. >> what his costars, ashton kutcher and mila kunis told the judge. >> and later, a shocking upset in the nfl opener. here's intercepted on the deflection. >> brian branch, the rookie ties the game and a shocking interruption at the us open. from abc news in new york this is america this morning. >> good friday morning, everyone . i'm rhiannon ally. >> happy friday. i'm lionel moise, in for andrew. we begin this morning with a new sighting in the manhunt for convicted killer danilo cavalcanti escaped from a pennsylvania prison more than a week ago and police have said the search area is between 8 and 10mi■!s. >> and now our philadelph dia station w-p-t-v reports that cavalcanti has been seen on another trail camera. this time at a botanical garden. abc's m1 is tracking the search this morning. m good morning. >> good morning. rhiannon yeah. authorities say the fugitive is wanted for killing two people before he escaped from prison, one in the us and one in brazil. residents in the search area remain on edge this morning. the urgent manhunt for a convicted killer in pennsylvania now in

the way that i see it, i don't know mila kunis and ashton kutcher i don't know that show that they runllyh have an opinion but after readinth perg the story look ins they were friends for 25 years and they obviously felt like they knew him and when they wrote the letters they werems meant to be private, they - certainly did not mean for- ito get out, certainly not to the victims and they were trying toi say what their experience was with them and maybe they think is wrongfully convicted, i don't know. i don't know what their actual thoughts are but i think this was a private letter and i don't think it was meant to get out and i do think there are people that are convicted of crimes that does not mean that there. are people in their lives that believe them to be a good persoo at some point in their life in the character letters do mean something. if you are convicted of rape, the character letters are not going to been yourese tter walke scot-free but isaac is okay the people that have a good opiniond of him wrote these letters in confidence that they would not get out because they did

. >> plus, the fresh fallout for actors ashton kutcher and mila kunis. why critics are fuming over an apology video they posted over the weekend. >> and later, we are meeting the world's oldest chicken. that's right. you're watching world news now . break it down. now. >> that blast you just saw brought an end to missouri's roach port bridge. it stood for 63 years as a part of interstate i-70. the span is being replaced by a bridge named in honor of a marine who was killed in iraq. >> story we've been following. now, spain needs a new top soccer official now that the previous one has finally resigned and louis rubiales stepped down yesterday, three weeks after kissing a member of spain's world cup winning team. he said the kiss was consensual . consensual. she denies that, though. spanish prosecutors have accused him of sexual assault. he had already been suspended from his post by soccer's governing body. >> well, there's new fallout this morning from the danny masterson rape trial. the former that 70s show star received letters of support from two of h

this morning, ashton kutcher and mila kunis are apologizing for asking a judge to show leniency beforehat 70 show star danny masterson for rape. >> they were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims last week, a judge sentenced masterson to 30 years to life in prison for drugging and raping two women. >> decades ago. in a character letter to the judge, kutcher described masters as a man who treated people with decency, equality and generosity. and kunis called masterson an outstanding role model and friend and an exceptional older brother figure. >> a couple of months ago, danny's family reached out to us and they asked us to write character letters to represent the person that we knew for 25 years. >> the jury found both rapes took place in masterson's home between 2001 and 2003. at the height of his fame, costarring on the sitcom with kunis and kutcher. i'm fine. >> all i need is my buddy hide comments were turned off for kutcher's instagram video addressing the couple's letters as other posts have been flooded with criticism. >> one of masters

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i feel like ashton kutcher felt more sincere and mila kunis was reading off a script. both of them. >> it was a bad. look and i mean this point about folks, they didn't think people -- they didn't think anyone but the judge would see the letters, it reminds me of when more than 70 people sent letters on the -- four shooting megan thee stallion. chris, i guess why people knowing it could backfire? my grandma would say it would send in the dark will always come to light. >> come on, grandma. i think for mila and ashton, this is big money for them. that 70 show, there's 200 episodes of that show right. now it airs all over the world, and in the states right now it airs on peacock. you can buy it also on amazon. i think in many ways those letters are an attempt to protect the back. the reality is -- behind the show that stars convicted rapists. danny masterson is it 200 episodes of that show. that show is tied to their legacy, but it's also tied to how they bring the coins in the mila kunis and ashton kutcher household. >> well, okay. but a lot of those -- why do this vide

