here's abc's kaylee hartung with the details. >> reporter: the new accuser coming forward alleging chris noth sexually abused her. >> he warned me that if i ever told a soul about what happened the night before that he would ruin my career. >> reporter: lisa gentilly, a singer and songwriter, says in 2002 noth offered her a ride home from a restaurant they both frequented. she says he then asked to see her apartment where she claims he forced himself on her aggressively kissing and groping her. >> i finally managed to push him away and get out of his grasp and yell, no, i don't want this. >> reporter: gentilly did not report this to authorities at that time. she's now speaking out just days after two women claimed to "the hollywood reporter" they were both sexually assaulted by him. one in los angeles in 2004. the other in new york in 2015. noth denying those first two allegations as categorically false calling the encounters consensual. and police tell us there's no investigation into these allegations, but in the wake of these claims, chris noth has been fired from his cbs show "the eq

thank you. >> our thanks to kaylee hartung for that report.ng a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> masks back on, the counties that were exempting certain people from face coverings are rescinding those rules as covid-19 surges again. thank you for joining us. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 4:00. the united states has shattered its daily covid-19 case record, now averaging more new infections than at any other point in the pandemic. we are at 270 7000 cases a day, passing our 250,000 a day average from january. it is in large part due to the latest surge but also demand for tests and backlogs of data following christmas weekend. last week, the u.s. reported more than 1.9 million cases. that averages about three americans testing positive every second. >> all bay area counties that had loosened mask mandates are putting them back in place. berkeley, marin county, sonoma county, and san francisco county announced today that universal masking exemptions are being suspended tomorrow morning. contra costa

and i don't say that lightly. >> kaylee hartung is back with us from albuquerque. kaylee, the district attorney also telling you she's really focused on the ammunition and how it got into the gun. >> reporter: whit, the d.a. tell me the key questions to answer here are how did a live round get loaded into that gun and go unnoticed, and why were real bullets mixed among the blanks and dummy rounds? she tells us it could be early spring before the investigation is handed over the her. >> there will be much more of kaylee's interview next friday on a special edition of "20/20," a deep dive into the fatal shooting. >>> now to the graduate student fatally stabbed near campus in new york city. police say the suspect then stabbing an italian tour sbis menacing a third person before being taken into custody. not far from where tessa majors was murdered two years ago. here's erielle reshef. > reporter: tonight, hauntingly familiar tragedy. that terrifying stabbing spree leaving the columbia university community once again grieving one of their own. 10:54 thursday evening, 3

>> all right, kaylee hartung, who has been covering this case from the start. kaylee, thank you. and of course, george's full interview tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc and then streaming on hulu. >>> we do have new reporting here tonight after that deadly high school shooting in michigan. tonight, the prosecutor now revealing new details on how the 15-year-old suspect allegedly obtained the gun that had just been purchased by his father on black friday. and tonight here, the faces of the four students who were killed. seven others injured. one student still in critical condition. and the growing focus on the gunman's own parents. could they now face potential charges? abc's trevor ault from michigan tonight. >> reporter: tonight, as the oxfoord community mourns, the oakland county prosecutor now revealing new details to us about how the suspect allegedly accessed the weapon his father bought on black friday and used it to gun down fellow students. >> i think the evidence you'll see in the near future suggests that it wasn't that he -- he didn't have to work that ha

here's kaylee hartung. >> reporter: tonight, outrage growing over a 110-year prison sentence for theruck driver convicted in this deadly highway inferno. his family on the steps of the colorado capitol today, joining calls for justice for rogel aguilera-mederos. >> governor polis, we want you to reduce or grant clemency for the unfair sentencing of 110 years. >> reporter: nearly 5 million people signing an online petition asking for his sentence to be reduced, and now the district attorney filing a motion for the judge to reconsider, calling this "an exceptional case involving unusual and extenuating circumstances." in 2019, four people were killed and several injured in the fiery crash. the trucker claiming his brakes failed. >> your honor, i don't know why i'm alive. >> reporter: but prosecutors arguing he was going almost twice the speed limit, bypassing a truck ramp before the crash. a jury finding him guilty on 27 counts. the judge saying he wouldn't have chosen this sentence, but his hands were tied by state law. and david, the d.a. is asking colorado's governor to meet with su

