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his son. how? police say the boy got the gun that was used in the attack. and what we're learning about the family's past. >> breaking overnight figures showing just how hot this summer has been. and will be today. in the west and in the south. the flood alerts and dramatic high water rescues hiring ellen, former president trump outlines his plan to appoint elon musk to a government position. >> meanwhile, why trump is headed to court today and what new fundraising numbers show about the state of the race. >> sounding the alarm one year after contaminated eyedrops killed four people. the investigation into why so many drug manufacturing plants are going uninspected. >> a star athlete from the paris olympics dies after a gruesome attack allegedly burned by her ex-boyfriend. why her father is blaming police caught on camera. >> the toddler lost in this massive corn maze. the technology that helped police find him. >> taylor swift and the nail biter in kansas city overnight.

the tow that made all the difference. >> and later, how an ingredient in doritos could lead to a medical breakthrough. >> from abc news this is america this morning. >> good friday morning, everyone. >> i'm andrew dymburt and i'm rhiannon ally. good morning to all of you. we begin with new charges in connection with that deadly school shooting in georgia this week, which claimed the lives of two students and two teachers. >> the suspect's father has now been arrested and charged with murder as new details emerge about the family's past. this morning, a georgia father is the latest parent in the u.s. to face charges in connection with a school shooting allegedly carried out by their child. authorities have arrested colin gray, the father of colt gray, the 14 year old accused of killing two students and two teachers at his high school near atlanta wednesday. >> these charges stem from mr. gray knowingly allowing his son, colt, to possess a weapon. >> colin gray is charged with two counts of second degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to

children. investigators say his son used an ar style rifle in the attack at apalachee high school. abc news has learned the gun was a christmas gift from his father. the teen was previously investigated by law enforcement in may of last year, when the fbi said he had possibly threatened to shoot up a middle school. at the time, his father told investigators there were guns in the house, but colt did not have, quote, unsupervised access, adding his son was being picked on at school. colin was recorded then telling investigators he was teaching his son about hunting and guns to divert his attention from video games. >> we do a lot of shooting, we do a lot of deer hunting. he shot his first deer this year. >> when shots rang out in the school wednesday, teachers were able to quickly alert authorities of their location with wearable panic buttons that used gps seen in this demonstration, you have the ability to trigger the crisis alert platform, and it alerts us that there is an active situation at the school for whatever reason. >> and that was pressed.

>> colin gray's arrest comes months after james and jennifer crumbley were sentenced to prison in connection with a school shooting in michigan carried out by their son. the first parents in the u.s. convicted for a school shooting committed by their child. meanwhile, back in georgia, colt, gray's aunt, is revealing details about the teen's troubled home life, telling abc news colt was begging for months for help with his mental health, adding the adults around him failed him. colt gray is due in court today facing murder charges. he will be tried as an adult. no word on when his father will be in court. >> breaking overnight new figures now confirmed this summer was the hottest on record for the northern hemisphere. the western u.s. is baking under some of the hottest temperatures of the year so far, with triple digits expected today in los angeles and record highs in the northwest and the risk for wildfires also dangerously high. two teens are facing arson charges for sparking this brush fire in riverside, california, back in july, which destroyed seven homes, causing $30 million in damage. they allegedly used illegal fireworks. >> hunter biden has pleaded

guilty to federal tax charges. the president's son surprised prosecutors by taking a plea deal to avoid what could have become an embarrassing trial. he could face up to 17 years in prison and more than $1 million in fines. biden issued a statement saying, when it became clear to me that prosecutors were focused not on justice but dehumanizing me for my actions during my addiction, there was only one path left for me. i will not subject my family to more pain. he'll be sentenced in december. >> former president trump will be back in court today, taking a break from the campaign trail he spent yesterday talking about taxes and hiring elon musk. abc's em nguyen has the details on that. good morning rhiannon. >> good morning. former president trump outlined his economic vision and promised to put elon musk in charge of government efficiency. but today, the focus for trump will be in a new york courtroom. former president trump has scheduled a news conference today at trump tower after he heads to court. trump is set to

hear arguments today in his appeal of the judgment, holding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming writer e jean carroll. yesterday, trump outlined his economic agenda, saying he wants to cut the tax rate to 15% for companies that make products in the u.s. and punish companies that outsource jobs. if you outsource offshore or replace american workers, you're not eligible for any of these benefits. >> in fact, you will pay a very substantial tariff when a product comes in from another country. >> trump also vowing to create a government efficiency commission, an idea suggested by elon musk. >> a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms. >> trump said musk would lead the commission, which critics say could pose a conflict of interest because some of musk's companies are regulated by the government. the high cost of

