good morning, america. breaking overnight, terrifying tornado. kansas in the bull's-eye. up to 100 homes damaged. pemoing,urveng t destruction as residents look to pick up the pieces. plus, the severe weather threat ahead. white house warning. the biden administration telling americans to stay out of ukraine after an american fighter there loses his life and a pentagon official getting emotional talking about the atrocities in the war. >> sorry. >> as russia attacks by land and sea and enlists dolphins for protection. immigration policy. president biden's talk with the president of mexico about the expected influx of asylum seekers as the administration faces tough questions.

as well as biden's intent to attend the white house correspondents dinner amid senior white house officials testing positive for covid-19. money matters. the stock market plunging as inflation soars. the advice and the move you may want to make right now. the global outbreak of mysterious and deadly cases of severe hepatitis in children now hitting home. >> it's not the norm. >> the symptoms you need to know about. baseball and bullets. shots ring out at this high school baseball game. the second similar situation in a week as gun violence terrorizes communities across the country. defying death and the faa. the pilot in that failed plane swap stunt admitting he never got federal clearance to do it. his statement this morning. and jazzfest returns after a

three-year pandemic gap. ♪ and the change to a century old rule making those sounds extra sweet. good morning, america. a lot to cover on this very busy morning. in the war in ukraine, pentagon officials saying russian forces are behind schedule and have been slowed in their advances on eastern ukraine. and some diplomatic maneuvering shaping up now that vladimir putin has reportedly agreed to attend the g20 summit taking place in november even as president biden says putin should be removed from the g20. >> and we'll have more on ukraine in just a moment. we begin with the devastating tornado damage overnight. dramatic images capturing this tornado. look at that. touching down about 15 miles outside of wichita, kansas, destroying as many as 100 homes and buildings. danielle breezy from our affiliate wkrn in nashville

joining us tracking the latest as it moves east to include chicago and st. louis. danielle, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, janai. it was an active day. 15 tornado reports and numerous wind and hail reports stretching from nebraska into kansas. terrifying twisters. >> go into the apartment complex. >> oh, my god. the whole cul-de-sac is gone. >> reporter: ripping into kansas overnight. >> all of a sudden it sounded almost like a train. >> reporter: large pieces of debris being tossed in the air, at least one confirmed tornado touching down. up to 100 reports of major damage to homes and buildings. >> oh, my gosh. i hope no one is dead. >> reporter: the police chief of andover, kansas, telling people to steer clear of the area as downed power lines lie in the streets. areas completely obliterated as this massive funnel cloud hovering over a road, cars pulling over to wait it out, then moments later, it churns over a field. first responders and neighbors

coming together in the dark using flashlights from their phones to search for anyone who still may be trapped and salvage what they can from where their homes once stood. many people scrambling and taking shelter in this ymca. it suffered significant damage. cars thrown into the building. others flipped upside down. miraculously only three reports of injuries. >> it was rumbling. the door opened, and i was trying to figure out why there was so much wind. i looked up, and i could only see just debris flying in the distance. >> reporter: and in nebraska, hail pummeling drivers. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: roads reminiscent of what you'd see in a winter storm. and, unfortunately, that severe weather threat is going to continue today as that cold front stretches to the east. let me show you what's going on here. you can see that slight risk is out there from little rock all the way up to chicago, all modes of severe weather are possible including large hail, damaging winds and isolated

tornadoes also and we're also watching the threat for more heavy rain over the upper midwest. flood watches posted in green, an additional two to four inches likely in this area over the weekend. eva. >> danielle breezy for us, thank you. now to our other top story, the war in ukraine, nearly 20 shipments have arrived from seven different nations in the last day carrying military aid for the country, and there is a new warning to americans thinking about traveling to ukraine. abc's marcus moore is on the ground in kyiv, again, with the latest. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, eva, good morning. in the first weeks of the war the russian troops were able to get within just a few miles of here on the outskirts of kyiv and members of the defense force were in this trench and others protecting the city and they were able to successfully push the russians back, but they remain on high alert today as casualties mount in the east. this morning, a former u.s. marine killed on the battlefield in ukraine. willy joseph cancel is believed to be the first american killed while fighting in ukraine. >> dedication to community service and national defense is

