this morning breaking news the us launching airstrikes in syria after a deadly attack on a us base with the pentagon is now saying tiktok's future in jeopardy. the ceo of the chinese owned app is grilled by lawmakers about national security concerns. could it be banned in the us, plus the one state that just passed a law restricting social media time for kids? the man accused of stealing sunglasses is later shot and killed by police in virginia, the new video and the looming questions later in easier way to cancel subscriptions online. the new regulation under consideration march madness thriller.

moving on to the elite eight and a preview of tonight's big game and a whole new way to see the world. we take you aboard the three year long cruise. what surprised us most about the people booking it. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good friday morning, everyone i'm really in an alley reclining for andrew. this morning we begin with breaking news. the u. s military launching airstrikes in syria, where american forces continued to battle isis fighters. airstrikes followed a deadly drone attack on a u. s base in syria. officials say a u s contractor was killed and at least six people were injured. the pentagon says the u. s airstrikes targeted facilities in eastern syria used by groups affiliated with iran's revolutionary guard. overnight a us commander said. we are postured for scalable options in the face of any additional iranian attacks. our troops remain in syria to ensure the enduring defeat of isis. we will

bring you more details from syria as we get them now to the ceo of tiktok grilled on capitol hill, many lawmakers say the social media company poses a national security risk because it's owned by a chinese company . the biden administration has threatened to ban the app and after yesterday's contentious hearing that could be more likely. abc is justin finch is here now to explain justin. good morning. and good morning and right now, millions of us tiktok users are awaiting an answer as to if the app could one day be white from their devices. this morning, congress seems more determined than ever to ban tiktok, the chinese own social media platform with 150 million users in the u. s it was quite clear from his answers that in my opinion that the chinese communist party does have a lot of influence over them. work or could talk ceo faced five hours of questioning from democrats and republicans. frankly i don't

trust anything that was being said in there about who has access to the data lawmakers demanding to know whether the platform can protect americans data or whether that day that could end up in the hands of the chinese government. chinese communist party is able to use this as a tool to manipulate america as a whole. your platform should be banned. ceo xiao chu insist at the platform has taken steps to protect data, including a so called firewall. there are more than 100 and 50 million americans who love our platform, and we know we have a responsibility to protect them, he says. the plan is to store americans data on u. s soil. but she says that firewall won't be in place until later this year. i have seen no evidence that the chinese government has access to that data they have never asked us. we have not provided. you know what i asked that question. i find that actually preposterous. it's unclear if yesterday's hearing will translate into any action by the

administration has already said it wants tiktok's chinese parent company to sell its us operations or face a possible ban. beijing says it opposes such a sale, tiktok spokesperson says shall came prepared to answer questions from congress, but unfortunately the day was dominated by political grandstanding. in the meantime, one state is taking new action to curb teen social media use. the governor of utah now signed a bill requiring parental permission for children to use social media. it also prohibits kids under 18 from using social media between 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. it's unclear how the state will enforce those rules. and back here in washington, bipartisan support for a senate bill that would call for the regulation or even outright banning of foreign made technology like tiktok, though there is no timeline as to win a decision might be made rhiannon

justin, thank you for that. breaking overnight. north korea is claiming it tested a nuclear capable underwater attack drone . kim jong un's government claims the drone could generate a radioactive tsunami. the north also tested several missiles this week. with kim looking on north korea is blaming us and south korean military drills for raising tensions in the region. in france, a record crowd turned out to protest the government's move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. rioters set fire to the city hall in bordeaux, and in paris, protesters clashed with police unions are calling for more protests and strikes ahead of king charles visit to france on sunday. back in this country new questions about the police shooting of a shoplifting suspect in virginia accused of stealing sunglasses. the body camera video has now been released, showing the police pursuit. this morning. prosecutors are investigating two officers with the fairfax county police in virginia after an alleged shoplifting incident

turned deadly surveillance cameras show 37 year old timothy johnson at a nordstrom store last month. police say he was stealing sunglasses sensors right within minutes, store alarms go off and there's a pursuit blackmail. going towards seventh in the closing moments of the chase. it's not clear what happened the scene hard to make out in the dark, but two officers discharged their weapons. stop preaching shots fired. shots fired. johnson was shot in the chest. later dying at the hospital. his mother says he was unarmed. it just does not make any sense at all. one of the officers is now on administrative leave. the other who fired the fatal shot has been dismissed from the force. the sudden loss of life is always tragic. timothy johnson's death is no different. fairfax county police chief says he's now planning to develop a policy

