and cecilia, what have you learned tonight? >> reporter: well, david, president biden is in his final few hours here in bali before he is heading back to washington. you mentioned that he was briefed, it actually happened very early here local time this morning. he was on the phone with the polish president before 5:30 a.m. the white house says that he offered his full u.s. support and aid with poland's investigation. the president also spoke with nato's secretary-general this morning. look, you've heard this, president biden has made it crystal clear from the start of this invasion that the u.s. and its allies will defend, he says, every inch of nato territory. but he has also repeatedly said they want to prevent any kind of escalation that a direct confrontation between nato and russia would result in world war iii. that war in ukraine, of course, has been at the top of the agenda here at the g-20 summit in bali, with putin refusing to attend. but david, right now, this is all breaking, u.s. officials are telling us that the

update from it as your let me go over to cecilia. so we've been hearing from her mina that 89 people from, from the vessel that she is connected to have been allowed to disembark. but the fact is, you still have at least 2 other vessels stranded at sea, where the men so far are not allowed to disembark county thing the stand up is going to be settled because rome as you've been hearing and says that the countries whose flags these and gio boats are flying, they should bear the responsibilities for the migrants, had refugees. and they and jose are saying that italy is breeching international law by keeping the migrants on the ship. yes, absolutely. i think that's what you just said is correct. i think that these are sort of a theory that the minister of interior of italy put full. what about the fact that the, the state of the sheep's plans basically should be cooperating is not, doesn't really find any bases in international law. so i think that day at the end, yos in this sense are correct in claiming debt italy at least points out

cecilia, thank you, as always. >>> now to the war in ukraine tonight. president zelenskyy sealing victory with a visit to the newly liberated city of kherson, calling russia's retreat, quote, the beginning of the end of the war. russia had banned the ukrainian national anthem there. today zelenskyy sang it with his troops. families seen waving the ukrainian flag. but the dark reality of russia's occupation there now being revealed tonight. this jail allegedly used to hold those who disagreed with the and the city's infrastructure left in ruins. >>> when we come back here on a monday night, news this evening about the deadly midair collision during an air show in dallas. >>> and the tsa taking action tonight after a passenger on a flight allegedly threatened other passengers with box cutters. how did he get them through how did he get them through security? ( ♪♪ ) (snorting) (clattering) (frustrated grunt) i need some sleep. (groaning) (growling) (silence) (sigh, chuckle) if you struggle with cpap, you should check out inspire. inspire. sleep apnea innov

has dedicated her life to looking after these penguins . >> to keep them safe, cecilia has built an penguins' breeding grounds. >> visitors are kept at a safe distance. ticket sales fund research and conservation. cecilia is so devoted to protecting them, she is known locally as the mother of penguins . >> the colony may be small, but it's growing every year. under the vigilance of its passionate protector. king penguins are under increasing threat from climate change and overfishing. so their unexpected return to tierra del fuego is something to to be celebrated. but where prey goes, predators follow. and a fearsome penguin hunter has arrived in patagonia. and the big wireless companiess are busy spending billions on advertising. at mint we're not into wasting money. so we bought this spiffy stock footage for $500. our footage also came with another hand, so we can let you know if you switch to mint, you'll get three months free on all of our plans. even unlimited. feels like that deserves an exclamation point. whoa. easy, easy. i grew up an athlete, i rode horses... i really do ta

it is interactive. >> reporter: cecilia is one of about 5 million pickle ball players in america.a sport that grew 40% in the last three years. part of the appeal, it is much easier to learn than tennis, so pretty much anyone can play it. >> you are part of the community. you get to exercise. you get to socialize. >> reporter: nobody knows why it's called pickle ball. some say it's named after the inventors dog, pickles, others believe it's a nod to pickle boats which have mixed crews, since pickle ball is a mix of other sports. either way, pickle ball is clearly having a moment. it's become so popular, sports clubs are now getting in on the action. >> you are lifting the ball up and over. >> reporter: todd kramer is the executive vice president at redwood shores. he says, the facility converted one of its tennis courts into 4 pickle ball courts. that's just the beginning. >> we have just hit the tip of the iceberg here. it has the potential to be one of the major racquet sports of this generation for sure. >> reporter: for cecilia, it's a chance to spend quality time with her son

cecilia vega abc news bali, cecilia. thank you, and the president meets with his chinese counterpart today in indonesia, biden and she jinping do know each other from previous meetings, but this is their first in person discussions since biden took office, biden has said he will raise the contentious issue of taiwan with she, along with chinese trade practices and china's relationship with russia. abc news exclusive david miers interview with former vice president mike pence. his new book is coming out. tomorrow and he's talking candidly about the january 6th attack on the capital and offering thoughts about former president trump's actions. former vice president mike pence, needed a moment to collect his thoughts when he sat down with our david muir, saying former president trump's words during the january 6th attack were reckless. 2 24 pm the president tweets mike pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done. it angered me. but i turned to my daughter who was standing nearby. and i said it doesn't tak

