new overnight, an fbi alert. a major, new effort to combat an airport threat. laser pointers aimed into the cockpits of planes landing and taking off. >> two green flashes. and it caught the first officer in his eye. >> could it blind a pilot and bring down a plane? and how can the feds stop this? >>> the great escape mistake. new information on the massive manhunt for two killers who scammed their way to freedom using phony court documents. >> we want to bring them back to justice. >> so, how did it happen? and the new plans in place to stop another embarrassing jailbreak. >>> a health scare for a heartthrob. teen sensation austin mahone forced to make a major announcement about his tour. what he's telling his millions of teen fans. >>> and scoring big. kate looks great three months after having a baby. her washboard abs on display, as she plays volleyball in of all things, wedge platform shoes. and we just have to give it a try. >>> i don't know if you could see in that video. that was sara haines pulling a hammy while playing volleyball in -- what it -- five

new overnight, an fbi alert. a major, new effort to combat an airport threat. laser pointers aimed into the cockpits of planes landing and taking off. >> two green flashes. and it caught the first officer in his eye. >> could it blind a pilot and bring down a plane? and how can the feds stop this? >>> the great escape mistake. new information on the massive manhunt for two killers who scammed their way to freedom using phony court documents. >> we want to bring them back to justice. >> so, how did it happen? and the new plans in place to stop another embarrassing jailbreak. >>> a health scare for a heartthrob. teen pop sensation austin mahone rushed to the hospital and forced to make a major announcement about his tour. what he's now telling his millions of teen fans. >>> and scoring big. kate looks great three months after having a baby. her washboard abs on display, as she plays volleyball in, of all things, wedge platform shoes. and we just have to give it a try. >>> i don't know if you could see in that video. that was sara haines pulling a hammy while play

this morning, search teams including the fbi's child abduction rapid deployment team are back out, trying to track down this missing teen. searching for answers this was not the way zenya hernandez thought she would spend her daughter's 15th birthday. >> please come home. and we miss you so badly. >> reporter: abigail hernandez shown here walking at school in conway, new hampshire, in the last-known photo of the teen before she disappeared wednesday afternoon. since then, not a word from the 5'4" brunette. nothing on social media. no trace of any communication from her cell phone. >> unfortunately, we still have nothing new to report. >> reporter: the fbi releasing this flyer, still not commenting on whether she possibly could be a runaway. or if she could have been abducted. >> it's still a missing persons investigation. and nothing more than that. >> reporter: local, state and federal investigators have spent the past several days looking in lakes and ponds and going door to door. >> we're nowhere done. i want to make sure everyone is clear on that. we're here to find abby and to bring

what is likely happening, we are told, is he's being questioned before being turned over to the fbi, for a flight to new york where he will stand trial for the embassy bombing charges. there's a lot he might know about current al qaeda operations. perhaps about what happened in benghazi. and certainly about future planned attacks. his capture could be important operationally, and a huge coup for the u.s. >> how did they extract that information from him at this point? >> there's guidelines about that. it will be watched very closely. how tough they are to get information out of him before he becomes part of the legal system here in the u.s. >> right. this, again, as i said, supersensitive area. a long future in front of him at this point. >> we may not see him in europe for weeks, perhaps. >> depending on how well the interrogations go. >>> there's a lot more to talk about here. let's get back to washington and check in with george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. george, good morning. we know that the president has promised to end the wars in afghan

. >> reporter: this morning, search teams including the fbi's child abduction rapid devolment team. searching for answers this wasn't the way that she thought her daughter's 15th birthday. >> please come home. and we miss you so badly. >> reporter: abigail hernandez shown here walking to school n the last known photo of the teen before she disappeared wednesday afternoon. since then, not a word from the 5'4" brunette. nothing on social media. no trace of communication from her cell phone. the fbi releasing this flyer, still not commenting on she possibly could be a runaway. >> it's still a missing persons investigation. >> reporter: they have spent the past several days looking in lakes and ponds and going door to door. >> we're here to find abby and to bring her home to her parents. >> reporter: a relentless effort, her family hopeful that she's somewhere able to hear this plea. >> we want you back with us, please, we love you and we miss you. >> reporter: investigators say they have received tips but none have panned out. they're back out again searching today. >> thank you. >> th

