for him. Hes already out on bail and may never send a single day in prison for killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. This headline says it all, oscars great escape. Mr. Pistorius, please stand up. Reporter judgment day for Oscar Pistorius, on the count of murder not guilty and is discharged. Instead he is found guilty of culpable homicide. Reporter after a contentious trial punctuated by recriminations. You killed reeva steenkamp. Thats what you did. Say yes, i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. Reporter Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of manslaughter for negligently firing into his bathroom door last valentines day, knowing that someone was inside. But that conviction is not enough for the judge to throw out bail, despite the prosecutions protest. After negligently killing the deceased. The olympian breaking down in court on thursday, but this morning, showing little emotion, only staring stonefaced in his seat. Today with the family of the women he killed shaking their heads and pistorius family saying there are no victors today. It wont bring reeva back but our heart goes out for his family and friend. Reporter as pistorius left court, he was mocked and for the first time, cheered. Next month will be his sentencing, but get this. They took him downstairs to a holding cell for about an hour during a lunch break. That could be the most time he will spend behind bars after his conviction. Thank you, matt. Dan, we sat here every day, watched the evidence come in, watched the trial. Im one of those people, like you, who is shocked by this. Its not just that the verdict itself is stunning. The not guilty on the murder charge, its the reasoning that the judge used. It appears that this judge believes it was all a mistake. Believes that Oscar Pistorius thought that reeva was still in bed. Thats right. And as a result, that this all was a horrible, horrible mistake. That, to me, when you look at the facts of this case, is the most significant thing that this judge found, and that led to the ruling. Basically threw out the testimony for witnesses saying they heard fights and heard screaming. Thats right. And says she believes it was Oscar Pistorius who was the one screaming. When we first heard that, it seemed absurd. The notion that earwitnesses heard a woman screaming and heard two people screaming. Some heard a man and a woman screaming. And instead, this judge is saying, i believe that the defense said that Oscar Pistorius may have had a highpitched voice, and it was just him screaming. Because remember, if there was a fight, there was no way to avoid a murder charge here. Also, seeing hes acquitted on one of the ammunition charges. Which is hard to believe. The ammunition was found in his home, and he did not have the license to have it. It does make me wonder, is it possible. Its very unlikely hell get no jail time. Unlike here, the prosecutors there can appeal. They can appeal on matters of law. I would not be surprised if these prosecutors appeal on one crucial mistake that many believe the judge made about whether he had to have the intent to kill her behind that door opposed to anyone behind that door. Okay, thanks very much. All right, george, move now to the ray rice scandal. His former team, the baltimore ravens, taking the field last night for the First Time Since that video from the elevator surfaced. This as questions are raised about just how much the nfl commissioner knew, and when. Abcs ryan smith has the very latest. And we wish you a very good morning, ryan. Reporter Roger Goodell under fire once again, claiming that ray rice personally gave details to him, of the brutal elevator attack months before the video was released. And an investigation looming, new claims of insensitivity being levelled at the league, the potential fallout, enormous. Overnight, more fallout from the scandal as the ravens took the field without rice, cbs sports pulling an opening sequence featuring rihanna, herself a victim of abuse at the hands of chris brown. Critics saying the nfl should have made the connection sooner. Another example, they say, of the leagues insensitivity to Domestic Violence. Tension over the rice controversy, spilling over into the parking lot, with some fans wearing ray rices jersey, facing backlash from other fans. After the game care about the rice family. We have a tough family situation. Our guys handled it tremendously with class. Reporter our Sister Network espn reporting, according to multiple sources, ray rice personally told Roger Goodell he punched his wife in the elevator in Atlantic City, well before video of the incident went public, seemingly contradicting this statement by goodaell, earlier this week. When we met with him and his representatives, it was ambiguous about what actually happened. What was ambiguous about her laying on the floor, being dragged out by her feet. There was nothing ambiguous. That was the result that we saw. We did not know what led up to that. Reporter one source telling espn ray didnt lie to the commissioner, but another reporting rice told goodell, he slapped his fiancee. No one is reporting on the espn report. We know that former fbi director Robert Mullers independent investigation of the entire matter is set to begin immediately with the report to be shared with the public, a report that could determine the commissioners fate. And calls for change in the nfl now coming from washington. Yesterday, 16 of 20 women senators penning a letter to goodell, demanding a zero tolerance policy. To Domestic Violence, writing, quote, if you violently assault a woman, you shouldnt get a Second Chance to play football in the nfl. George, lara . Thank you. And so much conversation on social media about the commissioner right now. And we want to hear from you. Do you think that nfl commissioner Roger Goodell should step down . Tweet us using socialsquare. A lot of pressure there. Were going to get the latest now about the prison escape overnight by the Ohio School Shooter who killed three classmates in 2012. T. J. Lane was caught after some tense moments that had the entire region on alert. Alex perez is on the scene. