♪ ♪ right now on "america this morning" -- vote derailed. the top republican in the house takes to the floor overnight, speaking for hours. >> it's okay, i'll be here a long time. >> refusing to stop. >> joe biden's nearly $2 trillion spending plan delayed. what happens next? social media and it's impact on girls. the new investigation the toll instagram is taking on teens. holiday travel delays. new details on where the thanksgiving week storm will hit the hardest. the former nfl player now under arrest in a domestic violence case. the disturbing images caught on camera. the walmart of the future. the new drone delivery system in action. and from the historic lunar

eclipse this morning, to the question, how much is too much when it comes to eating at the all you can eat buffet? it's friday, november 19th. from abc news in new york, this is "america this morning." >> good friday morning, everyone. >> we begin with that breaking news on capitol hill. a marathon speech delaying joe biden's spending package. >> kevin mccarthy took the floor around 8:30 last night and continued talking into the early morning hours. nancy pelosi appears to have enough votes to pass the bill after the congressional budget office said it would ad 160 billion to the deficit over ten years. >> one democrat shouted, no one is listening. but he was undeterred.

>> every page of all this new washington spending will be paid for or borrowed from you, the american hardworking taxpayer. this is the single most reckless and irresponsible spending bill in our nation's history. >> amen. >> mr. speaker -- >> the house is not in order. >> that's all right. i got all night. >> the house is scheduled to reconvene at 8:00 this morning. if the bill passes, it still faces an uphill battle in the senate, and senator joe manchin has reszer vagss. the first known case of covid is at a wet market in china. here in the u.s., today is a crucial day in the fight against the virus. this morning, millions of americans are one step closer to getting an extra boost of

protection against covid. the cdc today expected to sign off on boosters for all adults, after getting the green light from the fda. it's tbeeve, escipeally oth me. >> growing demand for increased immunity comes days before the holiday travel rush. and with covid infections rising 35% in the last three weeks, and new research shows symptoms for long haulers may stick around for life. more than 1 million americans who suffered with covid may have permanently lost their sense of smell. and a remarkable covid survival story in maine. >> i love you. >> this woman, unvaccinated, ended up in a coma for more than a month. her family was planning her funeral and even sold her belongings. but then on the day they planned to take her off life support, her doctor called with surprising news. >> i need you to come up to the hospital right away. he goes, your mother just woke

up. i literally dropped the fun, i was like, what? we were supposed to terminate life support that day. >> her family says she will now get vaccinated. now to georgia and the trial of three men accused of killing ahmaud arbery while he was jogging last year. during his final day on the stand, travis mcmichael described in more detail the moments before that fatal shooting. defense attorneys in the ahmaud arbery death trial, resting their case last night, after prosecutors cross examined the man seen on video shooting arbery, claiming he acted in self-defense. on the stand, he acknowledged ahmaud arbery made no threats against him before he pointed his shotgun at arbery. >> didn't pull out a knife? >> no, ma'am. >> never reached for anything, did he? >> no. >> he just ran. >> yes, he was just running. >> reporter: mcmichael, his father and a neighbor claimed

they were trying to make a citizen's arrest under georgia law. prosecutors claim they mistook ahmaud arbery for a thief after she was seen wondering around this home under construction. mcmichael told the jury arbery grabbed his gun and he fired, kalg it a life or death situation. >> what did you do? >> i shot. >> why? >> he had my gun. he struck me. >> reporter: but prosecutors pressed him on arbery never nosing a physical or verbal threat to any of the three men. >> hasn't said a word the entire time? >> no. >> outside the courthouse, hundreds of black pastors and people closely watching, gathered to pray with arbery's family. >> we are looking for a miracle. >> and the judge gave the jury a

long weekend. closing arguments are monday. four.e ylconsin, the jury one juror asked if she could take home the jury instructions. the judge agreed but warned her not to discuss them with anyone. the judge also banned msnbc from the trial after a freelancer for the network followed the jury bus. kyle rittenhouse could face life in prison if convicted in the during protests in kenosha last year. the issue of social media and the effect on young girls is back on the spotlight. law enforcement officials are joining forces trying to determine whether facebook knew just how risky instagram could be for teens. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. just weeks after that explosive congressional hearing on social media's impact on teens, a new investigation is being launched. this morning, new problems for the social media giant meta, formally known as facebook.

a bipartisan group of attorneys general and the district of columbia is investigating accusations that meta promoted instagram knowing the negative mental health impact it could hve. they are looking into whether the actions violated laws, saying meta "chose to ignore or in some cases double down on known manipulations that pose a real threat to physical and mental health, exploiting children in the interest of profit." >> the thing i saw facebook over and over again, there were conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for facebook. >> reporter: pressure has been escalating since a whistleblower leaked internal research that suggested teens suffered body image issues using the app. 32% of teen girls saying when they feel bad about their bodies, instagram makes them feel worse.

