linsey? >> kayna, thank you so much. >>> now to the dangerous storm nor'easter brewing.a possible - more than 70 million americans on alert. a massive storm system with an atmospheric river slamming the oregon coast. historic rain for areas stricken by drought and wildfires. a powerful water fall there in california. in the midwest more severe storms after 13 reported tornados. this one near kansas city. tonight new jersey already declaring a state of emergency h ahead of that possible n nor'easter. rob times it out, but first will carr is in california. >> reporter: tonight, powerful winds and historic rainfall lashing the west coast. a potent atmospheric river slamming the region for more than 24 hours. sending mud and trees and boulders crashing down into this california highway. this big rig overturning on the richmond bridge. off the washington coast, the strongest storm on record. east of seattle, two people killed sunday when a tree struck their car. back in california outside sacramen

linsey? >> will, thank you. >>> let's get right to rob marciano. time this all out for us, heading into monday. >> reporter: linsey, this is a large and powerful system that rapidly intensitied. the atmospheric river continues to pour in. heavy rain, more wind tonight. and snow at the highest elevations. we'll see another 5 to 10 inches of rainfall, more flooding, more debris flows expected there. and the energy from yesterday's storm now in the midwest. tornado watches posted for eastern oklahoma through st. louis, into illinois. and it combines with energy off the coast, and we'll see a nor'easter in the northeast tuesday and wednesday. linsey? >> rob, thank you. >>> now to the deadly shooting on a movie set. and the emotional new images coming in. alec baldwin embracing the husband and young son of halyna hutchins, the cinematographer killed thursday by a gun fired by the actor. investigators are focusing on the gun, and how it was handled by the crew in the days leading up to the deadly s

linsey? >> phil, thanks so much. and for more on this now, we're joined by dr. john brownstein, chief innovation officer at boston's children's hospital. always good to talk to you. let's start off with parents. what do you tell them who feel like the timing of this authorization request seems too fast? >> yeah, good morning, linsey. i mean, you'd say that parents feel like this authorization is moving too slowly. the bottom line is the fda will be incredibly thoughtful in its review of data. so far what we've seen these vaccines are incredibly safe and effective for kids similar to what we see from 12 and above with minimal side effects but the fda is not going to rush the process reviewing thousands of pages of data and will be deliberate in weighing risks and benefits and fully expect authorization in november but they're not going to be forced into making a decision until they're 100% comfortable they're ready for kids. >> do you feel pediatricians for the most part will be ready to recom

linsey? >> whit, thank you. let's bring in former state department official steve ganyard. good morning, steve. thank you for talking with us today. the state department has not said much other than to say this is a top priority. what is likely happening behind the scenes right now? >> they're probably first trying to get in touch with the kidnappers and much of the hostage rescue effort will be led out of the u.s. embassy. we have the ability to put fbi hostage negotiation teams quickly on the ground in port-au-prince. there are probably back-up plans as well to bring in u.s. military to bring in hostage rescue. >> in august, the state department urged americans not to travel to haiti because of the risk of kidnappings. what can you tell us about these warnings? >> sometimes these are just warnings. a situation in a country may be dire and u.s. citizens may be in danger. missionary groups often work around the world in very difficult and dangerous situations. they know the risks. unfortunate

linsey. >> so many watching that closely. maryalice parks, thank you so much. >>> now let's bring in abc news political director rick klein, for what's coming up on later on "this week." good morning to you, rick. let's talk, crisis averted with the debt ceiling for now, at least. so much of biden's agenda is tied into both of these infrastructure bills passing. any progress on that front? >> linsey, this is a fascinating dynamic, and it really looks like a dangerous one potentially for democrats. we have three weeks and counting until the next deadline. democrats know two key things. they know, number one, they will have to deal with the debt ceiling and government funding again this year, and they know republicans aren't going to help them on either of those again. now you got these negotiations going on between progressives and moderates on these two big spending packages, so much of the biden agenda up in the air. there's so much mistrust around the price tag, around the motivations of these democrats and they know that t

linsey davis is here. >>> the hospital shooting in philadelphia. the gunman wearing body armor and carrying multiple weapons. >>> the two hot air balloon accidents in new mexico. >>> william shatner tonight and what he's now saying about heading to the edge of space. >>> and tom brady and bill belichick, and what happened after the hug. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us as we start a new week together here. several developing stories. that oil spill off the california coast. we're going to take you out on the ocean tonight. the virus and what dr. fauci said today about christmas this year. but we're going to begin tonight with that major worldwide outage for facebook. here in the u.s. and in countries all over the world. billions of users, instagram and whatsapp down for hours, too. all day, the company saying it was trying to get to the bottom of this, saying, "we are working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible." facebook has had outages before, but of course nothing on this scale. and this massive outage comes ju

