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WPVI Good Morning America April 20, 2015

Taylor swifts mom battling cancer taking the stage for her daughter. I am a very proud mom. What she said what brought some of musics biggest stars to their feet. And good morning, america. Happy monday. What a moment that was at those Country Music awards last night. Everyone listen to the applause for taylor swifts mom. What she said was so emotional. First time we have seen her since that big revelation with her battle with cancer. George has the exclusive interview with the postal worker who listeneded his gyrocopter on the capitol lawn. He has no apologies. No regrets. Were going to begin with that big terror bust at least six people taken into custody overnight. So much concern of isis recruiting here on u. S. Soil the fbi is cracking down and the suspects are exhibition edpected in court this morning. Abcs pierre thomas. Reporter sources tell us at least six people have been charged and theres a new emerging threat recruiters, people are trying to facilitate radicals to join isis in syria. Theyre using an unprecedented social Media Campaign to develop networks within this country. Okay pierre thanks very much. We want to turn to the very dangerous weather, tornadoes, hail knocking out power, causing damage across the south. That weather is moving east. Affects more than 40 million people. Rob in for ginger tracking it all. Reporter this system has been stuck for the past few days. Baseballsize hail in hot springs, arkansas. Two of them right there. We had over 140 reports of wind yesterday and over 90 reports of hail. 4 reports of tornadoes and two surges. We had some tornadoes but it with us the straightline winds that did the most damage. Overnight, severe storms slamming the south. Trees toppling on to homes in tennessee. Lightning igniting louisiana skies and also the likely cause of this Apartment Fire overnight in houston and portions of florida now on fire. This video showing the blaze in miami. Officials say the cause is still unknown. Heavy hail torrential downpours and strong winds wrapping up a wild weekend of weather. In alabama, winds so strong trains blown right off the tracks. In texas, water rushing this car into a ditch. The woman inside crawling to safety. It turned over and i got under the water. I panicked. Mother nature shaping and shifting the clouds all weekend but still showing a soft side with this rainbow over arkansas. We have more storms to get through before we see more rainbows this afternoon. This is the area of severe risk. D. C. , philly new york in on this. So both the morning and afternoon rush are going to be suspect. Well talk more about the rainfall later on. Were going to turn to politics now and a new book raising questions about foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation. Hillary clinton takes her campaign to New Hampshire today. Jon the Clinton Campaign tried to get out in front of this question last week. Reporter thats right, they limited the number of foreign donations that the Clinton Foundation would take. This takes a close look at the tens of millions of dollars in donations that the Clinton Foundation received and also the speaking fees that bill clinton received while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. It charges that those donors got favors. Theyre pointing out that the author is a former speech writer. Republicans up in New Hampshire over the weekend, giving their stump speeches. Taking aim at Hillary Clinton. Shes also starting to get some shots from democrats, too. She sure is. Martin omalley, the former goff of maryland considering a run. Look at what Martin Omalley said he said the bigger issue is do we have ability as a party to lead by our principles, or regoing to try to conduct poll where the middle is every single day . Keep in mind george in every poll i have seen martin is at 1 . Not even close right now. Sounding more like a candidate. Amy, the other top stories. Right now, theres desperate search for nearly 1,000 people feared dead after a ship capsized in the mediterranean, its the latest in the string of deadly migrant boat sinking. It shows people panicking. Swimming for their lives. Hoping for a better life in europe. European leaders today are convening a summit to talk about this. Abcs alex marquardt. Hopes are fading here this morning for those hundreds of migrants still missing. This could end up being one of the deadliest disasters in the mediterranean seas. Just 28 migrants have been rescued from that small boat that capsized just off the coast of libya. One survivor said there could have been as many as 950 people onboard. Just this year 35,000 migrants have crossed from africa to europe with around 1600 or more drowning in the process. Now with the weather Getting Better it fears that number will only get bigger. Amy. Alex with the latest. Also breaking overnieblgt, a van carrying workers from the United Nations was attacked in somalia, the Terror Group Al Shabaab claiming responsibility. It happened again, a man jumped the fence at the white house. Carrying a package. Steel spikes are being added to the fence to deter other climbers. A baltimore man has died after he was critically injured while being arrested. He later slipped into a coma his familys attorney said that his spine was severed. Its still a mystery how he was injured. Prosecutors protesters accuse police of a coverup. A dramatic roadside rescue in new jersey. Rescuers rush in and pull an unconscious woman from that car, a few minutes later, it burst into flames. Finally the most adorable photo bomb ever 8yearold josh was posing for his School Picture when you see there, his soldier dad chose a fun way to let him know he was back home from kuwait. At first josh didnt believe it. But then oh he sees his dad. The hug says it all. His dad was away for a full year. The audio said you still got it. Apparently his dad is a jokester. He was shocked. That was great. Were going to turn now to our abc news exclusive with that man who landed his gyrocopter on the capitol lawn. Heres brandnew footage of his flight. Doug hughes this is from his perspective, racing down the runway last wednesday. Taking off from gettysburg pennsylvania. Only 150 feet up in the air, you can see d. C. In the distance below him as he makes his approach. This is not good people. Reporter the 61yearold lands right on the west lawn of the capitol all to deliver a political statement about Campaign Finance reform. Hes facing four years in jail house arrest in florida today. His daughter is standing by his dad i was just down right proud. Hes a patriot, you know he did it for the country. Reporter was this the right way to sfashg a movement . Doug hughes join us now from his home in florida. Thank you for joining us this morning. Have you gotten any closer to the capitol, you would have been shot was it worth . I landed right on the front lawn. The chairman of the house, Homeland Security Michael Mccaul said they were prepared to shoot you. I was a mailman, i was delivering the mail i dont think that the government is going to shoot a 61yearold