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morning off with a laugh. >> that's what's making news in america th m right now on "america this morning," breaking news, yet another mass shooting in america this time at a fedex facility overnight. multiple victims. the details just coming in. we'll hear from witnesses. chug police under fire. >> hey, show me your hands. drop it. >> as body cam video reveals the moment a police officer shot and killed a 13-year-old boy. the video appearing to show the boy raising his hands in the air when he was shot. what we're learning about this life or death moment. our experts weigh in. covid showdown. the congressman versus the doctor. >> i don't want you to answer my question. the american people want dr. fauci to answer the question. >> well -- >> the heated confrontation on capitol hill as new data reveals how effective the covid vaccines are and when you'll need a booster shot.
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social media for kids under 13. doctors speak out against the new idea from facebook. a growing ufo mystery, the video the government now acknowledges is real. and later, exposed. the politician, the zoom call and the naked mistake. on this friday morning, sadly we do begin with more tragic news. another mass shooting in america. >> and it's another workplace diooting. overnight during the late night shift. witnesses describing a terrifying scene overnight as families of those who work at that facility anxiously waited at a nearby hotel for word on their loved ones. overnight, multiple people shot at this fedex facility in indianapolis. >> possibly two to three people shot at this time. >> reporter: officers arriving at the building just after 11:00 p.m. when they say the gunman was still firing.
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>> as officers arrived, they came in contact with an active shooter incident. >> reporter: police confirming eight people were shot and killed adding multiple people are injured and the suspected shooter took their own life. >> i opened my chips, got my sandwich. about to take a bite. >> reporter: a worker at the building describes hearing gunshots during his break. >> then we heard three more shots and then my buddy levi saw someone running out of the building, and then more shots went off. somebody went behind their car to the trunk and got another -- got another gun, and then i saw one body on the floor. >> reporter: according to "the indianapolis star," more than 4,000 people work at that facility. in a statement, the company says it's cooperating with authorities adding, quote, our thoughts are with all those who are affected. >> when you have shootings at businesses, many times there's a significance to that business, in other words, did the shooter
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work there? did he get fired earlier today? was there some sort of bad blood between he and a manager? so those are going to be sort of immediate things you look at. >> again, at least eight people are dead not including the gunman and there is no word on a possible motive. but we will bring you more details as soon as we get them. as we stay on top of that we do turn to chicago now and the police shooting of a 13-year-old boy. new questions about the raisin- officer's split-second decision. we must warn you the video is hard to watch. overnight peaceful protests on the streets of chicago after newly released video showed the police involved shooting that killed a 13-year-old boy. >> hey, show me your hands. drop it. drop it. >> reporter: adam toledo's family says the video proves the boy's hands were up before the officer pulled the trigger. the police escorted adam's mother after she watched the
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video which the department released. >> it was extremely difficult to observe the final moments of their son's passing. mom began to gasp. she broke down and cried. >> reporter: the deadly encounter unfolded around 2:30 a.m. on march 29th. police say the surveillance video captured two people, adam and a man firing off at least eight rounds from a gun. police then responding chasing adam down this alley and the department he edited video, a grainy magnified screen shows what police say is a gun in adam's hand. >> show me your hands. drop it. >> reporter: the boy raises his hands before an officer fires. according to police officials the officer fired less than one second after spotting the weapon. but attorneys for the family insist adam did not have a gun in his hand in that final second. >> adam turned around, had his hands up in the air, surrendered to the officer, complied with his directive when adam was shot in the chest. >> reporter: police body camera
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then shows a handgun a few feet away from the boy's body. this morning, legal experts says it comes down to when adam was shot. >> we see what appears to be a gun in toledo's hands and that he drops it before he raises his hands. if that's the case the officer has a very credible defense. >> before he turned around, it appears that he disposed of -- if he had a gun, that he had disposed of it right before the shooting. it does appear evident to me that he did not have a gun at the time the officer fired his weapon. >> and that officer has been placed on administrative duties pending the investigation. the 21-year-old who was with adam toledo that night is in jail on gun and child endangerment charges. over in minnesota the family of daunte wright is demanding more serious charges against the former police officer who shot the 20-year-old during a traffic stop. kim potter is due back in court may 17th. she had her first hearing yesterday on a manslaughter charge after firing her gun instead of her taser. the city of brooklyn center is
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bracing for more unrest this weekend after five nights of protests. wright's funeral is next thursday. closing arguments are set for monday in derek chauvin's murder trial in the death of george floyd. the court heard from the former minneapolis police officer for the first time yesterday as he declined to testify in his own defense. passing on a chance to explain to the jury why he pressed his knee into floyd's neck. prosecutors called a lung expert back to the stand to reject a defense theory that fumes from the police patrol car may have contributed to floyd's death. now to the showdown on capitol hill over coronavirus restrictions. dr. anthony fauci and a congressman from ohio sharply disagreed with one another, and things got very tense. abc's faith abubey is here with more on that. faith, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, kenneth. that conversation on capitol hill turned confrontational when a lawmaker asked dr. anthony fauci when americans can return to their normal lives.