daycare also a subject on the campaign trail. trump's running mate j.d. vance, suggesting costs could come down if regulations were eliminated. >> don't force every early child care specialist to go and get a six year college degree where they've got a whole lot of debt and americans are much poorer because they're paying out the wazoo for daycare. empower working families. empower people who want to do these things for a living. and that's what we got to do for their economic platform. >> the harris walz ticket has vowed to expand the child tax credit and fight corporate price gouging, and they're promising tax relief for small businesses. harris's running mate, tim walz, in pennsylvania, sharpening his attack on trump. >> whenever donald trump's talking about america, he's talking america. he does not believe in the promise of america, and he continues to put this country down. >> new figures out this morning expected to show the harris campaign raised more than $300 million last month, more than

double what the trump campaign raised. meanwhile, jd facing criticism for his remarks about the school shooting in georgia, suggesting school shootings have become a, quote, fact of life. vance says better security is needed to make sure schools are no longer soft targets. andrew. >> all right. thank you. a potential strike is threatening ports on the east coast and the gulf coast. talks between the country's largest longshoremen union and port owners are stalled. one major issue is automation. the contract deadline is september 30th. >> a public health concern. that is how experts describe a new study that finds the fda is behind way behind on critical inspections of factories that make everything from antibiotics to cancer therapies. here's abc's andrea fujii. >> this morning a new study sounding the alarm on drug safety. the associated press found since the pandemic, nearly 2000 drug manufacturing facilities are overdue for fda

inspections. the agency already under scrutiny from congress. >> it is past time the fda addresses these issues. people's lives depend on it. >> the plants overdue for inspection account for 42% of the facilities registered worldwide. most are in the u.s, but more than 300 are in india and china, which make up the largest source of drug ingredients used in low cost prescriptions. >> the failure of the fda's office of pharmaceutical quality to go out and inspect these establishments is a public health concern. >> concerns that can have deadly effects. last year, four americans died and a dozen more were blinded from tainted eyedrops made in a factory in india. so why is the fda behind? during covid, it stopped all but the most critical inspections. now it's trying to catch up with far fewer employees. more than 200 inspection jobs are currently unfilled. many former employees left for higher paying jobs in the private sector.

>> we have a lot of work to do as long as the marketplace is working the way it is. >> the fda insists the u.s. drug supply is the safest in the world, but it hasn't said when it expects to complete those overdue inspections. rhiannon andrew. >> andrea. thank you. more rain and flooding is expected on the gulf coast. we've seen dozens of high water rescues in texas this week. people clinging to trees. louisiana to northern florida are at risk today. let's check your friday forecast. >> good morning. we're dealing with some drenching rain across the gulf coast states, new orleans. we're very concerned about flooding for you. also georgia and alabama into south carolina late this evening. soaking rain. some of you in southern louisiana will see between 8 and 12in of rain for the storm. total from what fell at midweek all the way through friday. and saturday. and we're going to have some very heavy rain at 4 to 8in for areas near i-10. meanwhile, in the

northwest, near record heat for some for accuweather. i'm jeff cornish for abc news. >> coming up, why the government is now investigating airline reward programs. >> but first, what led to this bizarre crash on a busy interstate? and a warning to parents after a teen falls victim to a growing scam known as sextortion. >> we'll tell

debate tuesday night live on ab. >> a truck driver has been charged with reckless driving in virginia after this, slamming his big rig into this highway. sign the bed separated from the cab there and as you can see, landed upright. the driver luckily was not injured. >> now to michigan and a warning to parents after a 17 year old fell victim to a growing scam known as sextortion. those responsible are now facing justice. this morning, a pair of

nigerian scammers are behind bars here in the u.s. convicted in an internet con that turned deadly. they solicited and received a compromising image, and then they immediately turned to blackmail their victims, hounding them for money and even urging their victims to kill themselves if they couldn't pay. samuel and samson ogoshi were found guilty of conspiracy to sexually exploit a minor after they extorted michigan teenager jordan demay. the 17 year old homecoming king later took his own life, thrusting so-called sextortion into the national spotlight. >> it started out with the supposed girl saying, hey, we have some friends in common. >> the two men targeted demay by pretending to be a high school girl named danae. eventually convincing demay to send explicit photos of himself. the scammers then demanded $1,000, threatening if he didn't pay, they would send those compromising photos to his friends and family. demay died by suicide just hours later. >> when i think about the things that they said to him. it hurts

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