making news in america this morning, deadly storms. tens of millions of people in the way as severe weather rolls from the midwest to the northeast. a rising death toll right now. breaking overnight, details straight ahead. president obama meets today with one of his harshest critics when it comes to immigration. meanwhile, republicans in congress are lining up to slam the president's new plan to pay for the crisis. and caught on camera, a daring rescue on the california coast. a man goes into rough water to save a teenager. >> at that point i really realized how helpless i was and i was basically fighting for my life. >> a story of survival coming up. and brazil in mourning after their team's stunning defeat to germany. the host nation wakes up with a major world cup hangover.

good morning to you. we begin with breaking news. a violent line of killer storms barreling in from the midwest and mid-atlantic. several people died as a powerful storm ripped apart a house near syracuse, new york. >> and tragedy also struck at a summer camp in maryland where kids were scrambling to make it indoors. more from abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: overnight severe storms marched from the country's midsection to the east. a nightmare at a summer camp in maryland. high winds knocked down trees killing a boy and injuring eight children. >> it was a freak storm that came up. >> obviously it's pretty traumatic for the campers because a lot of them were there obviously when it happened. >> reporter: in upstate new york, wicked storms. >> i looked out the window and just saw blankets of rain and just trees falling everywhere. >> i am still a little shaky from it. it was numbing, very numbing. >> reporter: at least four

people were killed in madison county when four homes were destroyed. officers searched through the night for survivors. >> we got our search dogs out right now looking around. we're just picking up parts of the house to look to see if anybody is beneath. >> reporter: around washington, d.c., tens of thousands lost power with thunderstorms and downed power lines. a large tree came crashing down on this home. in ohio, a pair of tornadoes, one 150 yards wide near cleveland downing trees and damaging a golf course and barn. >> holy cow. i was -- i looked outside, and the barn door was swinging open. i saw the tree fall, and i didn't know what to think. >> reporter: elsewhere in the midwest, fears of flooding near the mississippi and ohio rivers. residents are using sandbags to stem rising waters. thankfully there's not much rain in today's forecast. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> those intense thunderstorms

around the nation's capital made way for a spectacular sight. take a look at this. amazing shot of a vibrant double rainbow that appeared near washington, d.c.'s metro stop last night. it also arch ed over the national mall. time now for the forecast from across the nation. more severe weather in the northeast. thunderstorms in upstate new york, pennsylvania and new england, and thunderstorms could be severe in the south. downpours in the southwest. >> mild in the midwest, 70s from minneapolis to detroit. sweltering in phoenix in the triple digits. 80s along the west coast. 90s in dallas, denver and washington, d.c. and despite today's scorching forecast in texas, temperatures are likely to be pretty icy when the president meets with governor rick perry. topping their agenda, the immigration crisis. governor perry blames the white house for the border crisis but now the president has taken action. abc's karen travers joins us with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ryan and reena. this is a request for emergency funding. congress needs to approve it. some republican lawmakers say it

doesn't go far enough. they want president obama to go down to the border and see the crisis firsthand. president obama has called it a humanitarian crisis, and he asked congress for $3.7 billion to address the surge of unaccompanied minors illegally crossing the u.s. southern border. >> what we'd like congress to do is act with the same sense of urgency and make sure that this administration has all of the necessary resources to deal with this situation. >> reporter: roughly half of the money, $1.8 billion, would be set aside to care for these minors, many fleeing violence and crime back home in central america. nearly 10,000 were taken into custody in may alone. the remaining money would be split between the departments of homeland security and justice for law enforcement along the border and the state department for diplomatic efforts to tackle the root causes of this growing crisis, but there's so many big questions including will this funding make the process of sending minors back to their

