mary bruce with us live from the white house tonight. of course, two of these major cyber attacks, the one on the pipeline, the other affecting the u.s. meat supply, both, it's believed, originating in russia. and the white house again tonight saying that the president will raise this issue when he meets with vladimir putin next week? >> reporter: he will, david. president biden plans to confront russian president putin about this issue when they meet face-to-face. the white house views this as a national security issue and they say that they are considering possible retaliation. that is a message that biden will make loud and clear to president putin next week. david? >> mary bruce leading us off from the white house tonight. mary, thank you. >>> to the other news this monday night and this evening, news on the arrests after that horrific case of road rage. the couple arrested after 6-year-old aiden leos was shot and killed in the backseat of his mother's car. the bullet coming from another car, right through the back of his mother's ca

>> all right, mary bruce with late news tonight. mary, thank you. >>> tonight, there is news of an investigation involving the postmaster general louis dejoy. a spokesperson for the postmaster general confirming the department of justice is investigating him over reports of campaign contribution violations. dejoy is alleged to have pressured employees at his former company to donate to republican campaigns and to have reimbursed them through bonus payments. at a congressional hearing last summer, though, dejoy called that claim, quote, outrageous. >>> there is also news tonight involving florida congressman matt gaetz. sentencing for his former associate, joel greenberg, is now set for august 19th, after he pleaded guilty to a host of crimes including sex trafficking of a minor. in his plea deal, greenberg claiming he introduced the minor to other adult men who engaged in commercial sex acts. and he's now promising to cooperate. investigators have also been looking into whether greenberg and gaetz offered gifts and cash in exchange f

>> mary bruce live at the white house. mary, thank you. >>> we turn next here tonight to the unimaginable standoff between sheriff's deputies and two children ages 12 and 14. the boy and girl armed with powerful weapons, authorities say they fired on the deputies. and a deputy can be heard saying quietly to himself, "don't make me do this." abc's victor oquendo with the images tonight and we warn you, they are disturbing. >> reporter: tonight, our first look at deputy body camera video from an almost unimaginable standoff. >> appears a female has a long gun pointed towards me. juvenile male looks like he has something in his hand, as well. >> reporter: that's a central florida deputy taking cover behind a tree as a 12-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl open fire from inside a house. >> don't make me do this. don't do this. >> reporter: the volusia county sheriff's office says the two kids, one of them diabetic, ran away from a children's group home tuesday evening, then broke into the house and armed themselves with the home

mary bruce with us from the white house and mary, of course, we know the two biggest attacks you just mentioned there, the colonial pipeline affecting gas prices, now the u.s. meat supply, both believed based in russia, criminal groups there. president biden, as you reported, will meet with putin face-to-face in just a couple of weeks. the president will bring this up? >> reporter: david, the white house is clear, the president will be pushing putin on these cyberattacks, while also looking for areas of agreement where they can work together. now, critics say a high profile meeting like this only rewards putin, but the white house says the two leaders are meeting because of our nation's differences, not in spite of them. david? >> mary bruce, thank you. >>> we turn next here tonight to the unimaginable standoff between sheriff's deputies and two children ages 12 and 14. the boy and girl armed with powerful weapons, authorities say they fired on the deputies. and a deputy can be heard saying quietly to himself, "don't make me do this." abc's victor oquendo with the images tonight and w

>> mary bruce live at the white house tonight. mary, thank you. >>> next this evening, america's top general firing back against republican critics of the military's new diversity efforts. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in answering a question today saying, "i want to understand white rage and i'm white." here's our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: america's top general today made an impassioned defense of the education soldiers receive at west point, after a republican congressmen accused the military academy of embracing divisive theories on race, citing one class in particular. >> a seminar that over 100 cadets attended, titled, "understanding whiteness and white rage", taught by a woman who described the republican party platform as a platform of white supremacy. this is going on at west point as we speak to our future military leaders. >> i do think it's important, actually, for those of us in uniform to be open-minded and be widely read. the u.s. military academy is a university. and it is