. >> let's bring in cecilia vega, traveling with the president. and you learned that the two leaders agreed on some issues, but there was tension, as well? >> reporter: yeah, david, we've been talking about this. this meeting came at a time of major tension. you heard president biden there say they were blunt. he said they were candid and clear in this meeting. it lasted for more than three hours. you see the hand shakes and the 13450i8s in front of the cameras, but both sides remain at odds, especially on this issue of taiwan. president biden saying he does not believe that a chinese invasion is imminent. xi calling this the first red line of u.s./china relations. but david, really here, this dialogue remains ongoing. the next step is likely to see the secretary of state head to china potentially as early as next year. >> and cecilia, president biden learning while overseas that the democrats will keep control of the senate after wins in those two very close senate races and of course, all eyes tonight still on control of the house. >> reporter:

>> reporter: cecilia lowe, a long time tennis player, was having a hard time getting her 12-year-oldolai offline. she got him off the internet with the help of a different kind of net. and it worked. two years later, the entire family is pickle balling up to four times a week. >> it's a fast game, it's fun, it's interactive. >> reporter: cecilia is one of about five million pickle ballplayers or picklers in america. >> i got it. >> reporter: a sport that grew 40% in the last three years. part of the appeal? it's much easier to learn than tennis, so pretty much anyone can play it. >> you are part of the community. you get to exercise. you get to socialize. >> reporter: nobody knows why it is called pickle ball. some say it is named after the inventer's dog pickles. others believe it is a nod to pickle boats which have mixed crews since pickle ball is a mix of other sports. either way, pickle ball is clearly having a moment. it has become so popular, sports clubs are now getting in on the action. >> i'm lifting the ball up and over. >> reporter: todd cramer is the executive vice presid

state are separate in theory. extremely conservative values, particularly deeper, says gynecologist cecilia, i'll set before legalization abortions were only allowed and very few cases like rape into common and 2019 an 11 year old girl became pregnant after being raped a case that made headlines. what up got it on. many fake beth, this is where the demonstration was, what they entered from there, which is closed at night. although an abortion would have been legal, in this case, doctors refuse to perform the procedure. if i have any feedback i yes. hello. hello. this is the main entrance say thank you . it's where the people who did not want us to legally terminate the girls, pregnancy were protesting. i live in, but outside we'll see. i don't, i mean, there was a mass and people were prayed i own, got a pasta. wanted to go into the surgery afterwards. if we didn't let any more, ah, i'll set an a colleague. we're the only doctors willing to terminate the pregnancy, not getting any but a thought. e 8 a fella bought in fema, the stuff were afraid of being arrested. she'll get out what he migh

cecilia. >>> we'll turn to this respiratory virus emergency hitting children so hard.gan 6-year-old has now died from rsv. this as alarming new numbers show twice as many cases of the virus than this time last year. erielle reshef has the latest. >> reporter: with cases of rsv doubling since last season, the highest in two years, this morning, children's hospitals across the country treating an incessant flow of young patients. >> we've seen about a 500% increase in positive testing in children that have been admitted for a respiratory infection. >> reporter: in michigan, officials confirming a 6-year-old died from rsv complications, reportedly a boy from the detroit area. >> very, very few children die from rsv and the kids that get that sick, it's usually a child who had an underlying illness. >> reporter: hospitals from coast to coast are strained. pediatric beds in 17 states are above 80% occupied. this week we were inside the pediatric icu at cohen children's medical center in new york which is working over capacity. when a child comes in with this, what is the co

chief white house correspondent cecilia vega starts us off.>> reporter: hey, george, good morning. this is a speech president biden has very much been wanting to give, laying out the stakes for these mid terrms. he says this is a struggle for the very soul of america and that democracy is on this ballot for everyone in this country. it was a midterm closing argument and an urgent warning about the future of democracy as we know it. >> i know there's a lot at stake in these midterm elections from our economy to the safety of our streets to our personal freedoms, but there's something else at stake, democracy itself. >> reporter: right out of the gate president biden started with a graphic description of the attack on nancy pelosi's husband, a personal friend. >> it's hard to even say after the assailant entered the home asking where's nancy, where's nancy. >> reporter: the president saying there is no place for political intimidation or violence in this country. >> this intimidation, this violence against democrats, republicans and nonpartisan

