on america this morning, new details about the capture of a convicted killer who escaped from a pennsylvania prison two weeks ago. he's revealing how he was able to evade police for so long. what he did to hide his tracks and just how close police got to him. on three separate occasions. so close they nearly stepped on him. >> also right now, the countdown to what could be a history making strike by autoworkers. the deadline tonight, what the workers are demanding. and we

take a closer look at ceo pay, how much the chief executives are making compared to their workers. bracing for hurricane lee. >> the powerful storm taking aim at the atlantic coast. the powerful winds and storm surge expected. >> i'm just starting to see some storm structure here. wow. it's really unbelievable. the seas are wild under us and our ginger zee takes you inside the storm. >> her fight with hurricane hunters. also this morning, stranded in the north atlantic. >> the new concern on board this luxury cruise ship that's run aground off greenland. >> plus, word of another cyber attack targeting a las vegas casino. the ransom that was reportedly paid. >> the frightening scene at the state park. an alligator chasing after a group of children. >> and later, we have the meat. does arbie's rev'd plea have the meats? what a new lawsuit claims . from abc news in new york this

is america this morning. >> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. >> good morning to you. i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with new details about the capture of a convicted killer who was on the run for nearly two weeks after escaping from a pennsylvania prison overnight. >> we learned how he was able to evade police for so long and just how close they came. on multiple occasions to catching him. this morning, the convicted murderer who escaped a pennsylvania prison is filling in the blanks, revealing how he avoided capture for two weeks. surviving on watermelon and drinking water from a stream while burying his bodily waste in the woods to avoid detection . >> the subject is in custody, confirmed subject is in custody. authorities say danilo cavalcante admitted during four hours of questioning that law enforcement got so close, officers almost stepped on him three times during the manhunt. >> he said on multiple occasions, law enforcement officers almost stepped to him. we were only 5 or 6ft away, and cavalcante revealing how he got that clean shaven look thanks to

a backpack he stole. he described that the backpack he had obtained a razor in it, and that's how he got clean shaven. >> cavalcante telling authorities his end game was to carjack someone and get to canada using a rifle he stole from a homeowner days earlier. cavalcante escaped two philadelphia area prison on august 31st, days after a jury convicted him of killing his ex girlfriend. the exhaustive search through rural areas finally came to an end yesterday , 30 miles from the prison. after cavalcante was detected by a plane with a thermal imaging camera around 1 a.m. due to the weather search crews decided to follow him and move in after sunrise. >> they were able to move in very quietly. they had the element of surprise. >> police say cavalcante tried to get away as officers moved in, crawling under thick underbrush with his loaded rifle . but the customs and border control team released a canine named yoda to capture him. >> the dogs subdued him and team members from both of those teams immediately moved in. >> the four year old belgian malinois leaving a visible bite mark on cavalcanti's scalp.

meanwhile, for the first time in days, schools and businesses in the area will be reopened today as local residents breathe a sigh of relief. >> where they found his shoes at our neighbor's house up there. i'm happy that it's over. we weren't sure how it was going to end up. cavalcante said. >> he got the watermelon that he ate from a local farm. the district attorney, meanwhile, will now decide whether he'll face additional charges related to this escape. meanwhile, there's a manhunt still going on. a murder suspect in washington, d.c. has been on the run since last wednesday. christopher haynes escaped from custody while being treated at a d.c. hospital. a $30,000 reward is offered in that search. >> well, the clock is ticking down to a massive strike that could be unlike anything we've ever seen. the united auto workers union, which represents nearly 150,000 workers, is demanding better pay and benefits. the deadline is tonight. abc's justin finch is here now with new details. justin >> good morning, brianna and good morning. all eyes on detroit, where the big three automakers are braced for that

strike and a potential economic ripple effect that could include billions of dollars in losses. this morning, what could be the calm before an historic simultaneous strike on the big three automakers? >> if called upon, we will be ready to do whatever it takes. >> ford, general motors and stellantis, the manufacturer behind chrysler and jeep, all trying to prevent up to 150,000 auto workers from walking off the job effective midnight thursday. the union outlining plans to strike an individual us auto plants at first, but also saying an all out strike is still a possibility. >> we're keeping all of our options open. >> united auto workers president shawn fain address guessing the rank and file, saying the union is making some headway in talks but isn't budging on key demands, including a 40% wage increase over the next four years, arguing that so much the

