WHEREVER THE STORY IS , WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. YOU'RE STREAMING ABC NEWS. YOU'RE STREAMING ABC NEWS. I'M DIANE MACEDO TODAY I'M DIANE MACEDO TODAY ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". A DEBT LIMIT DEAL HEADS TO A A DEBT LIMIT DEAL HEADS TO A CRUCIAL VOTE IN THE HOUSE CRUCIAL VOTE IN THE HOUSE TODAY. TODAY. PRESIDENT BIDEN AND SPEAKER PRESIDENT BIDEN AND SPEAKER MCCARTHY ARE RACING TO SELL MCCARTHY ARE RACING TO SELL THE DEAL AS MCCARTHY FACA, TAKIN MCCARTHY ARE RACING TO SELL THE DEAL AS MCCARTHY FACA, TAKI MCCARTHY ARE RACING TO SELL THE DEAL AS MCCARTHY FACA, TAKII MCCARTHY ARE RACING TO SELL THE DEAL AS MCCARTHY FACA, TAKI MCCARTHY ARE RACING TO SELL THE DEAL AS MCCARTHY FACA, TAKIT DONALD TRUMP IN HIS SHARPEST ATTACKS YET. ATTACKS YET. WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR THE RACE WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR THE RACE FOR THE WHITE, THE DIRE WARNING FOR THE WHITE, THE DIRE WARNING ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. WHITE TOP EXPERTS SAY IT POSES WHITE TOP EXPERTS SAY IT POSES A RISK OF EXTINCTION, COMPARING A RISK OF EXTINCTION, COMPARING IT TO PANDEMICS AND NUCLEAR IT TO PANDEMICS AND NUCLEAR WAR. WAR. THE APPEARANCE BY WHALES THE APPEARANCE BY WHALES SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF SWEDEN SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF SWEDEN BY NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES THINK BY NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES THINK IT MAY BE WEARING A RUSSIAN IT MAY BE WEARING A RUSSIAN MADE HARNESS. MADE HARNESS. AND A LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR AND A LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR BELOVED MUSIC TEACHER THAT BELOVED MUSIC TEACHER THAT YOU NEED TO SEE THE VIRAL YOU NEED TO SEE THE VIRAL PERFORMANCE. PERFORMANCE. >> EVEN HE COULDN'T PREDICT. >> EVEN HE COULDN'T PREDICT. BUT WE BEGIN WITH THE HOUSE BUT WE BEGIN WITH THE HOUSE EXPECTED TO VOTE ON A DEAL TO EXPECTED TO VOTE ON A DEAL TO RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT TODAY. RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT TODAY. PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HOUSE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY SAY SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY SAY THEY'RE CONFIDENT THEY HAVE THEY'RE CONFIDENT THEY HAVE THE VOTES, BUT A GROWING NUMBER THE VOTES, BUT A GROWING NUMBER OF MEMBERS ARE SLAMMING OF MEMBERS ARE SLAMMING THE DEAL. THE DEAL. THEY BROKERED. THEY BROKERED. LET'S BRING IN WHITE HOUSE LET'S BRING IN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT KAREN TRAVERS, CORRESPONDENT KAREN TRAVERS, ALONG WITH ABC'S JAY O'BRIEN. ALONG WITH ABC'S JAY O'BRIEN. ON CAPITOL HILL FOR MORE . ON CAPITOL HILL FOR MORE . JAY, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM JAY, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THIS VOTE TODAY? THIS VOTE TODAY? DOES HAVE THE SUPPORT TO PASS? DOES HAVE THE SUPPORT TO PASS? >> WELL, FIRST OFF, THE TIMING >> WELL, FIRST OFF, THE TIMING HERE IS KEY, DIANE , BECAUSE HERE IS KEY, DIANE , BECAUSE THIS VOTE ISN'T GOING TO BE THIS VOTE ISN'T GOING TO BE UNTIL TONIGHT AT 8:30 UNTIL TONIGHT AT 8:30 AND THAT'S BECAUSE REMEMBER AND THAT'S BECAUSE REMEMBER THAT 72 HOUR WINDOW THAT THAT 72 HOUR WINDOW THAT SPEAKER MCCARTHY PROMISED SPEAKER MCCARTHY PROMISED MEMBERS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE MEMBERS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO READ THE BILL BEFORE VOTING TO READ THE BILL BEFORE VOTING ON IT. ON IT. PART OF THE HOUSE RULES THAT PART OF THE HOUSE RULES THAT DOESN'T EXPIRE UNTIL LATER DOESN'T EXPIRE UNTIL LATER ON TODAY. ON TODAY. SO THIS VOTE EXPECTED TO TAKE SO THIS VOTE EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE TONIGHT IN THIS BILL IS PLACE TONIGHT IN THIS BILL IS EXPECTED TO PASS DESPITE EXPECTED TO PASS DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE'VE NOW HEARD THE FACT THAT WE'VE NOW HEARD FROM, BY OUR COUNT, MORE THAN FROM, BY OUR COUNT, MORE THAN 30 HOUSE REPUBLICANS WHO SAY 30 HOUSE REPUBLICANS WHO SAY THEY WILL NOT VOTE FOR THIS THEY WILL NOT VOTE FOR THIS DEAL . DEAL . >> THEY DO NOT LIKE >> THEY DO NOT LIKE THE CONCESSIONS THAT WERE MADE. THE CONCESSIONS THAT WERE MADE. WE'RE ALSO STARTING TO HEAR WE'RE ALSO STARTING TO HEAR EMERGING CALLS FROM PROGRESSIVE EMERGING CALLS FROM PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS WHO ALSO SAY THAT DEMOCRATS WHO ALSO SAY THAT THEY WILL VOTE NO AS WELL THEY WILL VOTE NO AS WELL WITH THE NO VOTES EXPECTED WITH THE NO VOTES EXPECTED TO BE OFFSET WITH MODERATE TO BE OFFSET WITH MODERATE REPUBLICANS AND CERTAINLY REPUBLICANS AND CERTAINLY MODERATE DEMOCRATS, WHO ARE MODERATE DEMOCRATS, WHO ARE GOING TO JOIN RANKS GOING TO JOIN RANKS WITH REPUBLICANS OR AT LEAST WITH REPUBLICANS OR AT LEAST ARE EXPECTED TO TO PASS THIS ARE EXPECTED TO TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION. LEGISLATION. >> SO ON TRACK TO PASS DESPITE >> SO ON TRACK TO PASS DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE'RE SEEING THE FACT THAT WE'RE SEEING VOTES BEING LOST ON THE FRINGES VOTES BEING LOST ON THE FRINGES OF BOTH PARTIES. OF BOTH PARTIES. CAN BREAK THIS DOWN FOR US . CAN BREAK THIS DOWN FOR US . WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN THIS WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN THIS DEAL AND WHAT'S CREATING DEAL AND WHAT'S CREATING THE THE APPREHENSION, I SHOULD THE THE APPREHENSION, I SHOULD SAY, FOR SOME MEMBERS OF THESE SAY, FOR SOME MEMBERS OF THESE PARTIES? PARTIES? >> YEAH. >> YEAH. SO ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE, SO ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE, THEY THINK THAT THE FED THEY THINK THAT THE FED SPENDING CUTS DON'T GO FAR SPENDING CUTS DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH FOR SOME PROGRESSIVES. ENOUGH FOR SOME PROGRESSIVES. THEY DON'T LIKE SOME OF THEY DON'T LIKE SOME OF THE CONCESSIONS THE PRESIDENT THE CONCESSIONS THE PRESIDENT MADE SPECIFICALLY ON WORK MADE SPECIFICALLY ON WORK REQUIREMENTS. REQUIREMENTS. BUT THE WHITE IS CALLING THIS BUT THE WHITE IS CALLING THIS A REASONABLE BIPARTISAN A REASONABLE BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT OF COURSE, THIS AGREEMENT OF