mary bruce joins us now from the white house. what is next with these negotiations, and any sense of when the two sides may reach an agreement or when president biden may decide to go it alone? >> reporter: linsey, there is no firm deadline here. both sides have shown a willingness to budge, but not enough to actually reach a deal. it's clear tonight that the president is not satisfied with this latest counteroffer. the white house says the president will now be speaking with senators of both parties to try and come up with a more substantial package. and they say biden will be speaking again with the top republican negotiator on monday. linsey. >> mary, thank you. >>> next tonight, the deepening mystery of, quote, unexplained aerial phenomenon known to most of us as ufos. the strange sightings witnessed by navy pilots in recent years. officials tell abc news that an upcoming intelligence report cannot provide definitive answers about what they are, but that there's no evidence that they're from outer space. here's abc's martha ra

mary bruce with late reporting. >>> the images coming in tonight. look at this boat. four people trapped. that boat on the edge of the dam. >>> and the spectacular scene at sunrise. the eclipse seen by millions. the ring of fire. rob marciano takes us up in the air tonight for a closer look. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we begin tonight with president biden on the world stage, on the first full day of his first overseas trip, reaffirming the, quote, special relationship between the u.s. and the uk and pushing that message that america is back. ready to take on the role of global leadership with its allies, ready to defend democracy against autocracy. the president's first face-to-face meeting with british prime minister boris johnson. and there was a moment today, a sort of split screen, then and now. this is fdr and winston churchill, 1941, signing the atlantic charter. today, both leaders renewing their commitment to that charter, adding language on the new cyber attacks, on global health challenges amid this pand

i want to bring in our senior white house correspondent mary bruce back in washington. i'm curious what this looks like these last few days, this eighth day of president biden's trip. mary, as you know, republicans on the hill have questioned whether or not president biden should be giving this moment to president putin, this moment on the world stage so close to those cyberattacks on our infrastructure. >> reporter: david, critics say what we saw, that hand shake, these photographs, this images going around the world, this is what putin wanted. the president's republican citics say in having this meeting biden is giving putin a win. he wants this kind of respect from the west. he wants this kind of global attention. we've seen the white house and the president push back on that fiercely saying they're meeting because of their differences not in spite of them. the white house says what they hope to achieve can only happen through this kind of face-to-face personal diplomacy. for president biden to be able to look putin in the eye and say this is what america stands for a

mary bruce is standing by. >>> the government report on ufos. more than 120 mysterious sightings reported by u.s. military pilots. if they're not aliens and they're not secret u.s. projects, what are they? martha raddatz reports in from washington tonight. >>> severe thunderstorms roll across parts of the northeast late today. heavy rain for the commute home. the possible first heat wave now on the way. rob marciano times it out. >>> the cold case breakthrough. a murder suspect arrested after almost 50 years. and after nearly five decades, the dna match that took just two hours. >>> and the high school graduate's powerful tribute to her late father, a firefighter who died this week. hundreds of firefighters there to give her support. >>> good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us on this friday night. i'm linsey davis, in for david. we begin with two new setbacks for former president trump. facebook is extending its suspension for two years. and abc news has learned of a new development in the criminal investigation into his family bu

let's get right to mary bruce, live in washington. mary, i gather, a sign of progress here, but still a long way to go. >> reporter: well, david, this is still in the early stages, but tonight, a key group of ten bipartisan senators say they've reached what they're describing as a realistic frame the work. so, here's what we've learned. it focuses just on physical inf infrastructure, so, roads, rails and bridges. and while the president's latest counteroffer was for roughly a trillion dollars in new spending, this plan calls for only $579 billion in new spending. now, the senators say this is fully paid for and that it will not raise taxes, but it does propose a gas tax tied to inflation and we know the white house has been clear, the president does not is support te kind of hikes. these senators are not trying to sell this plan to their own parties before they take it to the president. david? >> yes, some hurdles to come. mary, thank you. >>> when we come back here, the massive inferno in the northeast. homes in flames. reports of ex