definitely something to look up to as a role model for anyone. willy was no exception. >> reporter: president joe biden calling his death very sad saying he left a little baby behind. press secretary jen psaki doubling down on the plea for americans to stay out of the war zone. >> americans should not travel to ukraine for any reason. >> reporter: in the east, russia still vying for control of mariupol met with resistance from ukrainians at the azovstal steel works. in ukraine's capital of kyiv russia's defense ministry saying their high precision missiles were responsible for the deadly attack on an apartment building. the blast within close proximity of the u.n. secretary-general on the ground meeting with ukrainian president zelenskyy. a ukrainian journalist killed in the shelling. local officials saying five missiles total were aimed at the capital city. this as a nearby railway hub was left in ruins after more russian attacks. on friday putin accepting an invitation to attend the g20 summit in november just weeks after biden called for russia to be removed from the group and a rare display of emotion from

department of defense press secretary john kirby choking up after being asked whether or not he believes putin is a rational actor. >> it's difficult to look at the -- sorry. it's difficult to look at some of the images. >> reporter: in a warning to russia, kirby saying the pentagon is comfortable with their nuclear deterrent posture in place. >> we urge russia to stop escalating the rhetoric with respect to nuclear weapons and do the right thing, end the war today. >> reporter: russian attacks coming from both land and sea. now claiming they hit ukrainian power substations using caliber missiles fired from submarines in the black sea. satellite images from february showing two pens of militarized dolphins.

and this morning, we're with a battalion of the territorial defense force as they train on patrols and ambushes. some you see here have combat experience, but others had everyday lives before joining the fight. mark was a college student. >> why did you want to join? >> that's not a question, like, why because you need to do this. >> reporter: and another look at one of the trenches, the territorial defense forces are using them to protect the city and they're training more fighters here and staying ready just in case the fight comes back to kyiv and, whit, they tell me they are prepared to fight for however long it takes. >> our marcus moore for us, thank you. back here at home meanwhile the battle over immigration, president biden speaking with the president of mexico as the administration prepares for an influx of migrants and legal challenges over its plans to end a controversial immigration policy from the pandemic. white house correspondent maryalice parks has more. >> reporter: president biden one-on-one with mexican president lopez obrador friday as the white house prepares to roll back a major health care policy with huge implications

for the border. in a statement after the white house saying the two committed to, quote, build stronger tools for managing regional migration surges and improve their ability to manage their borders. the white house not disclosing whether the president had specific requests for mexico but insisting biden's approach to the country's southern neighbor is far different than his predecessors. >> this was not a call where president biden was threatening the mexican president in any way. they have been an important partner. we expect them to continue to be. >> reporter: the call coming as u.s. border states brace for title 42 to end, a policy that allowed the administration citing covid concerns to automatically expel the majority of migrants and asylum seekers who cross the southern border. immigration activists called for it to go arguing people have a right to make their case for asylum or refugee status, but when the white house announced the deadline, some states sued. >> we will not lose operational control of the border.

>> reporter: the secretary of homeland security hammered by members of congress this week. >> your responsibility by law is to protect the united states, both air, land and sea. you have failed in this mission when it comes to our land border. >> reporter: and in florida, dramatic and heartbreaking scenes like these worrying residents. our victor oquendo on patrol with the u.s. coast guard for suspicious activity. the coast guard confirming they are on track to intercept double the number of people attempting to arrive from boat mostly from haiti compared to last year. now, even some democratic senators briefed this week said they were worried that the administration is just not ready to end this title 42 policy. i pressed the white house on whether they would appeal if the judge looking at this did, in fact, say that they could not end the policy at the end of may. they punted on that for now and said the department of justice will decide later, janai. >> and they will still face lots more questions, maryalice, thank you so much. well now to your money. there was a lot of red on the screens friday.