thank you. >> our thanks to kaylee hartung for that report.hy some are across cars and this massive eucalyptus tree took out a lot. bay area mask rules changed, when you hear how bad the surge is getting you will understand why it is necessary. >> moving solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> you are looking at what might be the last reign of the year, live doppler 7. after that -- i am ama i am amaa dan: and i dan ashley, glad you're with us. we are on storm watch for what might be the last time in a few days. after record-setting rain and snowfall in northern california, speaking of falling, take a look at this huge eucalyptus tree that crashed on monterey boulevard near highway 13 in the oakland hills. it took down power lines and landed on top of two cars parked in a driveway. pg&e was called to repair the power lines but there were no reports of injuries. ama: thousands of drivers trying to make it down from the sierra, 80 and 50 are open. caltrans, chp and other agencies telling people do not travel unless you have to. it is dangerous. the go

>> all right, kaylee hartung with us tonight. kaylee, thank you. >>> and i mentioned there was one more note from the white house today. relief for parents and college students across the country. president biden extending the pause on student loan payments through may 1st now. the president saying that some student loan borrowers are still coping with the pandemic and need more time. the payments were set to restart february 1st. >>> and tonight, the nhl is pulling its players out of the winter olympics in beijing. more fallout from covid. beginning today, the league pausing its season until after christmas. the nhl will use what would have been the olympic break to make up for missed games in this pandemic. >>> when we come back here tonight, news coming in this evening about a tragic holiday discovery. a family of seven found dead in their home and what authorities have now revealed tonight. today, things can be pretty unexpected. but your customers, they still expect things to be simple. and they want it all personalized. wit

on the film is speaking to kaylee hartung. and ammunition to the movie. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. as alec baldwin opens up for the first time to you, others who witnessed the shooting are starting to feel more comfortable speaking up. the assistant director feet away from baldwin now corroborating that stunning detail that alec baldwin didn't pull the trigger. new this morning, a lawyer for the movie's assistant director dave halls responding to george stephanopoulos's interview with alec baldwin saying her client maintains baldwin never pulled the trigger. >> the entire time baldwin had his finger outside the trigger guard parallel to the barrel and that he told me since day one he thought it was a misfire. i know. and until alec said that it was just really hard to believe but dave has told me since the very first day i met him that alec did not pull that trigger. >> reporter: the owner of a prop arsenal that provided guns and ammunition to the production of "rust" is speaking exclusively

kaylee hartung is live in los angeles with more. kaylee, good morning. >> reporter: george, whit.dden is to the nfl what elvis presley was to rock 'n' roll. he is the king. that's how the nfl commissioner has described john madden's place in the pantheon of football. now he leaves a lasting legacy. >> football has been my life and it's given me so much. >> reporter: john madden was a true titan in a sport of giants. >> he's the best in football at that. >> reporter: the face and voice of the nfl for more than four decades. >> he makes that play right there, boom. >> reporter: injury would keep madden from playing in the nfl but at just 32 the oakland raiders hired him as their head coach in 1969. that's where he would begin to build a legacy. storming the sidelines carrying a team to a super bowl xi victory and never allowing a losing record in his ten years with the franchise. >> he scored a super bowl touchdown. >> reporter: retiring from coaching at just 42. he turned to the broadcasting booth. over three decades calling more than 500 games. >> jon taylor really came up with th

abc news reporter kaylee hartung has that exclusive interview. kaylee: an abc interview.armor phil reed, defending his daughter, hannah guiterrez reed, the armorer on the set of "rust." as a father, are you concerned that hannah could go to jail? this is only the second time his daughter was charged to be -- hired to be in charge of what was a movie set. george: did you think she was up for the job? alec baldwin: i assume because she was there and was hired she was up for the job. kaylee: coming up at 7:00 a.m., we will hear more from phil reed about what his daughter told him happened on the set of "rust," and where she was when the gun went off. with your "gma" news first look, i am kaylee hartung, abc news, los angeles. kumasi: cheer tree lighting is still set to go off. this person intentionally set the fully decorated tree on fire and left behind a canister. luckily, firefighters were in the area and were able to put the fire out within minutes. >> to have someone potentially jeopardize that and jeopardize the opportunity for people to gather in communal spaces and s