the fbi calls it the most sophisticated criminal marketplace on the internet. thousands of drug dealers used it to sell drugs and completely hide their identities. this morning, the fbi says that 29-year-old seemingly clean-cut entrepreneur was living a secret life as a digital drug lord operating an online black market bazaar, called silk road. here's an online commercial. now, ross ulbricht is in federal custody. arrested tuesday. and the site he allegedly ran, shut down after a two-year undercover operation. >> a sophisticated individual who took the skills and the talents and developed an online website that marketed illegal goods and services. >> reporter: just look at some of the 13,000 items offered through that underground site. ultraclean cocaine. clean and real lsd. high-grade mdma, also known as molly. all with fast and free shipping. court documents say silk road sold $1.2 billion worth of drugs and illegal services in just under three years. >> they were comfortable operating in that environment because they felt that they enjoyed complete anonymit

as police and the fbi investigate. and we see what a dry ice bomb can do. >>> striking distance to a deal? last-minute wheeling and dealing between senate leaders on capitol hill to avoid an economic crisis and open the government. our team with the up to the minute latest, the default deadline just hours away. >>> punished for a good deed. the honor student penalized after picking up a student from a drinking party. the outrage growing over her suspension in the middle of her senior year. how doing the right thing could cost her everything. ♪ don't go chasing waterfalls >>> oh, we are chasing waterfalls on this crazy, sexy, cool morning. the best-selling female r&b group of all time reunites here in times square. tlc is back, only on "gma." >>> and good morning, america. a lot of developing stories right now, including the first appearance by the terror mastermind al libi in a new york court today. he's under top security. his arrival in the u.s. rushed because of his medical condition. there's a real question right

flights have now resumed this morning while the fbi attempts to figure out just who was behind an apparent prank gone horribly awry. >>> also, breaking overnight relief for hundreds of thousands of mark commuters. a possible transit strike for san francisco avoided for another day. both sides agreed to allow one more day of talks to ensue the the union said to be demanding a 12% pay raise over 3 years. management is countering that with 10% over 4 years. there is some middle ground to be had. >>> and a dramatic scene in utah to show you. police pursuing a car when the driver drove on to the railroad tracks. an officer trying to break the window to get the driver out, but then, watch as another train comes into view and slams into her car. >> whoa. >> we should tell you the woman survived. suffered only a broken arm. in fact was able to walk away. again, avoid railroad tracks at all costs. >>> and a remarkable story of survival to show you. a 72-year-old hiker from san francisco has been found alive. 18 days after getting lost in the wild. gene penaflor, you see him giving a thumbs-up from

but the fbi arrested him. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: it's the case of an aviator allegedly acting atrociously. 45-year-old michael pascal is an airline pilot for delta connection, charged with abusive sexual contact on an aircraft. accused of fondling a 14-year-old girl. the incident allegedly occurred saturday on delta flight 855, from detroit to salt lake city. pascal, off duty and flying as a passenger, was sitting next to the alleged victim. the 14-year-old who was traveling as an unaccompanied minor, says she lowered the armrest between them and fell asleep. when she woke up, the armrest was raised and pascal was touching her inappropriately. she claims she elbowed him in the arm and complained to a flight attendant. the flight crew moved her to another seat. when the plane landed, police were there to meet it. pascal's attorney says, quote, his client had fallen asleep. and while asleep, wound up leaning on the person next to him. he had no intention of causing harm or any kind of

the fbi says the young bride killed her 25-year-old husband, cody johnson, a little more than a week after she walked down the aisle. but for the three months since his death, graham has remained free. even after authorities say she admitted to pushing johnson face-first off a cliff at glacier national park. a federal judge ordered her released, and demanding she undergo mental health evaluations. johnson's friends and family say they're relieved she's finally charged. >> justice will be served. at the end of the day, we're still missing a huge part of our lives. >> reporter: graham now faces charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and making false statements. fbi agents say for days before his body was discovered at the bottom of the cliff back in july, she had tried to cover up the crime. in court documents, a federal agent writes, graham falsely represented that codely johnson's car buddies from washington probably came and got him. when in truth, and fact, as jordan linn graham then and there well knew she was with cody johnson when he last went to glacier national p

the fbi says the young bride killed her 25-year-old husband, cody johnson, a little more than a week after she walked down the aisle. but for the three months since his death, graham has remained free. even after authorities say she admitted to pushing johnson face-first off a cliff at glacier national park. a federal judge ordered her released, placing her on home detention and mandating she undergo a mental health evaluation. johnson's friends and family say they're relieved she's finally charged. >> justice will be served. it's going in the right direction. at the end of the day, we're still missing a huge part of our lives. >> reporter: graham now faces charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and making false statements. fbi agents say for days before his body was discovered at the bottom of the cliff back in july, she had tried to cover up the crime. in court documents, a federal agent writes, graham falsely represented that cody johnson's car buddies from washington probably came and got him. when in truth, and fact, as jordan linn graham then and there well knew s

