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and what happens to gaza after the likely ground invasion? >> iran now coming forward with a new threat warning of a region , escalation of the conflict. how the us is responding with a show of force and the new efforts to evacuate americans. >> growing concern about a new northern front in this war against hezbollah in lebanon, israel is saying this video shows an airstrike on a key hezbollah target, israel overnight evacuating some of its residents near the lebanon border. >> here at home, a six year old muslim boy in a suburb of chicago brutally murdered. police say because of his religion. what we're learning about the suspect and what the fbi is saying about rising tensions in the us due to the war in the middle east. >> breaking overnight, a major pharmacy chain filing for bankruptcy just as other chains face worker walkouts and strike threats. >> the life and career of suzanne somers, how she took a stand for pay equality and paid for it. >> and later, a man on a mission

rowing inside of a pumpkin >> from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. >> good monday morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. >> good morning to you. i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with israel. apparently on the verge of launching a ground invasion of gaza with troops and tanks at the border. >> the humanitarian crisis for the 2 million people in gaza is worsened with no power, little food and water and hospitals in crisis. airstrikes have been relentless. israel claims that this attack took out a key leader of hamas, the terror group responsible for that barbaric attack on israeli border villages that triggered this new war. the combined death toll on both sides is now more than 4000 people, including 30 americans. >> there is new hope today for some people who are trapped in gaza. egypt has offered to briefly open a border crossing for people and supplies. >> but iran is now warning of a wider region. escalation of this conflict if israel enters gaza.

this morning, the new war in the middle east on the verge of a major escalation, threatening to explode into a regional conflict with a ground invasion of gaza possible any moment. israel's prime minister speaking with his troops, vowing to, quote, demolish hamas, mobilizing 360,000 reservists in pursuit of militants who plotted the rampage through israeli border towns that took 1400 lives earlier this month. we will strike hamas from the top through its institutions, all the way down to the individuals that conducted the butchery of our babies. israel's military friday ordered more than 1 million people to evacuate northern gaza, where hamas has built a sophisticated network of tunnels to hide and possibly hold hostages taken in the attack. an estimated 600,000 people in gaza have listened to those orders and evacuated south . in a new interview, president biden warned the israelis not to occupy gaza, which hamas has led since 2007. what happened in gaza, in my view, is hamas and

the extreme elements of hamas don't represent all the palestinian people. >> and i think that it would be a mistake to for israel to occupy gaza again. but to going in and taking out the extremists, the hezbollah is up north, but hamas down south is a necessary requirement. >> israel has pounded gaza with thousands of bombs in the nine days since the hamas attack. it says this video shows a strike that killed a hamas commander, president biden has said he's confident israel is doing everything it can to avoid killing civilians. but according to the un, gaza is running out of body bags as the palestinian death toll tops 2600. food, water and gas supplies have been cut off for days and hospitals are running out of medical supplies. as a tense scene at this bakery as people scramble

for bread. >> i don't know if it's stay alive or not. >> sources say the biden administration has asked israel what it plans to do after it invades gaza, but apparently did not get an answer. as to its strategy going forward. >> if it does, it will be responsible for the welfare of some 2 million palestinians living there. it will have to provide services like food, water and electric city. and right now, there's no obvious successor to hamas. >> meanwhile, the us is sending a second aircraft carrier to the region. the uss eisenhower, a show of force aimed at deterring iran and others from joining the conflict. iranian backed hezbollah fighters have exchanged gunfire with israeli troops on the country's northern border. israel releasing this video overnight, claiming to show a strike on hezbollah's military infrastructure. iran's foreign minister this weekend warned israel of a regional escalation if, quote, aggressions against the palestinians don't stop a war with hezbollah would make gaza a sideshow. israel said it's reopening the water supply to

southern parts of gaza. but as of last night, the water was still not running in the area. >> we have new details about efforts to evacuate thousands of americans from that region. abc's justin finch has that part of the story. justin, good morning. >> rihanna. and good morning. americans trying to leave the war zone have a new option this morning, but it's likely just for a few hours this morning. an egyptian controlled border crossing out of gaza, the rafah border crossing was expected to briefly reopen, offering a sliver of hope to foreign nationals trying to leave gaza, including about 600 americans. >> our goal is to ensure that every american who is in gaza has safe passage out. >> gaza is safe, which between egypt, israel and the mediterranean, leaving people who want to evacuate with nowhere to go until egypt agreed to temporarily reopen the crossing. american maha barakat tells abc's ian pannell her attempts to flee gaza have been met with frustration and confusion.