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. >> actors ashton kutcher and mila kunis were among dozens of celebrities that wrote letters in support was it at all impactful? >> i don't think so. i mean, the judge only had one choice to make, whether to give him 15 to life or 30 to life. and based on the testimony and the things she had said about the severity of the crime, i would have been shocked if she had allowed him to have only 15 to life. but this is just a standard thing, the family and supporters of the defendant will send in letters to try to sway the judge. i got ahold of those letters yesterday and published them, and i think people were absolutely shocked to see the language in the letters from people like ashton kutcher and mila kunis, but they are sticking by their friend. it's caused a lot of controversy on social media. >> tony ortega, thank you so much. good talking to you. >>> we'll be right b back. th que and d great savings. (crowdwd cheers) here, take mine. (farmers mnemonic) the america's best celebrity sale is happening now. and it's making quite the spectacle. foa limited time, get two pairs of celebrity-i

masterson once starred as the wise-cracking best friend on "that '70s show" alongside topher grace, mila kunis. the show propelled him to stardom. >> it's okay. you're home now. >> get off me, man. >> you let me love you, orphan boy. >> reporter: ac cases came to light in 2017. more than a decade after the alleged 2003 assaults. by then, the actor was starring in a hit netflix show "the ranch" alongside ashton kutcher. >> what's up? >> who the hell's that? >> heather. you used to date her. >> reporter: as l.a.p.d. took up the investigation, masterson was dropped from the show. in 2020 he was arrested and charged. masterson was one of the most visible celebrity scientologists. a controversial religious group known for high-profile hold adherents. >> celebrities have great importance in scientology because l. ron hubbard, the founder of scientology, originally stated that celebrities are important, that celebrities set the trends in society, celebrities give you credibility. >> reporter: abc news spoke to mike render last fall, a former scientology official who's become one of the church's most

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say hello to mila kunis. >> hi. >> kelly: oh, my god.n more. >> do you think so? >> off topic. i hated yellow. i always hated wearing yellow. >> kelly: it has to be a specific color. >> because of your skin. it brings out my green. i like it. i'm take a compliment. >> kelly: we each have a son and daughter the same ages. >> yes. >> kelly: how's your world. >> so busy. good kids. i have really good kids. mine just turned 8. no, they're great. they're fun. they're fun for us, i will say covid was a horrible experience, everybody dealt with it the best they could. for us, our kids ended up getting really close during that time. i think it was a very instrumental part in their little lives that i hope will be beneficial for the rest of their lives. >> kelly: i tell my kids this all the time, you're each other's buddies, two years apart. we went through divorce, anytime you travel, you always have got each other. i try to make them buddies when they fight. no, no, no, this is your wing man. >> my dad, he said the best thing to do is have, he

kutcher and his wife — actress mila kunis — were forced to apologise after they both wrote personal letterspport letter was an "error in judgement". danny masterson has beenjailed danny masterson has been jailed for 30 years. in south africa, mourners have gathered in ulundi for the funeral of the veteran politician — mangosuthu buthelezi. the zulu chief has been granted a state funeral in honour of his contribution to the fight against white—minority rule. ahead of his burial, hundreds lined the route to watch his cortege arriving at the family home. nomsa maseko is in ulundi why is the legacy so divisive? prince mangosuthu buthelezi was loved just as much as he was hated. he was collaborating with apartheid south africa because he was against the sanctions that were imposed by the sanctions that were imposed by the international community during the international community during the dark days of apartheid however thousands of people who have gathered here today show that this person was also locked, particularly in his home province. a lot of people are saying he does not deserve the sta

