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>> a verdict in the alec baldwin movie shooting case. the woman in charge of weapons on set is convicted, a juror explains the decision, and our legal expert weighs in on how this could affect baldwin's trial. >> your safety on the ride to work new york deploys the national guard to protect subway commuters from crime. and in philadelphia, changes on the way after eight teens are shot at a city bus stop. a closer look at the concerns coast to coast. >> billion dollar rescue the fears in the financial industry about another potential regional bank failure. backyard horror. >> it was just so fast. she was so aggressive. >> this woman explains how she survived a showdown with a mama black bear caught on camera. >> the hero police officer and his k-9 who saved this toddler from danger after he wandered from his home. >> and later, no more late fees. one library's creative new way to punish people not returning their books on time. >> from abc news in new york,

this is america this morning. >> good thursday morning, everyone i'm andrew dymburt. >> happy thursday i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with president biden making his case to the voters as a general election rematch with former president trump takes shape. >> we're learning what biden is expected to outline during his state of the union address tonight. polls show he's trailing trump with voters most concerned about the border. the economy and biden's age. >> his campaign is already facing questions about whether biden plans to debate trump. abc's ikazuchi has a preview of tonight's address. hey, good morning. >> hey, good morning ryan. and things will look differently, both inside and outside the state of the union address this year. but as the president prepares for his speech, he's facing a new request from former president trump just hours before his state of the union address. tonight, president biden is facing a direct challenge from donald trump, the former president, posting on social media, i'm calling for debates any time, anywhere, any place. the white house press

secretary was questioned on this issue. >> do you think that it is going to quiet concerns about the president's age and acuity if he decides not to debate, not talking about the debate? >> that's something for the campaign to speak to. >> the biden campaign responding, saying that's a conversation we'll have at the appropriate time. and claiming trump, who refused to debate any of his primary rivals, is thirsty for attention. trump yesterday picked up the endorsement of senator mitch mcconnell. the two haven't spoken in three years since mcconnell blamed trump for the january sixth riot, shortly after the attack on the capitol. >> that i would support president trump if he were the nominee of our party. >> tonight, it's biden's turn to make his case to voters on issues like the border and the economy, where he's suffering in the polls. he's expected to take credit for rising wages, millions of added jobs and low unemployment rates. and he's expected to renew his push for higher taxes on corporations and billionaires dismissed by republicans has the wrong

approach. >> america is in decline and nothing he says tomorrow night is going to change that. and it's a majority. >> one thing we may not see this year interruptions. speaker mike johnson is urging house republicans not to disrupt. the president reportedly telling them decorum is the order of the day. and outside the capitol, roads closed and security tight in washington as more than a dozen groups plan to protest today, demanding a cease fire between israel and hamas. now, in his speech, the president is also expected to tackle abortion rights and access to fertility treatments. americans affected by both issues are expected to be the among the invited guests attending tonight. rhiannon. >> all right, ike, thank you for that. breaking overnight lawmakers in alabama have passed a bill restoring access to in vitro fertilization, and the governor quickly signed it. the law protects ivf doctors and patients from civil and criminal liability. couples undergoing fertility treatments have been in limbo since the state supreme court recognized frozen embryos

as children. >> now to the verdict. in the case of that deadly shooting on the set of alec baldwin's movie rust, a new mexico jury finding armorer hannah gutierrez reed guilty, the question now how could this affect baldwin's trial? here's abc's andrea fujii this morning. >> hannah gutierrez is in custody in new mexico awaiting sentencing after it took jurors just under three hours to convict her yesterday in the death of cinematographer halyna hutchins, we find the defendant, hannah gutierrez, guilty of involuntary manslaughter as charged in count one. the jury found gutierrez not guilty of tampering with evidence. hutchins was killed in 2021 after alec baldwin's gun fired on the set of his movie rust. prosecutors argued it was gutierrez's job to oversee the guns and that she was responsible for bringing live rounds onto the set. >> jurors agreed that was her job to check those rounds, those firearms and if no one wanted to pay attention or do that, then she could stop the work, the

