tonight, martha raddatz takes us out on the water. and another key part of this backlog, a major shortage of truck drivers to deliver the goods. here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: with empty shelves in stores across the country, tonight a clear portrait of one of the major causes of the supply chain crisis, a critical shortage of truck drivers. >> the trucking industry, a lot of them have sought other opportunities in other sectors. >> reporter: american retailers depending on those trucks to deliver billions of dollars of good, now trapped on these massive cargo ships sitting idle in a floating log jam. our martha raddatz is in los angeles, where 25 more ships are expected in the coming days. >> reporter: right now in the port of long beach, there are more than 60 container ships anchored here. normally there wouldn't be any. and these are the ones we can see. out beyond here there are dozens more waiting to anchor. >> reporter: the cost of shipping a container from china to the u.s. skyrocketing from roughly $1,300 to more th

>> martha raddatz with us from washington. martha, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the deadly flash flooding in parts of the south now. at least four people killed in alabama. including a 4-year-old child, after up to 13 inches of rain in just a matter of hours. first responders making dozens of high water rescues from homes. and flooded vehicles, as well. some people were swept away before they could even be reached. more rain is on the way for those hard-hit areas and it's moving north. senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all for us tonight. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. this system moving so slowly, hence the heavy rainfall and the flood threat far from over. georgia, the florida panhandle, the carolinas. you see the showers that are going to become more heavy as it gets towards the coastline.thsyt mid-atla eventually the northeast, late about sunday. into the west, heavy rain and mountain snow. this isenic we'll take it as we get deeper into fall. david? >> rob marciano with us tonight. thank you, ro

martha raddatz with us tonight. martha, thank you. >>> we turn next tonight to your money and as the holidays approach, prices are going up, from turkey to christmas trees, from clothing to electronics. and tonight here, two weeks after president biden urged the ports to work around the clock, the backlogs at some ports getting worse. the new images tonight. and abc's gio benitez on what experts suggest you might want to buy right away, because supplies are low and what you might want to wait on to get a better deal. >> reporter: prices are going up for almost everything from everyday products to food at the grocery store. the supply chain crisis boosting prices for meat, poultry, fish and eggs by over 10% from last year. america facing it's costliest thanksgiving ever. the price per pound of turkey, $1.36 today.ago. other prices soaring, too. clothing and electronics all up. even christmas trees will cost more. >> the cost of fuel has gone up, the cost of fertilizer has gone up, the cost of labor has also gone up. >

and tonight, martha raddatz here on the tributes pouring in. >>> also tonight, the fbi now on the ground in haiti, where 16 americans and one canadian, five of them children, have been kidnapped. what we're now learning. marcus moore on the ground in haiti. >>> the battle over mandates tonight. parents pushing back. and this evening, what they say when asked if they got their children other vaccinations when they were young. and news tonight on the virus. where they're seeing a delta sub variant. why authorities say it requires urgent research. >>> overseas tonight, china denying it has tested a new supersonic missile, reportedly flying five times the speed of sound. how would you track it if it was carrying a nuclear weapon? and was u.s. intelligence caught offguard? >>> jury selection under way tonight in the murder of ahmaud arbery. three white men, including a father and son, accused of killing arbery. and now the key video that will be at the center of this trial. >>> the abc news exclusive. the former british spy behind the infamous steele dossier. investigating possible linked bet

martha raddatz has a great show. a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. happening today, a tribute to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the oakland hills fire storm. there'll be a picnic with a tribute to commemorate those deadly days. the fire burned more than 1500 acres and destroyed 3000 structures. it is the third deadliest wildfire in california history, killing 25 people. today's event runs from 11:00 to 3:00 in oakland. organizers will hand out information on how to prepare for and stay safe during emergencies. today's san francisco sunday streets will be bigger than ever across the city, featuring historic routes and pop-ups. here is a list of the locations where cars will not be allowed because of this. each location will have different activities, including live music, dance performances, plus so much more. it runs from noon to 5:00. the big news is the rain on the way. >> feeling like fault with cool and breezy conditions in the city. 62 san jose. 56 do

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. >> -- martha raddatz reports on rising sea levels. alarming erosion eating at hawaii's coastline. >>> and -- >> countless young women saw her on tv and said, i can be here. i can be that strong. >> the new book honoring our friend, colleague and trail blazer, cokie roberts. >>> good morning, and welcome to "this week." as we come on the air this morning, president biden is attending the g20 summit in rome. the first in-person meeting of the world leaders since the pandemic. he went to mass last night receiving communion with first lady jill biden. this morning, joe biden met with turkish president erdogan before heading to glasgow for the u.n. climate conference. cecilia vega is traveling with the president. she joins us this morning from rome, and cecilia, two big items on the agenda at the g20, climate change and getting vaccines to poor countries. >> reporter: yeah, exactly, george. good morning to you, and this is why this is so important. we're talking about the world's 20 largest economies who are responsible for emitting 80% of