COURSE, THIS SUSPENDS THE DEBT CEILING SUSPENDS THE DEBT CEILING THROUGH JANUARY 1ST. THROUGH JANUARY 1ST. 2020 FIVE AND PUT SOME MODEST 2020 FIVE AND PUT SOME MODEST NEW RESTRICTIONS ON GOVERNMENT NEW RESTRICTIONS ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING. SPENDING. MOST FEDERAL SPENDING WILL STAY MOST FEDERAL SPENDING WILL STAY FLAT NEXT YEAR, WHILE DEFENSE FLAT NEXT YEAR, WHILE DEFENSE SPENDING WOULD INCREASE. SPENDING WOULD INCREASE. IT CLAWS BACK THAT UNSPENT IT CLAWS BACK THAT UNSPENT COVID FUNDING. COVID FUNDING. AND AS I SAID, THIS NEW WORK AND AS I SAID, THIS NEW WORK REQUIREMENTS ARE ALSO PUT IN REQUIREMENTS ARE ALSO PUT IN PLACE. PLACE. >> JAY, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING >> JAY, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM LAWMAKERS THERE? FROM LAWMAKERS THERE? ON ? ON ? ONE OF THE THINGS I'M HEARING ONE OF THE THINGS I'M HEARING FROM LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARTIES, FROM LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARTIES, DAN , IS THIS SENSE OF RARE DAN , IS THIS SENSE OF RARE UNITY IN TERMS OF A SHARED GOAL UNITY IN TERMS OF A SHARED GOAL BETWEEN SPEAKER MCCARTHY BETWEEN SPEAKER MCCARTHY AND PRESIDENT BIDEN RIGHT NOW, AND PRESIDENT BIDEN RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT THE WHITE HOUSE WE KNOW THAT THE WHITE HOUSE IS ENGAGED IN A NO HOLDS BARRED IS ENGAGED IN A NO HOLDS BARRED WHAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED TO ME WHAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED TO ME AS A FULL COURT PRESS WHIP AS A FULL COURT PRESS WHIP OPERATION TO MAKE SURE THAT OPERATION TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY COMMUNICATE THE FINER THEY COMMUNICATE THE FINER POINTS OF THIS AGREEMENT POINTS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO DEMOCRATS TO TRY TO WHIP TO DEMOCRATS TO TRY TO WHIP DEMOCRATIC VOTES TO MAKE SURE DEMOCRATIC VOTES TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE ENOUGH MODERATE THERE ARE ENOUGH MODERATE DEMOCRATIC VOTES TO PASS THIS DEMOCRATIC VOTES TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION AND OFFSET, FOR LEGISLATION AND OFFSET, FOR INSTANCE, THOSE FURTHER INSTANCE, THOSE FURTHER REPUBLICANS WHO SAY THEY ARE REPUBLICANS WHO SAY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS DEAL , EXPRESSING THOSE DEAL , EXPRESSING THOSE CONCERNS THAT KARANJA LAID OUT. CONCERNS THAT KARANJA LAID OUT. >> WE ALSO KNOW THAT HOUSE >> WE ALSO KNOW THAT HOUSE REPUBLICANS, HOUSE REPUBLICANS, HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP ARE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP ARE ENGAGED IN THE EXACT SAME KIND ENGAGED IN THE EXACT SAME KIND OF OPERATION ON THEIR SIDE OF OF OPERATION ON THEIR SIDE OF THE AISLE. THE AISLE. TELLING THEIR MEMBERS THAT THIS TELLING THEIR MEMBERS THAT THIS IS A GOOD DEAL , TOUTING IS A GOOD DEAL , TOUTING THE FACT THAT THEY BROUGHT THE FACT THAT THEY BROUGHT THE PRESIDENT TO THE THE PRESIDENT TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE IN THE FIRST NEGOTIATING TABLE IN THE FIRST PLACE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT PLACE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT HE THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT HE INITIALLY WOULDN'T NEGOTIATE INITIALLY WOULDN'T NEGOTIATE ON THE DEBT CEILING BECAUSE IT ON THE DEBT CEILING BECAUSE IT WAS TOO IMPORTANT TO BE RAISED, WAS TOO IMPORTANT TO BE RAISED, NOT TIED TO ANYTHING ELSE. NOT TIED TO ANYTHING ELSE. SO BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE SO BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE TRYING TO SELL THIS DEAL TO TRYING TO SELL THIS DEAL TO THEIR PARTIES, PARTICULARLY THEIR PARTIES, PARTICULARLY THEIR MODERATES, TO MAKE SURE, THEIR MODERATES, TO MAKE SURE, AS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING, THAT AS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING, THAT THEY HAVE THE VOTES TO GET THIS THEY HAVE THE VOTES TO GET THIS OVER TO THE SENATE TONIGHT. OVER TO THE SENATE TONIGHT. THEN WHEN IT GETS TO THE SENATE THEN WHEN IT GETS TO THE SENATE COULD BE COMPLICATED. COULD BE COMPLICATED. PROCEDURAL HURDLES EXPECTED PROCEDURAL HURDLES EXPECTED TO PASS IN THAT CHAMBER TO PASS IN THAT CHAMBER AS WELL, ALTHOUGH THAT AS WELL, ALTHOUGH THAT VOTE MIGHT GET KICKED INTO VOTE MIGHT GET KICKED INTO THE WEEKEND, POTENTIALLY, IF THE WEEKEND, POTENTIALLY, IF THERE IS ENOUGH OPPOSITION THERE IS ENOUGH OPPOSITION TO CREATE THOSE PROCEDURAL TO CREATE THOSE PROCEDURAL HURDLES. HURDLES. >> NOW, KAREN, THEY SAY IF BOTH >> NOW, KAREN, THEY SAY IF BOTH SIDES ARE UNHAPPY, THAT'S SIDES ARE UNHAPPY, THAT'S THE SIGN OF A GOOD COMPROMISE. THE SIGN OF A GOOD COMPROMISE. SO WHAT MESSAGE IS THE WHITE SO WHAT MESSAGE IS THE WHITE HOUSE SENDING AS IT'S FACING HOUSE SENDING AS IT'S FACING CRITICISM FROM PROGRESSIVES? CRITICISM FROM PROGRESSIVES? THE WHITE HOUSE IS SAYING THAT THE WHITE HOUSE IS SAYING THAT NEITHER SIDE GOT EVERYTHING NEITHER SIDE GOT EVERYTHING THEY WANTED IN THIS REASONABLE THEY WANTED IN THIS REASONABLE BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT. BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT. AND THE BUDGET DIRECTOR HERE, AND THE BUDGET DIRECTOR HERE, YOLANDA YOUNG, SAID YESTERDAY YOLANDA YOUNG, SAID YESTERDAY THAT THIS IS THE BEST YOU CAN THAT THIS IS THE BEST YOU CAN DO WITH A DIVIDED GOVERNMENT DO WITH A DIVIDED GOVERNMENT WHERE ONE PARTY IS IN CONTROL, WHERE ONE PARTY IS IN CONTROL, THE WHITE HOUSE AND ANOTHER IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND ANOTHER IN CONTROL UP ON CAPITOL HILL. CONTROL UP ON CAPITOL HILL. I ASKED HER YESTERDAY IF I ASKED HER YESTERDAY IF THE PRESIDENT FEELS HE CAME OUT THE PRESIDENT FEELS HE CAME OUT AHEAD IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS AHEAD IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIS DEAL . WITH THIS DEAL . HERE'S WHAT SHE TOLD ME. HERE'S WHAT SHE TOLD ME. >> THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAME OUT >> THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAME OUT AHEAD. AHEAD. WHEN YOU GO INTO THESE THINGS, WHEN YOU GO INTO THESE THINGS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THIS ISN'T ABOUT REPUBLICANS. THIS ISN'T ABOUT REPUBLICANS. OR DEMOCRATS. OR DEMOCRATS. IF YOU GET INTO WHO WON, IF YOU GET INTO WHO WON, WHO DIDN'T, YOU LOST ALREADY. WHO DIDN'T, YOU LOST ALREADY. