>> that's what's making news. right know on "america this morning," historic expulsion. the u.s. launching a massive effort to deport thousands of migrants gathered along the texas border living in squalor. most of them from haihaiti. >> it's one of the biggest efforts of its kind in u.s. history. what we're learning from the response from border patrol and the next step. and for gabby petito. what police are saying about human remains found in wyoming and the ongoing search for peti petito's boyfriend in florida. the new potential witness. a military plane crashes into this residential neighborhood. how two people on board survived and the damage on the ground. breaking news, the volcanic eruption in the atlantic.

thousands of island residents evacuating. the images coming in. from hollywood, tv's biggest night. how the emmy awards made history. and trending right now, another wild sunday night football game. the spacex all-civilian crew celebrates their splashdown. and how air-conditioning could be a thing of the past. good monday morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. >> and i'm andrea fujii. mona is off. we'll get to the gabby petito case in a moment, but we begin with the story from the southern border. >> the department of homeland security announcing that hundreds of additional border agents are being sent to texas as u.s. officials begin a massive effort to send thousands of haitian migrants who arrived in texas back to haiti. they have been live in bad conditions.

faith abubey here with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good mrning to you, andrew. the biden administration is carrying out its plan to deport thousands of migrants living under a texas bridge. this morning, the first group of migrants seeking asylum under a texas bridge has arrived back in haiti. the beginning of what could be the largest expulsion of migrants by the u.s. in decades. video from abc affiliate wplg showing the planes leaving the airport from del rio, texas sunday. thousands of people living in camps underneath a national bridge nearby. >> we've never seen anything like this. this is completely and totally out of the norm of anything we've ever seen. >> reporter: most of the migrants were from haiti, a country in crisis after a presidential assassination and a recent earthquake. the crowds so massive they can be seen in these satellite photos. abc's kenneth moton is there. >> it's just an unprecedented

scene here under this texas bridge. you see the migrants here who have made makeshift shelters to protect themselves from the scorching heat. >> reporter: the biden administration expects to transfer 3,000 of the migrants away from the bridge by the end of today, saying they'll use a trump era health policy without allowing them to seek asylum. >> we have authorities by reason of that special circumstance, and we will exercise those authorities. >> reporter: according to "the new york times," haitian officials are expressing dismay asking the u.s. for humanitarian moratorium. overnight alejandro mayorkas announcing 600 border agents are headed to texas, and mayorkas tweeting, quote, we have sent a very clear message early on. in light of the fact we're in the midst of a pandemic, the boertd is not open and people should not take the perilous journey here. meanwhile, hundreds of haitian migrants have been seen crossing back into mexico to avoid being

sent back to haiti by the u.s. andrew? >> faith, thank you. breaking overnight, a major setback for democrats and their push for immigration reform. it's now said democrats can't use their $3.5 trillion spending bill to create a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants. they were hoping they could pass it without needing any republican support. now to the grim discovery in the search for 22-year-old gabby petito. she hasn't been seen since last month during a road trip. this morning, her boyfriend is also missing. this morning, what appears to be a tragic ending in the search for gabby petito. >> as every parent can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult time for the family and friends. >> reporter: authorities say a body found in wyoming is believed to be petito. the 22-year-old last seen during a cross country road trip with her boyfriend, brian laundrie. >> human remains were discovered consistent with the description

of gabrielle "gabby" petito. full forensic identification has not been completed to confirm 100% that we found gabby. >> reporter: petito's family issuing a statement saying they are grieving and thanking law enforcement for their efforts, and petito's father tweeting this image with the caption, she touched the world. according to the fbi, agents found the body while searching campgrounds near grand terton national park. an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. >> brian's stretching, doing some morning yoga. >> reporter: this is petito during happier times, documenting the couple's weeks' long road trip in this van, but later in utah, police body camera video shows gabby just days before she was last seen when officers responded to a 911 call. she was crying and said the two had been fighting. laundrie acknowledges a scuffle in that video saying the altercation started when he climbed into their van with

dirty feet. >> what was the argument about? >> it was a disagreement. i'm dirty and i've got dirty feet and got sand on my feet. >> reporter: laundrie saying the weeks of travel had placed a, quote, emotional strain on their relationship. days later investigators named laundrie a person of interest in gabby's disappearance after he drove the van back to his parents' in florida without gabby. >> he obviously is the key to this case. there are two huge red flags with him. he didn't report her missing and he's not helping the police. >> reporter: now investigators are searching for laundrie at this nature preserve in florida where he frequently hikes. according to laundrie's family, he last saw him on tuesday with a backpack heading to the preserve. they say they picked up his car on thursday after seeing a note from the police department saying it needed to be removed. >> look. we're going by their word. we believe that that vehicle did make its way from here back to that house. >> reporter: in the meantime, a new potential witness is now coming forward.