with your gma first look, i am kaylee hartung. reggie: new details on a standoff in antioch ending with a suspect setting his home on fire before being shot and killed by police. the man was walking down the street, shooting at homes and cars friday afternoon. police say not only was he wearing camouflage also body armor. he eventually barricaded himself in his home and continued to shoot. shortly after the fire started police say that man tried to escape through the backyard. he encountered a swat team when he was shot. his name has not been released and no one else was hard. kumasi: we are waiting to find out more about a suspicious death outside of the tesla factory. the -- you can see several emergency vehicles. the fire department responded to the report of a person down in the parking lot. when medics got there the person was reported dead. 15 people are under arrest san jose police busted a catalytic converter theft ring. officers recovered more than 1000 catalytic converters along with the tools to steal them. illegal weap

kaylee hartung has the interview you'll only see right here on abc. >> reporter: this morning, new fallout from george stephanopoulos' exclusive interview with alec baldwin. >> honest to god, if i felt that i was responsible, i might have killed myself if i thought i was responsible, and i don't say that lightly. >> reporter: the santa fe district attorney who could press criminal charges reacting first on abc news. >> you can see that he is devastated by what happened. i think that we could all see that. he was not expecting that to happen, didn't want that to happen. >> reporter: for the first time, the actor describing the moment he shot halyna hutchins. >> i would never point a gun at anybody and pull a trigger at them, never, never. that was the training i had. you don't point a gun and pull the trigger. >> reporter: baldwin saying he was following hutchins' directions during a rehearsal and never pulled the trigger. >> and i cocked the gun. i go, can you see that? can you see that? can you see that. then i let go of the hammer of the gun and the gun goes off. i let go of the hammer o

here's abc's kaylee hartung. >> reporter: on bonanza creek ranch outside of santa fe, new mexico, 75actors, and hundreds of extras all converged on set with the singular goal of making the western movie "rust." >> the story is about this grizzled outlaw named harland rust. and that was the character played by alec baldwin. >> reporter: alec baldwin was both its star and a producer on the film. >> we're out here making a western. that's classic cinema right there. >> reporter: helena hutchins,ns, 24-year-old photographer originally from ukraine. >> it's a passion for sure. once you get the bug, you can't get out of it. >> "rust" was a big break. it was an opportunity for her to just show how good she was. >> this is a $7.5 million movie. it is the catering budget on a d.c. comics movie. >> they were insisting upon having one person do two very important jobs. the armorer role, taking care of the guns and ammunition, and then they wanted that person to also be an assistant prop person. >> reporter: 24-year-old hanna gutierrez reid was hired as both armorer and prop assistant. she's the

kaylee hartung is in los angeles with more including what alec baldwin is saying overnight. r: hey, good morning, michael. this latest search warrant is giving us new insight into where detectives are looking for clues. now putting alec baldwin's cell phone at the center of this investigation. overnight, authorities granting a warrant to search and seize alec baldwin's cell phone. >> someone is responsible for what happened and i can't say who that is but i know it's not me. >> reporter: according to a new affidavit detectives believe there may be evidence material and relevant to the investigation into cinematographer halyna hutchins' death on the set of the movie "rust." the santa fe sheriff's department now seeking to conduct a forensic download of baldwin's phone including images, videos, text messages, emails, as well as information from his social network accounts. an investigator stating in the affidavit that she previously requested baldwin turn over his phone but was instructed to acquire a warrant. an attorney for baldwin telling abc news, we proactively requested t