>> we're trying to get out. it's going to be a short one, they say. it's going to be a short notice, like are you talking about like you're going to give me 20 minutes to gather my stuff, get to the crossing and leave? it's going to take me about a half hour to get there. >> four americans trying to leave israel. the state department says charter flights out of tel aviv will continue today and tomorrow on a rolling basis. us citizens were also able to leave the israeli city of haifa this morning on a ship to cyprus. and last night, 270 americans landed in tampa after the state of florida flew them out of tel aviv. >> some people laugh, some people cry. we have four dogs on the plane, 91 kids, captains don't know what's going on. >> meanwhile, a detroit man has now filed a lawsuit against secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin claiming the us government failed to evacuate palestinian americans, including his parents. right now, they're

not in any shape or form of safe area. >> they're still there. >> and back here in washington, president biden has reportedly been invited by prime minister benjamin netanyahu to visit israel. no official response yet, though, from the white house. andrew >> justin, thank you. our new poll finds about half of americans, 49, say the us is offering the right amount of support to israel. but nearly one third of americans say the us is not doing enough. and president biden is having a tough time instilling confidence 54% disapprove of the way he's handled the new war. the war overseas, leading to tensions here at home, including a disturbing murder case in illinois. >> a boy and his mother were allegedly targeted by their landlord because of their religion. here's abc's derek dennis this morning, outrage outside chicago after the brutal stabbing death of a six year old and the wounding of his mother allegedly attacked by their landlord. >> investigators say 71 year old

joseph zuba targeted the boy and his mother in their plainfield, illinois, home because of their muslim faith. amid the ongoing war between israel and hamas. >> she said he knocked on the door and that he attempted to choke her and said, you muslims must die. >> the boy, suffering 26 stab wounds, his mother stabbed at least a dozen times. >> she ran into the bathroom and called 911. and by the time she came out, he had located and murdered her child, six year old wadiya. >> the attack coming during a weekend of rising tensions due to the war overseas clashes breaking out between pro-palestinian and pro-israel protesters. at this rally in los angeles, where pepper spray was reportedly used, fbi director christopher wray in a speech this weekend, said while there have been no specific credible plots against the us, there has been an increase in reported threats since the war broke out.

he says his main concern is a lone wolf motivated by the conflict going on a rampage concert is also mounting in europe. a jewish security group reports a 324% increase in anti-semitic incidents in the uk since the hamas attack on israel nine days ago. back in illinois, that mother, who was stabbed is expected to survive. the landlord is charged with first degree murder and hate crime charges. president biden calling the stabbings horrific. andrew rhiannon derek, thank you. >> on capitol hill, republicans plan to vote tomorrow on the nomination of congressman jim jordan to be speaker of the house. he faces an uphill battle with 55 house republicans saying they won't support him. the website politico reports those opposing jordan are promising to offer a new challenger during tomorrow's vote. time now for your monday weather.

>> it's beginning to look a lot more like winter in the mountains of northern utah. overnight, temperatures there dropped into the 20s. looking at the radar, a new storm system enters the pacific northwest today. it will make its way across the country. and by saturday, it could bring millions of people in the northeast, their seventh consecutive weekend of rain. checking today's high temperatures, mid 50s in the midwest, the south cools down today, but still hot across the desert southwest. >> coming up, a major pharmacy chain files for bankruptcy. >> but first, what we're learning about a girl allegedly kidnaped by a man she met while playing a popular game online. >> and next, a train derailment closes a busy interstate

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train derailment near pueblo, colorado. >> more than a dozen cars came off the tracks, spilling coal onto interstate 25, closing the highway in both directions as part of a railroad bridge. also collapsed and fell onto a truck below, killing the driver inside . >> we turn now to a girl allegedly abducted by a man after playing a popular video game online. this morning, a 27 year old delaware man is behind bars accused of kidnaping an 11 year old girl he met on a popular children's online video game. >> it's actually pretty easy for a 11 year old and a 27 year old to talk on really almost any platform. >> police say darius maletic took the girl from wayne, new jersey, 135 miles to bear. delaware they did not elaborate on how the girl was taken. her parents reported the 11 year old missing. authorities then found her a short time later. abc news learning the two had communicated while playing roblox. the gaming platform has

more than 54 million users each day. nearly half of them under age 13. >> social media platforms, as well as the gaming platforms, have security protocols and preferences that are there based upon age appropriate use. and those protocols can be handled or changed by by the user. maletic was extradited and is now being held in a new jersey jail facing up to 30 years in prison. >> if convicted in a statement, roblox said it takes safety incredibly seriously. it denies the suspect and the girl met on roblox later on. good morning america will have tips for parents on keeping your kids safe online. >> rite aid has filed for bankruptcy. faced with falling sales, big debt and lawsuits stemming from the opioid crisis. the pharmacy chain was accused of illegally filing opioid prescriptions for years. rite aid said it reached an agreement with creditors on a financial restructuring plan. it plans to close some of its more than 2000 stores.

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the news, a scramble to evacuate the war zone in gaza as israeli airstrikes intensify. >> now at five, what's being done to evacuate civilians, including americans still there as the war escalates between israel and hamas? >> tensions are rising in communities across the united states. detectives in chicago say a mom and her son were targeted over their religion. >> a taco truck taken over the weekend. the owner's message to the thieves who took it. >> and now a major pharmacy chain in need of financial aid in the wake of legal battles over