gio. >> gio: all right. so many thinking of him and hoping that he recovers.o much, terry. >>> now to the mysterious deaths of oscar-winning actor gene hackman and his wife three days after their bodies were found in their new mexico home. investigators say tests show that no sign of carbon monoxide poisoning was there, but they're waiting for more test results. abc's melissa adan is in los angeles with the latest. good morning, melissa. >> reporter: gio, good morning, so, gene hackman and his wife's death still remain a mystery. this as investigators are just trying to get their hands on any new information so they can put together a time line of the couple's last known whereabouts. this morning, as authorities intensify the investigation into the deaths of legendary actor gene hackman and his wife, betsy arakawa, one potential cause in their suspicious deaths remain a question. >> both individuals tested negative for carbon monoxide. the manner and cause of death has not been determined. >> reporter: police trying to zero in on exactly when the couple may ha

gio? yeah, absolutely, but we know that you're going to be here all morning long on this show to bring us the very latest from the red carpet, whit. we appreciate that as always. >>> we are going to turn now to those mass federal firings and rising levels of uncertainty for government workers. billionaire elon musk doubling down on his doge drive to slash federal spending. abc's selina wang is in washington with the details now on what's ahead this week. good morning, selina. >> reporter: hey, good morning, gio. federal workers are getting even more anxious and confused. thousands have already been laid off, and those who still have their jobs are now getting yet another email asking them what they did at work last week. elon musk says if they don't respond, they'll be fired. this morning, federal workers bracing for more layoffs as they receive a second wave of emails demanding they list five tasks they completed at work last week by monday night. elon musk saying those who fail to respon

it spins. >> gio: whit, thank you so much.e start this morning here with the fireworks in the oval office, the tense exchange involving president trump, vice president vance and ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy who left the oval office without signing that minerals deal. selena has more on this from washington. >> reporter: what played out yesterday in the oval office was shocking, something we have never seen before. you had the u.s. president publicly berating the leader of a country fighting for its survive ever since russia invaded ukraine three years ago. now u.s.'s support is unclear. >> if you didn't have our military equipment -- >> reporter: this morning shockwaves around the world after peace talks implode between president trump and president volodymyr zelenskyy. the oval office meeting turning explosive after president volodymyr zelenskyy warns if russia takes over ukraine, america will feel the pressure. >> you have a nice ocean and don't feel now, but you will feel it in the future. >> you don't know that.

we'll see you back here >> gio: good morning, america. slashing jobs.workers bracing for a new round of firings with a new email. show your work or you'll be shown the door.