jaclyn lee has that story. jaclyn, good morning. >> hey, whit, good morning.nd taking charge from the housing crisis to the environment. after the devastating lahaina fires last august, the wahine or women across the island of maui are sounding the alarm about the toxic debris. >> do you feel like we're currently in trouble? >> i feel like we are teetering on some very, very sensitive areas where we're putting this toxic ash. >> reporter: toxic ash and debris containing arsenic and lead. more than 400,000 cubic yards of it temporarily dumped here by maui county. >> here across the street is the mother reef of hawaii. >> stop the desecration. stop the dumping of the toxic waste. >> reporter: this woman's hawaiian ancestors are buried adjacent to the dump site. >> the ancestors, all those who have come before us. >> reporter: she's giving this [ speaking in a non-english language ] offering to her ancestors, asking for strength after filling a public nuisance injunction against the county this week. the debris is contained in a plastic lined pit but she is conce

here's abc's jaclyn lee.ng an extra home was my way of getting a little bit of extra income for my retirement. >> reporter: patty peoples never imagined buying two small investment properties near her home would turn into such a colossal nightmare. >> oh my gosh. i mean, what a year this has been. literally one year ago at this time, the house was in shambles. i can see that they've changed the lock on the front door. how is that not breaking and entering? >> reporter: the 61-year-old from jacksonville, florida, became a victim of squatters, a maddening situation that cost her over $40,000 and put her in danger. >> i thought, if i put the key in the door, i don't know what's waiting on the other side. >> reporter: last year peoples put one of her houses on the market. it sat empty for less than a month before two strangers broke in, according to jacksonville police, and staked their claim, taking over. >> i called 911. as i'm describing to the officer that there may be somebody that had broken and entered int

jaclyn lee , abc news, los angeles. >> all right, let's turn back and talk a little bit about the weather. gorgeous around here. but there are some changes coming. >> yes, we have that. and sandy, a little earthquake. yeah, just a small earthquake. >> dan and irma, as we take a look at the latest from the usgs, ■it was a preliminary magnitude 3.4, just northwest of pinnacles. and as we look at the shake intensity map, you can see where it was centered just east of monterey. there were reports in and around the area from hollister, out towards pacific grove and soledad of people feeling it. here's a look at live pictures from our tower cameras, and you will notice the fog back in the picture. this is looking like summer from emeryville. camera plenty of sun from our other tower cameras right now as we look at what's happening in the atmosphere. high pressure, the controlling factor. today we saw temperatures come up into the 70s for our warmest locations. but meanwhile, down in southern california, that low continues to spin. they've been seeing showers and thunderstorms. there is a system

more now from abc's jaclyn lee. >> reporter: tonight, the growing crackdown on squatting.k, georgia, and alabama working on legislation to join florida in criminalizing the brazen act this week. >> you are not going to be able to commandeer somebody's private property and expect to get away with it. >> reporter: nationwide, squatter laws vary state to state with no nationwide enforcement directive. if a homeowner discovers a squatter, law enforcement's hands are tied because it's considered a civil matter. >> if you touch me again -- >> reporter: two moms in los angeles found this out the hard way after a squatter commandeered this $3 million dollar property down the street. >> you know, it's a constant problem. they're around, they're helping themselves to neighbors' packages. >> reporter: in new york city, under state law a squatter is considered a tenant after 30 days, and because it's a landlord-tenant dispute, the homeowner is forced into a lengthy court process to evict them. one squatting incident in new york turned into a murder investigation. a 52-year-old woman f