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martha raddatz with the discovery, "america strong." >> reporter: this is u.s army major general robertt changed dramatically. adopted in germany by a u.s. veteran and his wife, he grew up in new jersey, knowing he was adopted, and little more. he advanced quickly in the army while raising his own family. and then the dna test that would lead them to an astonishing revelation. the two-star general has two younger half-brothers, one of them in the army as well. a colonel, eric jackson. they were in the same fraternity, their wives in the same sorority. their eldest boys even had the same birthday. but never knowing one another until now. over the weekend, the three brothers finally coming together. i know emotion and army don't necessarily go together, but can you please tell me what it was like to finally meet each other in person? >> emotional in a way that it's really hard to put into words, to be honest with you, martha. but if i could sum it up in one word, that one world would be love. >> a number of emotions came to mind. i was raised as an only child, so i immediately had sibling

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our martha raddatz showing us right here in recent days what the bottleneck looks like up close. >> there are more than 60 container ships anchored here. normally, there wouldn't be any. and these are the ones we can see. out beyond here, there are dozens more waiting to anchor. >> reporter: now union pacific railroad joining those ports running 24/7. on monday, the american apparel and footwear association called on the president to "incentivize the use of the national guard and/or utilize naval ports to help unlock port congestion." our cecilia vega pressing the white house. >> are those options? >> i'm not here to take options off the table. but i will say we have made a great deal of progress already. >> reporter: the consequences of the supply chain chaos hitting nearly every industry, even schools. >> it's impacting everything from food items and nonfood items, such as serving trays and plastic ware. the schools are really scrambling to get those kinds of items. >> and rebecca jarvis with us now. when you see those ships still out at sea, you really get it. and people at home are as

. >> let's bring in martha raddatz. you served with him and covered him as chairman of the joint chiefs, secretary of state. >> it's hard to overstate the respect colin powell had. he was, when traveling around the world with him, it was like traveling with a king. he never acted like one. when i first started covering the pentagon he was the chairman of the joint chiefs. he was of course there when the u.s. pushed iraqi troops out of kuwait in 1991. that war considered a huge success. watching him after 9/11 was remarkable, how he brought the world together to support the u.s. in its efforts to root out the taliban and go after al qaeda. i travelled with him after the attack on the world trade center to pakistan. the admiration for him was intense. then, of course, in february of 2003 i was standing at the u.n. when his reputation took a huge hit by advocating for the invasion of iraq using what would soon be seen as faulty intelligence and he regretted that til the end. he knew that was a huge blot on his reputation. s

our chief global affairs the story.ent martha raddatz ha- good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morningorge. general powell's death came as a shock to so many. he was an american icon, and few people knew he was battling serious illnesses when he came down with covid. this morning, tributes pouring in for former secretary of state colin powell following his death monday from complications related to covid-19. according to a spokesperson, powell was fully vaccinated and had been scheduled to receive a booster shot last week when he became ill. for several years, the 84-year-old had been receiving treatment for multiple a rare blood cancer which can suppress the effectiveness of vaccination, and he was also diagnosed with parkinson's disease, a nervous system disorder. in july, powell opening up about his health battles for bob woodward's book "peril," in audio obtained by cnn. >> don't feel sorry for me for god's sake. i'm 85 years old. you got to have something. i haven't lost a day of life fighting these two diseases. i'm in good shape. >> reporter: president biden ordering flags to be

our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz is tracking the latest. rtha. >> reporter: good morning, george. with no u.s. troops now in afghanistan after that chaotic evacuation, pentagon officials now say both isis in afghanistan and al qaeda have the intent to launch attacks on the west and that isis could be able to do so by as early as next spring and al qaeda could do so within two years. estimates say there are about 2,000 isis fighters left in afghanistan, of course, isis was responsible for the suicide attack at the kabul airport that killed those 13 american service members and dozens of afghans. the taliban, like the u.s., is an enemy of isis so they are motivated to go after isis, but the pentagon says their ability to do so is yet to be determined, george. >> martha, from the beginning of the afghan withdrawal officials have reassured us they have the capabilities to contain this terror threat. >> they have, george. the u.s. has facilities in the persian gulf and qatar and bahrain to monitor and go after terror groups but that is more than

. >> from abc news, "this week," here is coanchor martha raddatz. >> good morning, many americans are waking up to higher prices and product shortages. shipping container soaring shipping containers soaring colliding with the labor shortage all likely to impact the holiday season. we travel to one of the nation's busiest ports where so many mssive cargo ships waiting to be unloaded. much more of our firsthand look comes up. some encouraging news with the battle of covid-19. >> nationwide the daily case average and hospitalizations have dropped after the lethal summer delta surge. nearly 70% of adults now fully vaccinated. a booster shot recommended for americans who received the moderna and johnson & johnson vaccine. shots for young children and upcoming holiday gatherings. dr. fauci is standing by. >>> a breaking news this morning reports that at least 17 american missionaries and their families and children have been abducted by a gang in haiti. our abc's correspondent victor oquendo is joining us. >> reporter: good morning, 17 missionaries from the united states including children