the fbi is now involved. and he could face federal charges. abc's gio benitez has the story. >> reporter: look closely because this is unlike any bank robber you've seen before. police say that's 64-year-old warren bladder, seen here robbing a smalltown missouri bank this summer. and it turns out gladders has a past with the law. >> i don't know if i've ever profiled a case where a lawyer is robbing banks. >> reporter: that's right. gladders was once a lawyer. he graduated from one of st. louis's top private schools. and the washington university school of law. he's suspected of at least five other robberies. and the latest one, police say he almost got away with 40 grand. but then, gladders allegedly got into a shoot-out with a 26-year-old state trooper. >> the trooper was struck pretty much right in the chest from a round by his handgun. the trooper returned fire. >> reporter: luckily, the officer's bulletproof vest saved his life. gladders hit, too, being treated. why would a seemingly affluent lawyer, who would become president of his own

he was arrested by the fbi friday morning while trying to board a bus to mexico. >>> and both sides inching closer to a possible deal in washington. president obama and house republicans have had a series of conversations about a short-term increase in the debt ceiling. further talks are expected to take place over this weekend. >>> and four people were killed in a plane crash in virginia. the plane was reported missing after taking off from florida. the wreckage was found in a remote swamp in that state. >>> and finally, take a look at this. an orange diamond. and it's on the block. paying close attention there is bianna golodryga. >> yes. >> you caught me. >> in geneva. put your eyeballs back in your head there. it's expected to go anywhere between $17 million and 20 million bucks. >> that's it? >> that's all. but they take layaway. >>> time, now, for the weather and over to ginger. >> hey, guys. let's start in virginia beach. they've had a rough couple of days. let's look at a live look at the boardwalk there. and going to see the pounding surf and the coastal flooding. about a foot and

what is likely happening, we are told, is he's being questioned before being turned over to the fbi for a flight to new york where he will stand trial for the embassy bombing charges. there's a lot he might know about current al qaeda operations. perhaps about what happened in benghazi. and certainly about future planned attacks. his capture could be important operationally but a huge intelligence coup for the u.s. >> potentially but here's the sensitive question. how did they extract that information from him at this point? >> there's guidelines about that. it will be watched very closely. how tough they are to get information out of him before he becomes part of the legal system here in the u.s. >> right. this, again, as i said, supersensitive area. a long future in front of him at this point. >> we may not see him in new york for weeks, perhaps. >> depending on how well the interrogations go. brian, thank you. >>> there's a lot more to talk about here. let's get back to washington and check in with george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. george, good

he was arrested by the fbi friday morning while trying to board a bus to mexico. >>> and both sides inching closer to a possible deal in washington. president obama and house republicans have had a series of conversations about a short-term increase in the debt ceiling. further talks are expected to take place over this weekend. >>> and four people were killed in a plane crash in virginia. the plane was reported missing after taking off from florida. the wreckage was found in a remote swamp in that state. >>> and finally, take a look at this. an orange diamond. and it's on the block. paying close attention there is bianna golodryga. >> yes. >> you caught me. >> in geneva. put your eyeballs back in your head there. it's expected to go anywhere between $17 million and 20 million bucks. >> that's it? >> that's all. but they take layaway. >>> time, now, for the weather and over to ginger. >> hey, guys. let's start in virginia beach. that's where they've had a rough couple of days. it's going to continue that way through your weekend. let's look at a live look at the boardwalk there. and going t

what is likely happening, we are told, is he's being questioned before being turned over to the fbi, for a flight to new york where he will stand trial for the embassy bombing charges. there's a lot he might know about current al qaeda operations. perhaps about what happened in benghazi. and about future planned attacks. his capture could be important operationally, and a huge coupe for the u.s. >> how did they extract that information from him at this point? >> there's guidelines about that. how tough they are to get information out of him before he becomes part of the legal system here in the u.s. >> right. this, again, as i said, supersensitive area. a long future in front of him at this point. >> we may not see him in europe for weeks, perhaps. >> depending on how well the interrogations go. >>> let's get back to washington and check in with george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. george, good morning. we know that the president has promised to end the wars in afghanistan and iraq. but he's made a point of continuing to go after suspected terrori

