andrew >> justin finch for us in washington, dc. justin, thank you. new video from the flooding disaster in libya now it shows cars swept away by a wall of water after two dams failed during a severe storm. more than 11,000 people are confirmed dead, but another 10,000 are still unaccounted for. abc's ian pannell is there. well take a look at this. >> that bridge there is something like 4 or 5 stories high and yet the water obviously came over the top, destroying the bridge and then roaring through here out to sea. >> experts in libya say they warned about the dams for months, but nothing was done to improve them. >> now to the controversy in the music industry. the co-founder of rolling stone magazine has been removed from his leadership position at the rock and roll hall of fame because of what he said about black and female artists. here's abc's derek dennis. >> this morning, rolling stone magazine co-founder jann wenner faces a firestorm of controversy over remarks he made to the new york times about the singers and musicians he chose and did not

abc news reporter justin finch tells us about the growing economic concerns. >> this morning. the united auto workers union awaiting its next steps. >> i'm ready to do whatever my president says. if president sean flynn says it's that plan, i'm ready. >> uaw president sean flynn warning that if there's no serious progress in talks with ford general motors or chrysler and jeep makers stellantis by noon eastern time today, the strike will expand to new facilities. we'll go. we'll go. >> we'll. >> nearly 13,000 uaw members walked off the job one week ago at targeted plants in michigan, missouri and ohio, calling for a cost of living adjustments, a return to worker pensions and 40% wage increases. >> we are offering an incredible an unprecedented increase. all they want is for everyone to make $300,000. that's not sustainable. >> all three auto companies saying they've been in negotiations with the uaw as recently as thursday. as the rhetoric surrounding those talks escalates. >> i think that you're seeing those media exchanges intensify and that will only continue as the parties,

justin finch, abc news, washington. >> a new cnn poll shows 61% of americans think joe biden was at least in his son hunter's business dealings during his time as vice president. of those polled, 42% believe mr. biden acted illegally, while 18% believe his actions were unethical, but not illegal. the poll comes a day after special counsel david weiss filed papers intending to seek an indictment against hunter biden relating to gun charges that 70 show actor danny masterson is going to prison and for a long time, masterson was sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping two women more than two decades ago. >> the judge handed down the sentence after the victims read impact statements. masterson was convicted after being retried following a mistrial back in december. >> the new cdc director is out with a warning today. covid is here to stay. hospitalizations rose by 16% nationwide from mid to late august, according to cdc data. 26 states, including california, saw hospitalizations climb more than 20% in that same time period. and covid related deaths are also up about 18% last month. cdc off

justin finch, abc news, washington.st televised court hearing in that georgia election interference case. >> former president donald trump and 18 others are charged under the state's racketeering law with trying to overturn mr. trump's 2020 loss. today a fulton county judge heard motions from attorneys who are representing two of the co-defendants. the judge set a trial date for october 23rd, but denied a push to separate their cases as he's never met ms. >> powell. he's never emailed text or called her. ms. >> powell had nothing to do with most of it, so i'll deny mr. rhodes motions to sever from ms. >> powell. i'll deny in part ms. powell's motion to sever for mr. chesbro. >> it is not clear whether the other 17 cases, including donald trump's, will also begin that day. but the district attorney is hoping to try everybody together. her office says they expect prosecutors to call more than 150 witnesses and not including jury selection. the case would take about four months. >> google is getting ready to defend itself

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. >> abc's justin finch is here now with new details. justin, good morning. >> rihanna and good morning. debris from that f 35 fighter jet now found after the us military launched an exhaustive search. even asking for the public's help in south carolina to a military mystery, investigators converging at a debris site with burn areas and downed trees that is presumed connected to the crash of that missing f-35 fighter jet. that jet among the most sophisticated on earth with the $100 million plus price tag was undetected for more than 24 hours. the officials say that f 35 vanished sunday afternoon. the pilot safely ejecting near joint base charleston after reports of an undisclosed mishap in the cockpit. the debris located in williamsburg county about two hours northeast. a military spokesman reporting that the pilot was in stable condition after being rushed to a medical center. but there was no sign of that jet itself, prompting the base to post this on social media, urging if you have any information that may help our recovery teams loca