countries any faster? administration officials would not speculate on timing. from capitol hill to the border states, the white house is under fire. >> this is a failure of diplomacy. it is a failure of leadership from the administration in washington, d.c. >> reporter: governor perry also slammed president obama for not visiting the border to see firsthand what's happening there. republican lawmakers join the criticism. >> he needs to lead and not just follow when it comes to coming up with the solutions, and the first thing he needs to do is go to the border. >> reporter: president obama will be in texas this week for political fund-raisers. he'll also meet with faith leaders and local elected officials including governor perry, but ryan and reena, so far no planned visit to the border. >> thank you, karen. a federal agency is investigating dozens of allegations of retaliation by v.a. whistle-blowers. in a marathon hearing late last night, a congressional committee

heard about problems faced by employees who reported problems in health care for veterans. several of them testified that they were ridiculed. one said that included a picture shown at a party. >> in front of close to 300 individuals, i was labeled a rat. i was labeled the person who ratted out this person. >> he still works for the v.a. but so does the supervisor who made fun of him. the chair of the committee called the v.a. "an organizational cesspool." investigators from the fbi and cdc are trying to figure out how six vials of deadly smallpox could have been left in a low security lab for years and forgotten. the vials were found in a storage room outside washington intact and sealed from the 1950s. the vials are now at the cdc in atlanta where they are being tested to see if they're infectious, and then they'll be destroyed. this morning the israeli army says it's intensified attacks on the gaza strip. warplanes attacked more than 130 sites overnight including hamas command centers and

rocket launchers. israel is warning it could launch a possible ground invasion but gaza militants are firing back at a wedding in central israel. guests ran for cover when warning sirens went off. moments later. two rockets were intercepted. still overseas but on a much less serious note, brazil wakes up this morning in mourning. >> well, many fans left the stadium yesterday well before germany's incredible 7-1 defeat of the host nation, and when it was over, there was plenty of police in riot gear at the stadium, but no reported incidents of violence. we will have the highlights from the match coming up later. and, unfortunately, things got chaotic near the beach in rio after the match. people who gathered to watch on the big screen ran away as groups of teenagers reportedly attempted a mass robbery. witnesses say they were stealing bags and mobile phones, even ripping jewelry from around people's necks. coming up, word of a massive settlement that's in the works stemming from the mortgage crisis. plus, a stunning demand for

luxury rolls-royce models. is it a sign of an improving economy? business news next. the mother who left her child in the new york subway. details of her troubled life straight ahead.

welcome back. there's word this morning of a possible settlement over shoddy mortgage securities. activities which helped trigger the financial crisis. reports say citigroup and the justice department are close to a $7 billion deal, most of it in cash. the rest would be for struggling borrowers. americans are borrowing more but the increase in credit is slowing down. the federal reserve says

consumer borrowing increased almost $20 billion in may, much of it in auto and student loans but the rise was significantly less than the month before. people usually borrow when they feel good about the economy. crude oil production in this country next year should hit its highest level in more than 40 years. u.s. production has been increasing thanks to fracking and shale oil deposits. the energy department also says iraq's production is expected to remain steady as america relies less on oil imports. and rolls-royce sales are rising dramatically. the luxury automaker reports an increase of 33% in the first half of this year. >> that's 500 more of the handmade cars than last year. the cheapest model starts at $263,000. the u.s. remains the biggest market for rolls-royces. when we come back, a stranger puts his own life to danger to save a teenager in rough water. and germany runs wild at the world cup. highlights from a truly historic

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recapping our top story this morning, those fierce storms moving in overnight from the d.c. area to the northeast. four people died as powerful storms shredded homes near syracuse, new york. a boy was killed and eight kids injured when high winds brought down a tree at a summer camp in maryland. and now for a look at morning road conditions, still slick at times from upstate new york to northern new england. wet roads for parts of the south and the commute may also be slippery across the upper midwest and plains. drivers could face flooded highways and possible dust storms in the southwest. and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in washington, d.c., phoenix and vegas. a dramatic rescue captured on camera off southern california. two men risking their own lives to save a total stranger.