the dow tumbled more than 900 points, closing out a brutal day, week and month. deidre bolton is here breaking it all down and, deidre, the nasdaq finishing out april, its worst monthly losses since 2008. >> red on the screens everywhere. janai, a huge sell-off, in fact, the biggest in almost two years across the board so that was friday. take a look, the dow, s&p 500, nasdaq more than 2.5% just that one day alone, broad retreat but tech stocks logged the huge losses, amazon suffering its worst day in more than 15 years. that one-day decline means the average american 401(k) retirement plan lost around $3,000 on friday alone. so there are some worries about recession, inflation at a 40-year high. americans paying more for necessities, gasoline, food, rent. interest rates expected to go higher. that makes all borrowing more expensive so mortgages, credit card rates, car loans, business loans, also global supply chain

issues weighing on the economy. covid cases shutting down parts of china and, of course, this ongoing war in ukraine, all of these supply chain management issues affecting numerous industries. >> all right, deidre, thank you so much. and deidre will be back with us joining us later this morning with some advice on protecting your nest egg. eva. well, now to washington where president biden will be attending the white house correspondents dinner amid a covid outbreak in the west wing and alex presha joins us with more this morning. good morning to you, alex. >> reporter: good morning, eva. tonight washington will host what it lovingly calls nerd prom. the white house correspondents dinner is back after a two-year covid hiatus. d.c.'s who's who mixing with hollywood, mixing with journalists all for a night of fun and laughs. comedian trevor noah is tonight's host. more than 2,000 are expected to attend. in many ways, it feels like a return to normal, except this week the biden administration's been hit with another round of covid cases. white house communications director kate bedingfield and

vice president kamala harris tested positive earlier this week, the latest in a series of covid cases in washington. it's why dr. anthony fauci is skipping tonight. the white house says president biden was last tested on thursday. he'll be at the dinner for about an hour and a half but remember the gridiron dinner. it resulted in at least 80 covid cases. all attendees tonight will have to show proof of vaccination and a negative test the day of. the white house correspondents association president said a separate set of protocols is in place for anyone with direct contact with the president and first lady and, lastly, for questions about biden's speech yesterday the press secretary was asked if you're going to see a comedian in chief tonight. she gave a mischievous smile and said the president has a very good sense of humor and is working hard on his own speech. whit. >> always plenty of water cooler moments at washington's nerd prom. all right, alex. thank you. we do move now to world health officials sounding the alarm for parents about a severe illness affecting kids, and doctors are still trying to

figure out what's causing it. abc's elwyn lopez is at the cdc in atlanta with more on that story. elwyn, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. health officials are racing to find out what's behind this acute hepatitis outbreak popping up across the world and now suspected to be tied to the death of a child here in the u.s. this morning, an urgent new warning about mysterious and deadly outbreaks of severe cases of hepatitis hitting countries around the world. now under investigation for the death of a child in wisconsin. this marks the first reported u.s. death linked to the global outbreak. >> hepatitis is the medical term for inflammation of the liver. it's not uncommon in children, but severe hepatitis is unusual. >> reporter: and now there are more than 20 suspected cases reported across six states. most of them under the age of 10. at least four of the children in the u.s. needed a liver

transplant. in alabama dr. alan gutierrez has been treating nine pediatric patients suffering severe hepatitis. three of them had acute liver failure. >> it is definitely rare. it's not the norm. >> reporter: and while the cause is still unknown the world health organization is now looking into whether there is any connection to adenovirus or covid-19. >> could be a virus that's driving it, plus an exaggerated response from these patients to try to combat these viruses. >> reporter: in illinois 8-year-old riley spent a night in the hospital after her blood work suggested liver inflammation. >> she was very tired. all she wanted to do was lay down. she wasn't talking and then definitely the not wanting to eat. >> reporter: her mother jillian rushing her to the e.r. where doctors diagnosed her daughter with an adenovirus-related hepatitis. >> it's just scary. these are young, otherwise healthy kids. >> reporter: while health experts say parents should not