abc's jaclyn lee is back with more. : hey, janai, good morning, again. tsa says they are seeing some of their highest numbers all year. they're screening more than 2.7 million pass jersey on thursday alone. they say this is busier friday before christmas and if we're talking about the skies we have to talk about the roads. aaa reporting that the gas prices have slowly increased all year long. the current national average is $3.53 a gallon. they say those numbers will increase as demand continues to rise. now, of course, we can't forget to mention april 8th that monday that we will have eclipse day. many of us are excited about that, but both the faa and aaa are warning it will be busy in the skies and on the roads so leave early to avoid the extra congestion. gio? >> gio: some good advice there. all right, jaclyn, thank you so much. >>> turning to a big night in sports with the nets going big against the bulls to tie an nba record sinking 18 three-pointers in the second half of the game. dennis schroder and mikal bridges

abc's jaclyn lee has the details. jaclyn, good morning. lucky them. >> reporter: yes.cosmetology school is pricey, we're talking at least $15,000, and for some, the cost is too expensive to achieve their dreams, until now. when beyonce calls, you answer. >> oh my god. i am super excited. >> reporter: for atia johnson, she found out her cosmetology academy was hand-selected by queen bey herself to receive $50,000 for student scholarships. >> are you ready to be cosmetology's new elites? >> reporter: johnson owns an academy which, by the way, is the first of black-owned cosmetology school in new jersey. >> the team thought it was a big old scam. i'm not going to lie. >> reporter: the cecred x beygood fund is offering $500,000 annually in cities including atlanta, chicago, houston, and los angeles. >> one of the reasons they picked you is because you're one of the only schools on the east coast to offer a school for textured hair. why is that important? >> when i went to cosmetology school in a nine-month program, there was really only about two weeks of information on te

abc's jaclyn lee joins us now with the details. ning, jaclyn. >> reporter: hey, trevor, good morning. officials report six people were injured, mostly due to motion sickness. now, this all occurred on united flight 85 from tel aviv to newark. it experienced extreme turbulence and was forced to make an emergency landing in orange county, new york. five people were sent to the hospital, and the plane did refuel and took off again and landed safely in newark, and this all comes on the heels of tsa reporting some of their highest numbers this year so far. they reported screening 2.7 million passengers on thursday alone, and, in fact, they say this is busier than the friday before christmas and the wednesday before thanksgiving. now, of course, if we're talking about the skies, we also have to talk about the roads. aaa reporting gas prices have steadily increased. the national average right now is $3.53 a gallon. they say that will continue to increase as the demand goes up. now, of course, we can't forget to mention eclipse day happenin

witnesses described the frantic moments following the cinematographer being fatally shot, and abc's jaclyn leeful, jaclyn. good morning. >> reporter: yes, janai, good morning to you. after seven days of trial so far, we've now heard directly from director joel souza who was also shot on set. witnesses describing a chaotic environment as the jury contemplates who is responsible. >> it felt like somebody had taken a baseball bat to my shoulder. >> reporter: "rust" director joel souza taking the stand in the criminal trial of movie armorer hannah gutierrez friday, recalling the moment he and cinematographer halyna hutchins were shot on the film set. >> i just kept saying, you don't understand, no, no, no, this was a movie set. that's not possible. it's just not possible that there's a live wound. >> reporter: hutchins was killed after a revolver held by alec baldwin fired a live round as he was rehearsing inside this new mexico church back in october of 2021. gutierrez now facing involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering charges pleading not guilty, and this week new images presented in cou

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abc's jaclyn lee joins us live in los angeles with the details about that. , jaclyn. >> reporter: janai, good morning. advocates argue this is a step in the right direction given just how expensive it is to live in california. others argue it is bad for business and the increased cost will pass to the consumer. this morning, some fast food workers in california will soon be making at least $20 an hour, the highest minimum wage within the restaurant industry, set to begin monday. >> this is a start to improve the wages and also improve the working conditions in the industry. >> reporter: this is a $4 increase from the current minimum wage in the golden state, meaning some workers will make 25% more on their paychecks. advocates say it's about time, given the extremely high cost of living and inflation. >> more and more folks are unable to raise bigger families or at least, you know, put themselves in a position to retire effectively. >> reporter: the new law impacts more than half a million workers in california and only affects fast food chains with at least