>> and it happened in dangerous surf off the coast of california as their anxious families looked on. kabc's alex michaelson has the details. >> reporter: ron mcnulty never expected this moment, diving into the water risking his own life to save another. he had taken his kids and his friend hillary to meet up with his friend gary to check out the abalone cove in rancho palos verdes. >> it was going to be a day at the beach showing children nature. >> reporter: but the water was rougher than they'd ever seen it before. a young man in his late teens falls into the water and is soon unconscious. gary tries to grab him but is pulled in. >> at that point i really realized how helpless i was and was fighting basically for my life. >> he's right there! >> reporter: hillary swanson tries to direct the rescue effort while capturing it on her gopro. >> i was really scared. i've never seen anything like that in my life before. >> reporter: rob spots the young man unconscious, and there is a lull in the current. >> where i thought this is his only chance, and next thing i

knew, my feet left the rocks, and in i went, and i grabbed him. >> rob pulls the young man out of the water and is soon joined by gary. >> rob had said to me, i think he's dead, and i was like, no, no, we're not going to give up on this kid like and just kept pumping and pumping. >> reporter: rob's legs are cut up as the waves continued to pound during the cpr. eventually lifeguards arrive and the young man starts breathing. >> i think my dad is a hero, yeah. i think gary is a hero too. >> reporter: alex michaelson, abc 7, eyewitness news. >> a hero, indeed. now, pot shops in washington state say they will have enough supply to re-open today. the second day of legal sales of recreational marijuana. sales across the state yesterday were brisk and supplies kept up with demand. only a fraction of those sellers with licenses opened because licensed growers haven't had enough time to harvest a full crop. only pot certified to be washington grown can be sold in washington state. the mother accused of abandoning her baby on a new york city platform

is being held without bail. 20-year-old frankea dabbs told police she was homeless and felt she couldn't take care of her 10-month-old daughter. she said she thought she was leaving her baby in a safe public place. dabbs' father said his daughter has been troubled since her boyfriend was shot to death. the baby is okay. she remains with child services. the former mayor of new orleans, ray nagin, learns his sentence today. he was convicted of 20 federal corruption charges including bribery, money laundering and fraud. the prison sentence, which could be more than 20 years, would be a virtual life sentence for the democrat once seen as a reformer. donald sterling had an unkind word for almost everyone at the trial over ownership of his pro basketball team. the embattled owners of the los angeles clippers blasted two doctors who say he is mentally incapacitated and ridiculed wife shelly's attorney. she is suing for the right to sell the team after his racist remarks made him unwelcome in the nba. sterling testifies again today. two university of miami students have been arrested on sexual assault charges.

linebacker jawand blue and alexander figueroa are accused of getting a 17-year-old girl drunk and repeatedly raping her at an on-campus dorm. a police report says both 20-year-olds confessed to the attack. the university immediately dismissed them from the team and suspended them from school altogether. and now to the world cup. the empire state building here in new york was lit up in germany's colors. see that right there. >> nice, and that's in recognition of its team's big world cup victory. we get some of the highlights from our guys at espn. good morning, america. welcome to our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. this is neil everett. let's just say it wasn't a good day in brazil for the brazilians. >> i was watching the tour de france. no, really. >> it's not even going on right now. >> no, it is. >> is it? >> that's how insignificant it is. here we go. neymar out. silva suspended for brazil. germany taking advantage of

the -- of just no defense from the brazilians. thomas muller, muller, muller, muller right there. germany up, 1-0. everybody for germany scored at least one goal. kroos scored more than one. oh, listen, this was the host country. huge plans, those plans are scrapped. germany advances to the world cup final, 7-1. stateside, baseball is the game. st. louis to be exact. carlos martinez and the cardinals hosting the pirates. top five, andrew mccutcheon with one on and one gone. pirates up, 4-2. bottom nine, game tied at four. >> he went 0 for 5 the night before. >> drama. mccutcheon? >> yeah. >> okay. all right. different game. off ernesto frieri. >> how is it? >> time to bounce. in st. louis cardinals went on a walkoff homer for the second night in a row. netherlands and argentina the other world cup semifinal. next up, a big move by frontier airlines' pilots, so big, in fact, we made it our

"play of the day." >> that pilot ordered domino's pizza for every passenger on the flight. it was diverted to cheyenne, wyoming. the plane was stuck there for a couple of hours, and passengers were hungry, so all of them left for denver shortly after the pies arrived on board. >> my new favorite pilot. all right. up next in "the pulse," hang on tight. we're taking a ride on the world's tallest water slide. >> and we're not done with brazil and germany just yet. we'll have some fun at the world cup host's expense. coming up.