a woman says days afghater gabb was last seen in utah, she picked up a hitchhiker who she believes is brian laundrie. >> he was thankful and he was kind of in a hurry. so he said he was going to go across the street into the parking lot, and find someone else to give him a ride, but when we looked back, you know, 10 or 15 seconds after he got out of the vehicle, he was gone. >> we'll hear more from that potential witness coming up on "good morning america." as for the laundrie family, they've issued a statement calling the discovery of the body heartbreaking. a backyard in texas turned into a crash site for a military jet. the flight was supposed to be on a routine navy training mission near ft. worth, but as the plane went down, both pilots ejected. one pilot's parachute got caught up in a power line. both were seriously injured. at least three homes were damaged. one woman says the plane nearly hit her family. >> my son just heard a bam and

he felt the house start to shake. so he grabbed my granddaughter and shielded her as the house started exploding. if my son would have been in the kitchen or my granddaughter, they would -- there would be nothing left of them. >> three people on the ground were treated for minor injuries. today is the day the white house was expected to be giving vaccine booster shots to all merns, but it's now defending its rollout after the fda rejected that plan on friday. instead the panel recommended boosters for people only over 65 and people at high risk for severe disease. the white house is being accused of causing confusion by getting ahead of the siepcience, but dr anthony fauci says they wanted to be ready. >> i understand why there might be confusion because i think people might not be understanding the difference of planning for something and actually what element of that, what proportion of it you're actually going to roll out and

that's exactly what happened. >> so the fda is now considering the panel's advice on booster shots before announcing its decision. the cdc is also expected to weigh in soon. meanwhile, a shocking headline from the state of alabama. because of the pandemic, the number of deaths in the state last year exceeded the number of births for the first time in history. comedian chris rock says he tested positive for covid even though he is vaccinated. he urged people to get the shot saying, trust me. you don't want this. time now for a look at your monday weather. there is more concern about flooding across parts of the southeast today. five inches of rain fell in parts of alabama this weekend. an suv tipped over in the floodwater, and more rain is expected there today. elsewhere, the midwest will see strong thunderstorms with gusty winds, hail a, and the possibily of an isolated tornado. the northeast and west will be

sunny and dry. 80 in washington, d.c. and chicago. 60s across the pacific northwest. coming up, the former presidential candidate running for another big job. but first, thousands rush to evacuate as a volcano erupts on a european island. the new images coming in. and later, one daredevil's hair-raising walk.

. back, now, with the emergency on that island in the atlantic. a volcanoic eruption, causing thousands to evacuate. >> reporter: a volcanic eruption

overnight. lava spewing out of at least five fizzers, forming plumes of black and white smoke. the first eruption sunday, came after one week of activity. the volcano on the canary islands is southwest of portugal and spain and west of morocco. 35,000 people live in the effected area. authorities asking those on the island to close their windows and stay inside. one resident packing up his car and heading out. this man saying, it's been a little unstable. but we can't say we are desperate. but we are worried. this morning, the evacuation of 10,000 residents and animals deemed most at-risk is under way. spain's prime minister has canceled his trip to new york for the u.n. general assembly and now is in la pampampampampaa

the canary islands have the support of the spanish government. lapalma is one of the islands making up spain's canary islands. the last time the volcano eru erupted was 1971 and it lasted three weeks. megan tevrizian, abc news. more winds in california, a wildfire threatens sequoia national park. some of the base of the trees are wrapped in burn resistant material. 600 firefighters on the ground. with abortion and immigration putting texas in the national spotlight, there's word that beto o'rourke is expected to run for governor. the former presidential candidate is expected to run next year. greg abbott popularity is slipping. coming up, a big surprise from tom cruise. first, a new image from the

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space, ending with a safe landing and a big payday for a good cause. the spacex inspira inspira inspa the first civilian crew back on solid ground. the four crew members, with no professional astronaut onboard, traveling at 7,500 miles per hour, 367 miles above the earth, farther than any private citizen has ever been. the crew late sunday, posted this out-of-this-world selfie. >> a heck of a ride for us. just getting started. >> reporter: during the risky re-entry, the spayx crew was subjected up to 3,500 degrees of heat while reentering the atmosphere. billionaire jared isaacman commanded and funded the mission. chris sembroski was the mission specialist. sian proctor, was the fourth

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>> a red flag warning prompting power shutoffs, the outages go >> into effect right now. brand new dated this morning for pfizer's trial for kids ages 5-11, the next steps. good morning, it is monday, september 20. you are watching abc mornings live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. mike: good morning. let me get my computer started and what we are going to talk about is the red flag warning, the biggest weather issues today until 8:00 this evening, north bay mountains, east bay hills and the diablo range and all of solano county come and the winds could gust up to fast enough levels we could see some trees topple and some power being pulled away and that could cause some fires