ceos have gotten since the last contract, the most recent sec filings show all of the big three ceos earn more than $20 million. last year, with gm ceo mary barra topping the list at 29 million, roughly 362 times the average gm workers pay the uaw also wants pension plans resurrect after they were eliminated for new hires during the financial crisis. retiree health care and a four day work week which ford ceo jim farley calls impractical. >> we can't have a sustainable industry working four days a week. >> auto industry analysts warning a strike could hit consumers hard. >> however it ends will almost assuredly result in yet higher prices for cars, both sides now watching the clock for gm and stellantis releasing statements saying their remaining optimal mystic about talks. >> ford and gm noting their latest offers to the uaw include

more paid time off and significant wage increases, though just nearly half of the 40% pay hike that the union wants. andrew tough negotiations sides seem far apart. >> justin thank you. a federal judge has struck down some of the emergency gun restrictions issued by new mexico's governor last week. the governor's temporary order suspended the open and concealed, carrying of guns in the albuquerque area after shootings that killed two children. but the judge has now blocked that order on second amendment grounds until a court hearing next month. >> we turn now to the cruise ship that is stranded in the north atlantic in frigid arctic weather. the race is on to reach the ship with one hundreds on board this morning. passengers on a luxury cruise ship that ran aground will be stuck for at least one more day. the ocean explorer with 206 people on board, including several americans, set out from norway september 1st, heading to the arctic circle at more than

$20,000 per passenger for the cruise promises. views of the northern lights and stunning glaciers. its website highlights the ship's cutting edge technology and navigation capabilities. but the ship ran aground on monday in the sand and mud of a remote national park in greenland. passengers say the crew lowered the lifeboats and the anchor to try to lighten its load. but attempts by a large fishing boat to free the ship were unsuccessful. all inspections show the hull is intact. no injuries reported. and the closest rescue ship from the danish navy is expected to arrive tomorrow. but officials say the conditions need to be just right for the ship to be freed. in the meantime, the cruise operator reports some people on the ship have covid international aid is beginning to arrive in libya, where at least 6000 people have died in devastating floods. >> officials say one quarter of the hardest hit city disappeared appeared when a wall of water followed heavy rain and two dam failures. thousands of people

are still unaccounted for. >> some revealing comments this morning from the chairman of the joint chiefs during an interview with abc's martha raddatz, general mark milley spoke about his regrets after the chaotic us withdrawal from afghanistan, even as he prepares to retire, milley acknowledged that the evacuation of us embassy staff and others should have taken place earlier. he says in a broader sense, america's longest war was lost. >> it didn't end the way any of us wanted it. look at when the enemy is occupying your capital that or the capital of the country that you supported. and that's a strategic setback, a strategic failure. every single soldier i lost is a is a regret. i want everyone who ever wore the uniform over there to hold their head high because they did what their nation asked. and we protect. did the united states for 20 consecutive years from attack from afghanistan and we gave the afghan people hope for a better life, and they should

always be proud of that, milley said. >> the evacuation from afghanistan was an amazing logistical feat. you can watch the full interview sunday on abc's this week. >> turning to the weather, the northeast is bracing for hurricane lee. it could bring wind gusts up to 100mph to parts of eastern new england. our chief meteorologist, ginger zee flew into the eye of the storm with hurricane hunters. >> we are doing what they call the first pass. and i'm just starting to see some storm structure. wow. it's really unbeliev. all the seas are wild under us and we're just starting to get into the very outer skirts of the storm. this is not something you see every day to be able to go into a hurricane. >> more from ginger's flight coming up on. good morning america. with that, though, let's check your thursday forecast. >> good morning, hurricane lee. hundreds of miles off the coast

of florida as it moves to the north, it'll make a glancing blow with bermuda over the next couple of days. then this weekend, it gets interesting. a category one hurricane is forecast to be off of cape cod on saturday morning. impacts will be felt across the new england coastline in a 3 to 6 foot storm surge this weekend in cape cod bay and down east maine and up to 100 mile an hour gusts across eastern maine. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin corcoran. >> coming up, another major casino in las vegas hit by a cyber attack. the ransom reportedly paid. >> also ahead, caught on camera . a family demands answers after the three year old with autism is hit by a school employee. >> and later, another fast food chain is sued over how it advertises