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everything this morning and we start with the aftermath of brazil's world cup defeat. >> here's one guy's tweet, christ the redeemer, statue in rio, he said "screw this, i'm outta here, brazil." >> oh, i love that. christ the redeemer was a busy guy. here he is crying in the wake of brazil's epic fail. plenty of brazil fans still feeling that way this morning. no doubt. >> and this one pretty much sums it all up. a pretty brazilian drink there smashed by a big liter german beer. the germans will watch as the dutch take on argentina, and i have a feeling i think the brazilians will turn off the tv. >> there's an apparent comeback for rosie o'donnell. she previously co-hosted a hit tv show and been in active negotiations with the network to return to "the view" and supposedly just reached an agreement yesterday. >> there are no details on her contract just yet. she'll be chatting up season 18 with the only mainstay so far, whoopi goldberg. she's in good company there. >> absolutely.

thrill seekers are ready for the world's tallest water slide opening in kansas city. >> i love it. it's called verruckt. verruckt you could say. it means insane in german if you can say it right and set to be open to the public tomorrow after several delays. it's 17 stories high, get this, you have to climb 264 steps before the heart-stopping plunge. but early tests on the ride were not successful. >> that just sounds too exhausting. on top of that, rafts carrying sandbag, they actually flew off the slide during the test run, so engineers spent a million dollars to reconfigure to actually make the ride safer. >> but it's worth it for a 17-story drop and then a splash like that. >> is that splash really worth it? i'll bring a hose in for you, ryan. >> yeah. >> really? you don't need to go that far. >> maybe they should build an escalator to go up that far then you'd go. >> then i'd go then. i'd go then. i don't want to have to work to get up there. >> for some of you, your local

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. go wednesday morning at 4: 4:28. we are halfway there. we will see what the weather looks like on this wednesday. mike? >> we start with live doppler 7 hd. you can see it is dryer than yesterday with patchy drizzle possible for the morning commute. the marine layer is thicker, up to 2000' with more moisture. for the afternoon it means sunshine with a little bit of clouds happening around san francisco and toward, say, berkeley and oakland. 67 to 82. a little bit of a spread. we will be warm inland, 83 to 90 and coast and san francisco 67 to 65 degrees. >> leyla gulen? happy hump day. we have quiet conditions across

our roads. the east bay, however, has construction. it will be around until approximately action this morning eastbound highway 24 between college and caldecott tunnel you will find the lanes taken away. 580 westbound tracy to dublin is 24 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael is 18 minutes. >> high-rised prostitute is in custody facing murder charges in the death of a google executive on his luxury yacht. police say her stunning actions are caught on surveillance video. katie marzullo is at google headquarters. katie? the high-riced prostitute is 26 years old. she is actually bng investigated in a similar death in another state. they will not say exactly where that is. the victim is 51-year-old forrest hayes a former senior

director of apple world wide operations but at time of his death he was working on google x. police say he was murdered in november by alix tichleman. after watching the surveillance video, they watched alix tichleman inject hayes with heroin she property to the yacht and after thing went bad she did not try to help him or call 9-1-1. >> she was so callous in gathering her things she was stepping over the body and at one point stepped over the body to grab a glass of wine and finish the glass of wine. >> it was fingerprints on wineglass that led police to alix tichleman and they tracked her down. an officer posed as a client and that is how they arrested her. this was on fourth of july. she is charged with second-degree murder because of the way she acted after the heroin injection.