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if you could save me from going to a graduation and hearing "kenneth moton.">> woo, woo. >> congrats to him. he is a genius. if you're a seventh year senior, keep going, you'll get your degree one day soon. >>> time for the mix on this monday. and we know over the past year or so, many of you have not had to dress up like the two of us. >> no. >> you've been lounging around, taking virtual meetings in your pajamas or at least pajama bottoms. sign of the times, business attire sales are up. >> what? >> they're getting back to it. they're getting prepared to go back to the office. we're getting back to normal. men have been getting fitted for suits. women have been getting their professional attire together as well. >> you know how i knew the times were changing? >> hmm? >> i went to the store in jeans, and i did it subconsciously, when i literally the past year have been wearing my nice sweats out in public. i have my workout sweats. >> that you hang out in. >> you know when i have various degrees of sweats. the fancy ones, too. >> definitely. >>> so, woo, this

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here's abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: tonight, the fight is not over in texas. state house republicans failing to pass one of the most restrictive voting bills in the country. in a surprise move, democrats walking out of the chamber in the middle of the night to prevent a vote. >> essentially looks like to me the democrats left the house floor. >> reporter: the democratic caucus chair chris turner send a text message to spread the plan. "members, take your keys and leave the chamber discreetly. do not go to the gallery. leave the building." >> we know what those bills are aimed at. they're aimed at making it harder for all texans, but especially texans of color, to cast a ballot. that is wrong. >> reporter: now, gop governor greg abbott threatening to not pay lawmakers. tweeting he'll veto funds for the legislative branch, "no pay for those who abandon their responsibilities." stay tuned. over the weekend, late night, closed door gop negotiations. the rules suspended to rush the voting bill to the senate floor for a vote. the sweeping, massive legislation, bans

kenneth moton has more from capitol hill.d morning to you, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, eva. dramatic moments. texas republicans had to get it done by midnight because of the end of the legislative session, but they failed. in a surprise move, texas democrats stopped the sweeping voting legislation from happening and passing the house by organizing a walkout right before that deadline. gop lawmakers spent the weekend making revisions to the massive voting bill behind closed doors and suspended rules to rush it to the senate floor for a vote. the bill bans drive-through voting. tightens restrictions on voting by mail, adding a new i.d. requirement, and cuts back early voting hours on sunday when many black churchgoers head to the polls. this bill also makes it easier for a judge to overturn an election if there are allegations of fraud. president biden over the weekend called these voting restrictions in several states an assault on democracy. eva? >> and kenneth, republicans are vowing that this is not over. the govern

kenneth moton, abc news, new york. >>> an army train' in rain' in trainee in south carolina is now chargedith dozens of crimes after this armed school bus jacking. so, police say this is 23-year- old jovan colaso that held an army-issued rifle to the driver's head. he was only in the army for three weeks and told the driver he wanted to get home. this student on the bus said -- >> i called my dad. i told him i was being held hostage and my mom and dad started freaking out. >> several soldiers over the course of the official stages had that desire, anxiety, and due to separation from their families to get home. we think that was truly his intent. >> a suspect let the driver and the kids off after six minutes. he was taken into custody after abandoning the bus. the gun was not loaded because new recruits are not allowed to have bullets. >>> in the east bay five people in a senior care facility were able to escape a fire. the contra costa fire department said it started just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon at castle hill wall near 680 and walnut creek. people nearby said they heard explosions

one man trapped managed to free himself and kenneth moton has more. kenneth, good morning.the situation ended peacefully. >> reporter: thankfully, cecelia, but it was a terrifying ordeal for those people inside the bank with that man who was believed to be armed. police say the suspect was actually in touch with them throughout the incident. they say he even released some hostages right before that heart-stopping takedown. overnight a dramatic end to an hours long hostage situation in minnesota. >> oh, whoa. what was that? they got him. >> reporter: before 2:00 p.m. police say ray mcneary walked in this wells fargo bank in st. cloud, upset about a prior visit. the manager quickly called 911, afraid for the safety of the employees and other customers. >> short time later, we received a panic alarm indicating that a bank robbery was in proces >> reporter: when police arrived they say mcneary was holding five employees inside. four hours into the standoff one hostage was seen leaving the bank with her hands up. >> there goes another one. >> reporter: bystanders clapping as ano

kenneth moton has more. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, michael. talk about sticker shock on that $3 a gallon national average since 2014, drivers in several states are feeling that pain at the pump. the prices just keep ticking up. here in alexandria, the sign says it all, sorry, out of gas. the pumps turned off. now here in virginia, 56% of stations are without gas. but not every state is seeing these drastic spikes. but look at this. in the southeast where there are drivers who are panic buying and outages, this is what we're seeing, about 8 cents a gallon according to aaa, in south carolina, virginia, and georgia there, that's an increase of 8 cents, again. in georgia they've seen an increase of 25 cents compared to this time last year. also aaa out with a reminder this morning trying to help drivers conserve gas reminding them you can save if you drive the speed limit. avoid extended idling and slow down. robin. >> all things to keep in mind, kenneth. thank you. >>> the pipeline shutdown and fuel shortages also having an impact on air travel.

kenneth moton has the story. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, amy.cer witnessed was illegal and simply dangerous. overnight, california highway patrol announced arrest of this backseat driver seen riding alone in the backseat of his tesla on interstate 80 in the california bay area on saturday. according to the chp he was spotted multiple times around the bay area prompting a day's long search when officers stopped the car in oakland they say they found 25-year-old param sharma alone in the backseat. this morning charged with reckless driving. tesla telling abc news its system repeatedly reminds drivers to remain engaged and at highway speeds drivers typically receive warnings every 30 seconds or less if their hands aren't detected on the wheel. this isn't the first time a tesla owner has gone viral for their hands-off driving. this man spotted in 2019 sleeping behind the wheel as his tesla sped along the southern california freeway around 70 miles per hour. another driver apparently dozing on autopilot on this boston highway. >> the advanced driver