>> privately, facebook, researchers, and experts have been ringing the alarm for years. >> reporter: renewed investigation by officials at the state level is looking into the technique meta uses to attract people to the app and get them to spend more time using it. instagram, pushing back saying, these accusations are false, and demonstrate a deep misunderstanding of the facts. saying it's introduced parental supervision tools and other ways to protect team. senator richard blumenthal, who led the hearing on the issue, called on facebook to release all of its internal research. mona? >> thank you. breaking overnight, a former nfl player accused of beating his ex-girlfriend is now under arrest. police say a security camera captured zac stacey beating the mother of their son. he was arrested in orlando, florida, overnight. he faces two charges, including aggravated battery. oklahoma's governor has spared the life of julius jones

just hours before he was set to be executed. supporters cheered after hearing the governor reduced the sentence to life in prison with no chance of parole or pardon. jones was convicted of murdering a man in 1999. he's always maintained his innocence, claiming he was framed by the real killer. >> it would have been better if the governor had responded to his pardon and parole board recommendations that they twice made. but today, we still celebrate. we're grateful, and it gives us the opportunity to continue to fight. >> jones had eaten his last meal and had his final medical examination when he got the news. the victim's daughter says the family has been revictimized. heavy rain caused flash flooding in miami. cars were stranded and some residents lost power. more rain is expected in south florida today, and throughout the weekend. here's a look at your friday forecast.

good morning. some cold winds will be blowing across the northeast on friday. that warm jacket will be necessary. highs will only be in the 40s. but at least it will be mostly dry to finish off the workweek. looking at the weekend, snow in the northern rockies, chilly in the great lakes. snow and rain in the ohio valley. but for the most part the weekend t loo too bad. the wednesday before thanksgiving, snow and cold in some of the northern tier states. but the rest of the country not too bad. coming up, the historic lunar eclipse this morning. also ahead, the latest ohhen a missing in chinese tennis star. and later, a

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the longest lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years got started early this morning lasting until sunrise. the moon passing into earth's shadow because the moon has no light of its own, it reflects sunlight from the earth, but during an eclipse, that light supply is diminished, and the bit of light that does get through is what gives the moon an amazing reddish glow. president biden says he's considering a diplomatic boycott of february's winter olympics in beijing to protest human rights abuses. now, the possible boycott would not involve athletes. the white house says it's congress about the decision. meanwhile, china is cracking down on media reports about that world famous tennis star missing for weeks. here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning the search intensifying for missing chinese tennis star peng shuai as those concerned

for her safety cast new doubt on an email she supposedly sent claiming she's okay. the women's tennis association doubts the email's authenticity. >> i don't think there's any validity in it and we won't be comfortable until we have a chance to speak with her directly and make sure she knows that we're worried about her, that we have the ability to provide support to whatever level she wants. >> reporter: the email said the sexual assault allegations peng previously made against a former top chinese government official were not true and went on to say, i am not missing nor am i unsafe. i have just been resting at home and everything is fine. thank you again for caring about me. peng, a former top ranked doubles player, hasn't been seen in nearly three weeks since posting the assault allegations on social media. her post was quickly deleted and all mentions of the allegations are being wiped from the internet in china. the chinese government even censuring cnn when the news network reported on the story. >> this is literally the story the government there does not

want you to see. >> rep amnesty l it, government international ng tennis star serena williams tweeted thursday, i hope she is safe and found as soon as possible. this must be investigated, and we must not stay silent. beijing's foreign ministry says it has no information on the case. a spokesman saying, this is not a diplomatic question, and i am not aware of the situation. the white house says it's seen the reports about peng but has no additional information. pressure is mounting on china as beijing is set to host the winter olympics next year. mona, ike. >> andrea, thank you. coming up, the new list of most reliable cars, how tesla fared. also ahead, the walmart of the future. the new drone delivery system in action. what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent i can du more... yardwork... teamwork...

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deciding who wins at the american musical awards for the first time. they're casting votes on tiktok. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the country's favorite musicians are taking the stage for this year's american music awards, where the fans decide who takes home the top prizes. this year, it's up and it's stuck, with cardy b, the five-time winner is up for three awards this year. >> she's funny, she's sassy. and there's this element of the unexpected with her, that i think is going to keep people captivated. >> reporter: olivia rodrigo has the most nominations with seven. she also has some fierce competition looking to beat her to the coveted title of new artist of the year, including --

>> reporter: the amas adding a new category, including favorite trending school. along with favorite gospel artists and latin duo or group. and it wouldn't be the amas without some unpredictable performances. this rapper set to bring his theatrics to the stage. >> he's one of the most unusual, imaginative, just out and out how on earth did he think of that? >> reporter: but perhaps one of the most anticipated duos, megan and btx, as they look to butter up the crowd. >> i get the feeling it's not going to be white like her duet with cardi b. i think it will be slightly different. >> our thanks to morgan from

hollywood stars to the moon. before we go, one more look at the ♪ ♪ right now on "america this morning" -- vote derailed. the top republican in the house takes to the floor overnight, speaking for hours. >> it's okay, i'll be here a long time. >> refusing to stop. >> joe biden's nearly $2 trillion spending plan delayed. what happens next? social media and it's impact on girls. the new investigation the toll instagram is taking on teens. holiday travel delays. new details on where the thanksgiving week storm will hit the hardest. the former nfl player now under arrest in a domestic violence case. the disturbing images caught on camera. the walmart of the future. the new drone delivery system in action. and from the historic