america this morning police from coast to coast, bracing for the release of the tyree nichols arrest video, the man allegedly beaten to death by memphis police just trying to go home. when you want to get food for himself. we can't even feed ourselves. y'all murdering us? we're learning about the arrest video being called heinous and inhumane and the security precautions nationwide ahead of the expected protests. police shifts extended even reports of barricades being installed near the u. s. capitol. also overnight at jailbreak triggers a multistate manhunt two inmates , including a double murderer on the run after escaping from custody, the vehicle police are looking for a major cybercrime bust federal agents saying they

hacked the hackers who broke into schools and even hospitals, taking over computer networks and holding data for ransom. how the agents did it? plus the new figures on autism what the experts are saying, planning a trip to vegas why a new lawsuit claims major hotels on the strip have been charging illegal prices in the hotel's response, and later the outpouring of support for the supermodel who fell on the runway and quickly ditched her heels to keep going. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good friday morning, everyone i'm andrew denberg. elizabeth scholesy infra rian and we begin with the case of tyree nichols, the man allegedly beaten to death by police officers in memphis. those officers have been charged with murder and now police departments from coast to coast are bracing for today's release of the video showing nichols arrest. a vigil was held last night in memphis, where nichols mother spoke. she's pleading for peaceful protest

sanction does not want her city to burn. meanwhile, we're learning more about the nearly hour long video being called heinous and inhumane. we don't need to tear up our cities people because we do have to live in them. mother of tyree nichols is calling for peace as law enforcement officials nationwide prepare for the release of video showing officers allegedly fatally beating her son. i don't want us burning up our cities tearing up the streets because that's not what my son stood for. five former memphis police officers now face murder charges after investigators say a confrontation during a traffic stop led to nichols death authorities tonight are expected to release footage of the altercation consisting of videos from the officers, body cameras and city surveillance cameras. nichols mother addressing hundreds of people had a vigil for her son last night when that tape comes out tomorrow. it's gonna be horrific. lower my lord. i didn't see it. but from

what i hear, it's going to be horrific. memphis police say officers pulled nichols over for alleged reckless driving on january 7th one running on foot , according to the district attorney after an initial altercation with police officers used pepper spray nichols fled, and then came another physical encounter, resulting in serious injuries. nichols died three days later. it's going to remind many people have rodney king civil rights lawyer benjamin crump, who is representing nichols family has already seen the video, he says officers beat nickels for three minutes. he calls for his mother three. times. i mean, heart wrenching cries for his mother. and then he never says another word again addressed the race of the officers who are black and the fact that nichols is also black . found this in my almost 25 years of doing this civil rights , uh, work in america is that it

is not the race of the police officer that isn't determinant fact of whether they're going to engage in excessive use of force. but it is the race of the citizen. and oftentimes, if black and brown citizens who bear the brunt of this police brutality. meanwhile in an indication of the looming concerns about tonight's release of the video, memphis public schools have canceled all after school activities this afternoon , and law enforcement officials from new york to los angeles say they're planning for potential unrest, extending shifts and activating all officers. lawyers for two of the memphis officers charged nichols death plan to plead not guilty, but we have not yet heard from the three other officers and developing story from virginia. a manhunt is underway for two inmates, including a convicted double murderer who escaped from jail, police say johnny brown and albert ricketson escaped from

the recreation yard at the southwest virginia regional jail. both were wearing red jumpsuits. police believe they may be traveling in a gold cadillac that was stolen. us. special operations forces have conducted a raid in somalia, killing a senior isis leader and 10 fighters. the leader, bilal al son, dhani, is accused of funding isis operations in africa. us. troops descended on a cave complex from helicopters and engaged in a firefight. no americans were killed. the national archives is taking action to protect classified records after documents were found at the homes of president biden, former president trump and former vp mike pence. the archives has now reached out to others who have occupied the white house. abc is justin finch has more justin. good morning. elizabeth good morning in the letter to former presidents and vice presidents, the national archives is asking them to check their personal records for any classified documents. it comes days after a former vice president mike pence, revealed he recently found classified

documents at his home. former president trump brought hundreds of classified documents tomorrow lago and resisted handing them over. and last week, the fbi search president biden's delaware home after files were found in his garage. reacting to that letter, a spokesperson for george w. bush says they remain confident that no such materials are in our possession. barack obama's office insists all classified records were submitted to the national archives upon leaving office and bill clinton's office, saying all classified materials were properly turned over. former president carter did not receive a letter because the presidential records act came after his presidency. that's for the biden and trump documents cases. the two special counsel investigations are continuing. elizabeth justin, thank you. massive fire tore through an apartment complex in los angeles last night. more than 100. firefighters battled the fire as flames shot up through the roof. the complex was safely

evacuated. but at least know at least one person was injured. now to a cyber crime crackdown. a group of hackers holding everyone from hospitals to school districts hostage with ransomware attacks has been busted by the feds. but will the big bus make a difference in the long term? here's a b cs andrea fuji. this morning. a notorious foreign hacking operation has been hacked itself by the u. s. justice department. simply put using lawful means we hacked the hackers. hackers part of the hive ransomware group are blamed for trying to disrupt the daily lives of americans for years, targeting more than 1500 institutions, seizing control of computer networks and demanding cash to get the data back. the hive has been targeting healthcare system, universities and everyday americans for some time now, so they've stolen well over $150 million. it's no joke in 2021 is covid rates were surging. the group hacked into a hospital in the midwest,