be alarmed, they should be on the lookout for concerning symptoms like yellowing of the eyes and skin, fatigue, and nausea. janai? >> elwyn, thank you so much and on that point we want to bring in now our abc news medical contributor, dr. darien sutton. dr. sutton, so great to have you with us. what did the study reveal about this illness? >> well, the study was reported last week from the w.h.o., and they found there was approximately 169 cases of this acute hepatitis in children age 6 months to 16 years old and as was just stated in the piece, we're not exactly sure what is the cause. approximately half of these children in the initial study tested positive for that adenovirus but, unfortunately, adenovirus doesn't normally cause this complication so we're still trying to figure out if it's another strain of adenovirus or possibly something completely different altogether. >> and, dr. sutton, 169 cases. that's not a whole lot but experts say that these kids were healthy before this, though some ended up needing liver transplants. one has died, so tell us again what should parents be on the

lookout for? >> there are a couple of signs to pay attention to and they can include but are not limited to yellowing of the eyes or skin, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine or light colored stools. if your child has any of these symptoms or any other signs or symptoms that are concerning, you should check in with your primary care provider. if you think it's acute come into the e.r. >> important things to keep in mind for all parents right now. dr. sutton, thank you so much. eva, over to you. now to a new horrifying video showing for the second time this week a shooting at a baseball game. you, these images are disturbing. scenes of terror at baseball fields playing out in parts of the country. a baseball game on chicago's south side interrupted by gunfire captured via livestream. players at the st. rita high school diamond dropping to the ground. >> all of a sudden they saw this car pull up and they started shooting toward mcdonald's, so they got to ducking and everything like that. >> reporter: and chicago police say a woman was coming out of the mcdonald's

drive-through when the suspect in a dark-colored jeep drove by and fired about 20 shots. police now using this gas station surveillance video as part of their investigation showing the jeep moments before the shooting. >> we really thought this area was really safe but it happens anywhere. >> reporter: and earlier this week a terrifying situation in north charleston, south carolina. you can hear multiple rounds of gunfire as players flee the field to find cover. witnesses telling police numerous vehicles arrived while several youth baseball games were under way. >> it destroyed the hearts of a lot of people. mothers, fathers, children out here participating in sports within our city. >> reporter: while both incidents miraculously resulted in no reported injuries, gun violence is still terrorizing communities nationwide. according to cdc data firearms were the number one cause of death in children and adolescents in 2020. and a new study shows new york, illinois, texas and michigan accounting for 71% of all excess

firearm-related incidents but the nation's capital taking the bullet with the highest rate of firearm-related incidents, 98 per 100,000. and we talked to one of the little league players earlier this week. they're just 8 years old on the field. if you can just imagine the sheer terror that they felt, their parents felt, all their siblings at the park as well because baseball is a family event. they're now asking to not have to play games at that field anymore. >> and multiple incidents in just the last week is sad. >> the dad you spoke to who said the kids were afraid to even go to bed by themselves is terrifying. we want to get another check of the weather, dangerous weather that we have been seeing across the country including those raging wildfires out west, fueled by severe droughts. let's go back to wkrn's chief meteorologist danielle breezy who is in this morning with more. danielle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yes, we continue to track that fire danger. it is in effect today. want to show you what's going on in the southwest here. we've got fire weather watches in effect for most of new

mexico, southern arizona and even dallas is included. plus, red flag warnings and high wind alerts for other states. one of the big problems, as you mentioned, the drought conditions that plagued the western half of the country, an exceptional drought over new mexico and texas for fires still burning at this time. ad, unfortunately, today will again be very dry with relative humidity values in the single digits. that's a look at what's happening around the country. here's what's happening where you live.

