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breaking news on "america this morning." no deal before the deadline. congress stuck in a stalemate, failing to take the infrastructure bill to a vote overnight. what it means for the democrats' bigger spending plan and when we can expect the house to take a vote. facebook under fire. the social media giant in the cross hairs on capitol hill, accused of hiding evidence that instagram is harmful to teens. the disturbing evidence found by one senator. teachers make their case. the new plea to the supreme court as a covid vaccine mandate takes effect. new clues in the gabby petito case. what we're learning about calls made by her father before she was reported missing. reaction to the big
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announcement about the super bowl after anahehalftime show. >> and mick jagger going unnoticed in a bar to a dog finally found after surviving a plane crash. it's friday, october 1st. >> from abc news in new york, this is "america this morning." >> good friday morning, everyone. >> we begin with the breaking news from washington overnight. >> high stakes negotiations over a bipartisan infrastructure bill to rebuild the nation's roads and bridges and expand high speed internet ended with a stalema stalemate. >> alex, good morning. >> good morning, elizabeth. this bipartisan infrastructure deal is a corner stone of the biden agenda, but it doesn't have the support. but democrats, republicans, and the white house are optimistic. this morning, the government will remain open, for now.
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hours before the deadline, joe biden signing the deal granting funding through december 3rd, avoiding a shutdown that would have affected thousands of federal workers. now, the focus turns to legislation at the heard of his agenda, the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes billions for roads, bridges, broad band and would create jobs. the deadline to vote on that bill came and went thursday, with moderate and progressive democrats failing to reach and agreement on a larger social safety net package. negotiations resuming with the possible vote as early as today. progressives standing firm with their demand that congress pass a bill on human infrastructure, covering early education to the battle against climate change. but the price tag of $3.5 trillion over ten years, something too steep for moderate democrats in the senate. senators john muller and kyrsten sinema were trying to hammer out
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a deal, john muller pushing for a $1.5 trillion package instead. >> we're working as hard as we can. >> reporter: general psaki still optimistic saying -- >> reporter: nancy pelosi seep leaving the capitol, saying progress sifs and moderates to closer to an agreement than it appears. she has indicated that infrastructure bill could come to a vote today. she's not brought bills to the floor, she does haven't the votes to pass them. elizabeth? >> alex, thank you. breaking news from los angeles overnight. an underground explosion has knocked out power to thousands of residents. it's unclear what caused the explosion affecting the area's electrical equipment. no injuries are reported about 7,000 homes and businesses are affected. a federal appeals court is allowing the biden administration to continue using a trump era policy to deport
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migrants before they have a chance to seek asylum. the policy, known as title 42, is based on curbing the spread of covid and was used to expel thousands of haitians who gathered under a texas bridge. one report predicted up to 400,000 migrants could head for the u.s. border next month if title 42 was lifted. meanwhile, the secretary of homeland security has announced new guidelines directing immigration officers to pursue undocumented migrants only if they pose a threat. a 13-year-old boy in tennessee accused of shooting his classmate at their elementary school is in custody this morning. police in memphis say the teen opened fire in a stairwell hitting another 13-year-old. the classmates were rushed to a church nearby. >> my daughter had texted me and told me it was a little boy in her classroom that got shot and said come and get me. >> they came out with smiles and hugged us. so they okay. they okay.
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>> the victim is in critical condition. the alleged shooter was arrested after running from the scene. he's expected to be charged with attempted murder. now to facebook, under fire for the effect it's having on teen's mental health. during a hearing tuesday, one senator revealed hisff pos usin fake account. and what followed was disturbing. >> reporter: this morning, congress calling out facebook for hiding research about the negative effects social media, including its instagram app, can have on young people. >> while facebook publicly denied that instagram is deeply harmful for teens, privately, facebook researchers, and experts, have been ringing the alarm for years. >> reporter: an investigation by "the wall street journal" revealed facebook's own research found 32% of teen girls said when they feel bad about their bodies, instagram made them feel
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worse. and teens blame instagram for increases in the rate of anxiety and depression. during a senate hearing thursday, lawmakers compared to company to big tobacco. >> in truth, facebook has taken big tobacco's playboo. it's hidden its own research on addiction, and the toxic effects of its products. >> reporter: to steady its effects, blumenthal says his office posed as a 13-year-old girl on a fake instagram account and followed accounts on extreme dieting and eating disorders. >> within a day, its recommendations were exclusively filled with accounts that promote self-injury and eating disorders. >> reporter: facebook argues teens connecting with other teens has an overall positive impact on their mental health. >> we're constantly trying to improve safety and privacy protections for young people. >> reporter: then came the issue of policing fake accounts.