disabling its operations so extensively that doctors were unable to accept new patients. federal agents began to infiltrate the alleged russia linked group last summer, eventually seizing their servers in los angeles this week, giving decryption keys to their victims and saving those victims millions of dollars, preventing at least $130 million in ransom payments and cutting off the gas. that's fueling hives. fire no one from hive has been arrested yet, but the investigation isn't over. it also includes hunting people down with our partners around the world. still with no one behind bars, experts say hive could easily regroup. within months, cybercriminals will up their game cybercrime is a constantly evolving threat. and, um. i think this sends the right message. but i don't think this is the you know the endgame by any stretch. as for protecting yourself from these kinds of attacks that familiar advice holds true. don't click on any

links fromnfiliar. andrew elizabeth, andrea thank you. the fda reportedly plans to ease blood donation restrictions on gay and bisexual men. the washington post reports new guidelines would allow those in monogamous relationships to donate. they've been unable to give blood due to a ban imposed during the aids crisis after the violent storms that hit texas this week. we're hearing from a man who survived. lightning strike, dale dean was hooking a metal cable to his truck. when the lightning came. it's uh strike me through the cable, and it knocked me about three ft. over in the ditch. it was a real scary moment for me, man. i kind of to talk about like that. he was treated at the hospital and says he has blessed lucky to be alive. okay, time now for a look at your friday weather. powerful santa ana winds that blew over trucks in southern

california are now easing. some gusts were clocked at over 100 mph. dozens of trees were blown down in san diego. today's radar shows snow blowing into the northern rockies and plains. the mountains could see more than two ft through tomorrow, the planes could see six inches checking today's high temperatures thirties for the great lakes fifties in the southeast and above normal in the northeast. some areas still haven't seen any significant snow. discovery in egypt caught on camera bus crashing into a lake passengers race to evacuate and heating bill shocker. natural gas bills up 300% in some areas . the new security precautions for workers who are getting threats.

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shove ahead really stunning 2020 tonight on abc. back now, with scary moments when a bus driver in turkey lost control and drove straight intokly fditwater asres and beyond appears one step closer to bankruptcy. the company says it cannot pay its debts, and it's already defaulted on a credit line. its stock fell 22% yesterday. hotels on the las vegas strip or facing a federal lawsuit accused of price fixing. the lawsuit claims mgm, caesars and other casino giants paid a third party vendor to illegally maximize pricing for rooms by using shared information and algorithms. the suit is seeking damages. mgm calls the allegations inaccurate. we turn now to the outrage over skyrocketing heating bills. one city hall got so many threats from angry residents had to go into lockdown. this morning cities

across the west, feeling the heat as natural gas prices skyrocket. you need to go see what's going on with the phone with the bill. customers facing serious sticker shock after home heating costs ballooned by as much as 300% in january last month was like was high. $180 was normal for this time of year, but it was over $700 what i got at the city hall in deming , a small town near el paso was forced into lockdown after officials started getting threats. from people now forced to choose between paying for heating or groceries were waving on, um late fees and disconnect phase you know, until after march. meanwhile california so cal gas charging five times more per gas unit this month compared to january of last year, the state now promising to move up payment on natural gas credits, while l. a county has called for the attorney general to investigate the price hike. it comes as global natural gas prices are dropped. ping leaving

many wondering why bills in the western us are rising, according to a recent report from natural gas intelligence. the cold snap in the west has pushed demand to historically high levels while u. s supply is still stunted by a 2021 pipeline explosion in arizona. now the good news demand likely hit its peak last month, meaning those bills should start going d in february, comingp the aismit thx murdoch trial, the once prominent attorney charged with murdering his wife and son, what murdering his wife and son, what he told police at the cri ♪ focus on what matters in life... being together. celebrating together. ♪ ...without letting anything keep you apart. walgreens pharmacists are here to help you stay well. and stay...together.

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pilgrim reports on the explosive first day of testimony and the jury's reaction. for the first time, jurors in the trial of alex murdoch saw police body cam from the moment officers arrived on the family's property where murdoch's wife, maggie, and son paul had been shot to death. that video shielded from public view. but the first officer describing the grisly scene, the male victim laying on the ground to my left as well as the female victim on the ground to my right it was a large deal of blood had pooled around his body. um same thing for the female victim on the right. murdoch appearing distraught in the courtroom, but that officer testifying when he met murdoch at the crime scene that night. he wasn't crying. did you ever see any tears? and your interactions with mr mervan did not appear to be crying? he was upset, but i did not see any visible tears in that body. cam murdoch can be heard immediately offering an explanation for the shootings, telling police that they were related to a 2019 boat crash that killed one of paul's friends, for which paul was

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in half moon bay. we are learning disturbing details about living and working conditions at the farms where the gunman killed seven people. >> it just shows we are out here trying to make a living and some people are still struggling. reggie: the vigil planned to do day day as victims and families find comfort in community. >> is bart going broke? when the federal emergency funds run out and there's no more money and people are still working from home, that drastic service cuts will happen. >> we will examine what happens if the ridership drops down to record low levels. >> that's a problem. >> you know that superstition? >> don't put it on the floor. reggie: i have been there when

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