back to cecilia vega. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning again.ot alone in sounding this dire warning, hundreds of business groups sent this letter to congress also urging them to intervene. they say a rail service shutdown for any period of time could cost upwards of $2 billion a day. not just talking about passenger travel but farming and food to crucial chemicals that are ed f causing also major supply chain disruptions. the sticking point right now for many of these union workers is over paid sick days. but the president's involvement here really calling on congress to act signals a major shift that could pit him against the union allies. the big question right now, what is next? well, congress could force the two sides to keep talking or impose a deal through legislation, george. speaker nancy pelosi says that congress will intervene and act on this at some point this week. >> thanks very much. >>> coming up here, on our "gma morning menu," jessie james decker calling out people commenting on her children's bodies in this picture. some saying

but getting political asylum in germany for people fleeing the draft in russia is not an easy task. cecilia sir gave up for berlin based and g, all the risk of being rejected is high. she and her colleagues have sent an open letter to german authorities asking to ease the conditions for those who don't want to serve in the russian army. yes, my, my boys, him all we asked for simplification of obligation rules, documented charin visas because now it's a very complicated process. and one can apply only after having proved and political persecution. and of course, we asked for simplified asylum for those waiters. hope all's to put into regina corridors room. but before the rules are ease, philip and maria are trying to find other ways of staying in germany. like a blank for work or student visa, they say, going back to russia, is not an option for them. the gold mines in eastern congo exploit the suffering of many for the wealth of a few. a brutal cycle of greed involving miners and revel groups. this gold may gleam brightly, but it is stained red with blood. people likely died for this precio

i want to get to cecilia vega.s almost 30 years now. this was a race that was supposed to be a shoe in for democrats. this is certainly their turf, but ended up facing a tough re-election. a lot of democrats watching districts to see if they could flip it in hopes this would put more pressure on democrats across the map. doesn't look like we're seeing this. in washington they haven't seen a republican take a national seat in that state in two decades. patty murray seems comfortable. >> rick, can you show us how patty murray did? did tiffany smiley have a chance? >> she goes into the race and you think this is a prized recruit. tried to steal patty murray's playbook and run as a younger version of her. you're seeing murray do what she nodes to do in seattle and olympia. this is still going to be a blue state. one of the things we're seeing is blue states are holding. there was a big worry about cathy hoke on the other side in new york. you saw democratic stars flocking to save her. people were high on tiffany smiley

cecilia vega traveling with the president. >>> also tonight, the breaking news involving former presidentrump. what he's expected to announce just a short time from now. jon karl standing by. >>> and trump's former vice president mike pence telling us he hasn't talked to trump in more than a year. pence says because trump returned to the rhetoric over the 2020 election. tonight, we ask mike pence

once it research projects, cecilia bar, which benito is also a part of a v i. a cows are coordinates, the project together, human waste from public toilets, and turn it into a usable resource. instead of flushing the waste with water, it's covered with pulverized straw. i can do a demonstration as if someone were peeling and it inside the toilet. the urine runs into a separate container. that means the feces stays dry, keeping them separate makes them easier to purify. one extra element of the project is to collect human waste and to bring the nutrients in it onto the fields as fertilizer. there's huge recycling potential in human waste aspect. this is where nutrients such as potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen, and many others that people excrete every day are being recycled. turning the plants that feed us back into fertilizer followed by the national. why do we want to recycle new transport? if we look at mineral, such as phosphorus or potassium, we typically get them from mines. and when it comes to phosphorus, resources are extremely scarce. nitrogen is anothe

cecilia vega traveling with the president. >>> also tonight, the breaking news involving former president short time from now. jon karl standing by. >>> and trump's former vice president mike pence telling us he hasn't talked to trump in more than a year.

expert quilter, cecilia and mars julio completed after two years of meticulous work. a process that uncovered much washington's remarkable skill and diver detail. cecilia is passionate about the craft of quilting and will be available to answer your questions. to welcome our wild wonderful speakers, and there will be a panel discussion following where you will have an opportunity to ask questions of both of them. for a flavor is a professional writer in his career began with the grand ships and her grandmother mother. both well-known historical biographers. she has written numerous historical biographies of her own including princesses, the daughters force the third. the unruly queen, the life of queen caroline. venus of empire, the life of pauline bonaparte. and of course the washington. 's georgian martha join crowned by love, which received the 2016 george washington progress. four of us also mount vernon second georgia papers follow. where she worked at windsor castle in the archives on her forthcoming biographies of the jack about heroin for mcdonald and lord hor