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>> they are fake instagram accounts. instas often are intended to avoid parent's oversight. >> this is not something we built. >> reporter: facebook has suspended its development of instagram for kids under 13. and they are looking to release more information on the subject of teen'smental health. >> andrea, thank you. another story about teenager's health, a concerning trend in the use of e-cigarettes. about 2 million teenagers vape and 25% of them do it every day. most use flavored cigarettes. some unvaccinated teachers in new york are waiting to hear from the u.s. supreme court. they've asked the justices to block the city's covid vaccine
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mandate. the city says all public schoolteachers must have at least one shot of the vaccine by this afternoon or they will lose their job. the teachers claim that's not fair. >> i'm giving up first and foremost how i support my family. i'm a single mom. so my son relies on me to pay the bills. i have faith in the decision that i have come to between me and god. >> it's unclear if the supreme court will even consider their case or t case. meanwhile, some good news about covid cases and hospitalizations across the u.s. the cdc says infections are down 33% in the last month, and hospitalizations are down 15% in the last week. but there is a growing problem. a shortage of rapid covid tests. demand is up more than 600% in some areas in recent weeks. new video of the lava from hawaii's kilauea volcano.
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health officials say the new eruption could cause some air quality problems in the area. time now for a look at your friday weather. for the first time ever, scientists are getting a look inside a category 4 hurricane, thanks to a drone. this is video from inside hurricane sam, deep in the atlantic, showing 50 foot waves. thankfully, the storm is not posing a threat to land and closer to home, more storms are hitting texas and the southern plains where heavy rain is possible. rain in new mexico and southern colorado could trigger flash flooding. and today's highs, cool and sunny in the northeast. 80s across the south. 90s in phoenix. rocking one of the country's most prestigious ballets. new details in the gabby petito mystery.
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her fiance, brian laundrie. we have new details on the phone calls made from laundrie's house. this morning, newly uncovered police reports are shedding new light on the gabby petito case, and the search b coing to recordsws,ffere called to the laundamy petito was reported missing. police responded to the house in north port florida twice on september 10th and three times on september 11th, which is the day me teepetito's family reporr missing. gabby petito's father made all of the calls, concerned about her whereabouts. laundrie has been missin for two weeks since returning from a cross country trip. can you tell us why you were at the laundrie house? fbi agents rur yesterday spending time inside the house and the camper brian and his parents took on a trip just days before he went missing. the laundrie family's attorney says agents collected personal
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items to "assist the canines in their search." >> i would say that the idea that they want to continue with a scent dog to find brian is fairly encouraging. that means that perhaps they have a location that they're focusing on that we don't know about. and they wanted a fresh scent to see if, in fact, the dogs could track this new area that they are potentially searching as we speak. >> police records show the laundrie family called 911 when dog the bounty hunter came to their house. a remarkable survival story from arizona. a dog was in a small plane when it crashed last week, killing the pilot. rescuers say the dog ran away when they arrived at the scene, but three days later they found him sitting next to the wreckage. he is okay and reunited with his family. coming up, the man walking hundreds of miles barefoot for his daughter. but first, caught on camera. a suspect opens fire on police
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after the officer as shot and how his partner saved his life is an example of true courage under fire. this is a firsthand look at a shootout that left a wisconsin police officer fighting for his life. >> i'm hit. i'm hit. please don't let me die. >> reporter: the chaotic scene unfolding in a quiet milwaukee suburb. a routine traffic stop turning violent after the driver crashes his car and pulls a gun on the officers. >> don't move. don't move. >> show your hands. >> show your hands right [ bleep ] now. >> reporter: police say the officers ordered the armed man to show this hands 18 times. >> hands up. hands up. >> reporter: instead of obeying the suspect opens fire. the officer at the front of the car is hit and falls to the ground scrambling to take cover. >> i'm hit. shots fired. shot fired. i'm hit.