here's kaylee hartung with the latest. >> reporter: it happened in morro bay, north of los angeles, in an area of the beach known as "the pit." police and fire crews getting the call just after 10:30 this morning after the male surfer's lifeless body was pulled from the water, first spotted by a fellow surfer. >> morro bay, morro bay harbor patrol, unresponsive, north pitt and embarcadero road. >> reporter: the surfer's identity unkknown at this time. the director of the harbor patrol telling abc news the bite appeared to be consistent with that of a great white. authorities quickly posting signs warning families to stay out of the water. the last fatal shark attack in san luis obispo county was nearly 20 years ago. a woman was swimming with sea lions when she was attacked by a shark. >> kaylee, thank you. >>> we turn now to the pandemic. omicron cases rising at an exponential rate. the country seeing more than 176,000 new infections each day. an increase of 45% in just the past two weeks. nationwide, many are struggling to find tests. here's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, the last

here's abc's kaylee hartung. >> reporter: tonight, a new accuser coming forward, alleging actor chris noth sexually abused her. >> he warned me if i told another soul about what happened the night before he would ruin my career. >> reporter: lisa gentile, a singer and songwriter, says in 2002 noth offered her a ride home from a new york restaurant they both frequented. she then says he asked to see her apartment, where she claims he forced himself on her, aggressively kissing and groping her. >> i finally managed to push him away and yelled, "no, i don't want this." >> reporter: gentile did not report this to authorities at that time. she's now speaking out just days after two women claimed to the "hollywood reporter" that they were both sexually assaulted by him. one in los angeles in 2004, the other in new york in 2015. noth denying those first two allegations as "categorically false," calling the encounters "consensual." police tell us there's no investigation into these allegations. but since these claims have surfaced, noth has been fired from his cbs show "the equalizer and drop

kaylee hartung has the latest. kaylee, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, janai. process for so many people involved. now that a jury has determined that this truck driver was responsible for this deadly collision, the question sparking so much backlash now is does this punishment really fit the crime? this morning, pressure mounting on colorado's governor to reduce the 110-year prison sentence for the truck driver convicted in this deadly highway crash. >> it doesn't really spell justice. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: calls for justice for rogel aguilera-mederos on the steps of the colorado capitol. his mother in tears. > governor polis, we want you to reduce or give clemency for the unfair sentencing of 110 years. >> reporter: those voices echoing the nearly 5 million people who signed an online petition asking for his controversial sentence to be reduced. >> nobody is asking that he not serve any time. they're just asking for a reduction that's commensurate with the crime here. >> reporter: and now the district attorney filing a motion for the judge to recons

kaylee hartung is back with more. wo kids she's adopted she shares some of the challenges she faces alongside them. this morning, one of hollywood's most beloved and private actresses opening up about what it's like to be a white mother to the two black children she's adopted. >> to say that i wish our skins matched, sometimes i do. because then it would be easier to have people approach us. >> reporter: in an exclusive clip from the newest episode of "red table talk," sandra bullock making this personal confession about her children. son louis adopted in 2010 and laila in 2015 seen in a previous episode of "red table talk" last year. >> have people ever been like, sandy, why would you adopt two black children? you know -- >> no one would say -- >> i know, i know. >> guess what, you get the racism. you get the -- there's been -- sure, a lot of people and guess what, not my problem. >> reporter: 40% of adopted children are of a different race than their adoptive parents. >> for all transracial adoptive parents who have

kaylee hartung has all the latest from los angeles. was walking the red carpet ahead of the premiere for "sex and the city"'s latest chapter "and just like that." as he denies the allegations that have surfaced, his career is in serious jeopardy. this morning as chris noth faces allegations of sexual assault the tv drama "the equalizer" firing him. cbs and universal television saying in a statement, chris noth will no longer film additional episodes of "the equalizer" effective immediately. >> it's different this time. >> reporter: the 67-year-old also reportedly dropped by his talent agency and his viral commercial for peloton pulled. peloton telling abc news the company was unaware of the allegations when he appeared in the ad. with the premiere of the "sex and the city" reboot, "and just like that" just over a week ago he was back in the spotlight. >> depends how spent i am. >> reporter: two women say all the attention surrounding the revival and devise of his character was triggers. they chose to remain anonymous claiming they were