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ash top kutch and mila kunis now apologize after wreg a letter on behalf of that 70s danny mastersonhe was sentenced for two rape convictions they were writing positive things about his character before he was handed a sentence of 30 years to life. they said they never questioned the conviction just wrote about their long friendship as many other friends and family members were asked to do. kutcher also says the letters were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims. and meghan markle more unpopular in america than ever before, according to a new survey, "newsweek" reports markle sits at a minus 2 net approval rating falling from 23 points back in december while those were probably getting close to joe biden numbers plummeting score comes as she and her husband prince harry work to restore their image in america after multiple failed projects. sounds like restoring their image is another failed project -- and those are your headlines let's turn now to chief meteorologist rick for our fox weather forecast, his popularity in the as low as meghan m

kutcher and his wife, mila kunis, faced backlash of support of danny masterson.about a boost, joe? >> i think i told you we like a good pet boost here. an animal rescue for the ages. a man's dog somehow got stuck inside that hollow tree while chasing a squirrel. the only way to get the pup out was to cut the tree. >> there's the doggie. >> that's a first. >> i think that is a first. that is a dog happy to see the light of day. he certainly knows how to shake it off. as for the squirrel? sources tell us it apparently got away. that's a risky move. that could go wrong. >> so many questions. trees are hollow in the middle? >> the dog was like, i'm good in here. i'm hanging out. >> also, risky move with a chainsaw. your dog is inside? >> so much could have gone wrong. >> glad that worked out. >>> next, dana griffin is in l.a. with the writers strike. >> after months on strike, talks >> after months on strike, talks could resume my heart failure diagnosis changed my priorities. i want time for the people i love. my heart doesn't pump enough blood... so my doctor gave

star i had to make excuses in tears to my colleagues, and ashton kutcher and mila kunis also had to make and which other celebrities recently decided to cancel in show business news. drew berimer has always been a hollywood favorite. the goddaughter of steven spielberg and sophia loren, she began her career as a child, received a golden globe and a star on the walk of fame, but suddenly everything changed, there was more of her. they didn’t want to be seen at events, for example, they were removed from the leading book awards, and colleagues were right in the face they called her a traitor. the fact is that barrymore decided to resume her talk show, while two unions, screenwriters and actors, are on strike in hollywood, demanding fairer wages from major studios. formally, berimor did not violate the terms of the strike, daytime talk shows are subordinate to another trade union, which agreed on everything with the tv bosses last year, however... three screenwriters worked on her team who refused to return to work, and all of hollywood decided that drew with his decision betrayed not only

this has forced ashton kutcher and mila kunis to send a video out explaining their actions.>> no, no, no, no. >> oh, that was meant to be a clip of what ashton kutcher apologising because the trouble is he's been convicted. he's been he is therefore guilty of two horrible rapes . and for them two horrible rapes. and for them to allow themselves to his cause looks very bad. >> it does look bad because they've given him a glowing character reference. ashton has said, you know , he's not of any said, you know, he's not of any harm to society, but he's now been sentenced, except he has been sentenced, except he has been found guilty . and it's hard been found guilty. and it's hard in hollywood because then it seems like you are supporting a rapist. and, you know, as we were saying before, what happens is abuser rapist is is if that abuser or rapist is your friend that you've known for long time. so it puts for a very long time. so it puts them difficult position . them in a difficult position. and obviously, is pr where and obviously, this is pr where they've to put the video ou

were talking about on the show, martin, kutcher, martin, that ashton kutcher, mila they defended mila kunis that 70 they starred with in that 70 show. said he had been show. they said he had been sentenced to rape for two women for 30 years as they had written a in his defence asking a letter in his defence asking the judge for leniency and supporting his character, ashton kutcher has now been forced to step down as chairman of this anti—child sex abuse charity that he found called thorne. he says over the past few days he's had some time to reflect, and he says it doesn't feel right for him to remain on being chairman because what's happened now is that he's he's taken a voice away from people who've gone through similar situations. the whole point of people who've been abused is that they should find their voice to be able to speak about crimes. speak about these crimes. and i think with backlash that think with the backlash that he's received from the public, it's almost at odds with the work that he does do. >> and do you think that this will go further than just his his organisation an