mary bruce with late reporting. >>> tonight, news after that awful case of alleged road rage. 6-year-old boy shot and killed in the back seat of his mother's car while they were on the highway in his booster seat. tonight, the couple now arrested and what we've learned about them. >>> the major alzheimer's news tonight. the fda approving the first new alzheimer's drug in almost 20 years, giving new hope to millions. but there is a debate tonight over howel

we heard mary bruce address this earlier. some have questioned whether or not president biden should be giving this stage, this platform to president putin, at least at this point in the administration given what we've seen in ukraine, what we've seen with the alexei navalny, what we've seen with the solar wind attacks, with the cyberattacks. we know they were in u.s. computers for months gathering all sorts of data. look at the body language. vladimir putin leaning back in his chair. president biden quite frankly looks very comfortable in that room. >> he really does. they've had months of prep for this. joe biden knows exactly what he wants to say. we talked about helsinki where you were. donald trump had been prepped as well. something things don't go as predicted. biden has been very disciplined of late. he too can say things that are a little off script. >> i love the handler in the room. go away. go away please. >> not mincing words. >> we stay as long as we can and ask as many questions as they can. they do want to get

abc's senior white house correspondent mary bruce joins us now, and mary, president biden was asked about this today. >> reporter: he was, but the president wouldn't say how he feels about this personally, saying that's a private matter. he did say he doesn't ultimately think this is going to happen. he's a devout catholic. he rully attends mass. he's the second catholic president in our nation' his sp point of contention in the church. today we saw the catholic bis bishops take steps that could prevent biden from receiving communion because of his views. it's a move that comes despite a warning from the vatican that this could divide rather than unite the church. >> mary, thank you. >>> we move overseas to iran where the polls have closed in a significant election for the united states which could include the fate of the iran nuclear deal. martha raddatz on the ground in tehran tonight. >> reporter: iranian voters today lining up at mosques and schools after a "get out the vote" campaign like no other. posters depicting the severed hand of military leader qasem soleimani killed in a u.s.

abc's mary bruce asking president biden if he will take action against russia ahead of his meeting with president putin later this month >> mr. president, will you retaliate against russia for this latest ransomware attack? >> wting you? >> no. >> reporter: the white house has not blamed the kremlin directly however it has suggested that russia is harboring cybercriminals. mona. >> faith, thank you. >>> prosecutors are seeking a 30-year prison sentence for ex-police officer derek chauvin for the murder of george floyd. they argue chauvin's actions were egregious and shocked the nation's conscience, but chauvin's lawyer is asking for zero prison time, only time already served arguing chauvin has no previous criminal record. his sentencing is june 25th. >>> some republican lawmakers are demanding dr. anthony fauci be fired after the release of thousands of his emails. they're pointing out that fauci received messages early last year warning that the new coronavirus may have emerged from a lab in wuhan, china, even as he publicly dismissed the possibility. many trump supporters believe fau

mary bruce with late reporting. >>> tonight, news after that awful case of alleged road rage.ed in the back seat of his mother's car while they were on the highway in his booster seat. tonight, the couple now arrested and what we've learned about them. >>> the major alzheimer's news tonight. the fda approving the first new alzheimer's drug in almost 20 years, giving new hope to millions. but there is a debate tonight over how well this drug actually works. what the company believes it can do.

mary bruce has the latest. first let's go to ian pannell.ood morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's the right, the head of the judiciary ebrahim raisi is going to be the new iranian president after a landslide victory, but a flawed election. controversily, his rivals were disqualified from running and less than half of eligible voters actually turned out because there's so much disillusionment with both sides. iranian tv were blaming the pandemic and u.s. sanctions for that low turnout. the result is a victory for the hardliners because raisi is a favorite of the supreme leader ali khamenei. although this is a defeat for reformers who wanted closer ties with the west, analysts believe it won't likely affect iran's ongoing talks with america to revise the nuclear deal. but this morning, the incoming president insisting sanctions must be lifted and in the last hour saying he wouldn't be prepared to sit down and meet with president biden. george? >> okay, ian, thanks. yesterday on "this week" i brought this question to the pres