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of you. starting this morning on gma. >> chilling video here. big scare at this lake in texas. an alligator took aim at a group of kids as a witness says the gator was about 12ft long. a man ran after the kids and got everyone out. the sheriff soon arrived to close the beach. even though there are signs warning about gators in the water. >> glad everyone's okay. two parents in dayton, ohio, are sharing some disturbing video as they demand charges be filed after what happened to their son at school. here's abc's andrea fujii. >> this morning in ohio, family is demanding answers after seeing this video appearing to show a teacher's aide striking their non-verbal three year old at school. >> while he wasn't doing anything wrong, he was running away. >> braylen tuttle has autism. he was running down the hall with a teacher's aide chasing him. the aide then hits braylen in the head, knocking him down, then picking him up by his feet as he

dangles. another employee rushes in. >> you could have bear hugged him. you could have let another teacher do it. i don't know what was going on in that man's head, but my son did not deserve that. >> braylon's parents say they were told later that day that something had happened, but they didn't know he had been hit until they requested the video. >> besides, i'm still a kid. that's nonverbal. you don't get a response. so we wouldn't know. we wouldn't have a clue what was going on through our kid. the family is calling for the teacher's aide who has since been fired to face charges. >> the school superintendent says the district will be taking additional measures to make sure all employees are properly trained and qualified for their positions in an effort to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future. >> our kids need help. society needs to be educated on autism, and they need to be trained to deal with these kids. police investigated and now local prosecutors are reportedly considering possible charges. >> rhiannon andrew so, andrea, disturbing video there. >> thank you. new details this morning about casinos being

targeted by hackers. caesars reportedly paid out tens of millions of dollars after a cyber attack last month. bloomberg reports the group gained access to the company's networks through an outside it vendor. the hackers are believed to be from the us and uk, with some members as young as 19. this comes as mgm resorts announced it was hacked last weekend, forcing the company to shut down slot machines. digital hotel room keys and other systems. it's unclear if there was a ransom demand in that case. >> coming up, the late night comedian coming back. despite the writers strike. >> also ahead with aaron rodgers is saying about his injury and the debate. it's reignited in the debate. it's reignited in the nfl the pandemic may be over, but unfortunately covid-19 isn't going anywhere. in fact, it's still among the top five leading causes of death in the us, right after heart disease and cancer. and covid-19 related er visits are three times higher than the flu. so stay up-to-date with the latest covid-19 vaccines this fall,

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resume later this month. the comedian recently described the writer's demands as kooky. his show will return, though, without a monologue. the writers have been on strike since may. now to aaron rodgers, sidelined for the season, but speaking out as his injury reignites a debate in the nfl. >> in his first public statement since that season ending injury monday night, the protection breaks down and time runs out. >> down goes rodgers. >> and now rodgers sits down. >> aaron rodgers is promising he'll be back. the four time mvp saying, i'm completely heartbroken and moving through all of the emotions, but deeply touched and humbled by the support and love. the night is darkest before the dawn and i shall rise yet again. it comes as the blame game surrounding his injury begins with rodgers having been the oldest active player in the nfl. many cite the 39 year old's age as a factor. >> why are we surprised that older quarterbacks get hurt? but the injury is reigniting a debate about the field itself, many claiming rodgers may not have torn his achilles.

>> if the jets metlife stadium used grass instead of artificial turf, some of the game's biggest stars weighing in. >> the numbers say the grass is healthier for the players. and so i want to play on the best surface that will keep me healthy. >> studies have come out. how much safer the grass fields are. so i think that's that's important. >> the nfl players association is now calling on the league to switch all fields to grass, citing studies that show more non-contact injuries happen on turf than on grass. but nfl commissioner roger goodell defending artificial turf. >> you also have other players who like playing on a turf field because it's faster. that's true. so you've got you've got a mixed opinions. what we want to go is on science. we want to go on what's the best from an injury standpoint to prevent the injuries to give our players the best, best possible surface to play on? >> experts say rodgers could still return at some point and play at an elite level. >> coming up, what elon musk told us senators about artificial intelligence. plus,

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the largest single investment to combat retail crime throughout the state. now at five. the money coming to tackle the ongoing theft problem in the bay area and across california and the clock is ticking to solidify a deal. >> the united auto workers union says members will be walking off the job tonight if a contract deal is not reached. and the warning about how a strike could impact you. >> and this is definitely not an overnight fix in san francisco, the timeline now to repair a massive sinkhole being set up by the city. good morning to you. it's thursday, september 14th. >> it's going to start the check of our forecast with drew. yeah, good morning. >> we have a really nice day on the way. a little bit cooler than yesterday, b