but things are still going to get hot today on day two of the 2022 nfl draft. it's in the books, and it came with some surprises like the historic lack of quarterback picks. atlanta's 74th pick was only the second qb to be selected in the draft. in the first in day two kenny pickett was called up by the pittsburgh steelers as the 20th pick in round one. that is the most picks between quarterbacks during a draft since 1975. day three of the 2022 nfl draft takes place today. you can catch all of the action on espn starting at noon eastern, and i have to say, please make sure you do tune in. my little big cousin eric johnson ii out of missouri state is expected to be drafted in one of the top rounds today. he has been said to be one of the top defensive linemen expected to go in one of the top

rounds of the third -- >> your little big cousin. >> because he's really big. >> i like that. we look forward to that. >> defense wins championships. >> that's right. >> i love how eva knows sports so well. the mlb hands down is issuing its harshest punishment yet for violating its domestic assault policy. why the league has taken this unprecedented step against star pitcher trevor bauer. plus, one of the pilots behind that midair stunt gone wrong is speaking out about the unsuccessful trick leading to a crash in an faa investigation. and the stock market takes another plunge amid record high inflation. stay with us.

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one died but the other got away. also right now a judge has denied former president trump's request to end his contempt of court findings and the $10,000 a day fine that comes with it. trump has been held in contempt for failing to hand over documents requested as part of the new york attorney general's investigation into his business practices. and some disturbing video out of colombia where clouds of smelly toxic foam have been blowing off a river and onto streets and backyards in a city near bogota. experts say discharges from an industrial zone along with chemicals from household detergents whipped up in the river to make this foam. residents say they worry someone could fall into it and not be found. and we start this half hour here with the dodgers star pitcher, trevor bauer, vowing to fight two-year suspension, the league announcing the move following an investigation into a woman's allegations of sexual assault, and now there's another accuser.

abc's zohreen shah joins us with more from dodger stadium. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. this specific type of suspension is unprecedented and now a third woman coming out publicly with accusations, overnight bauer responding to them on camera. this morning, l.a. dodgers pitcher trevor bauer, one of baseball's best, who brings in more than $30 million a year, speaking out after being suspended by the league for two years. >> i'm addressing the story in "the washington post." >> reporter: the unprecedented move follows mlb's investigation into sexual assault allegations that came to light last year as now "the washington post" reports a third accuser alleges she was abused by him years ago. those allegations graphic. "the post" reporting an unnamed woman from columbus, ohio, saying in part she was choked unconscious multiple times during a span of years while intimate with bauer, and she alleges he didn't stop choking her after she asked him to.

overnight bauer taking to social media in a video statement over four minutes long to respond to "the post" article calling the allegations false and defamatory. >> as it relates to the columbus woman, we had a casual and wholly consensual sexual relationship from 2013 to 2018. none of our meetings ever involved a single nonconsensual yet alone illegal act. >> reporter: bower had been previously accused by a different woman from ohio and a woman from san diego of beating and sexually abusing them. he was placed on paid administrative leave last july pending the outcome of the investigation which concluded on friday. >> this is the longest suspension that has ever been given out under the domestic violence policy. the message that major league baseball is sending is that this was a very serious matter. >> reporter: bauer claims the relationship with them was consensual but denies specific allegations noting no criminal charges had been filed against him and a judge ruled in his favor to deny a restraining order requested by the san diego woman.

if bauer's appeal does not go in his favor, he would lose about $60 million in pay. the dodgers saying in a statement, they take all allegations of this nature very seriously and do not condone or excuse any acts of domestic violence or sexual assault. eva. >> zohreen shah for us, thank you, zohreen. now to the latest on that stunt gone wrong. a plane swap winding up with one of the planes spiraling out of control and crashing, and this morning, an admission from one of the pilots sharing his regrets. abc's phil lipof is here with more. good morning to you, phil. >> reporter: good morning, guys. and the plan was fairly simple depending on who you are in the scenario. the plan was to intentionally put these planes into a nosedive at 14,000 feet and then each pilot planned to skydive out of their plane into the other plane. there were two problems here, though. the pilots did not have permission from the faa to do this dangerous move and then the stunt didn't work.

