right now on "america this morning," cybersecurity in the spotlight amid a wave of new cyberattacks. first it was a major gas pipeline then a major meat supplier. and now word that public transit systems are being targeted. why now, and what's being done about it? a shootout with children. >> drop the gun now. the disturbing moments, kids, a 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy armed with a shotgun, an ak-47 opened fire during a tense standoff. deputies forced to fire back. what we're learning about those two kids. the sheriff saying, quote, they were full of hate. travel trouble. americans planning their summer vacation running into major new hurdles including wait times of

21 hours on the phone with a major airline. what you need to know before booking your family getaway. plus, same price tag, smaller package. the shrinking phenomenon at the supermarkew, massive sinkhole growing larger threatening to swallow a house. and from the new warning about cicadas to the cat that forced an entire school to close for the day, to the decaf coffee controversy stirring debate at starbucks, all the trending stories for your thursday morning. good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with the new wave of cyberattacks targeting u.s. companies. >> just one day after we learned about hackers targeting one of the country's biggest meat suppliers, two more cyberattacks have come to light affecting why are we seeing this surge of attacks and whing,

is being done about it abc's faith abubey begins our coverage from washington. faith, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mona. summer attacks are increasing across the country affecting just about everything from food to fuel and now public transportation. the list of cyrattacks threatening to impact american life is growing. in new york city the nation's largest mass transit agency says in april its computers were the target of an attack. officials say hackers linked to the chinese government tried to exploit security flaws within the transit system including the city's subways and buses. >> probing another country's infrastructure in case they wanted to at some point if they felt they needed to flip the switch to deactivate, to decommission our system, cause disruption. >> reporter: in massachusetts the ferry system that connects cape cod to martha's vineyard in nantucket also confirming it's the victim of a cyberattack.

the ferry operator says it's working with federal authorities to find the origin of the hack and now asking riders to use cash because its credit card systems are limited. >> the old system is what she had us use, you know, the old card readers, and that was it. >> reporter: this all coming as the fbi blames a cybercriminal group based in russia of hacking into the world's largest meat supplier. jbs says it's on schedule to resume production at all of its american plants today, but the days long shutdown could cause meat prices to climb similar to how another hack from a russian-based group affected u.s. gas supplies and prices last month. >> there is a lot of speculation as to what's the motivation behind this rash of hacks. clearly one of those motivations is to show the united states that their proxy groups are capable of doing these things. >> reporter: according to the cybersecurity firm black fog damages from it could hit $6 trillion this year alone doubling since 2015. abc's mary bruce asking president biden if he will take action against russia ahead of

his meeting with president putin later this month. >> mr. president, will you retaliate against russia for this latest ransomware attack? >> we're looking closely at that. >> do you think putin is testing you? >> no. >> reporter: the white house has not blamed the kremlin directly russia is harboring cybercriminals. mona. >> faith, thank you. prosecutors are seeking a 30-year prison sentence for ex-police officer derek chauvin for the murder of george floyd. they argue chauvin's actions were egregious and shocked the nation's conscience, but chauvin's lawyer is asking for zero prison time, only time already served arguing chauvin has no previous criminal record. his sentencing is june 25th. some republican lawmakers are demanding dr. anthony fauci be fired after the release of thousands of his emails. they're pointing out that fauci received messages early last year warning that the new coronavirus may have emerged from a lab in wuhan, china, even as he publicly dismissed the possibility. many trump supporters believe fauci was working against the

former president, but fauci says his emails show otherwise. >> and that's what i was trying to do was to always tell the truth on the basis of what the data is, and it was never deliberately something against the president. if you look at my emails, i never in the emails said anything derogatory about president trump. >> fauci also acknowledged that being left out of white house press conferences eroded public trust in him. the white house has unveiled new incentives to get more americans vaccinated against covid. they include free child care for parents getting shots and a free beer from anheuser-busch if we meet president biden's goal which is getting 70% of adults vaccinated with one dose or more by july 4th. as of now, 12 states have already met the president's goal. most of them in the northeast, but another six, mostly in the deep south, have yet to reach half of their adult population

with one shot. we have new details about the 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy involved in a shootout with police in florida. the kids had a shotgun and ak-47 after running away from afoster home. the sheriff saying the kids were full of hate. abc's andrea fujii has the video which some may find disturbing. >> get hard cover, hard cover. >> reporter: body camera video shows the moments florida's sheriff's deputies were shot at multiple times by two children, a 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy who were armed inside this house. >> stand by, shots fired at me again. >> reporter: the sheriff in volusia county northeast of orlando says the two kids ran away from a children's group home then broke into a house and stole the homeowner's guns including a shotgun and an ak-47. >> it appears the female has a long gun pointed toward me. the juvenile male looks like he has something in his hand as well. >> reporter: the sheriff saying his deputies did not fire back at first taking a barrage of bullets for at least 45 minutes. >> they did everything humanly possible not to engage them juni