mailman in a flying bicycle whos not you know the Security Fears have been real for a long time. Well i made every effort to notify the administration ahead of time of my to flight and who i was and that i wasnt threatening anyone. When did you become so passionate about the issue of money in politics . I think almost everybody feels that theres corruption in congress i think people have a gut feeling that congress isnt working for them. I think that goes across party lines completely. Its necessary to Bring National attention to the problem of corruption in congress as the first too step of solving it. What did it feel like flying toward the capitol . Did you feel your message was getting through and what was going through your mind . At the time that i was flying up the capitol mall and it was a huge thrill i wasnt worried about getting shot down i was worried about my flying and i was getting focused on making my landing and i think thats the same thing every pilot does when theyre making a final approach. Youre now on administrative leave from your job, youre facing possible punishment so was it worth it . Its up to the American People to decide whether or not theyre going to catch the ball that i threw. If they pick this up its in their power to fix the problem and then its worth it even if i lose my job, even if i go to jail. And whats next for you . This morning im going to get fixed with a gps bracelet. I get to go home and im confined here except for a hearing that happens in two weeks. Depending on the outcome of that, there should be a trial after that. Will you be in a gyro copter again . I dont think theyll release the aircraft to be. Thank you. Hes got a quirky sense of humor. Indianaeed. Going to switch gears to a mysterious disappearance to a mother and 14yearold daughter they seemed to vanished three weeks ago, this morning, they were found wandering around the city raising even more questions. Reporter this morning, the mystery deepens, a mother and her 14yearold missing for three weeks found. A Hotel Manager calling police to report the two, but its unclear why they vanished for weeks without a trace. Their family and Police Spending almost a month desperately looking for them. Going through phone records, texting records, emails, credit card accounts. We havent had any luck. Reporter the pair last seen leaving this parking garage. Surveillance video shows the mother and daughter walking out of the garage with suitcases in hand. Sunday police removing 51yearold iona costellos car from this parking garage. The last place they had been seen. She tells the parking attend about theyre standing staying at a nearby hotel. April 1st they dont return. April 14th emily misses school. Family notice mys police they were missing. She runs a farm in long island new york. She went away for a week and i know you know somebodys going to watch her horses for a week. Reporter her husband had recently passed away shes currently involved in a legal dispute over the contents of his will his four Adult Children from a previous marriage. They were interviewed by detectives. Authorities tell abc news no charges are expected. Were going to turn now to last nights emotional moment at the Country Music awards. Abcs t. J. Holmes with that. Her mother spoke for several minutes, very intimately about her daughter. Very passionate. Revealing stories about a girl she called a tangledhair little girl. Its my pleasure my joy to introduce my daughter taylor swift. Starstudded performances one after another. The biggest standing ovation of the night for this stay at home mother from tennessee. I am a very proud mother. Reporter andrea swift, taylors mother presenting her daughter with the milestone award. I witnessed a young girl with very few friends. Become a young woman with many. Learning to stand up for herself and things she believes in. Reporter and even explaining the origins of one of her first songs. Her dad and i strongly disapproved of a certain young man, she was real mad and she went to her room she came out with an hour later, and she came on out with a song love story. Reporter coming two weeks after taylor announced her mother has cancer. Reporter the singer frequently sharing family pictures on instagram. Casual sunday night with my parents. It was mom when it comes to a showstopping moment the apple doesnt fall that far from the tree. I thank you internally. As we know we dont know she revealed her mother has cancer. But didnt reveal what type. She spoke for several minutes. Really choked me up hearing a mom so proud of her little girl. Still a young girl. Thank you t. J. Back to ron, you warned us about this rain coming to the northeast. Were about to get lets take a look at the radar its filling in, a couple of waves as i mentioned. Washington, d. C. Had a pulse and philadelphia getting a heavy rain. Moving up the i95 corridor. We expect rainfall and snow melt to the north. Maybe flooding across northern new england. Dry across texas and southern california. Your local forecast is 30 seconds away but first heres the select cities brought to you verizon wireless. Reporter hi, everybody david murphy here with your accuweather update. The heavy rain rob mentioned is over philadelphia, Delaware County, parts of south jersey and inching toward the north. Were seeing drying to the west, but it will be toward the end of the morning commute before we see the end of the rain. Really wet at the airport right now. Temperatures climbing through the 50s and its windy. The seven day shows drying during the afternoon high of 76. A late day or evening thunderstorm is possible however, and those could be strong and gusty so take cover. That heavy. Rain across the northeast today. Thank you, rob. Coming up here on Good Morning America under fire dr. Oz fighting back against a group of doctors trying to get him fire. 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You can see its a gray, rainy day out there. Lets go over to matt pellman youre taking a look at 42 where you have trouble. Rnlg traffic is jammed there and here arena everywhere. 42 northbound side locked up from the ac expressway. Wet in Gloucester County on the turnpike. Northbound past exit 2 expect restrictions because of flooding. I95 southbound theres a crash by the commodor barry bridge, theres one southbound in delaware marsh road a vehicle ran off the road into the woods. Christiana the action cam was on the scene of a crash that involved a truck that landed on its side. The churchmans road southbound lane remains blocked. Come back in 30 minutes well give you the latest in weather and traffic. Good morning, america. Right now, at least six people arrested for ties with isis will be in court this morning. An fbi investigation cracks open a nationwide ring. Also right now, dr. Oz fighting back after a group of doctors tried to get him fired from columbia university. Claiming he promotes quack treatments. Tim tebow expected to sign a contract to join the Philadelphia Eagles after more than two years out of the game. Good morning, america. And a good day to hear a

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