Revealing new information about the fight in gaza. Stormy on the stand Stormy Daniels defiant during crossexamination at the trump trial. The defense demanding a mistrial as prosecutors prepare to call their star witness. What comes next in court . New video of the Fatal Police Shooting of a decorated u. S. Airman in his own home. His family claims deputies got the wrong address. What authorities are saying. Plus, the rescue effort as a horse becomes stranded atop this roof for days during historic floods. Music to her ears, the breakthrough treatment that helped this baby born deaf, hear for the first time. Prodigy on the pitch, the 14 year old soccer phenom making history going pro. The contract he just signed, and the special bond between a student and teacher. Years later. How that student who made it big is honoring a classroom commitment. From abc news in new york. This is america this morning. Good friday morning, everyone. Im andrew dymburt. Good morning to you im rhiannon ally. We want to begin with new tensions on College Campuses over the war in gaza. Antiwar protesters marched at George Washington university overnight, and clashes erupted at the university of Arizona Police firing rubber bullets and tear gas after they say protesters threw rocks. Weve also learned that a Commencement Speaker set to address students at the university of massachusetts has withdrawn over a Police Crackdown there. Meanwhile, israeli Prime Minister netanyahu, in a new interview with doctor phil, is responding to a decision by President Biden to withhold some weapons from israel. Abcs em nguyen has the latest on that. And good morning, rhiannon. Good morning. Yeah. In that new interview, Prime Minister netanyahu said he hopes he and President Biden can reach an agreement. Hes also reacting to the new unrest on College Campuses here in the u. S. Overnight. George Washington University in washington, d. C, going into socalled emergency mode, restricting access to certain areas of campus, three free college stein as antiwar protesters marched through the streets, stopping outside the School President s office and forming a line across from police while demanding the school divest from companies with ties to israel. Now, 33 people were arrested earlier this week at a propalestine an encampment at the university. Police say they deployed pepper spray after officers were assaulted. The school says only six of those arrested are current students. Prohibiting the entry of food. Students at princeton are taking a different approach to protest the war in gaza. Theyve been on a Hunger Strike since last friday evening. Meanwhile, israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu remains defiant after President Biden threatened to withhold more u. S. Weapons from israel. Netanyahu saying if we have to stand alone, we will stand alone. But in already halting a shipment of 3500 bombs, saying the u. S. Will not provide israel with weapons to attack rafah, the Southern Gaza city where more than a million palestinians have sought refuge. Israeli forces already launching what they describe as limited operations. There netanyahu providing details on that operation in an interview overnight with doctor phil. Weve destroyed about 20 battalions of the hamass 24, terrorist battalions. We have another four to go there in rafah. And thats why we want to go into rafah. And netanyahu had this to say about the students protesting on College Campuses in the u. S. First of all, you have a lot of ignorant people there whos, im sorry to say, who have whose sense of history at best goes back to breakfast. Not even that. Okay they dont have the faintest clue what hamas is. As for cease fire talks, theyre now stalled. Israel insists any deal for a pause in fighting must exclude its operation in rafah. Rhiannon. All right. And thank you for that. Severe storms are rolling through parts of the southeastern u. S. Right now. Its all part of a five day Severe Weather outbreak that has spawned tornado activity in 20 states from south dakota all the way to georgia. That same storm system dumped tennis and even softball sized hail and heavy rain in central texas. Officials there have warned of life threatening flash flooding today , an area from mississippi to florida is under threat. We will, of course, check your forecast coming up in just a few moments now to star Stormy Daniels on the stand at the trump hush money trial. Facing crossexamination. Our legal analyst is weighing in on the trump teams effort to undermine daniels credibility. We thought it was a tense crossexamination as Stormy Daniels wrapped up her nearly seven hours on the stand, questioned about her alleged sexual encounter with former President Trump at a California Hotel in 2006, an encounter trump denies as the defense questioned the veracity of daniels story, including her claims that she became lightheaded and felt the room spin after seeing trump in his underwear. Another thing that was just totally not believable was like, and i went to the bathroom and our dinner, and when i came out of the bathroom, he was there just in boxers and a t shirt, and i almost fainted. And susan necklace said, youve made 200 movies. And a man in his 60s, and the boxers and the t shirt that made you faint, shes like, well, i just wasnt expecting it didnt come off as credible, but daniels, defiant on the stand when trumps lawyer asked, you have a lot of experience of making phony stories about sex appear to be real, daniels fired back. The sex in the films is very real, just like what happened to me in that room. She added that if she were to fictionalize her encounter with trump, i would have written it to be a lot better. The defense once again moved for a mistrial, claiming daniels graphic account was extremely prejudicial. Testimony but the judge refused, telling trumps lawyers you deny that there was ever a sexual encounter between Stormy Daniels and the defendant. Your denial puts the jury in a position to decide who they believe. Daniels late yesterday called trump out directly, writing on social media, real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court. Oh wait, never mind it comes as we learn that one of the potential prosecution witnesses, karen mcdougal, will not be taking the stand. Mcdougal, a former playboy playmate, claims she also had an affair with trump and that trumps team allegedly paid the National Enquirer to buy the rights to her story to keep it a secret. The only key witness remaining for the prosecution, trumps