aaron katersky, abc news, new york. >> aaron. thank you. actress christy carlson romano says her life flashed before her eyes after being shot in the eye last week. the former even stevens star was with her husband brendan rooney, shooting clay pigeons in texas for his birthday. she says someone in the group next to them fired in the wrong direction. romano says she realized life can change in an instant. >> got to say. >> i got. >> shot in. >> the face and. >> lived to. >> tell the tale. >> be grateful for every day. >> so i got shot. >> romano says a fragment is lodged behind her eye. doctors say right now it's too risky, too risky to remove it. >> wow. we are. it's incredible that she's alive. and. wow. coming up, what happens if the penny is phased out? >> and later, the terrifying sight in shallow waters. the sea monster. >> what, is that. >> supposed to be there? i don't know what that is. what is that, an. >> eagles fan? >> i bet i already have nightmares. y it's gone. >> they are some of the hottest videos on social media. those vid

here's abc's aaron katersky. reporter. >> the fbi searching. >> this pawnshop. >> in manhattan's diamond district, where they say they track some of the luxury items stolen in a rash of recent burglaries at the homes of professional athletes, including cincinnati bengals quarterback joe burrow. >> someone is trying to break into the house right now. my daughter is there. this is joe burrow's house. she is staying there. he's at the football game. >> two men are under arrest, charged with brokering the sale of watches, jewelry and handbags that prosecutors say were stolen by south american gangs targeting athletes and other wealthy homeowners across the country for nearly five years. authorities say dmitri nijinsky and juan vilar were the middlemen, buying the loot from the burglary crews and then selling it at their pawnshop. officers and agents raiding the place. they say they seized dozens of high end watches and pieces of jewelry. court records say nijinsky is linked to at least some of the suspected burglars,

aaron katersky, thank you, aaron. i'm joined by hakeem jeffries of new york, the top democrat in the house. leader jeffries, thank you for joining us. i want to start with that extraordinary situation in new york. before she resigned, the acting u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, they accused him of engaging in a quid pro quo. she wrote, rather than be rewarded, adams' advocacy should be called out for what it is. it is a breathtaking and dangerous precedent to reward adams' opportunistic and shifting commitments on immigration and other policy matters. how concerned are you that the trump administration is trying to use the justice system to control the mayor of new york city? >> very concerned, and the situation is very disturbing. mayor adams has a responsibility to convince the people of new york city that he will be able to continue to govern in a manner that puts their best interests first at all times, and that he's not simply taking orders from a trump administration, a trump department of ju

>> david: aaron katersky back with us tonight. thank you. >>> we turn now to the mother who gave up a baby boy at 5 months old after learning she was implanted with the wrong embryo. here's "nightline" anchor juju chang. >> reporter: tonight, a georgia woman is suing her fertility clinic after a heartbreaking ivf mixup. krystena murray was implanted with the wrong embryo, only to later give up the 5-month-old baby boy she desperately loved. >> i was his whole world, and having to hand him to complete strangers. >> reporter: krystena, a former nurse, says she knew something was off the minute she saw her newborn. she and her sperm donor were white, but her baby was african american. >> my first thought was, he's absolutely beautiful. gorgeous. and my second thought was -- what happened? >> reporter: you knew. >> i knew immediately. i was hoping it was a mixup in the sperm donor. and that he would be genetically somewhat mine, but my next thought was, if he is not mine and he's someone else's embryo, can he be taken? >> reporter: im

>> david: aaron katersky with us tonight. aaron, thank you. >>> we turn in the meantime to the massive layoffs playing out today of government workers. thousands of them at multiple federal agencies, including the department of education, the cdc, and veterans affairs. and tonight, abc news learning that hundreds were laid off at the national nuclear security administration, the agency that maintains america's nuclear stockpile, before they were called back. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight across the country, tens of thousands of federal workers from the department of education to health and human services, from veterans affairs to the department of energy, suddenly told they are out of a job. >> last night, i got an email around 9:00 p.m. saying that my position was terminated. >> reporter: in greensboro, georgia, carly worked at the department of agriculture. >> i saw the subject of it, and i kind of screamed. i didn't think it was real at first, so i reread it like three times and then kind of started crying. becau

>> david: all right, aaron katersky. aaron, thank you. >>> and to the economy. tonight, egg prices continuing to rise, and now the egg shortage in the u.s., with bird flu spreading across the country. trader joe's now limiting how many eggs a customer can buy. there are reports others are doing the same. a line of cars around the block right here, waiting to buy eggs, this is at a california farm. and thefts now being reported from washington state to 100,000 eggs stolen in pennsylvania. here's our chief national correspondent matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, with the price of eggs skyrocketing from bird flu, shortages are growing from coast to coast. from empty shelves at this bj's wholesale outside new york city, to chino, california, where cars wrapped around city blocks outside a local farm. and many are flocking to local farmers markets. how much would you say demand has gone up? >> super high. >> reporter: times two, times three? >> times five, probably. >> reporter: some chains like costco and trader joe's are limiting the amount of eggs customers can b