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sparks were flying on capitol hill as dr. anthony fauci clashed with a republican lawmaker. >> what does -- >> time expired, sir. >> you need to respect the chair and shut your mouth. >> reporter: congresswoman maxine waters ending the tense exchange telling representative jim jordan to shut his mouth. moments earlier representative jordan asked dr. fauci when americans can finally stop social distancing and take off their masks. >> when do americans get their freedom back? >> when we get the level of infection in this country low enough that it is not a really high -- >> what is low enough? give me a number. >> right now we have about 60,000 infections a day, which is a very large risk for a surge. we're not talking about liberties. we're talking about a pandemic that has killed 560,000 americans. >> reporter: dr. fauci stressing the focus is on saving lives. >> you're making this a personal thing, and it isn't. >> it's not a personal thing. >> no, you are. that is exactly what you're doing. >> no, your recommendations carry a lot of weight, dr. fauci. we just had the chair of the
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financial services committee said she loves you and you're the greatest thing in the world. >> my recommendations are not a personal recommendation. it's based on the cdc guidance. >> the american people want dr. fauci to answer the question. >> well -- >> time expired, sir. >> you need to respect the chair and shut your mouth. >> reporter: it comes as new data shows how effective the vaccines are. the cdc says of the more than 66 million americans who have been fully vaccinated, only 5,800 cvid infections have been reported, significantly less than 1%. but how long the immunity lasts remains unknown. pfizer's ceo says it's likely people will need another shot, a booster shot every 12 months. >> it's possible the immunity we got from the original shot is going to wane or it's going to dissipate, but it's possible it may mutate enough where there will need to be a booster primed for the new variant. >> reporter: in the meantime, health systems in some hot spots are overwhelmed.
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outdoor triage centers are being set up outside eight hospitals in michigan. two dozen of the state's hospitals are at 90% capacity. >> we currently are in our third surge, which is just like a runaway train right now. >> reporter: and during that hearing on capitol hill said the u.s. can start safely lifting covid restrictions once we go below 10,000 new cases per day, however, right now we're at 60,000 new cases per day, kenneth. >> all right. faith, thank you. a proposal by democrats to expand the supreme court from 9 justices to 13 is going nowhere. house speaker nancy pelosi says she will not bring the proposal to the floor for a vote. republicans called the idea, quote, insane. a little boy who was abandoned by his kidnappers after crossing the border could be reunited with his uncle as soon as today. and now more good news. we're learning his mother has been freed by kidnappers. she's also believed to be in texas. she's hoping that she and her son can qualify for asylum. relatives say she and the boy fled an abusive home in
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nicaragua, but the family's lawyers warning of a custody battle similar to the battle over elian gonzalez in florida in the 1990s. >> all right. time now for a look at your friday weather. an unusual april snowstorm is dropping between 5 and 10 inches of snow from upstate new york to maine. that same storm system will bring rain, gusty winds and cool temperatures to coastal areas of the northeast today. elsewhere more snow in the northern plains. half a foot is possible today in parts of the rockies and will see another 18 inches of snow just today. checking today's high temperatures, 37 with snow showers in denver, high 50s from new york through the midwest. 70s along the west coast and 90 in miami. coming up, the youngest winner in the history of the powerball lottery. what he plans to do with $235 million. but first caught on camera,
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the dramatic crash involving a truck carrying beer. and a scare on the set of the abc drama "the rookie," what dignity. it demands a rapid covid test, because we all deserve an answer. it demands a better understanding of your glucose levels, so you can enjoy movie night. and knowing your baby is getting the nutrition he needs, no matter how you choose to feed him.
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back now with a runaway cement truck slamming into a truck carrying beer in el paso, texas. police say the truck's brakes failed, and the driver was killed. two other people were hurt when the truck collided with other vehicles. meanwhile, check out this close call in durham, north carolina. wow, this suv barely escaping a tree that fell and crashed onto the road. luckily no one was hurt there. breaking overnight, police in los angeles are trying to track down two suspects who opened fire near the set of a tv show. witnesses say at least three shots were fired in the direction of staffers working on the abc series "the rookie." the bullets reportedly hit a nearby building as filming was underway.
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but there were no reports of injuries. good samaritans in panama city beach, florida, created a human chain to save a woman caught up in a strong current after helping a stranded girl back to shore. that's when the human chain did its work and brought the woman back to the beach. some local residents describe the conditions as extreme as a storm system moved through wednesday. coming up, the potential ufo video and the government says it's real. but first new details about the royal funeral tomorrow. prince william and prince harry will not be together. our julia macfarlane gives us the scoop from buckingham palace coming up next. my plaque psoriasis... ...the itching ...the burning. the stinging. my skin was no longer mine. my psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff, swollen... painful. emerge tremfyant™ with tremfya®, adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis...