former fixer Michael Cohen, who has claimed that trump reimbursed him for the 130,000 payment made to contain daniels story before the 2016 election. The prosecution, looking to make the case that trump falsified business records. But trump insists all payments to cohen were for Legal Services and his lawyers are expected to pounce on the fact that cohen previously admitted to lying to congress. Also on the stand yesterday, trumps former executive assistant who handled checks she testified trump was closely involved in reviewing checks and financial details. Shell be back on the stand today. Michael cohen is expected to testify next week. Authorities in florida have released body camera video showing the moment a sheriffs deputy shot and killed a u. S. Airman inside his own home, and a warning the video is disturbing. The Sheriffs Office opened the door. Step out investigators say the deputy was responding to a disturbance call when he knocked on the door of roger fergusons apartment. Ferguson answered the door holding a legally owned gun, which he was pointing down. But within seconds, that deputy shot fortson six times. The military says the 23 year old was a proven combat veteran and a, quote, incredible teammate. His mother describes him as the backbone of their family. He shot up our baby. We shot up. The deputy is on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated. The familys lawyer claims the deputy responded to the wrong apartment, but authorities dispute that claim. A man from maine, who police say carried out a terrorist attack with a machete in new york, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. They say he targeted three Police Officers near times square on new years eve in 2022, to quote, wage jihad. The officers survived. Cruz will head into the mountains near Salt Lake City today, hoping to recover two skiers who were killed by an avalanche. A third skier was brought to safety yesterday after digging himself out of the snow. The area got nearly three feet of snow this week. Stargazers are getting ready for a big treat. The Northern Lights might be seen as far south as alabama. Tonight, Scientists Say its all because of energy from solar flares released by the sun. Time now for your friday weather good morning. Were dealing with yet another round of strong and severe thunderstorms to close out. What has been a stormy week friday, were looking mainly at the carolina coast, south georgia and north florida, damaging wind, hail and locally heavy rain are the main concerns. Some of the strongest storms will be near i10, but also some scattered storms will pop into areas like the carolinas into the afternoon and evening. Now the weekend cool and showery, including on mothers day in the northeast and the great lakes. Drier in the southeast. Heavy rain returns to texas late in the weekend and warm and dry in the west. Im Accuweather Meteorologist jeff cornish. Coming up, a new way to save money for families booking airline tickets. But first, the effort to save this horse who was stranded on a roof during a historic flooding and the medical breakthrough that allowed this baby girl who was deaf to hear for the be the mother of all surprises on gma. Emergency crews rescued this horse stranded on a rooftop for two days during the worst flooding to hit southern brazil in some 80 years. After sedating the agitated horse, they removed him on a raft and soldiers in patrol boats saved a man forced to grab onto a fence to avoid rushing water. More than 100 people have died in those floods. The senate voted last night to reauthorize a key aviation law to boost Safety Standards and consumer protections. The 105 billion bill would govern the faa for five years. It makes it easier for customers to get refunds for delayed or canceled flights, and it prohibits airlines from charging families extra money to sit together. The house is expected to pass the bill next week, and target is reportedly pulling lgbtq themed merchandise from certain locations during pride month. Bloomberg reports. The move follows a backlash blamed for a drop in sales last year. Some stores had to remove items after a spike in confrontations between workers and customers. Now to a positive story thatll put a smile on anyones face. A toddler born deaf can suddenly hear again. All thanks to a breakthrough medical procedure. Heres abcs andrea fujii this morning, 18 month old opal sandy can finally hear her family. Born deaf, shes the first person in the world to receive a groundbreaking gene therapy treatment to help her hear her parents in the uk amazed with the results. Absolutely mind blowing. You were at work at the time and you messaged me to say say what had gone on and im not sure i believed it. I think id get my phone out. Said it was a just a fluke. Just before opals first birthday, she was given an infusion of gene therapy into her right ear, which replaces the dna that causes her type of inherited deafness. One thing that weve been really excited about here is that weve been able to use a really small dose of gene therapy delivered directly to the cochlear, and what that means is that were not delivering a large dose of gene therapy to the rest of the body. So it means that we see fewer side effects within four weeks of the surgery, opal responded to sound. And now, six months in, she can hear soft noises, even whispering. They played us the sounds that she was turning to and were quite mind blown by how how soft it was, how quiet it was. Doctors hope opals success can lead to gene therapy for more common types of hearing loss, and kids hearing can be restored rather than having to wear implants, which for opal and her family has changed their lives. Can i have a kiss . Oh good girl. Opal was part of a trial sponsored by u. S. Biotech company regeneron, and theyre continuing to enroll patients through the u. S. And europe. Andrew, rhiannon, what a great story, andrea. Thank you for that. Coming up, problems in the mail, the changes that could bring delivery delays also ahead making history. The 14 year old soccer phenom who just signed a big contract who just signed a big contract introducing, neds plaque psoriasis. He thinks his flaky red patches are all people see. Otezla is the 1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis. Otezla can help you get clearer skin. Dont use otezla if youre allergic to it. Serious allergic reactions can happen. Otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. 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