linsey? >> janai, thank you. >>> earlier today, former president bill clinton walked out of a california hospital six days after being admitted for an infection. the 75-year-old and his wife, hillary clinton, thanking doctors and staff at uc irvine medical center. his condition is not uncommon for men his age. and there are warning signs. marcus moore is there. >> reporter: six days after he arrived at this southern california hospital fighting an infection, former president bill clinton walked out on his own with a show of gratitude. the doctors and nurses who treated him lining up outside as clinton left with his wife, former secretary of state hillary clinton, sunday morning. >> how are you feeling? >> reporter: giving a thumbs-up when asked how he was feeling. his motorcade heading straight to the airport where the former president would fly to his new york home. aides said the 75-year-old was overly fatigued when he was admitted to the hospital on tuesday. his wife and daughter chelsea,

i'm linsey davis. we begin tonight with the travel chaos gripping parts of the country on this holiday weekend. southwest airlines cancelling at least a quarter of its 4,000 flights today, on top of 800 on saturday. the airline blaming weather and air traffic control issues. the faa says neither is a factor today. yet thousands of passengers remain stranded. these images are from denver. other major cities affected include baltimore, phoenix, and dallas. late today, southwest saying it's working to accommodate all stranded passengers. phil lipof has the story. >> reporter: tonight, confusion and chaos at airports across the country. tens of thousands of southwest airlines passengers stranded after their flights were canceled. the airline cancelling more than 1,000 flights today, on top of 800 saturday. >> i got an email at 5:00 this morning telling me my flight was canceled. >> reporter: in el pase, tanya sanchez was heading to dallas for the cowboys game. but at the airport, more red on the boards tha

we're very happy to have linsey davis, victor oquendo back at the desk with us for another day this weekend. there is a lot to get to, including new information on the pandemic. >> in the past week new covid cases are down 12.5%. hospitalizations down 9%, and new deaths down 13%. but the number of people fully vaccinated still stands at 66%. >> vaccine mandates are front and center of contentious

linsey?ere, zachary, thank you. >>> joining us is abc news contributor and former nypd chief of detectives, mr. robert boyce. welcome, chief, always good to talk to you. zachary mentioned chicago's mayor sued the police union president over his stance on the vaccine mandates, and he's mentioned it in a veiled threat, a sizeable part of his force is eligible to retire at this point. what kind of impact is all this having on the state of policing in chicago right now? >> well, it's exactly what chicago doesn't need right now. they're in the throes of a terrific, horrific i should say crime, violent crime spike and that's what we're seeing now. the people of chicago don't deserve this and neither do its police officers. this pitched battle between him and the mayor, the saber rattling back and forth needs to stop. and what i see right now across the nation, everywhere. but there is no need for noncompliance in going to a portal. i don't see the problem there. she's already backed off and said yo

abc's linsey davis spoke exclusively to jane roe's daughter and the child at the center of the landmark case. >> i understand that it has nothing to do with me. it doesn't revolve around me. i wasn't the one who, like, created this law. i'm not the one who created this movement. >> and later on "good morning reaction when she learned she r- was the anonymous baby roe. >>> president biden's economic agenda remains in limbo with democrats divided over his $3.5 trilli $3.5 trillion spending package. progressives acknowledge they have to trim the price tag, but they're clashing with moderates after being forced to delay a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. democrats say they hope to pass both bills by halloween. >>> and turning to the pandemic, the nation's largest school district begins enforcing the vaccine mandate today. an overwhelming majority of teachers have received at least one shot. meanwhile, dr. anthony fauci is making headlines for what he said about the upcoming holiday season. abc's dan lieberman has the story. >> reporter: with the u.s. death toll from covid now mor

john thune tells lins linsey da new laws are needed to give them the authority. >> give them the power and the authority to impose penalties when violations encur. laws have to be enforced. it's one of the rare issues when there's bipartisan agreement. and that's big tech companies have way too much power. >> reporter: she underscored the lack of transparency from big tech and encouraged others to speak up. senator ed markey calling her an american hero. >> facebook is like big tobacco, enticing young kids with the first cigarette, the first media is to hook kids for life. >> senator richard blumetion. >>> the coast guard is not sure how much oil leaked from a pipeline in southern california. officials say it could be moore of the previous estimate of 144,000 gallons. the source of the leak has been found. a section of the pipeline was pulled across the ocean floor, possibly by the anchor of a cargo ship heading into one of the busy ports nearby. >> the pipeline has been pulled, like a bow string. at its widest point is 105 feet away from where it was. it was kind of in a semicircle. >

good morning, linsey. >> good morning to you, robin. good to see you all. a woman who has carried an incredible burden for decades. something she says she tried to ignore but it won't go away. shelley lynn thornton said she's feeling like she's blamed for the actions of her mother, jane roe. >> a lot of people didn't know that i existed. >> reporter: for decades, she's been known simply as baby roe. now at 51 years old, shelley thornton is breaking her silence, talking exclusively to abc news in her first broadcast interview. >> your mere conception brought about arguably the most controversial supreme court ruling in history. >> mm-hmm. >> what's the impact on you now? >> it's -- it doesn't revolve around me. i wasn't the one who, like, created this law. i'm not the one who created this movement. >> reporter: her biological mother was norma mccorvey, aka jane roe, a cleaning woman from katy, texas. her desire to terminate that pregnancy caused her to file a lawsuit against the state of texas. she never did have that abortion, and by the time the supreme co