defense argued. >> the 26 year old, who did not take the stand, was made a scapegoat and shifted the blame to baldwin, who was handling the gun when it went off. they plan to appeal, my sense was the evidence wasn't sufficient to convict, and it was a lot of guesswork and lot of speculation. >> hutchins parents and sisters say they're satisfied with the verdict, adding, we look forward to the justice system continuing to make sure that everyone else who is responsible for helena's death is required to face the legal consequences. baldwin's trial is set for july. he's pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. legal experts say prosecutors face more of a challenge with the case against baldwin. >> well, i think with alec baldwin, it's harder. i mean, he has said publicly that he didn't pull the trigger. that's going to be difficult for him when you have forensic experts. but this verdict is probably nothing that he, you know, he likes to hear. i'm sure he's very concerned in this moment for his for his own future. >> for as for hannah gutierrez, she faces up to 18 months in prison when she's sentenced next

month. rhiannon. andrew. >> all right. andrea. thank you. the state department is urging americans in haiti to leave the country immediately. it comes amid a surge in gang violence aimed at removing the prime minister, who's believed to be in puerto rico. gangs recently attacked the airport and a prison, releasing thousands of prisoners. the u.s. is pushing haiti's prime minister to begin a transition of power without delay. >> we turn now to safety on your ride to work. it's not just commuters worried about crime on public transportation. assaults on transit workers have tripled in recent years, and now some controversial new plans to make the ride safer. from new york to philadelphia to san francisco, authorities are taking new action to stop the violence plaguing the nation's mass transit systems. in new york, the governor now deploying the national guard, saying things are getting better doesn't make you feel better, especially when you've just heard about someone being slashed in the throat or thrown onto a subway. tracks 750 troops will join hundreds of additional officers on patrol,

randomly checking bags in the new york city subway after a series of violent crimes, which were up 46% in january compared to the same period last year. just last week, a conductor was slashed in the throat and a musician was recently hit over the head with a metal bottle. the suspect had eight prior arrests and two active bench warrants, but was still released by a judge. >> why are we arresting people? 100 times? and once we make the arrest, why are they back out within a day or two? sometimes. >> in philadelphia, this surveillance video shows the moment eight teenagers were shot at a city bus stop yesterday. two left in critical condition. the suspects allegedly seen here were on the run overnight. it's the fourth shooting involving a city bus in the last week. police now planning to ramp up frisking of people suspected of carrying weapons. >> we're going to use every legal means at our disposal. to target illegal gun possession on septa and in san francisco, voters this week approved giving police more surveillance equipment to crack down on crime, including cameras and

drones equipped with facial recognition. >> back in new york, just one hour after the governor's announcement about national guard troops, a subway conductor was attacked with a glass bottle. >> people on a united airlines flight from houston got the scare of their lives. look at this. this is what they saw. flames shooting out of an engine . they say shortly after takeoff, they heard a loud bang. and then the plane started shaking. the pilot quickly turned the jet around, landing safely back in houston, where ground crews were able to put the fire out. meanwhile, new pressure at boeing after that door plug blew off a plane back in mid-flight in january. federal safety officials claim the company has not cooperated, and turning over documents for the investigation. boeing insists it's now turned over a list of staff members and is fully cooperating. >> louisiana's governor has declared a weather related disaster because of a shortage of crawfish drought, extreme heat and other environmental factors have devastated this year's harvest, which is worth $500 million a year to that state's economy. the disaster declaration clears the way for

federal help. >> it is time now for a look at your thursday weather. >> good morning. we are talking about the heavy rain working its way out of new england. as we start off the day, but there will be puddling and ponding. watch out for some localized flooding. meanwhile, there's another storm system on the move. this time through texas and oklahoma. starts off with some rain, but watch the thunderstorms develop late in the day throughout texas and continue to push east as we head into friday morning. so friday there's another round of severe weather, this time along the gulf coast states, and they'll be more rain in the northeast from the storm in the weekend. for accuweather, i'm melissa constanza >> coming up, concerns in the banking industry about another regional bank failure. also, i had a woman describes being attacked by a bear in her own backyard. >> we'll tell you how she survived. >> and later, the wrong call by the refs that ended up erasing

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