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, a long night for people here. Authorities say those inmates somehow scaled the perimeter of the prison, and got out, leaving authorities on a long overnight frantic manhunt. The 19yearold convict is serving three life sentences for killing three students at a high school in february of 2012, breaking out of the correctional facility in lima thursday night at 8 00 p. M. With two others. Scaled the perimeter fence. And, again, this is an ongoing investigation. Reporter authorities quickly apprehended one of the men nearby, but lane and another inmate were able to get away. Officers with k9s and helicopters were searching the neighborhoods and woods around the prison. Then at 1 20 a. M. Which inmate . I believe the young one. T. J. Lane. Hes in custody. Reporter authorities located lane, apparently armed with a pitch fork just 100 yards away from the prison. And hours later, they caught the other. Lanes escape just another painful reminder to the community in ohio of the School Shooting two years ago. 911, wheres your emergency. We just had a shooting at our school. We need to get out of here. Reporter it follows last years court appearances, marked by erratic behavior and the chilling lack of remorse. Lane at times shouting obscenities at the victims family. Even wearing a white tshirt with killer written across the front. When we heard this happened, it opened up the wound for everyone. It immediately put me right back in the courtroom, thinking about the whole case again. No one thought we would even be talking about this again. Reporter and we spoke with one of the victims fathers overnight as this was happening, he was in complete disbelief and questioning what kind of system authorities are running here. Officials say theyre trying to figure out what went wrong. George . Bet they are. Okay, alex, thanks very much. Lets get the rest of the top stories from amy. Thank you very much. And we begin with the new concern about the growing threat posed by isis. The cia says it could be three times bigger than thought, up to 31,000 fighters across iraq and syria. Intelligence officials believe isis has recruited fighters from more than 80 countries. Meanwhile, overnight, australia became the second u. S. Alley to raise the threat level, from medium to high, joining the british whos threat level is severe. And new details about the nsas controversial spying program. Court documents show the government threatened to fine yahoo 250,000 per day if it refused to turn over the emails of its foreign users. Yahoo fought that order and lost. And a man jumping a fence on to the north lawn last night. Tourists running away as the secret service responded with guns drawn, eventually tackling the man who was carrying a stuffed animal. His motive, unclear. Overnight a massive fire ripped through this factory in connecticut. Chemicals fueling the flames, fireballs shooting into the sky forcing 400 neighbors to flee their homes. And a heartstopping moment in the major leagues. Marlins allstar giancarlo stanton, struck directly in the face by an 88mileperhour pitch. He was rushed to the hospital with multiple fractures but did stay conscious. He is likely to miss the rest of the season. And the next pitch, another player hit, a benchclearing brawl and two ejections. The brewers pitcher appeared shaken up and apologized. Lets lighten things up a bit now. Kids say the darn test things. Some kids in a school in washington were told a surprise guest was coming to class. What a surprise, it was the president and the first lady stopping by. One lady not so impressed. She was hoping to see someone else, and made it clear to the president when he walked in. Take a listen. I really wanted it to be beyonce. I understand. Malia and sasha would feel the same way. I realized it was going to be you, thats even better. Oh, she made up for it in the end. But the president thanked her for saying that in front of the press. But heres the best part, mrs. Obama even agreed. She admitted she would rather see beyonce, too. He got piled on there. She should be in politics. Wrapped it up. Made it all okay. Thank you so much. I want to move on now to a bomb scare aboard a jetliner at seattle tacoma airport. It happened thursday on 9 11. Security officials taking it very seriously, detaining one passenger for questioning. And Abcs David Kerley is tracking the story from Reagan International airport in washington, d. C. Good morning, david. Reporter if there is a day flight crews were on alert, it is 9 11, so what was a passenger thinking making a bomb threat . And the way the threat was made is really unique. The southwest pilot wasted no time in seattle calling for when he learned of a threat to his plane. He called the tower. We need to go to a spot where we can hold a little bit. Reporter