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>> the new storm taking shape. heading for the gulf coast. the potential for a strong hurricane hitting florida later this week. >> concerns about an all out war in the middle east growing nearly 500 people reportedly killed in israeli airstrikes targeting hezbollah. what the u.s. hopes to do today to de-escalate the crisis. >> hoping for a miracle. a death row inmates final fight for clemency as prosecutors and even the victim's family come to his side, urging the supreme court to spare his life caught on camera. >> the delicate rescue mission as a car dangles off the side of a parking garage, paying the price. >> a closer look today at why weight loss drugs are so expensive. >> celebration in buffalo. damar hamlin returning to monday night football 20 months after that. medical emergency, does something he's never done before. >> and later, how much? someone just paid to buy a piece of tv history. the couch from friends.

this way. >> from abc news. this is america. this morning. >> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm rhiannon ally. >> and i'm lionel moise. in for andrew. we begin with the presidential race, the election now just six weeks away. >> it appears vice president harris is making a new move to convince americans that she is serious about border security. in the meantime, former president trump is focusing on trade tariffs and lowering grocery prices. >> and it comes as democrats attack him for refusing to participate in another debate. abc's perry russom has the latest for us. perry. good morning. >> lionel, good morning to you. it appears vice president kamala harris is working to close the gap with trump on the issue of immigration. this morning, vice president kamala harris reportedly planning her first visit to the southern border since becoming the democratic nominee for president. the new york times reports harris will visit the border during a trip to arizona friday, after a new poll shows former president trump, now leading by five points in that state. the harris

campaign deploying billboards to locations around the country mocking trump's refusal to accept another debate. >> this would really be late into the election. >> the billboards depicting trump in a chicken suit with the caption there's no debate, donald trump's a chicken, kamala. >> you are fired. you're fired. get out, get out! >> in pennsylvania last night, trump attacking harris's energy and manufacturing policies, promising to keep u.s. steel american owned. >> we have to make u.s. steel great again. >> earlier, speaking to farmers, trump threatening to impose a massive tariff on john deere if it moves production to mexico. trump also visiting a supermarket, helping a mother pay for her groceries. >> it just went down 100 bucks. thank you so much. we'll do that for you from the white house. all right. thank you. all right. bye. >> trump's running mate, j.d. vance, also recently visiting a supermarket where he claimed the price for eggs was $4. but behind him was a $2.99 price tag for a dozen eggs. >> when it comes to republicans, it's all bad news.

>> in the crucial swing state of north carolina. the trump endorsed candidate for governor responding last night to a cnn report claiming he made racist and inflammatory comments on a site, including calling himself a black nazi. the reason why they're coming against all the republicans hard is because they know we are winning. >> we are winning because we're focused on the issues. >> mark robinson denies making the comments, vowing to stay in the race. >> we're not quitting. we're not leaving, and we are going to win this race. >> and looking ahead, trump plans to return to butler, pennsylvania, for a rally early next month. that's the scene of july's assassination attempt. and as for harris, who has been criticized for lacking policy detail, she'll discuss her economic plan tomorrow in pittsburgh. lionel. >> all right, perry, thanks for that update. prosecutors say the man charged in the apparent assassination attempt on former president trump put his plans down on paper. they say ryan ruth left behind a letter saying this was an assassination

attempt on donald trump. he's been held without bail and already faces gun charges in connection with his arrest. this month at trump's golf course. >> we are now on hurricane watch as a new storm system moves toward the gulf of mexico, and it could become tropical storm helene later today before intensifying and possibly hitting florida's gulf coast thursday as a category three hurricane. the warm water in the gulf could fuel the storm. 41 counties in florida are under states of emergency. we will check the full forecast in just moments. >> now to the middle east and concern about a potential israeli ground invasion in lebanon after airstrikes that reportedly left nearly 500 people dead. this morning, the u.s. is deploying more troops to the middle east as tensions rise between israel and hezbollah militants in lebanon. pentagon officials declined to say exactly how many troops are being sent, but call it a small number. >> we already have 40,000 u.s. troops in the region, including a carrier strike group at sea. but there is concern that this conflict could spiral out of

control, leaving tens of thousands of americans needing evacuation and these additional troops could help with that. >> yesterday, israeli forces targeted 1600 sites in lebanon, killing nearly 500 people, according to lebanese officials. they say the victims included women and children, with more than 1600 people wounded. dash camera video captured the moment one rocket exploded. it's not clear if the driver survived. traffic jammed with people fleeing to beirut, hoping to find safety, only to find israel launching strikes there as well. israel accuses hezbollah of storing weapons in civilian homes. prime minister benjamin netanyahu telling the people of lebanon, israel is not at war with them, but with hezbollah. >> the idf has warned you to get out of harm's way. i urge you, take this warning seriously. >> hezbollah set off multiple counterattacks this morning, claiming to target military sites in northern israel after

launching hundreds of rockets yesterday, some reaching israel's third largest city, haifa. world leaders, meanwhile, are meeting for the u.n. general assembly. the white house says secretary of state antony blinken is looking to find a, quote, off ramp for the escalating conflict. and neither side is calling the escalation a war. but former cia chief leon panetta says the situation has crossed a threshold. >> the union has rejected boeing's new offer to machinists on strike. the company says a 30% pay raise over four years is its best, and final offer. but the union says the offer misses the mark. the strike is now on day 11 and is costing an estimated $50 million per day. >> the faa says it's taking a big step to address the shortage of air traffic controllers. the agency says it's now exceeding hiring goals for the year. it was short about 3000 controllers in the spring, a problem that has been linked to delays and more close calls on airport runways. >> now to a rare death penalty

