right now on "america this morning," standoff at the border. truckers protesting covid restrictions blocking a key trading route into the u.s. and now a total of three border crossings cut off. car companies sounding the alarm about a part shortage. more delays and even higher prices possible. what could be done today to stop all of this? breaking overnight, has the cia been secretly collecting data on americans? the new claims from two senators. new tensions in the showdown with russia. president biden with a new message to americans in ukraine right now, and this morning could vladimir putin's yacht offer a clue to his future plans? breaking from beijing. tears from superstar shaun white after his final olympic event.

plus, what billionaire elon musk is now revealing about his mission to mars and the new video. and later, a $25 million sneaker collection. good friday morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> happy friday. i'm rhiannon ally in for andrew. we want to begin with the massive protest threatening trade between the u.s. and canada. the biden administration is now urging the canadian government to intervene and to end the truck blockade along the border. >> car companies are being forced to stop production because they're not getting parts. ford now says it may have to air lift auto supplies into the country. the hours could be numbered for the massive protest disrupting traffic at the busiest border crossing in north america. >> we're fighting for freedom. we're going to keep fighting. >> reporter: in recent days truckers protesting vaccine mandates in canada have forced authorities to close the

ambassador bridge linking detroit and windsor, ontario, a crucial transit point for moving auto parts and other supplies. >> they are blocking off and choking the economies of both the united states and canada. > reporter: car companies have been forced to halt or scale back production, and now the mayor of windsor is seeking a court injunction that would allow police to physically move in and end the blockade. >> if we can't gain compliance then we bring tow trucks in and many police services to help remove people who are illegally blocking the roadway. >> reporter: demonstrators also forcing the closure of two other border crossings, one connecting manitoba and north dakota, the other between alberta and montana. it comes as demonstrators paralyzed canada's capital. the protests in ottawa entering a third week. >> this is what it's all about. it's about love and generosity. we want for nothing here. people bring us food every day. i gained weight.

seriously, hot food, chili, soups, sausages yesterday. the people are doing this out of love and thankfulness for what we're doing here. >> reporter: the blockade at the border is yet another threat to the auto industry already struggling from supply chain issues and a shortage of semiconductors. new numbers show consumer prices in the u.s. rose 7.5% last month compared to the same time a year ago. the worst inflation since 1982. and soaring car prices account for nearly a quarter of that inflation. meanwhile, more bad news about prices in the grocery store. kellogg's now warning additional price increases are on the way. unilever, maker of dove soap an hikes ahead. this year.biden says he knows two u.s. senators are calling on the cia to reveal more details about a secretive program collecting americans'

data in bulk and declassified a letter about the program but redacted information on the nature of the data and the senators are raising concern about how the agency searches, stores and handles the information. congress banned bulk collection after the warrantless wiretapping controversy during the bush administration. but the senators say the cia is using an executive order to get around that ban. the u.s. is sending more military power to europe as the standoff with russia over ukraine drags on. four navy destroyers have arrived in the region. president biden is warning americans to leave ukraine now. he says the u.s. will not be able to evacuate them if war breaks out. >> we're dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. it's a very different situation and things could go crazy quickly. i'm hoping that if, in fact, he's foolish enough to go in, he's smart enough not to, in fact, do anything that would negatively impact on american citizens. >> reporter: vladimir putin's yacht abruptly left germany this week before its scheduled repairs fueling speculations he

is safeguarding the yacht before a possible invasion. new questions this morning about former president trump's white house records. a gap has been found in his phone records, and now there is word that some of the documents he took contained classified information. abc's em nguyen has the new details. em, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rhiannon. the national archives is asking the justice department to investigate whether trump violated the presidential records act, which requires white house records to be preserved. this morning, former president trump is facing new scrutiny over his handling of classified information after he took 15 boxes of presidential records with him when he left office including letters from north korean dictator kim jong-un. >> he wrote me beautiful letters and they're great letters. we fell in love. >> reporter: "the washington post" reports some of those documents, which have since been returned to the national archives, were clearly marked classified. trump denies any wrongdoing saying he took the boxes so he

could one day display the documents at his presidential library. he's also denying a new claim that he flushed official records down the toilet. in her upcoming book "the new york times" reporter maggie haberman writes that workers in the white house residence periodically found toilets clogged with wads of paper. trump calls it categorically untrue and made up. in the meantime, the committee investigating the attack on the u.s. capitol now says it found a gap in the official call logs from january 6th. the log shows no calls to or from trump as the violence unfolded on tv. even though lawmakers have publicly said they spoke to trump during that time. investigators have not uncovered any evidence that call logs were deleted or changed and it's wide known he often used his personal cell phone. the house oversight reform