george, the white house says no option is off the table. >> mary bruce, thanks very much. let's bring in secretary of commerce gina raimondo now. thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning. good to be with you. >> let's start with the cyberattacks. eight attacks every day in the united states. right now they're targeting food, they're targeting gas, they're targeting television, water supply. does the government have to do more to force businesses to protect themselves and their customers? >> so i think the first thing we have to recognize is this is the reality and we should assume and businesses should assume that these attacks are here to stay and if anything will intensify. and so just last week the white house sent out a letter broadly to the business community urging the business community to do more. the thing -- the only good news here, george, is that some very simple steps like two factor authentication, having proper backups and backup technology, can be enormously helpful against a wide variety of these attacks. so it is clear that the private secto

mary bruce has the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. president biden is waking up here back at home at the white house, his team is heralding this trip as a success including the summit with vladimir putin. while the leaders kept things cordial, they didn't resolve any of their differences. the u.s. and russia still divided. this morning, president biden touching down back in washington after his whirlwind first foreign trip and that historic summit with the russian president. >> i did what i came to do. >> reporter: the two leaders shaking hands and smiling for the world to see. cameras brought in for a chaotic photo-op. putin slouching. biden appearing relaxed. after more than 2 1/2 hours, both sides giving their talks a positive review. biden even gifting putin a pair of his signature ave yay tors. >> translator: i think there was no hostility. the talks were quite constructive. >> reporter: putin still defiant. denying all responsibility for cyberattacks in the u.s. when pushed by rachel scott on his crackdown on political opponents

. >>> let's bring in mary bruce and, mary, these are attacks on individual companies but the biden administration is forced to address it as an attack on our national security. >> reporter: they are, george. this white house is making it very clear that they believe that this likely originated in russia. we are told that the white house has been in touch with the russian government on this, delivering the message that, quote, responsible states do not harbor ransomware criminals. the president has made clear in the past that he feels russia bears some kind of responsibility for these bad actors, but this white house is facing tough questions about whether they're doing enough to stop these kinds of attacks. the white house says this is a priority, they have taken steps to try and address weak spots in the nation's cyber defense, but clearly it hasn't been enough to put a stop to all of this or to get russia to prevent these bad actors. >> some have suggested that the united states should cancel this summit, this upcoming summit between president biden and president putin because of these attacks.

we'll bring in our senior white house correspondent mary bruce. you pressed the president on this issue yesterday. >> reporter: i did and, george, the white house is making it very clear when it comes to responding to these costly attacks nothing is off the table. we know that the president plans to press russian president vladimir putin on cybersecurity when the two leaders meet face-to-face in geneva in less than two weeks. biden is facing a lot of pressure to put an end to these attacks. i did ask the president if he plans to retaliate against russia. biden telling me, quote, we're looking closely at the issue, and he has made it clear that he thinks the kremlin does bear some responsibility here because these bad actors are based in russia. and when i asked the president if he thinks that putin is testing him, trying to get under his skin ahead of their big meeting, the president sort of seemed to try and laugh it off smiling and saying, no. but, george, there is no question as we continue to see these hackers target and disrupt major parts of

senior white house correspondent mary bruce has the story. morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, these high-profile attacks have shown that hackers are capable of disrupting major parts of american life. and while these may be private companies that are being targeted, the white house used this as a threat to the nation and now they are bluntly warning businesses to step up their security. this morning, the white house is telling businesses to act now to protect themselves and their customers from hackers urging private companies to take immediate steps to ramp up cybersecurity and to prepare for a plan in case those defenses don't hold. warning in the wake of strikes to our food, energy and transportation systems that no company is safe from a crippling ransomware attack. the justice department also issuing new guidance for federal law enforcement. one senior official reportedly saying investigations into cyberattacks will be elevated to a priority level similar to terrorism cases. but the administration is still advising t