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DEFAULT, IT IS THE DEFAULT, IT IS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT TODAY, AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT TODAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET TO THE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK, BECAUSE WE PRESIDENT'S DESK, BECAUSE WE HAVE AVOIDED WHAT HAVE WOULD HAVE AVOIDED WHAT HAVE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY CATASTROPHIC AND VERY NOTABLE CATASTROPHIC AND VERY NOTABLE THERE. THERE. NO VICTORY LAP FROM THE BUDGET NO VICTORY LAP FROM THE BUDGET DIRECTOR . DIRECTOR . WE'VE SEEN SIMILAR MESSAGING WE'VE SEEN SIMILAR MESSAGING FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN. FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN. YOU GET A SENSE THAT YOU GET A SENSE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THERE IS A VERY THEY UNDERSTAND THERE IS A VERY FRAGILE VOTE COUNT STILL FRAGILE VOTE COUNT STILL HAPPENING TODAY IN THE HOURS HAPPENING TODAY IN THE HOURS LEADING UP TO THAT VOTE , GOING LEADING UP TO THAT VOTE , GOING TO THE HOUSE FLOOR. TO THE HOUSE FLOOR. THEY DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING THEY DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE THIS THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE THIS GETTING PASSED KAREN TRAVERS. GETTING PASSED KAREN TRAVERS. BRIAN , THANK YOU BOTH. BRIAN , THANK YOU BOTH. I KNOW YOU'RE BOTH BUSY. I KNOW YOU'RE BOTH BUSY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO CHECK IN WE WILL CONTINUE TO CHECK IN WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY. >> FORMER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE HE IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE HE IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT . IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT . THE REPUBLICAN RAN FOR THE REPUBLICAN RAN FOR PRESIDOINED PRESIDOINED ABC NEWS AS A POLITICAL ABC NEWS AS A POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR IN 2018. CONTRIBUTOR IN 2018. THAT RELATIONSHIP WILL END THAT RELATIONSHIP WILL END WITH HIS ANNOUNCEMENT. WITH HIS ANNOUNCEMENT. MEANWHILE, FLORIDA MEANWHILE, FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS HELD HIS GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS HELD HIS FIRST CAMPAIGN EVENT IN IOWA FIRST CAMPAIGN EVENT IN IOWA LAST NIGHT, LAUNCHING LAST NIGHT, LAUNCHING THE SHARPEST ATTACKS YET THE SHARPEST ATTACKS YET AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP SO FAR . SO FAR . CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JONATHAN KARL HAS THE LATEST. JONATHAN KARL HAS THE LATEST. >> HELLO, IOWA. >> HELLO, IOWA. AT FIRST RON DESANTIS HIS AT FIRST RON DESANTIS HIS CRITICISM OF TRUMP WAS SUBTLE, CRITICISM OF TRUMP WAS SUBTLE, SUGGESTING THE FORMER SUGGESTING THE FORMER PRESIDENT WAS MORE ABOUT PRESIDENT WAS MORE ABOUT BUILDING HIS BRAND THAN BUILDING HIS BRAND THAN LEADING. LEADING. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY, >> AT THE END OF THE DAY, LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT. ENTERTAINMENT. IT'S NOT ABOUT BUILDING A BRAND IT'S NOT ABOUT BUILDING A BRAND . . IT'S NOT ABOUT VIRTUE IT'S NOT ABOUT VIRTUE SIGNALING. SIGNALING. IT IS ABOUT RESULTS. IT IS ABOUT RESULTS. >> BUT WHEN ASKED WHETHER HE >> BUT WHEN ASKED WHETHER HE WAS GOING TO START RESPONDING WAS GOING TO START RESPONDING TO TRUMP'S CRITICISM TO SAY IT TO TRUMP'S CRITICISM TO SAY IT HAS HIT BACK , HE USED TO SAY HAS HIT BACK , HE USED TO SAY HOW GREAT FLORIDA WAS, HOW HIS HOW GREAT FLORIDA WAS, HOW HIS WHOLE FAMILY MOVED TO FLORIDA. WHOLE FAMILY MOVED TO FLORIDA. >> UNDER MY GOVERNORSHIP ARE >> UNDER MY GOVERNORSHIP ARE YOU KIDDING ME? YOU KIDDING ME? >> HE PORTRAYED TRUMP AS NOT >> HE PORTRAYED TRUMP AS NOT BEING A TRUE CONSERVATIVE, BEING A TRUE CONSERVATIVE, SPENDING TOO MUCH AND FAILING SPENDING TOO MUCH AND FAILING TO CONTROL THE BORDER. TO CONTROL THE BORDER. SOME OF THE CRITICISM WAS SOME OF THE CRITICISM WAS PERSONAL TO SEE. PERSONAL TO SEE. IT SEEMED HURT THAT TRUMP HAD IT SEEMED HURT THAT TRUMP HAD NOT YET CONGRATULATED HIM FOR NOT YET CONGRATULATED HIM FOR HIS BIG REELECTION VICTORY LAST HIS BIG REELECTION VICTORY LAST YEAR, WE WON THE BIGGEST YEAR, WE WON THE BIGGEST ELECTION LANDSLIDE THAT FLORIDA ELECTION LANDSLIDE THAT FLORIDA REPUBLICANS HAVE EVER WON. REPUBLICANS HAVE EVER WON. AND DID HE EVER SAY ANYTHING AND DID HE EVER SAY ANYTHING LIKE, ATTABOY, GOOD JOB? LIKE, ATTABOY, GOOD JOB? NO, HE ATTACKED ME THREE DAYS NO, HE ATTACKED ME THREE DAYS BEFORE THE MIDTERM ELECTION, BEFORE THE MIDTERM ELECTION, MOST OF THE IOWA REPUBLICANS MOST OF THE IOWA REPUBLICANS WHO CAME TO SEE DECENT WERE WHO CAME TO SEE DECENT WERE STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT WHO TO STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT WHO TO SUPPORT. SUPPORT. BUT ALMOST ALL OF THEM WE SPOKE BUT ALMOST ALL OF THEM WE SPOKE TO HERE SAID THEY WERE LOOKING TO HERE SAID THEY WERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE OTHER THAN TRUMP . FOR SOMEONE OTHER THAN TRUMP . >> WHY ARE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR >> WHY ARE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRUMP? AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRUMP? I DONALD TRUMP WAS GREAT FOR I DONALD TRUMP WAS GREAT FOR WHAT WE NEEDED IN 2016. WHAT WE NEEDED IN 2016. BUT I THINK HE'S SO POLARIZING. BUT I THINK HE'S SO POLARIZING. I THINK YOU NEED YOU NEED I THINK YOU NEED YOU NEED A UNITER. A UNITER. HIS CHARACTER IS NOT GOOD HIS CHARACTER IS NOT GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE SOMEONE OTHER AND NEEDS TO BE SOMEONE OTHER THAN TRUMP . THAN TRUMP . TRUMP CAN BE BEATEN. TRUMP CAN BE BEATEN. I HOPE. I HOPE. WHY DO YOU WHY DO YOU HOPE WHY DO YOU WHY DO YOU HOPE TO TODD ANT? TO TODD ANT? >> ONE OF IOWA'S MOST >> ONE OF IOWA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL EVANGELICAL LEADERS INFLUENTIAL EVANGELICAL LEADERS TOLD ME THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER TOLD ME THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER FORMER TRUMP SUPPORTERS FORMER TRUMP SUPPORTERS WHO ALSO WANT SOMEONE OTHER WHO ALSO WANT SOMEONE OTHER THAN DONALD TRUMP . THAN DONALD TRUMP . I'M SEEING A GROWING ENTHUSIASM I'M SEEING A GROWING ENTHUSIASM FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRUMP. FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRUMP. >> CHIEF WASHINGTON >> CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JONATHAN KARL, CORRESPONDENT JONATHAN KARL, THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND LET'S BRING IN ABC NEWS AND LET'S BRING IN ABC NEWS DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR, DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR, AVERI HARPER, FOR MORE ON THIS. AVERI HARPER, FOR MORE ON THIS. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF DESANTIS WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF DESANTIS TAKING AIM AT FORMER TAKING AIM AT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP THE WAY HE DID PRESIDENT TRUMP THE WAY HE DID LAST NIGHT? LAST NIGHT? DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT RAMP UP AS THE CAMPAIGN THAT RAMP UP AS THE CAMPAIGN SEASON GOES ON ? SEASON GOES ON ? >> THE GLOVES ARE CERTAINLY >> THE GLOVES ARE CERTAINLY COMING OFF. COMING OFF. WHILE FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP WHILE FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS NOT BEEN AFRAID TO BASH HAS NOT BEEN AFRAID TO BASH GOVERNOR DESANTIS, WE'VE SEEN GOVERNOR DESANTIS, WE'VE SEEN DESANTIS TAKE A MORE MEASURED DESANTIS TAKE A MORE MEASURED APPROACH. APPROACH. THERE HAS BEEN A MARKED CHANGE THERE HAS BEEN A MARKED CHANGE IN THE PAST WEEK SINCE HE HAS IN THE PAST WEEK SINCE HE HAS LAUNCHED HIS PRESIDENTIAL BID. LAUNCHED HIS PRESIDENTIAL BID. AND THIS IS A REALLY TRICKY AND THIS IS A REALLY TRICKY THING THAT JUST SANTOS IS GOING THING THAT JUST SANTOS IS GOING TO HAVE TO NAVIGATE BECAUSE HE TO HAVE TO NAVIGATE BECAUSE HE IS WALKING A FINE LINE HERE. IS WALKING A FINE LINE HERE. IF HE WANTS THE NOMINATION, HE IF HE WANTS THE NOMINATION, HE CANNOT ALIENATE THOSE CANNOT ALIENATE THOSE TRUMP VOTERS WHILE HE'S TRYING TRUMP VOTERS WHILE HE'S TRYING TO WIN THEM OVER. TO WIN THEM OVER. >> NOW, HOW WOULD AN >> NOW, HOW WOULD AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CHRIS CHRISTIE'S POTENTIAL CHRIS CHRISTIE'S POTENTIAL CHANGE THIS RACE? CHANGE THIS RACE? WELL, THE CALCULUS REMAINS WELL, THE CALCULUS REMAINS THE SAME. THE SAME. THE FACT IS THAT FORMER THE FACT IS THAT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP STILL REMAINS PRESIDENT TRUMP STILL REMAINS FAR OUT AHEAD OF ANY OF HIS GOP FAR OUT AHEAD OF ANY OF HIS GOP COMPETITORS. COMPETITORS. IT'S GOING TO BE AN UPHILL IT'S GOING TO BE AN UPHILL BATTLE FOR GOVERNOR CHRISTIE, BATTLE FOR GOVERNOR CHRISTIE, WHO HAS BEEN VOCALLY ANTI TRUMP WHO HAS BEEN VOCALLY ANTI TRUMP AND THAT IS GOING TO MAKE AND THAT IS GOING TO MAKE THINGS MORE COMPLICATED FOR HIM THINGS MORE COMPLICATED FOR HIM AS HE TRIES TO GET SOME OF AS HE TRIES TO GET SOME OF THOSE VOTES. THOSE VOTES. HOW SURPRISING IS IT TO SEE HOW SURPRISING IS IT TO SEE IOWA VOTERS SAY THAT THEY WANT IOWA VOTERS SAY THAT THEY WANT AN ALTERNATIVE TO DONALD AN ALTERNATIVE TO DONALD TRUMP ? TRUMP ? >> WELL, NOT ALL THAT >> WELL, NOT ALL THAT SURPRISING. SURPRISING. THE FACT IS THAT THERE ARE THE FACT IS THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT TRUMP CHUNK OF SIGNIFICANT TRUMP CHUNK OF VOTERS WHO ARE WITH TRUMP VOTERS WHO ARE WITH TRUMP THROUGH AND THROUGH. THROUGH AND THROUGH. BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF OTHER BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF OTHER REPUBLICAN VOTERS WHO CAN REPUBLICAN VOTERS WHO CAN BE CONVINCED TO SUPPORT OTHER BE CONVINCED TO SUPPORT OTHER CANDIDATES. CANDIDATES. AND SO AS LONG AS WE HEAR AND SO AS LONG AS WE HEAR FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP CONTINUE FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT 20 , 20 , TALK TO TALK ABOUT 20 , 20 , TALK ABOUT POLITICAL RETRIBUTION ABOUT POLITICAL RETRIBUTION AND HIS ONGOING LEGAL TROUBLES AND HIS ONGOING LEGAL TROUBLES THAT COULD STEER MORE VOTERS IN THAT COULD STEER MORE VOTERS IN THE DIRECTION OF OTHER THE DIRECTION OF OTHER CANDIDATES. CANDIDATES. >> NOW, TRUMP HAS BEEN LARGELY >> NOW, TRUMP HAS BEEN LARGELY GOING AFTER DESANTIS. GOING AFTER DESANTIS. DESANTIS HAS BEEN TRYING DESANTIS HAS BEEN TRYING EXPLICITLY TO PAINT THIS AS A EXPLICITLY TO PAINT THIS AS A TWO MAN RACE. TWO MAN RACE. HE'S CALLED IT THAT IN TERMS OF HE'S CALLED IT THAT IN TERMS OF HIM VERSUS DONALD TRUMP FOR HIM VERSUS DONALD TRUMP FOR THIS PRIMARY, COULD THIS THIS PRIMARY, COULD THIS STRATEGY BACKFIRE ON THEM IF STRATEGY BACKFIRE ON THEM IF THEY CONTINUE TO JUST ATTACK THEY CONTINUE TO JUST ATTACK EACH OTHER? EACH OTHER? COULD ANOTHER CANDIDATE COME UP COULD ANOTHER CANDIDATE COME UP AND TAKE IT WITH THEM? AND TAKE IT WITH THEM? CERTAINLY, THERE'S LOTS OF CERTAINLY, THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE IN THIS OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE IN THIS RACE AND THERE ARE VOTERS, RACE AND THERE ARE VOTERS, AS WE SAW IN IOWA, WHO ARE AS WE SAW IN IOWA, WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A CANDIDATE LOOKING FOR A CANDIDATE WHO MIGHT BE HAVE A MORE WHO MIGHT BE HAVE A MORE POSITIVE OUTLOOK POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON THE COUNTRY, A MORE POSITIVE ON THE COUNTRY, A MORE POSITIVE VISION FOR THE COUNTRY THAT VISION FOR THE COUNTRY THAT COULD GIVE SPACE FOR SOMEONE COULD GIVE SPACE FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO RISE UP. ELSE TO RISE UP. WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING FOR WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING FOR AS CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN IN THESE AS CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN IN THESE EARLY PRIMARY STATES ? EARLY PRIMARY STATES ? >> I'M REALLY WATCHING HOW THEY >> I'M REALLY WATCHING HOW THEY ARE GOING TO NAVIGATE THIS ARE GOING TO NAVIGATE THIS COMPLICATED COMPLICATED POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT TO HAVE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT TO HAVE A FORMER PRESIDENT RUNNING IN A FORMER PRESIDENT RUNNING IN A CONTESTED PRIMARY IS VERY A CONTESTED PRIMARY IS VERY UNUSUAL. UNUSUAL. ALL THESE CANDIDATES ARE HAVING ALL THESE CANDIDATES ARE HAVING TO TIPTOE AROUND THE ELEPHANT TO TIPTOE AROUND THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, THE ELEPHANT BEING IN THE ROOM, THE ELEPHANT BEING TRUMP . TRUMP . AND IT'S GOING TO BE AND IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY'RE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY'RE ABLE TO MAKE THAT PITCH ABLE TO MAKE THAT PITCH TO VOTERS WITHOUT ALIENATING TO VOTERS WITHOUT ALIENATING SOME OF THOSE TRUMP FOLKS. SOME OF THOSE TRUMP FOLKS. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. ABC NEWS DEPUTY ABC NEWS DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR, POLITICAL DIRECTOR, AVERI HARPER AVERY , THANK AVERI HARPER AVERY , THANK YOU . YOU . THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND RUSSIA'S PRESIDENT PUTIN AND RUSSIA'S PRESIDENT PUTIN IS ACCUSING UKRAINE OF IS ACCUSING UKRAINE OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. EIGHT DRONES EXPLODED IN EIGHT DRONES EXPLODED IN AND AROUND THE RUSSIAN AND AROUND THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL OF MOSCOW. CAPITAL OF MOSCOW. NOW RUSSIA'S BLAMING UKRAINE NOW RUSSIA'S BLAMING UKRAINE AND SAYING RUSSIA RESERVES AND SAYING RUSSIA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESPOND IN THE RIGHT TO RESPOND IN THE TOUGHEST WAY POSSIBLE. THE TOUGHEST WAY POSSIBLE. BUT WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN BUT WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN JOHN KIRBY SAYS THE U.S. STILL JOHN KIRBY SAYS THE U.S. STILL ISN'T SURE IF UKRAINE WAS ISN'T SURE IF UKRAINE WAS BEHIND THOSE ATTACKS. BEHIND THOSE ATTACKS. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT TOM SOUFI BURRIDGE IN KHARKIV, TOM SOUFI BURRIDGE IN KHARKIV, UKRAINE, WITH THE LATEST. UKRAINE, WITH THE LATEST. >> HI, TOM . >> HI, TOM . YEAH, IT'S AN INTERESTING CLAIM YEAH, IT'S AN INTERESTING CLAIM BY JOHN KIRBY. BY JOHN KIRBY. DIANA, BASED ON PRIVATE DIANA, BASED ON PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD HERE, CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD HERE, THERE IS NOT A SHRED OF DOUBT THERE IS NOT A SHRED OF DOUBT THAT THE UKRAINIANS WERE BEHIND THAT THE UKRAINIANS WERE BEHIND THESE DRONE STRIKES ON MOSCOW. THESE DRONE STRIKES ON MOSCOW. PUBLICLY, THE UKRAINIANS ARE PUBLICLY, THE UKRAINIANS ARE NOT SAYING THAT IN NOT SAYING THAT IN THEIR OFFICIAL COMMENTS. THEIR OFFICIAL COMMENTS. BUT I THINK, LIKE BUT I THINK, LIKE U.S. OFFICIALS ARE USING U.S. OFFICIALS ARE USING THEIR WORDS VERY, VERY THEIR WORDS VERY, VERY CAREFULLY ON THIS AND THEY ARE CAREFULLY ON THIS AND THEY ARE TAKING THE POSITION THAT WHEN TAKING THE POSITION THAT WHEN THE U.S. WEAPONS GO INTO THE U.S. WEAPONS GO INTO THE HANDS OF THE UKRAINIANS, THE HANDS OF THE UKRAINIANS, THE UKRAINIAN UKRAINIANS CALL THE UKRAINIAN UKRAINIANS CALL THE SHOTS. THE SHOTS. THAT'S THE U.S. POSITION. THAT'S THE U.S. POSITION. BUT THEY'RE ALSO SAYING WE BUT THEY'RE ALSO SAYING WE DON'T SUPPORT OR ENCOURAGE DON'T SUPPORT OR ENCOURAGE ATTACKS INSIDE RUSSIA AT ATTACKS INSIDE RUSSIA AT THE SAME TIME, U.S. OFFICIALS THE SAME TIME, U.S. OFFICIALS PUBLICLY AT LEAST, ARE NOT PUBLICLY AT LEAST, ARE NOT CONDEMNING THE ATTACK. CONDEMNING THE ATTACK. THEY'RE NOT SAYING THAT UKRAINE THEY'RE NOT SAYING THAT UKRAINE SHOULD STOP DOING IT. SHOULD STOP DOING IT. AND I THINK, LOOK, IT'S IT AND I THINK, LOOK, IT'S IT IS PART OF A STRATEGY FROM IS PART OF A STRATEGY FROM THE UKRAINIANS MORE BROADLY. THE UKRAINIANS MORE BROADLY. TO TAKE THE FIGHT, TAKE THE WAR TO TAKE THE FIGHT, TAKE THE WAR INSIDE RUSSIAN TERRITORY, TRY INSIDE RUSSIAN TERRITORY, TRY AND HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT AND HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT ON THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE. ON THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE. ASK THE QUESTION, IS THIS WAR ASK THE QUESTION, IS THIS WAR THAT VLADIMIR PUTIN LAUNCHED THAT VLADIMIR PUTIN LAUNCHED REALLY MAKING YOU SAFER? REALLY MAKING YOU SAFER? AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S KEEPING THE RUSSIAN MILITARY IN KEEPING THE RUSSIAN MILITARY IN THE SECURITY SERVICES IN RUSSIA THE SECURITY SERVICES IN RUSSIA ON THEIR TOES, KEEPING THEM ON THEIR TOES, KEEPING THEM GUESSING. GUESSING. AND THAT IS ALSO, I THINK, PART AND THAT IS ALSO, I THINK, PART OF A BROADER STRATEGY BY THE OF A BROADER STRATEGY BY THE UKRAINIANS IN THE RUN UP TO A UKRAINIANS IN THE RUN UP TO A POTENTIAL COUNTEROFFENSIVE POTENTIAL COUNTEROFFENSIVE WHICH COULD COME DAYS OR WHICH COULD COME DAYS OR POSSIBLY WEEKS DIANE . POSSIBLY WEEKS DIANE . >> ALL RIGHT, >> ALL RIGHT, TOM SOUFI BURRIDGE IN UKRAINE, TOM SOUFI BURRIDGE IN UKRAINE, THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND IT'S TIME NOW FOR WORLDVIEW AND IT'S TIME NOW FOR WORLDVIEW WITH MARCUS MOORE STARTING IN WITH MARCUS MOORE STARTING IN NORTH KOREA, WHERE NORTH KOREA, WHERE THE COUNTRY'S ATTEMPT TO PUT THE COUNTRY'S ATTEMPT TO PUT THEIR FIRST SPY SATELLITE INTO THEIR FIRST SPY SATELLITE INTO SPACE HAS FAILED. SPACE HAS FAILED. THIS IS A SETBACK FOR LEADER THIS IS A SETBACK FOR LEADER KIM JONG UN , WHO IS PUSHING KIM JONG UN , WHO IS PUSHING TO BOOST MILITARY CAPABILITIES TO BOOST MILITARY CAPABILITIES AS TENSIONS WITH THE US AND AS TENSIONS WITH THE US AND SOUTH KOREA RISE. SOUTH KOREA RISE. SO, MARCUS, WHAT DOES THIS SO, MARCUS, WHAT DOES THIS FAILURE MEAN FOR KIM JONG UN'S FAILURE MEAN FOR KIM JONG UN'S REGIME? REGIME? >> WELL, HEY, DIANE , GOOD >> WELL, HEY, DIANE , GOOD TO BE WITH YOU. TO BE WITH YOU. I MEAN, THIS REALLY, AS U.S. I MEAN, THIS REALLY, AS U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE SAID , THAT IT OFFICIALS HAVE SAID , THAT IT MEANS IT'S AN EMBARRASSMENT MEANS IT'S AN EMBARRASSMENT THAT THEY HAVE MORE WORK TO DO THAT THEY HAVE MORE WORK TO DO THERE IN NORTH KOREA. THERE IN NORTH KOREA. >> THERE WAS SWIFT REACTION >> THERE WAS SWIFT REACTION TO THIS. TO THIS. >> THIS ATTEMPTED LAUNCH, KIM >> THIS ATTEMPTED LAUNCH, KIM JONG UN'S EFFORT TO , AS YOU JONG UN'S EFFORT TO , AS YOU SAID , BOOST HIS MILITARY SAID , BOOST HIS MILITARY CAPABILITIES. CAPABILITIES. HIS ROCKET FAILED IN THE FIRST HIS ROCKET FAILED IN THE FIRST PHASE. PHASE. AND THERE ARE THREE IN ALL. AND THERE ARE THREE IN ALL. AND MOMENTS AFTER THE LAUNCH, AND MOMENTS AFTER THE LAUNCH, ALARM SOUNDED IN SOUTH KOREA ALARM SOUNDED IN SOUTH KOREA AND IN JAPAN, RESIDENTS THERE AND IN JAPAN, RESIDENTS