our kaylee hartung joins us with what we're learning about his passing. cing partner id jean-marc stood for authenticity and creativity. now his loved ones are finding comfort in knowing his beautiful style and impactful work will live on. >> we should beat our breasts and tear our hair. don't you feel angry? >> reporter: he was the award winning filmmaker best known for directing the hit series "big little lies." >> i was holding on to this idea of perfection so tight. >> reporter: this morning, tributes pouring in from hollywood and beyond for canadian director, producer and editor jean-marc vallee as we learn more about his sudden death over the holiday weekend. sources tell abc news the likely cause of death a heart attack. though officially it is yet to be determined. >> his passing came as a shock and surprise. he didn't drink, didn't smoke and probably the healthiest 58-year-old i know. >> reporter: the acclaimed director got his start making short films but made his mainstream mark in the industry with "dallas buyers club." >> mr. woodruff, we esti

kaylee hartung is in los angeles with the story. rge. we heard alec baldwin go into such vivid detail with you and now as he re-emerges into public life we're getting more first person accounts of the utter confusion, the shock and the disbelief in that church and across the set that day. overnight, alec baldwin making his first public appearance since the shooting on the set of "rust" as the master of ceremonies at a human rights event. >> good evening, and welcome. thank you for all coming out tonight. >> reporter: this as new cast and crew break their silence. >> all of a sudden, boom, and it is a big boom, smoke, everything. >> reporter: describing the moment tragedy struck the set. >> and people immediately, you can hear the bedlam going off inside this building. people were scrambling, running, not even -- no one even thought that it might be a real bullet. >> if you weren't on this movie, you can't possibly understand what this feels like. >> reporter: special effects coordinator thomas gandy was inside the church when the fat

kaylee hartung is back with us with the details. latest stint in rehab he says he fears he'd still be drinking if he and jennifer garner were still married. >> somebody's responsible. >> when things happen, jack, i'm responsible. >> reporter: ben affleck setting the record straight on his 2015 divorce with jennifer garner. >> the truth was we took our time. we made the decision. we didn't want to show -- we grew apart. we had a marriage that didn't work. this happens. >> reporter: during a candid appearance on "the howard stern show" the oscar winner explaining his struggle with alcoholism during his ten-year marriage. >> i was trapped. you know, i was like i can't leave because of my kids but i'm not happy. what do i do? what i did is drank a bottle of scotch and fell asleep on the couch which turned out to not be the solution. >> reporter: affleck says it was not the drama portrayed in the media. >> there are only bad options. it's about finding the best one. >> we can did it amicably. we did our best. was stuff difficult for us?

kaylee hartung is live in los angeles with more on that. ning, amy. marvel fans all over the world were waiting for this one, and millions of them made a point to outrun the spoilers and run to the theaters making "spider-man: no way home" the most successful film to premiere since the pandemic hit and put it among the biggest opening weekends ever. "spider-man" is swinging into box office history. >> hello, peter. >> reporter: after only three days in theaters, "spider-man: no way home" is already the highest grossing film of this year, and last. >> dude! >> dude! >> dude! >> reporter: exclusively in theaters, it's the biggest opening weekend of the covid era by a long shot, raking in $253 billion domestically. no other film during the pandemic has topped $100 million a weekend. "spider-man" did that in a single day. add in the film's massive totals overseas and it's the third biggest worldwide opening of all-time. >> it's not just huge numbers for pandemic times. it's cementing all-time box office records. >> reporter: the final chapter in

the father of the armorer in charge of weapons has given abc news an exclusive interview and kaylee hartungannah gutierrez reed, the 24-year-old armorer on the set of "rust" has been at the center of this story since we first learned of the tragic death of halyna hutchins. hannah was new to the responsibility of this job, but her father is a legend in the industry. he's telling us she's not to blame here. this morning, for the first time since the fatal shooting on the set of "rust," the father of armorer hannah gutierrez reed speaking out to defend her. >> as a father, are you concerned that hannah could go to jail? >> no. no. the sheriff's department will get to the bottom of this. i'm not worried about that. >> reporter: thell reed who served as an armorer or weapons specialist for films like "tombstone" -- >> i have two gun, one for each of you. >> reporter: -- to "3:10 to yuma." that's hannah on the set with him when she was 10. eventually following in his footsteps. >> she's been raised around gun safety and all that stuff since she was a little girl. she liked film but talked about c