case in missouri. in this case, prosecutors and even the victim's family are pushing for clemency. but now clemency has been denied and time is running out for marcellus williams. a missouri man is set to be executed today after losing his appeal. clemency. marcellus williams was convicted of fatally stabbing lisa gale during a burglary in 1998, a crime he insists he did not commit. prosecutors and even the victim's family have been pushing to vacate the conviction. they point to dna testing on the murder weapon done long after williams's conviction. that does not match williams. it revealed the knife had been mishandled by investigators. they say there's no physical evidence linking him to the crime scene. and williams's attorneys argue prosecutors excluded a juror based on racial bias. juror number 64 should have been an ideal juror, except for the fact

that, according to the trial prosecutor, he was a young black man with glasses. >> that is unacceptable. under the constitution. >> but the state's highest court ruled yesterday. williams's attorneys failed to prove his innocence and denied there was any juror irregularities. other evidence from the case includes the victim's purse and laptop being found in williams's vehicle, and witnesses, including a jailhouse informant testifying that williams confessed. the governor yesterday saying williams has exhausted due process and every judicial avenue. his lawyers are now appealing to the u.s. supreme court. williams's son says he's hoping for a miracle. >> this is wrong. you know, i believe my father is truly innocent and they need to take a closer look. >> williams supporters have vowed to deliver a petition with a million signatures to the missouri capitol today, calling for a stay of execution. >> time now for your tuesday weather.

>> good morning. what will become hurricane helene will be a powerful storm with major impacts. later this week. we are forecasting a landfall around 5 p.m. thursday just east of apalachicola along the florida panhandle. this storm is going to unfurl some very damaging winds and also significant amounts of rain just east of the point of landfall. there's potential for 140 plus mile per hour wind gusts and 8 to 12in of rain also into the southern appalachians. for accuweather, i'm jeff cornish for abc news. >> coming up, the delicate rescue mission as a car dangles off a parking garage. >> also ahead, the new legal battle over whether the plastic we're recycling is really being recycled. >> and an update on those bulls that were on the

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victorious? >> this morning on gma, crews in south florida responded to this porsche hanging off a third story of a parking garage. >> the driver still inside. police say she hit the gas by mistake and rammed through a wall. the car was wedged between the garage and a tree. crews used ropes to bring her down. fortunately, she is expected to be okay. >> we, of course, are glad she's okay. now to south of boston. authorities have finally managed to catch a bull on the run. it was spotted last night backing up traffic on a road in north attleboro. the bull was among eight that escaped from a rodeo at a local mall sunday. the other seven were captured within hours. the escape is now under investigation. >> we turn now to a new legal battle over whether the plastic that we're recycling is really being recycled at all. >> it's time exxonmobil is held accountable. >> this morning, california is suing exxonmobil, claiming for nearly half a century the company has deceived the public about whether plastics are recyclable. the lawsuit claims exxon, which produces a key

component in single use plastics, pushed misleading claims that these materials could be easily recycled, leading to widespread environmental damage. >> tell people that it's their responsibility that they have the burden of recycling, and if there's plastic pollution, it's because they failed to recycle and it was all a sham. >> the suit claims exxon promoted the widely used chasing arrow recycling symbol, leading buyers to believe products with the symbol would be recycled if disposed of properly. but a study in 2022 found only about 5% of plastic waste in the u.s. is actually recycled, the rest being incinerated or sent to a landfill. >> you can have an item with chasing arrows, and it is completely not recyclable. it will end up being incinerated in the environment or in landfill. >> exxonmobil responding, saying for decades, california officials have known their recycling system isn't effective. they failed to act, and now they seek to blame others instead of suing us. they

could have worked with us to fix the problem. the company says so-called advanced recycling, which uses chemicals and heat to break plastics down for reuse, is effective and has kept 60 million pounds of plastic waste out of landfills. but environmentalists criticize the process as inefficient. california is seeking a jury trial and damages that could amount to billions of dollars. >> coming up, new video from the ocean floor after a deadly explosion on the way to the titanic. titanic. >> also ahead, a closer look at if you have heart failure, farxiga can help you keep living life with the ones you love. ask your doctor about farxiga today. farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking farxiga and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infection, an allergic reaction, or ketoacidosis.

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loss drugs. >> in terms of these very important weight loss and diabetes drugs, ozempic and wegovy, in some cases, we are now paying 15 times more than the people in other countries. >> senator bernie sanders is leading a hearing today demanding answers on the pricing of the drugs. >> hundreds of thousands of people in this country who desperately need this product will not be able to afford it. there is a study that just recently came out that suggest that some 40,000 people will die unless they are able to get this drug. the ceo of novo nordisk, the maker of ozempic and wegovy, is set to testify in person. >> the company stresses the massive investment in research and manufacturing for these drugs, and points out more than 80% of u.s. patients with insurance coverage for ozempic or wegovy are paying $25 or less for each prescription, but many private insurers and medicare don't cover weight loss drugs

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