committee is now launching its own investigation into trump's record keeping practices. >> em, thank you for that. turning to the pandemic nearly a dozen states are now taking steps to end mask mandates. indoor mask mandates expire in delaware and rhode island today despite the cdc's push to maintain mask wearing indoors. nevada yesterday lifted its indoor mask order in public places including casinos. overseas there is concern for queen elizabeth now that prince charles has tested positive for covid. we learned the queen met with charles on tuesday, two days before he tested positive. let's turn now to the winter games and american shaun white's final olympic event. >> abc's alex presha has the headlines from beijing. alex. >> reporter: hey, mona and rhiannon, good morning from beijing. and the big news today, shaun white. an end to his storied olympic career. end of an era. legendary snowboarder shaun white in the men's halfpipe final today. white pulling within reach of a possible fourth gold medal after his second run then a costly

mistake, he fell during his third and final run. got up and slowly slid down towards adoring fans. he'd finish fourth. the crowd well aware this was the end of a storied chapter inh feomtitors a cle snding theov lig, wanteoday the 35-year-old ends his fifth olympics with a career total of three gold medals. meanwhile, figure skater frh off his victory in the men's single skate taking questions publicly for the first time. i asked him about that moment after he won gold and put the american flag over his shoulders. like ts and be able to reflect back on all the people that have helped me throughout my -- throughout my time in skating, it means a lot. that's the thing that i think about the most, just reflecting back on all the people that have helped me. >> after a rocky start team usa's mikaela shiffrin back on the slopes in the women's super g. she finished ninth but perhaps most importantly she called the race fun. shiffrin clearly ready to

refocus has two events left in these games and finally, robots, robots everywhere. look at this. this is part of the cafeteria inside the main media center in beijing. something out of this world. food orders that come down from the ceiling. dumplings prepared by machines. and, guys, i got a chance to try the peking duck. the reviews are in. not bad, not bad at all. >> we're a little jealous, alex. thank you. the favorite to win women's figure skating will now get an urgent hearing to determine if she can compete. the 15-year-old russian tested positive for a banned substance before the games. all right, time now for a look at your friday weather. hot, windy and dry conditions in southern california mean more brush fires are possible today. two fires near los angeles destroyed at least two homes yesterday. on the radar, a storm could bring blizzard conditions to the northern plains.

snow is expected around the great lakes and the rockies. checking today's high temperatures, more record heat in california, san francisco set a february record yesterday at 78 degrees, warm in the deep south today and mild in the northeast. coming up, the bird rescue underground. crews say a hawk trapped in the new york subway. also ahead, there's new details this morning about the death of comedian bob saget. what the autopsy is now revealing. and the new controversy

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volunteer came along and caught the hawk with an 18-foot net before releasing it back into the wild. new information has come to life about the death of bob saget. we told you here yesterday his family releasing a statement on the cause of death. but now the autopsy is out. here is abc's andrew dymburt. >> reporter: one day after his family revealed his death in a florida hotel room was from a fall, newly released autopsy reveal bob saget died from an unwitnessed accidental fall backwards, apparently causing numerous skull fractures and bleeding in his blame. at the time of his death, saget had a large heart, damage to major blood vessels and heardening to his vessels. he was also covid positive. they found a drug in his system used for panic attacks and seizure years, and a drug used to treat depression or as a sleep aid. but the autopsy does not suggest medication or heart disease

contributed to his death. ♪ at the moment ♪ >> his wife putting together this touching video remembering the loving husband and father. >> there is only so many tears your body will let you cry. >> even after suffering multiple skull fractures, his family said saget thought nothing of the fall and went to sleep. dr. jen ashton said fatal head injuries are more common than you might think. >> if you look at the statistics, and again, this is injury. we often hear about it in sports or military settings, but people can slip and fall in their own homes. according to the cdc, there are estimated 1.5 million traumatic brain injuries in the country every year. >> reporter: some ay ficant blow to the head, you should never be by yourself for the first 24 hours. andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> thank you. the dr. phil show is responding to allegations that its workplace is like a war zone. a dozen current and former employees claim the top producers routinely threaten

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