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cecilia's passionate about sharing the craft and history of quilting and will be available to answer your questions now to welcome our wonderful speakers. and there will be a panel following where you'll have an opportunity to ask questions of both of them. for frazier, as a professional writer and historian, his career began with apprenticeships under her grandmother and mother, both well known historical biographers. she's written numerous historical biographies of her own, including princesses the daughters of george, the third, the unruly queen, the life of queen caroline, venus of empire. the life of pauline bonaparte, and of course, the washingtons, george and martha, joined by french crowned bivalve, which received 2016 george washington book prize for it was also mt. vernon georgian papers fellow where she worked at windsor castle and the archives on her forthcoming biographies of the jacobite heroine flora macdonald and lord horatio nelson. after a presentation by four frazier, katherine geren come to the podium. she's a research editor at the papers of george washington. an

like the redesigned port, the genova piazza, cecilia, and the via us polito piazza delgano was the 1st open square. the squares are 1st painted to see the redesign as well received the piazza has since been paved, newly planted trees, benches and table tennis invite you to linger. in that event though, we call this a permanent structural intervention. if it got the square as the center of the neighborhood as if it had always been there in a traditional italian paved piazza, when it, when it's an ali, any one had rather have the $25.00 parking spaces back would be considered crazy outdoor a banana about about 22000 square meters of milan have been transformed into open squares, not without some resistance, but prato chilton, otto's new piazza seems to be popular. dental floss. i like that. residents can meet and relax here. in the heart of who we come here with the family sit play a little bit, they've created a really nice space with quite a bit over that i got a young people do this because they're passionate, it's become very beautiful, then all that's left for cars is a narrow passa

and standing by off to the side, jon karl, cecilia vega, martha raddatz, we'll all be here live all night long. we begin at:00 p.m. eastern on the network, as the first results come in. we'll be right here to guide you throw it. expect the unexpected. there are always surprises. rick clientelek klein tells us single day here. >>> as voters go to the polls, a hurricane bearing down on florida. mandatory evacuations ordered in two counties already. nicole is gaining strength tonight. expected to make landfall as a hurricane, then moving up into the east, in fact, right into the northeast. our chief meteorologist ginger zee with the timing and the track. she's in cocoa beach, florida, tonight. >> reporter: david, we are in a hurricane warning here from the space coast up to daytona beach, down to west palm. so, i want to take you to the map so you can see the timing of this. this is a thursday, early thursday landfall. and the impact is going to be wide. not just what you see in the cone, but well beyond it. it's going to take a sharp turn into georgia, south and north carolina and up the ea

our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega has more on that.rms based on how much they're paying for things. so the vice president today is heading to boston and that location is really telling because the head of new england's largest utility company recently told president biden that he is deeply concerned about a winter energy shortfall and on top of that, massachusetts residents are looking to pay 27% more on gas bills and 65% on electric bills because of rate increases they're looking at. so that's why you're seeing the white house highlighting this billions in aid they say could help lower heating costs. now, some 9 billion of that is money from that, you'll remember, massive climate and tax plan passed earlier this year that is supposed to help with energy efficient home upgrades. the rest of this is money to help low-income families to help with things like heating costs and home repairs. but the reality when it relates to home repairs these things take a long time and winter is just around the corner. as far as when american also feel

the end tire team in the studio, jon karl, cecilia vega, linsey davis, martha raddatz, will all be here in our election headquarters and all across the country live in each one of the battlegrounds, our live coverage all night long. we begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the network and as the first results come in we'll have them for you. we're going to be here all night to guide you through. expect the unexpected. there are always surprises again tomorrow night, abc news, the team right here with you all night long. >>> in the meantime, we turn to the other major news this monday night, the state of emergecy in florida at this hour. a hurricane watch in effect now along the eastern shoreline of florida. at this hour nicole is now gaining strength, possibly hitting as a category 1 hurricane as soon as wednesday now, that storm likely to cross the state and then make its way up the coast through several major cities right into new york and the northeast. senior meteorologist rob marciano in delray beach, florida, with the timing and track and what they're most worried about. >> reporter: toni

. >> reporter: conservationist cecilia says people have no idea giraffe are fighting for their survival. so seldom spoken about, it's known as the silent extinction. >> so the giraffe is basically under threat from all corners, from people themselves, from climate change. >> reporter: poachers hunt them for bush meet and even their tail, believing it gives them power. humans have also encroached on giraffe habitat. and exacerbating this, the worst drought in 40 years captured in these horrific images. numbers of the nubian giraffe have dwindled to such an extent they're on the critically endangered list. >> in many countries throughout africa, they've actually disappeared. >> reporter: paying for this rare privilege funds conservation. >> look who has come for breakfast. >> reporter: and supports a breeding program run jointly with the kenyan government. most of the giraffe born here have been reintroduced into the wild. it's so successful, numbers have risen from just 76 to 1200. not just a once-in-a-lifetime experience, it saves lives as well. debora patta, cbs news, nairobi, kenya. >