this morning, the pilot behind the stunt gone wrong -- >> the plane is out of control. >> reporter: -- speaking out saying, it was entirely my responsibility to operate within the regulatory framework to ensure a successful outcome. luke aikins, the project lead and chief pilot releasing a statement nearly one week after that swap flop. aikins and his cousin andy farrington were attempting to swap planes for the hulu live stream event when the stunt went wrong. >> diving. >> reporter: one of the planes spinning out of control. farrington forced to pull his emergency chute. >> how are you doing, andy? are you okay? good. >> it just went, and instead of stopping in that 90-degree dive, it just kept going. >> reporter: in the aftermath, the faa saying it had denied the request for a special exemption needed to perform the stunt. now aikins saying he did receive the note fiance indication that it was denied and i made

the personal decision to go forward with the plane swap. i regret not sharing this information with my team and those who supported me. >> the theme of this entire event behind the scenes has been safety. >> that's right. >> reporter: red bull who has a long working relationship with aikins reacting to his statement saying, he has been entirely up front and honest about his responsibility in this matter. we reached out to hulu and haven't heard back. but in his statement, aikins goes on to say he's planning to cooperate with the federal investigation. part of the reason the faa denied this request, it was simply concerned about safety. it surtains out the faa was right. janai. >> yeah, just simply didn't work. >> dangerous stunt. >> thank you so much for that and time now for a check of the weather. danielle breezy from our affiliate wkrn in nashville joins us with the latest. a lot going on around the country, this morning, danielle. >> reporter: yes, indeed. janai, good morning. and we're talking about that severe weather yesterday. i got to show you this video. it almost doesn't look real. take a look.

this is from andover, kansas, this is that massive tornado. i would not want to be in that neighborhood. i can tell you that much. we're going to go out and survey the damage today later. want to show you what's going on sunday because there's another threat for severe weather in the texas panhandle. an enhanced risk, a level three out of five, damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes are all possible. by the way, in the northeast you get to warm up. temperatures will be in the 60s and 70s as we head into the weekend. that's a look and while you guys are getting spring weather in new york city, we are getting pool season here in nashville. we're going to be in the 80s today. back to you. >> oh, wow. >> road trip. >> you know what, it's been so cold here, i will take spring

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>> announcer: next week on -- >> good morning, america. >> announcer: kevin hart >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. jr: good morning. i am j.r. stone. covid vaccinations and children's literacy are the focus of events in the they. celebrating children's day at

george grant park in marin city, the county will have advanced from 11:30 until 2:00. the library is hosting the event to advocate for children's literacy development and provide access through the world of books and reading. there will be musical performances, giveaways, snacks, and games. all events are free. today, supporters -- supporters of san francisco's slow streets program have a parade. supporters say the program has transformed the neighborhood and made it possible for people to make trips safely without using cars. the festivities start at 11:00 this morning at third avenue and lake street. the parade will go for 20 blocks, ending at 20 3rd avenue, with a pizza party. meteorologist lisa argen is here now with weather. lisa: good morning to you. it is a beautiful morning.

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good morning, america. good morning, america. it's our second hour. white house warning. the biden administration urging americans not to travel to the war zone after an american fighter is killed in ukraine. we the biden administration urging americans not to travel to the war zone after an american fighter is killed in ukraine. we're on the ground in kyiv with the latest this morning. urgent warning, a mysterious and deadly illness affecting children around the world. clusters of a severe form of hepatitis found in the u.s. the cdc investigating. what parents need to know about the signs and symptoms. also this morning, new findings on the new vaccine. the shot linked to a lower risk of heart attack and strokes. dr. sutton is breaking down the benefits.