america this morning, the manhunt for a convicted killer who climbed this wall to escape from prison. a new sighting in recent hours prompting an evacuation. >> also breaking overnight, hurricane lee upgraded to a category five. growing into a monster storm in just a matter of hours. the latest track, the urgent rescue effort, more than 3000ft under the american cave explorer, seriously ill.

>> what's complicating the rescue? and why that cave system is one of the most dangerous in the world. the secret order. >> elon musk reportedly made affecting the war in ukraine, allegedly turning off the internet before ukrainian attack on russian ships. why? a new book claims musk gave that order. >> he was the star on that 70s show. >> teachers like him, the counselors like him. everybody likes him. i hate him. now danny masterson is sentenced to 30 years to life for raping two women. >> what his costars, ashton kutcher and mila kunis told the judge. >> and later, a shocking upset in the nfl opener. here's intercepted on the deflection. >> brian branch, the rookie ties the game and a shocking interruption at the us open. from abc news in new york this is america this morning. >> good friday morning, everyone . i'm rhiannon ally. >> happy friday. i'm lionel moise, in for andrew. we begin

this morning with a new sighting in the manhunt for convicted killer danilo cavalcanti escaped from a pennsylvania prison more than a week ago and police have said the search area is between 8 and 10mi■!s. >> and now our philadelph dia station w-p-t-v reports that cavalcanti has been seen on another trail camera. this time at a botanical garden. abc's m1 is tracking the search this morning. m good morning. >> good morning. rhiannon yeah. authorities say the fugitive is wanted for killing two people before he escaped from prison, one in the us and one in brazil. residents in the search area remain on edge this morning. the urgent manhunt for a convicted killer in pennsylvania now in its second week. authorities are investigating the eighth credible sighting of danilo cavalcanti. >> we are checking homes. we're talking to neighbors. we have horses out there as well that are assisting with the search tactical teams, sources tell our philadelphia station where cavalcanti was spotted on another trail camera near the local longwood botanical gardens

, the same area he was spotted in on monday, shown here appearing to hold a bag. >> residents there told to shelter in place as a precaution . an armed law enforcement seen scouring the neighborhood. police say this sighting of the 34 year old sentenced to life in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend indicates he likely has been traveling back and forth and is contained in a search area of 8 to 10mi■!s. ths has been going on for a week now. >> it has to be beyond frustrating. it's insane. >> i mean, it really is insane. and i don't know what to tell you. i mean, special ops. get him in here. anything. whatever it takes, it takes the escapee has eluded hundreds of law officers since he broke out of the chester county prison, seen in this stunning security video where he scales these narrow walls to the roof to get out. >> officials say the guard in the observation tower has been placed on administrative leave. prison officials promising increased security at the facility, including additional surveillance cameras to eliminate blind spots.

>> i believe it becomes more desperate. we will eventually capture him. and when we do, he's going to prison. the reward for information leading to cavalcanti capture is now at $20,000. >> but police warn he's still considered extremely dangerous. lionel. all right. >> thank you so much. another update as well. new video of a murder suspect who escaped from custody in washington, d.c. police say christopher haynes fled from officers while they were removing his handcuffs at george washington university hospital. a $25,000 reward is now being offered in that search. >> hurricane lee is now a monster category five storm in the atlantic peak winds could reach 180mph this morning after the storm rapidly intensified over warm water yesterday. so the big question, where is lee headed? accuweather jeff cornish is watching the storm's track. jeff, good morning, ryan. >> and we're dealing with a powerful category five hurricane. lee went from a category 2 to 4 in six hours.

now it is a five. if we look at historical september, major hurricanes, it passed just north of the leeward islands where it'll be this weekend. a lot of these have curved, but we still have to keep a close eye on areas like the mid-atlantic states because we did see a landfall back in 2003 from a similar location in the form of isabel. so areas from the mid-atlantic states all the way to the northeast have to stay on top of this. lionel, back to you . >> jeff, thank you. now to the delicate rescue mission. thousands of feet underground and american man is seriously ill after exploring one of the most dangerous caves in the world. this morning, efforts to save an american trapped deep inside a cave in turkey are underway day, but could take several more days. >> it may last as long as eight days. now that was the original estimates and we're feeling better with marks rapid improvement. >> mark dickey, a scientist from new jersey, was part of an expedition to map the cave when he suddenly became ill 3400ft