here's our investigative correspondent aaron katersky. >> reporter: tonight, a sports reporter coveringhe super bowl is dead and a woman with an alleged history of drugging men is under arrest. officials accusing danette colbert of using the credit card of adan manzano after he was found dead in his hotel room. the 27-year-old had traveled to new orleans to cover the super bowl for a kansas city telemundo affiliate. >> miss colbert has quite a record and rap sheet for confidence games. miss colbert's criminal history does include two instances where she drugged a victim. >> reporter: police say colbert and manzano were seen entering his room at this hotel around 4:30 wednesday morning. she left about 90 minutes later and never returned. >> you asked if this was a homicide? i don't know where it's going to end up. like i said, we're going to let the evidence lead us to the end result and not speculate. >> reporter: telemundo releasing this image of manzano, calling his death tragic and adding, "manzano was a true professional and rising star who exemplified excellence in his work." this

here's abc news reporter aaron katersky. >> in this morning's gma first look.f a manhattan pawnshop who they say were selling stolen luxury goods that belonged to players like cincinnati bengals quarterback joe burrow. >> burrow. sideline. chase. spin. touchdown, bengals. >> his home was burglarized during monday night football in december. >> someone is trying to break into the house right now. my daughter is there. this is joe burrow's house. >> the fbi charging the men with brokering the sale of watches, jewelry and handbags they say were stolen by south american gangs targeting athletes and other wealthy homeowners. court records say one of the men is connected to at least some of the suspects charged in the burglary at burrows home. >> how are you guys doing? >> the suspect seen here being questioned by authorities last month in ohio and coming up at 7 a.m. what prosecutors said they found after the arrest and how they say they can stop this nationwide pattern of burglaries. with your gma first look, i'm aaron katersky, abc news, new york. >> the nba has r

senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky join us with more. reporter: good morning, rebecca. like bonnie and clyde who captured the american imagination by giving the rich some of what thought many deserved, luigi mangione achieved notoriety after he was charged with premeditated murder of a healthcare executive. this morning accused killer luigi mangione is speaking out from behind bars in his first public statement since he was charged with the assassination style killing of united healthcare chief brian thompson. luigi mangione said he is overwhelmed by and grateful for everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support adding, i look forward to hearing more in the future. the statement is part of a new website luigi mangione's attorney said they set up due to the extraordinary volume of inquiries and outpour of support. >> it seems like the case really is a litmus test for what people are thinking and maybe even how many people are visiting this website. ultimately, this is gonna be a great tool for the defense to

mere's our senior investigator correspondent aaron katersky. >> reporter: the fbi searching the pawnshop in manhattan's diamond district, where they say they tracked some of the luxury items stolen in a rash of recent burglaries at the homes of professional athletes, including joe burrow. >> someone is trying to break into the house right now, my daughter is there. this is joe burrow's house. she's staying there, he's at the football game. >> reporter: tonight, two men are under arrest, charged with brokering the sale of watches, jewelry, and handbags that prosecutors say were stolen by south american gangs targeting athletes and other wealthy homeowners across the country. for nearly five years, authorities say the two men were the middle men, buying the loot from the burglary crews and then selling it at their pawnshop. officers and agents raiding the place today. they say they seized dozens of high end watches and pieces of jewelry. court records say one is linked to some of the suspected bur burglars now charged with breaking into burrow's home. body camera video showing four chi lay

here's our senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky now. >> reporter: these are the last known images of the sports reporter entering a louisiana hotel at 3:46 a.m. last wednesday. 12 hours later, he was found dead. the woman seen with him is dane danette culvert, who is under arrest. police said culvert has a history of drugging men. >> she has quite a record and rap sheet for confidence games. her criminal history includes two instances where she drugged a victim. >> reporter: since the 48-year-old's arrest, police said they've been contacted by people claiming to be her victims. police have not said where they believe she met manzano, but is believed to be the last person to see him alive. the 27-year-old wade does father of a 2-year-old was in new orleans to cover the super bowl. and tonight, david, police say they're waiting on toxicology reports and other forensic evidence to determine if manzano was drugged, and if culvert should be charged with murder. david? >> david: aaron, thank you. >>> tonight, egg prices continuing to rise, and now the shortage in the u.s., with b

senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky is back with an abc news exclusive.ol that is now the number one downloaded app on apple and google. but deepseek could pose a risk to users' personal data and national security for what seems to be a direct pipeline to the chinese government. this morning a security expert is raising alarms about the explosive new ai service from chinese upstart deepseek. the expert tells abc news he has found hidden in deepseek's computer code the capability to collect data from american users and potentially send it directly to the chinese government. >> we see a direct link to companies and servers in china and that are under control of the chinese government. this is something we have never seen in the past. >> reporter: deepseek concedes it sends data to china, but where ivan says it may end up, is concerning. >> with the server code loaded on deepseek's website has a direct ability to send information to china mobile servers. >> reporter: china mobile is a state owned telecommunications company that has been sanctioned in this co

senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky is back with more. quite an outpouring for an accused killer. in the two months since the gunning down, the defense fund for luigi mangione has reached $300,000 and donations picked up after a news report said they had slowed down. newsweek reported last week contributions to luigi mangione's fund slowed to a trickle. in response his attorney said luigi is aware of the fund and appreciates the outpouring of support. that remark and the reporting prompted a series of online posts from supporters that have appeared to have sparked renewed interest in luigi mangione's case. and donations to help him fight state and federal charges. one of the charges carries the possibility of the death penalty. his lawyer just added a court appointed death penalty expert. luigi mangione has pleaded not guilty in state court. he's yet to enter a plea to the federal charges. his attorney said he would accept all donations to aid his defense, robin. >> robin: now the canned tuna recall. cans of tuna sold at trader joe's, wal

chief investigative correspondent aaron katersky has the latest. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: good morning, george. this really is unprecedented tumult in the city. this morning new york's governor will consider removing mayor adams. a governor has never exercised that power, but she said the alleged conduct at city hall is troubling and cannot be ignored. four deputy mayors, including the ones who oversee public safety and health, are resigning to stay faithful to the oaths we swore. a vote of no confidence by the top brass of the mayor's own staff. it comes just days after seven federal prosecutors quit in protest of the order to dismiss the case charging adams with taking bribes and illegal campaign donations. now former u.s. attorney danielle sassoon accused adams and the justice department of letting the mayor off the hook in exchange for helping president trump with mass deportations. adams denied there was any such quid pro quo. unless he resigns or the governor removes him, guys, adams remains mayor for the rest of the year. >> robin: w

senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky has the story. er: good morning, george. his family said cole died of an asthma attack because he could no longer afford his inhaler after being told it would cost him eight times as much. cole was just starting his adult life, working at a truck dealership in green bay. >> he was living large in his own mind, loving everything that he was doing. >> reporter: his parents say the 22-year-old lived most of his life with asthma that he treated with an advair inhaler costing $66 a month. when he went to get a new inhaler he was told it was no longer covered by insurance and would cost him $539. >> he made $19 an hour. he worked full time. he had his own insurance. however, he couldn't afford $539.19. he was not given an alternative. >> reporter: he left with only an albuterol inhaler. without the medication he relied on for a decade, cole repeatedly struggled to breathe. five days later had a severe asthma attack. >> walking into that icu and seeing him like that, there's no way to prepare you for that.

our senior investigative reporter aaron katersky has the latest for us. ron. >> reporter: morning, michael. the images you are about to see are part of an investigation trying to determine whether a sports reporter visiting new orleans to cover the super bowl was murdered. as police work to find out whether a reporter was drugged before he died there's a new twist in the investigation. police in louisiana tell abc news they've been inundated with calls about other cases allegedly involving a woman being called the bourbon street hustler. she is seen in these images obtained by daily mail.com showing the kansas city reporter adan manzano entering his hotel at 3:46 a.m. last wednesday. colbert is believed to be the last person to see him alive. for now she's charged with using manzano's credit card after his death. police say that could change depending on the evidence. >> if the autopsy results come back that indicate any kind of narcotics that were involved, we will go where the evidence lead us and these charges could include homicide charges. >> reporter

senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky is here with more on that. were in possession of $5 million. the two men pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to receive these stolen items. prosecutors wanted them held without bail but the judge agreed to release them once they can arrange a hefty bond. prosecutors said the men created a market place that promotes residential burglaries of homes across the united states and they specifically linked one of the defendants to the thieves who hit the ohio home of cincinnati bengal quarterback joe burrow. investigators are still going through what was seized from the pawn shop and storage units in new jersey but said the men likely possessed millions in stolen wine, art, jewelry, watch, hand bags and sports memorabilia. prosecutors said they incentivized highly organized south american theft groups to target affluent residences across the country, guys. >> george: what a story. okay, thanks very much. coming up in our gma morning menu, one direction star liam payne's girlfriend on his last days and how she'

senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky is here with the latest. ng, aaron. >> reporter: good morning, michael. top federal prosecutor in manhattan resigned rather than obey a trump administration directive that she called breath taking and dangerous. danielle sasoon resigned as the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york repudiating an attempt to have her drop the case against mayor adams. she said it appeared adams was be rewarded by agreeing to help president trump with his immigration crackdown. she called it a quid pro quo and said it is a dangerous precedent to reward adams with dismissal of a criminal indictment. adams insists he's not being held hostage by anyone. but on thursday in a meeting with tom homan the mayor agreed to allow federal immigration agents to operate at the city's jail complex on ryker's island. his criminal case has not been dismissed. when officials tried to transfer it to the public integrity section in washington, the head of that unit resigned. then his boss did, too. three more resignations followed. it