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with pharmacy experts ready to make it easy for you to get it safely, for free. because this is our shot... ...at getting back together. back now with the final farewell for prince philip. we're learning more about tomorrow's funeral including how the queen will arrive, and we've learned a custom land rover will carry prince philip's casket. >> the funeral will also serve as a royal reunion. abc's julia macfarlane joins us live from london with more on that. julia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth. good morning, mona. well, look, this pared down ceremony might be down to the pandemic but also reflects the duke's no nonsense approach. after all he famously hated fuss one day ahead of prince philip's funeral preparations at their final stage. buckingham palace last night releasing new details on the ceremony adapted for both the duke's style and to be covid compliant. in normal times a ceremonial
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royal funeral would have seen the coffin on a horse drawn carriage with all the trimmings as it was here for the queen mother's funeral but for the duke, a personal touch, a modified classic british land rover that the duke himself helped to design to carry a coffin, his own, to his final resting place. another change, all the royals will wear civilian dress. usually royals with military affiliations would be dressed in their uniform, no official explanation here, but many have noted that prince harry and prince andrew are no longer entitled to wear military uniforms since both stepped back from their military roles. instead of a grand parade the duke's coffin will be taken on a short procession within the castle. princess anne and prince charles will walk behind followed by edward and andrew and then in the third row, princes william and harry, but they won't be side by side. their cousin peter phillips will be between them. the guest list for the service at windsor's st. george's chapel including 30 people. the national legal limit for funerals.
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three of the duke's german relatives will be attending and none of philip's great grandchildren. inside the chapel all will wear masks and be socially distanced. queen elizabeth now a widow will sit alone. >> the queen has always followed very much the same view as her husband, the late duke of edinburgh, and that is to get on with it. and i think you'll see in her although she'll be missing him like mad, but she will just get on with it, and i think with that template of example and service, everyone else in the royal family will do exactly that. >> reporter: well, prince philip's longtime association with the royal navy will be poignantly reflected with royal marine buglists sounding the call to action stations during the service that's a wartime signal that all hands should be ready for battle. mona, kenneth. >> julia, do we know why william and harry are not walking side by side in the procession? >> reporter: right, kenneth, i mean, the timing of all
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this, also, of course, comes shortly after prince harry and meghan markle's bombshell interview with oprah. prince philip was obviously personally aggrieved at this perceived split between the royal family and harry and meghan. meghan is, of course, heavily pregnant with her second child and doctors have advised her not to come over for the funeral but as you say, a lot of people are asking questions. why have they been so very obviously split during the procession. a lot of people have been asking the palace that and the spokesman for buckingham palace says the arrangements have been been agreed and they represent her majesty's wishes. the queen signing off on every single detail of this funeral. we can only guess as to why she insisted that harry and william not be side by side behind the coffin. >> all right, julia, thank yo. and remember to join us tomorrow morning beginning at 9:30 eastern for complete coverage. still to come, the new social media platform for kids. also ahead, nowhere to hide. the politician caught naked on a zoom call.
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from prom dresses to workouts and new adventures you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. although uncommon, up to 1 in 5 survivors of meningitis will have long term consequences. now as you're thinking about all the vaccines your teen might need make sure you ask your doctor if your teen is missing meningitis b vaccination.
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♪ time to check "the pulse" and we begin with confirmation about some ufos caught on camera. >> the pentagon has acknowledged the authenticity of leaked video showing flashing triangle shaped objects and other unknown objects. officials say the images were taken by the navy. >> the video was shot in 2019 and has been spreading online. the objects are classified under, quote, unidentified aerial phenomena. in other words, no one know what is they are. >> okay. next, instagram for kids. >> instagram's parent company, facebook, is working on a version of the app for children under 13, but child safety groups call it a bad idea. in a letter they claim instagram's focus on appearance makes it particularly unsuitable for children who are developing
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their sense of self. >> but facebook says instagram for kids is a way to keep younger people off the main instagram app. next a member of the canadian parliament is apologizing for getting caught on camera naked. >> william amos bared it all for his house of common colleagues who were in a meeting on zoom. amos says that he did not realize that his computer camera was on. heard that one before. a florida man is celebrating after winning $235 million playing powerball. >> thomas yi took a lump sum payment of more than $160 million. he's the youngest player in florida lottery history to claim a powerball jackpot. even with all that cash, he says he's still going to college, and he can pay for it. now to some sports starting with beer and baseball. >> they were brought together by a braves outfielder tossing a ball right into the guy's cup. sign him up for beer pong. and finally check out grandma here all dressed up and stealing the show during the wnba draft last night. her granddaughter was chosen sixth pick in the draft. >> get it, grandma.
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now at 5:00, another mass shooting in america, this time at a fedex facility in the midwest. eight people are dead and new developments just coming in. and in san francisco people are marching in the streets,. and news from the pfizer vaccine. a booster shot will be needed. how soon you should get that. . good morning, we made it to friday the 16th. >> yes,
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