thguir >> rep capturi oneaking cover behind this tree begging for the shooters to surrender. >> don't make me do this. >> reporter: once the girl came out of the garage firing a shotgun, deputies fired back hitting her. you can see the shots being fired in this aerial video. >> don't reach for that gun. put your hands up. >> reporter: the girl heard crying. >> come on, sweetie. what's your name? >> reporter: the boy surrendering. >> keep your hands up. >> reporter: police say the boy told them the girl had said, i'm going to roll this down like gta referring to the video game grand theft auto. the sheriff says the girl had been arrested in the past for theft and for setting fires but was sentenced to a halfway house. >> the juvenile justice system is broke. people need to face facts. instead of listening to faith groups who want to mollycoddle these kids and pet johnny on his hug and hug jane and tell her everything is going to be okay, we have an awful lot of violent criminals that are teenagers. >> reporter: the children were living at the florida united

methodist children's home under an emergency shelter program which has now been temporarily shut down. police say in the last year, they were called to that home 289 times. those who run the home saying, the situation is tragic and is the result of the system failing our children. these children are in desperate need of care in the appropriate setting, which is a higher level of care than we provide. the girl was listed in critical but stable condition. both children are charged with attempted murder and armed burglary. mona, andrew. >> andrea, thank you. and a big story developing overseas. a historic deal has been reached to unseat israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu after a record 12 years in office. an unlikely coalition including a far right leader and a leader of an arab party has agreed to form a new government. it is the first time an arab the for israeen

government and despite stark political differences they are facing corruption charges. on wall re tivist traders oy driving up the price of movie theater chain amc. shares in the company soared nearly 100% wednesday. the buying followed a report that a hedge fund sold millions of shares in the company. it seems to be a replay of the gamestop buying frenzy back in march when small investors sought to punish firms shorting or betting against that company. >> time now for a look at your thursday weather. fire crews in northern oregon say warm, windy conditions today will pose a risk for more wildfires like this one that forced evacuations to be ordered wednesday. farther south several tornados were spotted in new mexico. at least one reportedly touched down but no damage reported. on the radar storms are expected today from new mexico and texas into the southeast and some rain along the east coast as well. checking today's high temperatures, more record heat in the west.

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evacuated. >> 15 members of fraternity facing charges in connection with with a students death. he died in 2019 after being ordered to drink a half gallon of rum. those accused are charged with supplier alcohol. a misdemeanor. the family demanding hazing charges. >> a teenager in georgia hailed a hero. credited with saving several people when a fire spread through his neighborhood. >> pictures of the fire show the mass i flames. video reveals how quickly the flails spread to six homes. earn made it out alive. thanks to this 15 year-old. >> i'm waking up and a hear crackle noise. and popping skbl he was the first to spot the flames around 3:00 a.m. he ran upstairs waking up his whole family. >> i started shouting fire. >> he hopped theack fence. yelling to wake up the

neighbors. >> we started running. everybody run. >> it took three dozen firefighters from five stations to put out the fire. some houses were burned to the frame. the heat melting this siding. but officials say it could have been worse. >> safe to call him a hero. >> i would. he saved a lot of lives. >> i did what had to be done. adrenaline kicks in. >> the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> in utah police say a nine year-old and her four year-old sister were not hurt after stealing the family car to drive to california. they crashed into a big rig. the parents had no idea the girls snuck out through the basement while they slept. >> looks like this is something that could have happened to anybody. you have curious kids who are excited about swimming with dolphins in california.

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>> reporter: shopping around during the summer's biggest online shopping showdown easier said than done. tip number one, install at least one or two browser extensions. >> for instance, slickdeals.net has a feature called the deal alert. if there is a specific item you're looking for you can set a deal alert for it and automatically be notified when it goes on sale. >> reporter: tip two, go in with a game plan. >> i would look at those things that you love and reorder and reuse all the time, maybe think about upcoming events, maybe do you need a wedding gift, is there a birthday coming? >> tip three,ing on the lookout for sneakier special offers. >> i know that amazon is offering a $10 rebate if you order $10 or more from specific small businesses, for instance. i think we're going to be seeing similar things there. >> reporter: she says she's not anticipating deep discounts on large furniture and large appliances when these deal days

roll around because they were just on sale over the memorial day weekend. mona and andrew. right now on "america this morning," cybersecurity in the spotlight amid a wave of new cyberattacks. first it was a major gas pipeline then a major meat supplier. and now word that public transit systems are being targeted. why now, and what's being done about it? a shootout with children. >> drop the gun now. the disturbing moments, two kids, a 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy armed with a shotgun, an ak-47 opened fire during a tense standoff. deputies forced to fire back. what we're learning about those two kids. the sheriff saying, quote, they were full of hate. travel trouble. americans planning their summer vacation running into major new hurdles including wait times of