pulling off to a side tarmac, officers boarding the jetliner, looking for one passenger. They zeroed in on him really quickly. Reporter police seen here escorting him off the jet. I was nervous, with it being 9 11, we were concerned there could be a real bomb on the plane. Reporter passengers pulled off the aircraft, they and all of their bags were rescreened, some even checked by dogs. This is one of the most unique bomb threats in the digital age, sources say the passenger turned an Electronic Device into a hot spot, a wifi connection, and assigned a name to that hot spot which threatened a bomb to the southwest flight. He changed it to the bomb is on this seat, his seat, and then he changed it to something about the stewardest being hot. Once we found all of that stuff out, we figured he was probably just goofing off. Reporter the passengers able to reboard for the flight to denver. Southwest told abc news in the statement that the captain made the call about the potential Security Threat and that southwests highest priority is safety and security of passengers and employees. Some of those passengers who were inconvenienced telling us they hope that this man is prosecuted. Lara and george. Thank you. Turn to sarah palin now, back in the headlines this morning with reports of a bloody brawl involving the former Vice President ial candidate and her family in a house party in anchorage. Paula faris has what we know. Reporter this morning, sarah palin and her family at the center of a lively party erupting into a fight. Bristol palin allegedly throwing a right hook. Bristol just reached back and started clocking him. She hit him, you know, reached way back here and caught him right in the chin like you know, i counted at least six times. Reporter Eric Thompson said he was one of 70 guests at the Birthday Party in anchorage on saturday. According to political blogger amanda coyne, palin with her husband, todd, and kids arriving in a stretch hummer. Coyne also reported that as the beer started flowing, thats when the fighting started. They were knocking his head back, and he was straightening his head back up, and he got hit again. Reporter the palin family was asked to leave the party after track palin attacked another guest who previously dated his younger sister, willow. Thats when the 21yearolds father stepped in to break up the fight. Once the fight was broken up, the former Vice President ial candidate and her family left. I heard sarah palin scream out, you know who we are, dont you . It was like we were just on a Jerry Springer episode. Reporter Anchorage Police only telling abc news that members of the palin family were indeed attending a party at this home saturday night, when a fight erupted outside. The police seemed to show up right after they left, asking people questions and wanting to know what was going on. Reporter overnight, sarah palin appeared on fox news hannity show had barack obama listened to the best military advice reporter but made no mention of the alleged altercation. The palin family could not be reached for comment. Again, Police Telling abc news that no charges were pressed the night of the fight. But this is an active and ongoing investigation. Yeah, theres got to be more to the story. There is. Someones cell phone had to be rolling. Come on, people. Yes. If it was, we will find it. Thank you. Want to welcome back rob marciano, first day on weekday gma in for ginger this morning, and we have some real Winter Weather out there. We do. First snow of the season, namely mt. Rushmore, the presses there, 7 inches of snow there. And a little bit further away in buffalo, wyoming, more in the way of wet snow. And that caused some tree damage there. Several states under Winter Weather advisories. Namely frost and freeze advisories. 12 of them from nevada all the up through michigan. We have temperatures that are 10 to 30 degrees below normal. That front will stall across parts of the south, creating more in the way of heavy rains from texas to the carolinas. Your local forecast just 30 seconds away, but first the Weekend Getaway brought to you by kohls. Americ am good morning, im abc 7 news, the bay area microclimate forecast the heat and unhealthy air is again today but it will ease this weekend and into next week. No rain in this forecast. Im sorry. Heres a look at the temperatures, upper 60s to 70s, coast and San Francisco, low to mid80s in the north bay and low to mid90s south and north and near 100 inland. Good news it will fall back into the 50s and 60s tonight. Acuweather sevenday guys, this is the peak of hurricane season. Its been pretty quiet, but we have some things percolating. Well talk about that in the next half hour. Percolating. Is that interesting . Is that with a smile . I dont want to be alarming just yet. Okay. I was very alarmed by the snow you showed us at the top embrace it. Percolate away. Coming up on gma, the desperate search for the texas woman who vanished from a Shopping Mall parking lot, how drones are being used right now to hunt for clues. And the children of the gun instructor killed on the shooting range are speaking out. The incredible message too the girl who shot him. And true confessions from an auto mechanic, how to get away from unnecessary and expensive repair costs. And its sesame street takeover. There they are. A fence while riding a motorcycle. Whoohoo [ male announcer ] get 10 off all fencing and decking when installed through lowes. 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