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today, the fbi is trying to assess just how dangerous the situation was. but for the passengers, it was truly scary. the airport plunged into chaos for five hours. as frantic passengers evacuated the terminal, when police announced the discovery of two suspicious packages. >> a lot of people behind the counters started ducking. >> reporter: one of the two items found was, quote, a destructive device. >> it was a device that had destructive nature to the degree that it needed to be taken off site to be rendered safe. >> reporter: witnesses saw the police force this man to the ground outside the terminal. >> we saw him throw the guy down to the ground in front of the garage. that started a very long wait. >> reporter: and in a cell phone video, you see agents board a plane. the shutdown threw passengers into limbo. >> when i pulled up and they said there's a bomb threat. i'm not leaving without my daughter. i'm happy that everyone is safe. >> reporter: this morning, an intensive investigation is under way to determine who left the packages and why they put t

. >> reporter: this morning, while nigerian security forces search for the two men, fbi agents have been assigned overseas and here in the u.s., to help the families of the two sailors, as they wait for the pirates to make contact and to learn what it will take to get their loved ones back. robin? >> we hope that will be soon. brian, thank you. >> thank you, guys. >>> we have the latest on the battle over obama care and the glitches plaguing the launch. the contractors set to built the website got raked over the coals on capitol hill. more tough questions are coming. and jon karl is tracking it all. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. when asked who is responsible for all the troubles with the health care law's rollout, the white house press secretary say, quote, this is on us. and that goes from the president on down. more than anybody, right now, it is health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius who is taking the heat. amidst demands from some republicans that she resign, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius, visited an obama care call cente

this happened during an fbi sting. the alleged mastermind described using thugs to beat the husbands and then shock them with cattle prods. investigators say epstein charged unhappy wives up to $100,000 for that service. >>> the winner of the nobel peace prize was announced this morning. this year, the award goes to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons, an international group whose current mission is the destruction of syria's chemical weapons stockpile. >>> and one of the original mercury 7 astronauts has died. scott carpenter was the second american to orbit the earth. but his reentry from that 1962 mission went very wrong. he missed his landing target by nearly 300 miles. search crews found him floating in the caribbean. his feet propped up on his life raft. scott carpenter was 88 years old. >>> and dramatic video this morning of a skier who narrowly escaped an avalanche. it happened during the filming of an atv commercial in spain. you can see, he was thrown up in the air, and then buried, but a

. >> reporter: now, the irwin family attorney tells abc news they have reached out to the fbi for help, as well. now, as for maria, we're told she is in good spirits and playing with toys. if here real family is not found in the next six months, prosecutors tell us the formal adoption process to find her a new home could begin. george? >> okay, alex, thanks. >>> let's get more on this from abc's chief legal analyst, dan abrams. the state department saying no evidence this is an american. but the irwins coming forward. so many families hoping against hope this could be their baby. >> this has given hope, now, to families around the world, who have missing children about this age. when it comes to the irwins, i remember when i interviewed them, when this case started, they were holding out hope that somehow, something would come forward. they'd get some sort of tip, et cetera. the issues. number one, this child, maria, seems to be ages 4 or 5. baby lisa would be closer to 3. you have the state department coming out and saying, no indications that this is an american. but that doesn't rul

in fact, the fbi is now screening news video taken of shoppers fleeing the mall to see if any other attackers were able to slip out during the panic and now could be part of the planning for yet another mall massacre. elizabeth? >> brian, thank you so much. >>> we return to washington now, where the government is up and running again. both president obama and top republicans are vowing it won't shut down again. but at least one tea party favorite is promising to keep the fight going. senator ted cruz sat down with our jonathan karl. and, jon, a lot of defiance there. >> reporter: that's for sure, george. ted cruz says the biggest problem in all this, is that republicans were divided and that they backed down too easily. so, you would do it again? >> i would do anything and i will continue to do anything i can, to stop the train wreck that is obama care. >> reporter: will you rule out pushing to the brink of another shutdown? >> jon, i know -- >> reporter: you say you're not going to -- >> i know you want to nail down future tactical decisions. what i intend to do is continue standing with the

. >>> let's get more from abc news consultant, brad garret, former special agent with the fbi. brad, this is very different from the shooting we saw earlier in the week. this time, not a random spree. the teacher, the sole target. >> this is a focused attack. i would assume this kid's motive might be sexual. it might be revenge. but it was focused just the teacher. and my sense is, the murder part of it, may be secondary. that whatever he did, that this was a sexual assault, for example, that like so many people, they realize what they've done. and how much trouble they're in and they try to get rid of the evidence. >> and you said the use of this box cutter is significant? >> i think so. only because people who tend to kill with items that may be ready available, like box cutters in the school, that the murder is secondary. it's like, he realized, once he got into this, that he was in so much trouble, that i have to get rid of this woman. that's when it happened. >> one thing investigators will be looking at, no doubt, possible mental health issues? >> i think so. people don't