mary bruce has the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: george, good morning again.ozen global leaders. this president's mission is to make the case that america is back and that democracy still works. he'll try to mend relations that were frayed during the trump years and have an audience with the queen, but the highest stakes meeting comes with that face-to-face with russian president putin. biden is expected to confront him over russia's cyberattacks and interference in the u.s. election. the u.s. and white house are defending this high-stakes meeting, saying, the two are meeting because of their differences, not in spite of them, george. >>> george, now to two new studies uncovering a new link between covid and the development of diabetes in some patients. dr. jen ashton, you know she is there. let's break it down. what about these studies? >> this was big news yesterday, dr. francis collins, the head of the nih actually wrote a blog post about it. some important definitions. difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. in type 1 diabetes the body does not make

mary bruce joins us to break down the decision. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, amy.the supreme court rebuffed the republican argument because congress did away with the tax penalty for the uninsured the entire thing should be scrapped. the court ruling because the plaintiffs weren't harmed by the law, they have no legal ground to stand on here. at the white house they're celebrating the decision. saying obamacare is stronger than ever. and a record number of americans are now enrolled. we've seen large coverage gains especially among people of color and in lower income communities. the law has grown in popularity which may be one reasons why we're seeing many republicans who spent years fighting the law resigned to the fact that obamacare is here to stay. guys? >> mary, thank you. >>> coming up on "gma," more of our exclusive interview with the family at the center of that murder mystery in south carolina. >>> michael talks one on one with former president barack obama. what he's saying about keeping the american dream alive. and aye chive achievable for everyone. >>

senior white house correspondent mary bruce has the latest for us. od morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this is really a rare victory in the fight against these cybercriminals. just as president biden prepares to meet with russian president putin and confront him on cybersecurity the justice department has now seized millions of dollars in ransom paid to the hackers that shut down the colonial pipeline. >> the old adage, follow the money still applies, and that's exactly what we do. >> reporter: the justice department seizing $2.3 million, more than half of the ransom by hacking the bitcoin wallet of the russian cybercriminal group darkside. >> today, we turned the tables on darkside. >> reporter: for six days last month the hackers crippled the key fuel line, triggering gas shortages and panic buying. colonial ultimately paying more than $4 million in ransom in hopes of bringing operations back online. >> i did make that decision that day. it was the right decision to make for the country. >> reporter: these attacks are increasing. in

mary bruce is tracking the story. >> reporter: this is a highly, highly unusual move and one that is raising even more questions about whether former president trump used the justice department to do his own political bidding. now, in his administration's hunt for leakers in 2018, the justice department subpoenaed apple for data for two democrats on the house intelligence committee, the top democrat then adam schiff and eric swalwell. both vocal critics of president trump. but it actually went beyond that. they also got data on committee staffers and aides, even family members, including a minor. apple turned over meta data, no photos or e-mails. the justice department also put a gag order on apple, meaning none of these members of congress knew they were caught up in this until just now. no comment so far from the justice department, apple or former president trump. >> adam schiff called this a body blow to our democracy, calling for an official investigation. >> reporter: democrats are furious. adam schiff, who's now the chairman of the committee, is calling for the justice departm

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bruce springsteen returns to his glory days on broadway. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more, good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marieres are indicating a mix after markets struggled for direction yesterday. ultimately, the dow fell 126 points. the nasdaq gained 67. and the s&p 500 shed 3. >>> the fda approved the first new drug for alzheimer's disease in nearly two decacades, deses fierce d debate overr how i it . the drug c called anduhelelm w created d by buyogegenics. reresearchers say it's the only drug that can treat 6 million americans rather than anxiety and insomnia but some experts say there's not enough to address cognitive symptoms. >>> amazon sidewalk launches with echo devices and in ring cameras. it creates a shared network within neighborhoods and allows devices with spotty wi-fi to stay connected. some security experts say it puts you at risk of being hacked. amazon says it is secure. and your personal information will not be revealed. people do have the choice to opt out. >>> and the boss is coming back to the great white way. bruce springsteen said he'll return to broadway this summer for a limited