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>> reporter: then as the suspect sprints away, he begins blindly shooting at the downed man at point blank range and the unmanned officer barely able to escape. >> please don't let me die. >> sit down. >> please don't let me die. okay? i'm hit in the hand, in the chest. >> in your chest. >> get this off me. okay. and i have trouble breathing. action putting a tourniquet on his leg and calling for help. >> i got you. i got you. >> reporter: the police chief now crediting her quick thinking for saving her partner's life. >> we nearly lost a police officer in the line of duty at the hands of a dangerous felon. he is shot and badly wounded. you will see her save his life. >> the suspect later died from his injuries. the officer who was shot has recovered. growing outrage in women's soccer. a north carolina team has fired its head coach. media reports detailed
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accusations by former players who say they were targets of coach paul riley's sexual misconduct and harassment. earlier this week the washington spirits head coach was alleged the bengals kicked a field goal just as time was running out and beat the still winness jaguars, 24-21. what happened when mick jagger walked into a bar. also ahead, it may be the most popular show ever on netflix. we'll try to explain why.
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bar in charlotte. >> even the bar tender didn't recognize him. you'll recognize this lineup. we have reaction to the super bowl halftime announcements. >> the halftime show in february will inlewd performances by snoop, dr. dre and eminem, mary j. blige and kendrick lamar. >> this is history in the making. these are all legendary artists who have each made a huge mark, not only on the music business but have helped define the sounds of hip-hop and r&b. >> l.a. is hosting the super bowl for the first time in 30 years. turning to the battle of the jeopardy juggernaut. >> he won his 32nd show last night, the second longest street on the show. he needs to win 43 more games to beat ken generalings' record.
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hot in the southeast. 50 years ago today, disney world opened its doors. >> will ganss reports our parent company is throwing a party. >> the heart of everything we'll be doing at disney world will be our prm. >> reporter: fromic kingdom and everywhere in between, walt disney world is celebrating 50 years of being the most magical place on earth. after years of trip to disney world, generations of super fans gearing up for the big 5-0. >> happy 50th, disney world. >> reporter: sam lost count after 30 trips, but back for the 50th. chris and clay rice thompson have been two dozen times, and they're headed back, too. but then there's kerry gels. >> easily in the hundreds, maybe 500. >> reporter: the indiana native, so in love with the park -- >> now, i live 45 minutes from the magic, and it's a dream.
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>> reporter: you could say she's up to her ears in disney magic. how many ears are we up to these >> tumber is around 650 headbands, all official park headbands. >> reporter: spooky ears, icy ears, and pricey ears. >> designer ears, so there was only 500 of those made. >> reporter: which ears does this super fan wear on the 50th anniversary of opening day? >> i recently rhinestoned this pair right here. >> for the 50th you had to go big. >> yes. so i have about 10,000 rhinestones, and they were all hand applied. >> reporter: almost as shiny as that beautiful, bright tomorrow walt disney dreamed of 50 years ago. kerry plans on getting to the magic kingdom right at 7:00 and staying until 11:00 p.m. 50 years of walt disney world,
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hosted by whoopi goldberg. >> breaking news on "america this morning." no deal before the deadline. congress stuck in a stalemate, failing to take the infrastructure bill to a vote overnight. what it means for the democrats' bigger spending plan and when we can expect the house to take a vote. facebook under fire. the social media giant in the cross hairs on capitol hill, accused of hiding evidence that instagram is harmful to teens. the disturbing evidence found by one senator. teachers make their case. the new plea to the supreme court as a covid vaccine mandate takes effect. new clues in the gabby petito case. what we're learning about calls made by her father before she was reported missing. reaction to the big
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