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abc's justin finch is here now with those details. justin, good morning. >> andrew good morning. house speaker kevin mccarthy is now scrambling to corral enough members of his own party to pass several spending bills. conservative republicans have been demanding deeper spending cuts and have stricter border policies as well. at a meeting last night, we're told, speaker mccarthy outlined a new short term plan to fund the government , which would include deeper cuts. but it's still unclear if mccarthy has enough votes to pass the short term plan. lawmakers have only nine days left to take action. one of mccarthy's biggest critics, matt gaetz, called mccarthy weak yesterday day, accusing the house speaker of, quote, lying like a dead dog. in the meantime, president biden is expected to announce a new aid package for ukraine today, just as ukraine's president zelensky visits the white house and capitol hill. zelensky is asking for more us support for the war, but he's facing growing opposition, even among some republicans who want more accountability for the billions of dollars alrea

abc's justin finch is here now with those details. justin, good morning. >> andrew good morning. despite appeals for continued ukraine support from presidents biden and zelensky, that sentiment is now fading among many capitol hill republicans now calling for the us to cut its ukraine spending. president joe biden on the world stage encouraging united nations general assembly members to keep standing with ukraine in its near two year fight against russia. >> russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalize ukraine without consequence. >> ukraine pains president zelensky, echoing biden, warning the world against folding to war fatigue. >> the goal of the present war against ukraine is to turn our land, our people, our lives, our resources into a weapon against you, against the international rules based order. >> zelensky now set for a return visit to washington tomorrow, where a federal government shutdown looms as congress feuds over funding, including for ukraine. last year, zelensky addressed a joint meeting of congress to wide bipartisan support. but th

abc's justin finch is here now with new details. justin >> good morning, brianna and good morning. all eyes on detroit, where the big three automakers are braced for that strike and a potential economic ripple effect that could include billions of dollars in losses. this morning, what could be the calm before an historic simultaneous strike on the big three automakers? >> if called upon, we will be ready to do whatever it takes. >> ford, general motors and stellantis, the manufacturer behind chrysler and jeep, all trying to prevent up to 150,000 auto workers from walking off the job effective midnight thursday. the union outlining plans to strike an individual us auto plants at first, but also saying an all out strike is still a possibility. >> we're keeping all of our options open. >> united auto workers president shawn fain address guessing the rank and file, saying the union is making some headway in talks but isn't budging on key demands, including a 40% wage increase over the next four years, arguing that so much the ceos have gotten since the last contract, the most recent se

abc's justin finch is here now with the details. justin good morning. >> andrew good morning. the new charges against hunter biden could mean a criminal trial next year, just as his father campaigns for reelection. this morning, hunter biden's attorney is defending his client against a new federal indictment, claiming the new gun charges won't hold up in court. >> hunter owned an unloaded gun for 11 days. they will never have been. a charge like this brought in the united states. >> if convicted, the president's son could face up to 25 years in prison after special counsel david weiss indicted him on three felony gun charges. he's accused of lying about his drug use on an application when he bought a gun in 2018. experts say it's rare for the justice department to bring that kind of charge against a nonviolent offender. >> this is the only case i could find where it was just this charge where there was one gun. no criminal record, no other crimes were committed, and that the gun wasn't used in a crime. so when you take all of those factors together, all this is very unusual. a

abc's justin finch has more on the chaos unfolding at the capitol. justin, good morning. >> rihanna and good morning. house speaker mccarthy clearly frustrated, saying some far right members of his party apparently want to burn the whole place down roughly half a dozen house republicans are now refusing to agree to new spending measures. they say they are demanding more cuts and is claire mccarthy is having trouble controlling them because he lost a routine vote yesterday that would have triggered debate on the defense spending bill, which usually sails through the house. >> i don't understand why anybody votes against bringing the idea and having the debate. this is a whole new concept of individuals that just want to burn the whole place down. that doesn't work. >> it's a government shutdown now appears more likely with only eight days left before the government runs out of money, jeopardizing paychecks for federal workers, including military personnel along with a huge range of federal services. despite the urgency, lawmakers are now breaking for t

abc news reporter justin finch tells us about the growing economic concerns. >> this morning. the united auto workers union awaiting its next steps. >> i'm ready to do whatever my president says. if president sean finn says it's that plan, i'm ready. >> uaw president sean fain warning that if there's no serious progress in talks with ford, general motors or chrysler and jeep maker stellantis by noon eastern time today, the strike will expand to new facilities as well. no deals >> no deals. >> nearly 13,000 uaw members walked off the job one week ago at targeted plants in michigan, missouri and ohio, calling for a cost of living adjustments, a return to worker pensions and 40% wage increases. >> we are offering an incredible , unprecedented increase. all they want is for everyone to make $300,000. that's not sustainable. >> all three auto companies saying they've been in negotiations with the uaw as recently as thursday. as the rhetoric surrounding those talks escalates. >> i think that you're seeing those uh- media exchanges intensify and that will only continue as the parties