underground. and he developed internal bleeding. saturday. could not eat and was in desperate need of medical attention. three three days later, rescuer including doctors, finally reached him, bringing him six pints of blood . >> i was very close to the edge. >> the 40 year old, who is still described as very sick, was seen in this video after medical help arrived up. >> i'm alert. i'm talking, but i'm not healed on the inside yet. so i need a lot of help to get out of here now, dickey and his rescuers need to make the treacherous journey out of the cave. >> described as narrow and dangerous. and one of the most difficult cave systems in the world. >> it involves crawling through squeezes, turning your body sideways. then there's water passages. it's muddy, it's wet, it's cold. everything is hard rock. it's exhausting. >> under ideal conditions, it would take about 15 hours to reach the surface. but if he needs to be carried out on a

stretcher, it could take up to two weeks to lower the stretcher down and bring it back up. dickey's parents overnight releasing a statement relieved that the rescue is ongoing, saying our prayers are being answered. we're hoping he is brought up safely. dickey's team can communicate with people on the surface, but message will take about five hours to reach them. >> there are explore massive new allegations against billionaire elon musk concerning a secret order he reportedly made affecting the war in ukraine. according to a new book by journalist walter isaacson, musk ordered his starlink satellite network to be turned off near crimea last year to stop a ukrainian attack on russian warships. the author reportedly writes the ukrainian drones lost connectivity because the internet was turned off. according to the book, musk was concerned about a, quote, mini pearl harbor and was worried that vladimir putin might respond with nuclear weapons. musk has not responded yet to the claims. >> well, a new warning sign for

the white house ahead of the presidential election. a cnn poll has found 67% of democratic leaning voters say the party should nominate someone other than president biden his age was a top concern. the poll found former south carolina governor nikki haley leading biden in a hypothetical general election matchup. >> now to the issue of immigration and the cost of accepting migrants thousands of miles from a southern border. new york city is now sounding the alarm after the arrival of 110,000 asylum seekers in just the last year. this morning, the mayor of the nation's largest city with this controversial warning about the recent influx of migrants, many arriving on busses provided by texas and florida. >> this issue will destroy new york city to destroy new york city mayor eric adams says the city is already running a $12 billion deficit and it could cost another $12 billion to

address the migrant crisis in the next few years. every service in this city is going to be impacted, and all of us city schools also affected, taking in nearly 20,000 more students. >> adams is demanding more financial help from the biden administration, while republicans seize on his comments as a statement on house speaker kevin mccarthy's website says liberal democrats are finally coming to terms with the reality that the biden border crisis is hurting the country. but critics call adams comments fear mongering, saying despite the upfront costs, immigration is key to a healthy economy. meanwhile, in chicago, migrants have been sleeping on the floors of police stations and even at o'hare airport, reportedly behind these curtains, the mayor speaking with our station abc7 saying the city is now working to move migrants into large tents before inclement weather sets in. >> we fully expect to have these base camps established. this is

who we are as a city, but it will require sacrifice and sacrifices from every single level of government in response to new york's mayor, the white house said it is limited in the ways that it can help without action from congress. >> it's time now for a look at your friday weather. down in the washington, d.c. area late yesterday, helping to break this week's heat wave, but it will stay humid today across much of the northeast with more storms expected along the i 95 corridor looking at the radar, storms are also expected later from oklahoma to louisiana and rain will be falling from florida to the carolinas, checking the high temps today, more extreme heat from texas to southern california, but comfortable in the midwest and in the pacific northwest as well . coming up, the country music star now under arrest. also

ahead, danny masterson, star of that 70s show, is sentenced to 30 years to life for rape. >> what his former costars, mila kunis and ashton kutcher told the judge. >> and new fallout after the death of a teenager who took part in the one chip challenge. we'll have that story and the warning ahead there is nothing like it dancing is my passion. but with my moderate-to-severe eczema, it hasn't always been easy. i was constantly itching.

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>> tonight on abc. >> back now with country singer zach bryan apologizing after his arrest in oklahoma. he has been charged with obstructing an investigation. he says he had an incident with highway patrol and emotions got the best of him, saying he was out of line with the things he said, but he did not elaborate. no comment yet from oklahoma highway patrol. >> a lawyer for that 70s show star danny masterson, says he will appeal the decision that could send the actor to prison for the rest of his life.

masterson received the maximum sentence for raping two women. one victim says he stole her spirit. the 30 years to life sentence came despite dozens of letters of support. former costar ashton kutcher called him a role model, and mila kunis said he has exceptional character. but prosecutors say they're satisfied. >> and it was the right decision to make. >> i know these victims have been waiting a long time for this day. >> and though we have great respect for the jury, sometimes they get it wrong. and that's what happened here. >> masterson and his victims were all members of the church of scientology. the church denies any attempt to discourage or harass them. >> the maker of an extra spicy tortilla chip is voluntarily recalling its product after the so-called one chip challenge went viral on social media. a teenager's death is now under investigation. here's abc's andrea fujii. >> this morning, new fallout after a massachusetts family

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