THERE TOLD TO PREPARE TO EVACUATE. TOLD TO PREPARE TO EVACUATE. OF COURSE, THOSE THOSE WARNINGS OF COURSE, THOSE THOSE WARNINGS AND THOSE ALERTS WERE CANCELED AND THOSE ALERTS WERE CANCELED VERY QUICKLY AFTERWARDS. VERY QUICKLY AFTERWARDS. >> AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES >> AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED THERE. REPORTED THERE. WE'VE ALSO SEEN, DIANN, IMAGES WE'VE ALSO SEEN, DIANN, IMAGES OF SOUTH KOREAN MILITARY OF SOUTH KOREAN MILITARY OFFICIALS SALVAGING PART OF OFFICIALS SALVAGING PART OF THE ROCKET THAT CRASHED INTO THE ROCKET THAT CRASHED INTO THE SEA. THE SEA. NORTH KOREA'S LEADER VOWING NORTH KOREA'S LEADER VOWING TO TRY THIS LAUNCH ONCE AGAIN TO TRY THIS LAUNCH ONCE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. IN THE FUTURE. AND , OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, AND , OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, TENSIONS BETWEEN NORTH KOREA TENSIONS BETWEEN NORTH KOREA AND SOUTH KOREA AND THE AND SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES REMAIN HIGH TODAY UNITED STATES REMAIN HIGH TODAY . . >> SPEAKING OF TENSIONS >> SPEAKING OF TENSIONS AND MARKETS, TENSIONS ARE AND MARKETS, TENSIONS ARE GROWING BETWEEN THE U.S. GROWING BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA AFTER A CHINESE AND CHINA AFTER A CHINESE FIGHTER JET WAS CAUGHT FIGHTER JET WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA BUZZING PAST AN ON CAMERA BUZZING PAST AN AMERICAN PLANE. AMERICAN PLANE. >> WHAT HAPPENED THERE? >> WHAT HAPPENED THERE? YEAH, THIS IS REALLY COMPELLING YEAH, THIS IS REALLY COMPELLING VIDEO IF WE HAVE. VIDEO IF WE HAVE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND PLAY IT FOR LET'S GO AHEAD AND PLAY IT FOR YOU . YOU . IT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY. IT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY. THESE IMAGES SHOWING THESE IMAGES SHOWING THE INCIDENT HAVE JUST BEEN THE INCIDENT HAVE JUST BEEN RELEASED. RELEASED. AND YOU CAN SEE THE FIGHTER JET AND YOU CAN SEE THE FIGHTER JET THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN THERE. RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN THERE. LOOK, IT GOES ACROSS OF LOOK, IT GOES ACROSS OF THE CREW ON BOARD THE CREW ON BOARD THE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE AND RC THE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE AND RC 135 EXPERIENCES TURBULENCE 135 EXPERIENCES TURBULENCE AFTER THAT. AFTER THAT. YOU SEE THE PLANE THERE SHAKING YOU SEE THE PLANE THERE SHAKING . . U.S. OFFICIALS SAID THAT U.S. OFFICIALS SAID THAT THE FIGHTER JET CAME WITHIN 400 THE FIGHTER JET CAME WITHIN 400 FEET OF THAT RECONNAISSANCE FEET OF THAT RECONNAISSANCE PLANE. PLANE. U.S. OFFICIALS ARE CALLING U.S. OFFICIALS ARE CALLING THIS, QUOTE, UNPROFESSIONAL THIS, QUOTE, UNPROFESSIONAL AND AN UNNECESSARILY AGGRESSIVE AND AN UNNECESSARILY AGGRESSIVE MANEUVER. MANEUVER. MEANWHILE, A SPOKESPERSON MEANWHILE, A SPOKESPERSON WITH CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY WITH CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS THAT THE U.S. FLIGHT OVER SAYS THAT THE U.S. FLIGHT OVER THOSE WATERS WAS, QUOTE, THOSE WATERS WAS, QUOTE, PROVOCATIVE AND THAT THEY ARE PROVOCATIVE AND THAT THEY ARE PROTECTING THEIR SOVEREIGNTY. PROTECTING THEIR SOVEREIGNTY. NOW, THE U.S. SAYING THAT THOSE NOW, THE U.S. SAYING THAT THOSE FLIGHTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN FLIGHTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN CONDUCTING, THAT THEY CONDUCT CONDUCTING, THAT THEY CONDUCT REGULARLY ARE OVER REGULARLY ARE OVER INTERNATIONAL WATERS AND IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW. LAW. THERE WAS, AS YOU KNOW, A DIANA THERE WAS, AS YOU KNOW, A DIANA SIMILAR INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED SIMILAR INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED BACK IN DECEMBER. BACK IN DECEMBER. AND U.S. OFFICIALS CLAIM THAT AND U.S. OFFICIALS CLAIM THAT THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS APPEAR THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS APPEAR TO BE ON THE RISE AND THAT TO BE ON THE RISE AND THAT THEY ARE NOT BY ACCIDENT. THEY ARE NOT BY ACCIDENT. >> AND FINALLY, MARCUS MOORE >> AND FINALLY, MARCUS MOORE SAYS A SO-CALLED SPY WHALE HAS SAYS A SO-CALLED SPY WHALE HAS BEEN SPOTTED NEAR SWEDEN, BEEN SPOTTED NEAR SWEDEN, AS WELL AS BELIEVED TO BE AS WELL AS BELIEVED TO BE FITTED WITH A RUSSIAN MADE FITTED WITH A RUSSIAN MADE HARNESS. HARNESS. >> WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT? >> WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT? YEAH, WELL, THAT ISN'T THIS YEAH, WELL, THAT ISN'T THIS IS REALLY I HOPE WE HAVE VIDEO IS REALLY I HOPE WE HAVE VIDEO OF THIS WHALE THAT'S BEEN OF THIS WHALE THAT'S BEEN AFFECTIONATELY NAMED VALDIMIR. AFFECTIONATELY NAMED VALDIMIR. THERE'S A PICTURE OF IT FOR THERE'S A PICTURE OF IT FOR YOU . YOU . WE KNOW THAT THIS WELL WAS WE KNOW THAT THIS WELL WAS FIRST SPOTTED FOUR YEARS AGO. FIRST SPOTTED FOUR YEARS AGO. WITH THIS APPARENT RUSSIAN MADE WITH THIS APPARENT RUSSIAN MADE A HARNESS THAT ALLEGEDLY EITHER A HARNESS THAT ALLEGEDLY EITHER CAME FROM OR IT ESCAPED FROM CAME FROM OR IT ESCAPED FROM A RUSSIAN MILITARY FACILITY A RUSSIAN MILITARY FACILITY THAT WAS HUNDREDS OF THAT WAS HUNDREDS OF KILOMETERS, HUNDREDS OF MILES KILOMETERS, HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY. AWAY. AND SINCE THEN, THIS WHALE HAS AND SINCE THEN, THIS WHALE HAS BECOME QUITE THE ATTRACTION, BECOME QUITE THE ATTRACTION, OFTEN APPEARING NEXT TO BOATS OFTEN APPEARING NEXT TO BOATS AND VERY FRIENDLY WITH PEOPLE AND VERY FRIENDLY WITH PEOPLE WANTING TO BE FED. WANTING TO BE FED. NOW, A MARINE BIOLOGIST WITH A NOW, A MARINE BIOLOGIST WITH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WAS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WAS FORMED WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE, FORMED WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE, SPECIFICALLY TO PROTECT THIS SPECIFICALLY TO PROTECT THIS WHALE SAYS THAT HE'S SIMPLY WHALE SAYS THAT HE'S SIMPLY TRYING TO FIND FAMILY OR TRYING TO FIND FAMILY OR SOMEBODY TO HANG OUT WITH . SOMEBODY TO HANG OUT WITH . AND IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN AND IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN THAT. THAT. BUT CERTAINLY THERE HAVE BEEN BUT CERTAINLY THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS ABOUT THE WHALES CONCERNS ABOUT THE WHALES SAFETY BECAUSE IN THOSE WATERS, SAFETY BECAUSE IN THOSE WATERS, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTING TO EVEN SEE THE WHALE WANTING TO EVEN SEE THE WHALE OR OTHER ATTRACTIONS IN OR OTHER ATTRACTIONS IN THE AREA. THE AREA. AND THERE WAS CONCERN THAT AND THERE WAS CONCERN THAT THE BOAT, THE BOATS COULD HIT THE BOAT, THE BOATS COULD HIT THE WHALE AND INJURE IT. THE WHALE AND INJURE IT. >> SO CERTAINLY A LOT OF PEOPLE >> SO CERTAINLY A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING THERE AND WONDERING, WATCHING THERE AND WONDERING, THOUGH, IS RUSSIA USING SPY THOUGH, IS RUSSIA USING SPY WHALES? WHALES? >> THIS WE'LL HAVE TO ASK THEM >> THIS WE'LL HAVE TO ASK THEM AND CONCERNING AND CUTE STORY AND CONCERNING AND CUTE STORY ALL AT THE SAME TIME, ALL AT THE SAME TIME, MARCUS MOORE FOR WORLDVIEW, MARCUS MOORE FOR WORLDVIEW, BRINGING IT ALL TO US. BRINGING IT ALL TO US. >> THANK YOU , MARCUS MOORE. >> THANK YOU , MARCUS MOORE. GOOD TO SEE YOU . GOOD TO SEE YOU . COMING UP, HUNDREDS OF AMAZON COMING UP, HUNDREDS OF AMAZON WORKERS ARE STAGING A WALKOUT WORKERS ARE STAGING A WALKOUT AT COMPANY HEADQUARTERS AT COMPANY HEADQUARTERS AND WHAT THE COMPANY IS SAYING AND WHAT THE COMPANY IS SAYING . . ALSO AHEAD, THE BELOVED MUSIC ALSO AHEAD, THE BELOVED MUSIC TEACHER AND THE PERFORMANCE TEACHER AND THE PERFORMANCE THAT WENT VIRAL. THAT WENT VIRAL. SEE HOW HIS LAST DAY WENT SEE HOW HIS LAST DAY WENT AND EVEN HE COULDN'T SEE THIS AND EVEN HE COULDN'T SEE THIS COMING. COMING. STAY WITH US. STAY WITH US. Y Y ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". >> I HAVE FAVORITE NOW. >> I HAVE FAVORITE NOW. >> WELCOME BACK. >> WELCOME BACK. AMAZON WORKERS ARE PLANNING AMAZON WORKERS ARE PLANNING A WALKOUT AT THE COMPANY'S A WALKOUT AT THE COMPANY'S HEADQUARTERS TODAY AFTER JOB HEADQUARTERS TODAY AFTER JOB CUTS AND A RETURN TO WORK CUTS AND A RETURN TO WORK MANDATE. MANDATE. MEANWHILE, STATE FARM SAYS IT'S MEANWHILE, STATE FARM SAYS IT'S NO LONGER ACCEPTING HOMEOWNER NO LONGER ACCEPTING HOMEOWNER INSURANCE APPLICATIONS IN INSURANCE APPLICATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA. ABC NEWS BUSINESS REPORT ABC NEWS BUSINESS REPORT ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS HAS ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS HAS MORE ON THAT AND YOUR IT'S A PROTEST OVER THE MANDATE FORCING EMPLOYEES TO RETURN FORCING EMPLOYEES TO RETURN TO WORK AT LEAST THREE DAYS TO WORK AT LEAST THREE DAYS A WEEK AND RECENT LAYOFF A WEEK AND RECENT LAYOFF ANNOUNCEMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS. IN A STATEMENT, AMAZON SAYS IN A STATEMENT, AMAZON SAYS THE COMPANY RESPECTS THE COMPANY RESPECTS THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO EXPRESS THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS. THEIR OPINIONS. STATE FARM WILL NO LONGER STATE FARM WILL NO LONGER INSURE NEW HOMES OR BUSINESSES INSURE NEW HOMES OR BUSINESSES IN CALIFORNIA DUE TO THE HIGH IN CALIFORNIA DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF WILDFIRES AND INCREASED RISK OF WILDFIRES AND INCREASED CONSTRUCTION COSTS. CONSTRUCTION COSTS. EXISTING STATE FARM CUSTOMERS EXISTING STATE FARM CUSTOMERS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. STATE FARM IS THE SECOND MAJOR STATE FARM IS THE SECOND MAJOR INSURANCE COMPANY TO STOP INSURANCE COMPANY TO STOP OFFERING COVERAGE DUE OFFERING COVERAGE DUE TO WILDFIRES. TO WILDFIRES. LAST YEAR, AIG DID THE SAME LAST YEAR, AIG DID THE SAME THING. THING. CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RECORD WILDFIRES EXPERIENCING RECORD WILDFIRES IN THE PAST SIX YEARS. IN THE PAST SIX YEARS. AND THE LOGAN REENA ROY FAMILY AND THE LOGAN REENA ROY FAMILY IS MAKING HEADLINES FOR IS MAKING HEADLINES FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. THE RIGHT REASONS. DON'T WORRY, NO SPOILERS HERE, DON'T WORRY, NO SPOILERS HERE, BUT THE FAMILY AT THE CENTER OF BUT THE FAMILY AT THE CENTER OF THAT HBO HIT SUCCESSION THAT HBO HIT SUCCESSION GARNERED TWO POINT NINE MILLION GARNERED TWO POINT NINE MILLION VIEWERS. VIEWERS. THE SHOW'S SERIES FINALE THE SHOW'S SERIES FINALE ON SUNDAY. ON SUNDAY. THAT IS A RECORD FOR SUCCESSION THAT IS A RECORD FOR SUCCESSION ,AND IT'S ONLY EXPECTED ,AND IT'S ONLY EXPECTED TO GROW WHEN DELAYED VIEWING TO GROW WHEN DELAYED VIEWING IS TAKEN INTO CAT. IS TAKEN INTO CAT. BY THE WAY, GAME OF THRONES BY THE WAY, GAME OF THRONES CURRENTLY HOLDS THE RECORD FOR CURRENTLY HOLDS THE RECORD FOR LARGEST AUDIENCE. LARGEST AUDIENCE. NEARLY 20 MILLION PEOPLE TUNED NEARLY 20 MILLION PEOPLE TUNED IN FOR ITS SERIES FINALE IN FOR ITS SERIES FINALE BACK IN 2019. BACK IN 2019. DIANE , I HAVE ONE MORE EPISODE DIANE , I HAVE ONE MORE EPISODE LEFT AND I'M DONE WITH . LEFT AND I'M DONE WITH . SO QUICK FOOTNOTE, THE CHURCH SO QUICK FOOTNOTE, THE CHURCH THAT THE NINTH EPISODE TAKES THAT THE NINTH EPISODE TAKES PLACE IN NO SPOILERS. PLACE IN NO SPOILERS. THAT'S MY CHURCH. THAT'S MY CHURCH. IS IT REALLY ST. IGNATIUS IS IT REALLY ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE? LOYOLA ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE? >> HOPEFULLY YOU DON'T NEVER >> HOPEFULLY YOU DON'T NEVER HAVE TO MAKE A SPEECH. HAVE TO MAKE A SPEECH. OH, THEY DO SO IN SUCCESSION. OH, THEY DO SO IN SUCCESSION. THE SHOW AGAIN, NO SPOILERS, THE SHOW AGAIN, NO SPOILERS, BUT JUST SAYING. BUT JUST SAYING. ALEXIS , THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALEXIS , THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU . AND THANK YOU . IF YOU WANT TO ASK ALEXIS ANY IF YOU WANT TO ASK ALEXIS ANY PERSONAL FINANCE QUESTIONS, PERSONAL FINANCE QUESTIONS, LEAVE A MESSAGE ON OUR LEAVE A MESSAGE ON OUR INSTAGRAM FEED. INSTAGRAM FEED. SHE JUST MIGHT ANSWER SHE JUST MIGHT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION RIGHT HERE YOUR QUESTION RIGHT HERE TOMORROW. TOMORROW. COMING, THE BELOVED MUSIC COMING, THE BELOVED MUSIC TEACHER AND THEIR PERFORMANCE TEACHER AND THEIR PERFORMANCE ON HIS LAST DAY, HE PLANNED IT, ON HIS LAST DAY, HE PLANNED IT, BUT EVEN HE COULDN'T SEE THIS BUT EVEN HE COULDN'T SEE THIS COMING. COMING. STAY WITH US. STAY WITH US. IS , WE'LL TAKE IS , WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. YOU THERE. YOU'RE STREAMING ABC NEWS , WELCOME BACK. VIDEO OF A CHORUS TEACHER'S VIDEO OF A CHORUS TEACHER'S RETIREMENT IS GOING VIRAL AFTER RETIREMENT IS GOING VIRAL AFTER HIS FORMER STUDENTS RETURN HIS FORMER STUDENTS RETURN TO THEIR GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL TO THEIR GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL TO GIVE HIM A MUSICAL SENDOFF. TO GIVE HIM A MUSICAL SENDOFF. >> JIM STANLEY INVITED HIS >> JIM STANLEY INVITED HIS FORMER STUDENTS TO SING FORMER STUDENTS TO SING WITH HIM ONE LAST TIME. WITH HIM ONE LAST TIME. AND NOW VIDEO OF AND NOW VIDEO OF THEIR REHEARSAL HAS BEEN VIEWED THEIR REHEARSAL HAS BEEN VIEWED TWO POINT THREE MILLION TIMES. TWO POINT THREE MILLION TIMES. >> TAKE A LOOK. >> TAKE A LOOK. IT'S OVERWHELMING TO WALK INTO IT'S OVERWHELMING TO WALK INTO THE REHEARSAL SPACE AND SEE ALL THE REHEARSAL SPACE AND SEE ALL THESE KIDS ALL THE WAY FROM THESE KIDS ALL THE WAY FROM 1996 UP UNTIL 2020 TWO . 1996 UP UNTIL 2020 TWO . >> BECAUSE WHILE I SEE THIS, >> BECAUSE WHILE I SEE THIS, IT'S A CONCERT LIKE NO OTHER AT IT'S A CONCERT LIKE NO OTHER AT CARTERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI CARTERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI RETURNING TO SING ONE MORE TIME RETURNING TO SING ONE MORE TIME WITH CHORUS TEACHER WITH CHORUS TEACHER JIM STANLEY, WHO SET TO RETIRE JIM STANLEY, WHO SET TO RETIRE AFTER 30 YEARS. AFTER 30 YEARS. >> IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING >> IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE SOME STUDENTS WHO ARE IN TO SEE SOME STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THEIR 40S NOW THAT I KNEW THEIR 40S NOW THAT I KNEW AS TEENAGERS TO COME BACK AND AS TEENAGERS TO COME BACK AND SEE THEM AND TO RECONNECT SEE THEM AND TO RECONNECT WITH THEM ON THAT LEVEL. WITH THEM ON THAT LEVEL. MINDBLOWER. MINDBLOWER. STANLEY SAYS HE CAME UP STANLEY SAYS HE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO HOST AN ALUMNI WITH THE IDEA TO HOST AN ALUMNI CONCERT, BUT HE NEVER EXPECTED CONCERT, BUT HE NEVER EXPECTED WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. >> I PUT IT OUT THERE, WENT >> I PUT IT OUT THERE, WENT AHEAD AND SCHEDULED, THINKING AHEAD AND SCHEDULED, THINKING MAYBE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET MAYBE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET TWENTY , TWENTY FIVE KIDS COME TWENTY , TWENTY FIVE KIDS COME BACK AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE BACK AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE THEM SING WITH MY CURRENT KIDS. THEM SING WITH MY CURRENT KIDS. ON OUR FINAL CONCERT. ON OUR FINAL CONCERT. AND THEN A COUPLE OF ALUMNI AND THEN A COUPLE OF ALUMNI ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED A FACEBOOK ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED A FACEBOOK GROUP WHICH GREW AND GREW GROUP WHICH GREW AND GREW AND GREW FROM WEEK TO WEEK FROM AND GREW FROM WEEK TO WEEK FROM LIKE TWENTY MEMBERS TO OVER LIKE TWENTY MEMBERS TO OVER THREE HUNDRED MEMBERS. THREE HUNDRED MEMBERS. I HEARD ABOUT IT A YEAR AGO I HEARD ABOUT IT A YEAR AGO AND THE WAY THAT I WORK, I BOOK AND THE WAY THAT I WORK, I BOOK MY CLIENTS A YEAR IN ADVANCE. MY CLIENTS A YEAR IN ADVANCE. SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I COULD BE THERE. I COULD BE THERE. IT WAS A LOT LIKE THAT FOR MANY IT WAS A LOT LIKE THAT FOR MANY OF THE STUDENTS THAT WERE OF THE STUDENTS THAT WERE THERE. THERE. LIKE WE ALL CARVED OUT TIME. LIKE WE ALL CARVED OUT TIME. >> THEY CAME FROM AS FAR AWAY >> THEY CAME FROM AS FAR AWAY AS CANADA, TEXAS, CHICAGO, AS CANADA, TEXAS, CHICAGO, PEOPLE STOPPED EVERYTHING IN PEOPLE STOPPED EVERYTHING IN THEIR LIFE SO THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR LIFE SO THEY WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY THANK YOU TO A CHANCE TO SAY THANK YOU TO JIM STANLEY. JIM STANLEY. >> AND WHILE A CONCERT THAT >> AND WHILE A CONCERT THAT SIZE CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PULL SIZE CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF, STANLEY SAYS HIS STUDENTS OFF, STANLEY SAYS HIS STUDENTS WERE READY TO PICK SOME MUSIC. WERE READY TO PICK SOME MUSIC. THAT THAT HAS BEEN SOME OF THAT THAT HAS BEEN SOME OF MY FAVORITES THROUGH THROUGH MY FAVORITES THROUGH THROUGH THE LAST THIRTY YEARS. THE LAST THIRTY YEARS. AND IT WAS AMAZING HOW PREPARED AND IT WAS AMAZING HOW PREPARED THEY WERE COMING INTO THEY WERE COMING INTO THE REHEARSAL, BECAUSE I THINK THE REHEARSAL, BECAUSE I THINK EVERYBODY MYSELF INCLUDED, EVERYBODY MYSELF INCLUDED, EVERYBODY, JUST WANTED IT EVERYBODY, JUST WANTED IT TO HAPPEN. TO HAPPEN. >> AND MOST OF MY LIKE, >> AND MOST OF MY LIKE, HAPPIEST MEMORIES IN HIGH HAPPIEST MEMORIES IN HIGH SCHOOL ARE FROM CHORUS CLASS. SCHOOL ARE FROM CHORUS CLASS. I WANTED TO SHOW MY GRATITUDE I WANTED TO SHOW MY GRATITUDE FOR HIS TEACHING, BUT I ALSO FOR HIS TEACHING, BUT I ALSO REALLY JUST WANTED TO COME REALLY JUST WANTED TO COME BACK AND SING WITH HIM ONE LAST BACK AND SING WITH HIM ONE LAST TIME. TIME. AND HE WAS SO HAPPY AND SO AND HE WAS SO HAPPY AND SO EXCITED, JUST VERY OVERWHELMED EXCITED, JUST VERY OVERWHELMED THAT THERE WAS SUCH AN THAT THERE WAS SUCH AN ABUNDANCE OF PEOPLE THAT CAME. ABUNDANCE OF PEOPLE THAT CAME. NONE OF US WERE SURPRISED NONE OF US WERE SURPRISED BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN SO LOVED BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN SO LOVED FOR SO LONG. FOR SO LONG. BUT NOW, LOOKING BACK THIRTY BUT NOW, LOOKING BACK THIRTY YEARS HAS KIND OF FLOWN YEARS HAS KIND OF FLOWN AND REUNITING WITH SOME AND REUNITING WITH SOME STUDENTS FROM TWENTY FIVE YEARS STUDENTS FROM TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO. AGO. WHICH FEELS LIKE THREE OR WHICH FEELS LIKE THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO, HAS BEEN FOUR YEARS AGO, HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT SURREAL. A LITTLE BIT SURREAL. >> I'M I'M READY FOR THAT TO . >> I'M I'M READY FOR THAT TO . AND THOSE FORMER STUDENTS AND THOSE FORMER STUDENTS SAID THE REUNION WITH AN SAID THE REUNION WITH AN EMOTIONAL NIGHT HIGHLIGHTING EMOTIONAL NIGHT HIGHLIGHTING THE POWER OF MUSIC. THE POWER OF MUSIC. 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