on officer conduct during foot chase is, he says their research found only 18 police departments across the country have a foot pursuit policy in place 18 have a foot pursuit policy. so there is no shining best practice out there. the chief did not elaborate on how he believes the officer should have responded, citing the ongoing investigation a major decision in the world of international sports track and field's governing body is now banning transgender athletes from competition. the decision bansathletes who transitioned from male to female and who have gone through male puberty. the organization, saying it took the step quote to protect the female category. it effectively blocks trans athletes from the 2024 olympics. in response, transgender athlete, leah thomas said quote this rule is devastating and only detrimental to women's sports. it only serves to exclude any women who are not deemed woman enough. new figures out this morning show more children in the u. s are

being diagnosed withautism. it comes as another state considers away for people with autism to mark their vehicles on the road so that law enforcement has a heads up a bcs injury, fuji explains. this morning controversy over special decals for drivers with autism meant to help keep them safe. a bill proposed in rhode island would allow drivers on the autism spectrum to add the word autism to their license or their vehicles. license plate, the decals would be optional. the goal is to ensure a driver with autism is not deemed a threat if they're stopped by police, a nonverbal teen with autism testified in support of the bill. goal is to avoid misunderstandings between the officer and the driver. but some people with autism opposed the idea. one critic saying it is literally labeling us and putting us into a bar. looks rather than uplifting and supporting us. others support the bills intention, but say it goes too far. if there is a subtle way to say there's somebody who has a different

communication style. there's somebody who has specific medicaid medical needs. there's somebody who is medically fragile in the car. that is important information for them to have. but how do we do it discreetly, so it's not screaming out to the whole world. new figures out this week show the number of children with autism is rising. the cdc recently studied eight year olds across the country and found one in 36 of those children or nearly 3% was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. experts say the increase doesn't necessarily mean autism. itself is a bigger problem. they say the increase is likely due to more children getting screened. as for the proposal in rhode island, if approved, the state would join texas and louisiana, which already have special license indicators for drivers with autism. raanan rick. andrea. thank you time now for your friday weather. morning, a stormy start to the day north and west of dallas,

texas, some large, hail, damaging winds possible to start your day now later today, it's all about the lower mississippi valley high risk of damaging winds, including tornadoes. batten down the hatches for this one. now we've got some flooding rain in the forecast to through tonight, 4 to 8 inches between indianapolis and springfield, missouri. as far as the weekend goes, the rain shifts east and there'll be snow north of boston and chicago accuweather meteorologist kevin costner. coming up an easier way to cancel subscriptions online but first one woman's horror story how shesays that infected eye drops led to the loss of her eye and later the push to make recess mandatory at schools.

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an unruly passenger on this frontier airlines like in miami , it took four officers to remove her. they said the 24 year old from texas was biting, kicking and even scratching the officers. she was arguing, arguing with another passenger before the malay now faces felony charges. the colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes made his first court appearance. james craig's children were in court as he was formally charged. he did not enter a plea. investigators say he killed his wife so he could start another life with his mistress. he's due back in court next month. we told you earlier this week about eyedrops being linked to more deaths and infections. and now we're hearing from a patient who said she used one of the i drop brands that's being recalled. this morning, one woman's horror story after the cdc warned about a growing number of deaths and rare infections linked to contaminated eyedrops. at least three people have died. eight have lost their vision and four needed an eye surgically removed

. definitely check your medicine cabinet to see if you might have any of these products that are in your home. and if you do discard them right away some over the counter eye drops may be contaminated with the strain of antibiotic resistant bacteria. 10 brands have been recalled. but most cases have been linked to ezra care and pharma artificial tears, both made by india based global pharma. olivia is now suing the company. unstable right now, walking is buy it difficult for her. she says. she used ezra care for nine months while battling an aggressive infection, which she says doctors had trouble treating with antibiotics. olivia says doctors were forced to remove her eye to keep the bacteria from spreading. how was your life changed with your family or with work? cambiado la vida familia throughout. percent the 1000% yes. poor vision in her remaining i she is now

legally blind. she has sense with the prosthetic had difficulties learning relearning how to do a lot of her daily activities like walking for project perception has been affected, and so she's unstable and also, she is unable to drive. now the fda said global pharma did not properly test its products, but the company has not responded to our request for comment. proposal at the ftc would make it easier to cancel any subscriptions that you no longer want under the rule being dubbed the click to cancel rule , businesses would be required to allow customers to cancel subscriptions online if you subscribed on a website. some companies currently require a phone call to cancel subscriptions. the ftc will hear public comments on the rule before finalizing it just ahead . all aboard. we take you on the three year cruise around the world, plus new information about the conjoined twins making about the conjoined twins making history in texas. the virus that causes shingles is sleeping...

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