. >> kaylee hartung truly, truly taking one for the team. >> that was the best stand-up i've ever seen wars" set or the desert but it is not. these are the silver lake sand dunes. >> "rise & shine," rhode island. i am coming to you from the top of fort adams built 222 years ago. ♪ >> that's one of the most extraordinary sights i think i've ever seen in my life. to hear that sound and feel the ground vibrating. ♪ >> ike ejiochi is live from the original diamond from "field of dreams." >> this field and those cherished memories just another reason to ask, is this heaven? nah, it's iowa. >> will you tell people you are not on a movie set? that is a gorgeous shot behind you. >> that's the thing about oregon. almost everywhere you look you're going to see something beautiful. >> this is the view from pikes peak. what a way to watch the sun come up over the eastern horizon here. >> good morning, america. >> all: "rise & shine." >> "rise & shine." >> "rise & shine." >> " sne." shine."se & s >> all: "rise & shine," america. >> the tour continues in 2022.ng >> yes. >> a little dose of laughing

is breaking so many records, but there's a lot to see this weekend in theaters and at home so kaylee hartung> reporter: hey, good morning, gio. here at the movies it is the most wonderful time of the year. there are some big hits for the box office with "spider-man" leading the way, it's on pace to be the first movie of the pandemic era to swing right past the $1 billion mark. >> i can't save everyone. >> reporter: "spider-man" has entered another realm. marvel's latest escapade now the highest grossing movie of the year after just ten days in theaters. >> hello, peter. >> reporter: "spider-man: no way home" earning more than $800 million globally. that's more than any other hollywood movie has made during the pandemic. >> "spider-man: no way home" has a huge built-in fan base because there are marvel fans all over the globe who have waited so long to see this movie and it really just highlights the fact that superhero movies are so important to the box office right now because they are huge moneymakers. >> reporter: but trying to take down that massive web at the box office -- ♪ my name is

kaylee hartung is at the cruise ship port in long beach with more for us. g, robin. it was supposed to be a three-day cruise from here in southern california to evnsenad, mexico. that ship returned but one woman did not. it's unclear how and why she went overboard and the search for her ended at sea with the search for clues now continuing. this morning, the fbi investigating a deadly mystery at sea. a woman falling overboard from this cruise ship in the middle of the night. 35 miles off the coast of mexico. >> heard man overboard, man overboard port side. man overboard. >> reporter: a woman in her 20s who has not yet been identified was traveling on the carnival "miracle." the cruise line saying she fell early saturday morning from the balcony of her stateroom. passengers say they were told unreleased security footage from the ship captured her fall. >> i had a balcony. so i went outside and looked and immediately they were throwing life preservers. they threw two out into the ocean. >> reporter: the coast guard, mexican navy and another cruise ship joining

mariah carey sat down with our kaylee hartung to talk about her fabulous new special that she says is years ago. now she's delivering more magic with a new christmas tv special. ♪ i don't want a lot more christmas ♪ ♪ there is just one thing i need ♪ >> reporter: it's the holiday anthem that has only gotten betterwith age. ♪ underneath the christmas tree ♪ >> reporter: with that timeless chorus everybody knows. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> reporter: written by the queen of christmas herself, mariah carey. >> i didn't know when i wrote this song it was going to be what it is. but truly as a songwriter, it means the world to me. >> reporter: since its debut in 1994 "all i want for christmas is you" smashing every single record imaginable. topping the charts, reaching a billion streams on spotify and now going platinum ten times over making it the first holiday tune to ever earn the coveted diamond status. >> people ask like how did you do this? and what was your scientific secret in writing this song? i'm like, it's called realness bcause i actually love the holidays so much.