Common sense over gridlock. Lets get to the Jacksonville Airport scene right now. Pierre thomas tracking all of the latest, where a suspicious package was called destructive. Good morning, pierre. Reporter good morning, george. 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 shutdo
Them, sam. Its a lot. One thing thats not shut down, is the weather pattern. We have one tropical system in whats been a quiet season. And we have a big snowmaker in part of the country. Lets start with video first. Miami, im going to show you pictures of last nights rain. This was not that system. But it was loosely wrapped around the Northern Edge of that system. And im showing the rest of the country the rain you got in western dade last night, in the six to eight rainfall range. This is what were expecting on the gulf coast. And there will be heavy rain on the eastern seaboard, monday and tuesday next week. Lets deal with what this system is actually spreading in here. You cacan see theres an awful t of rain that comes up around the gulf coast. Most of the models are targeting that system to make it towards the gulf coast by the time we get to the weekend. At the same time, theres a system off the west that is pushing in cold air to replace the record warmth thats been sitting in t
Robin. Sick children that cant get into clinical trials. Capitol cops working out pay. And now, Fallen Heroes without family death benefits. They paid the ultimate price. But families of the war dead are being asked to suffer even more, due to the Government Shutdown. At the top of the list of things not working, for now nine days of shutdown, is what the pentagon calls the death gratuity. A 100,000 death payment to families of war dead. Theyre supposed to receive within three days of the death of their loved one. But thats now held up in political red tape. Im ashamed. Im embarrassed. All of us should be. Reporter since the shutdown began, 17 Service Members have died. Six in afghanistan. The pentagon says, with its workers furloughed, it cant process the paperwork to pay the surviving relatives until after the shutdown is over. Washington may be shut down. But its still asking people to go to war. Repeporter the money is use by families to arrange for funerals, fly to dover to greet
The bestselling 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. Hes under top security. His arrival in the u. S. Rushed because of his medical condition. Theres a real question right now of whether hell be alive long enough to stand trial. This has been surprising how serious the hepatitis c he is battling. But were going to get right to the dramatic developments at Los Angeles International airport overnight. The dry ice bombs bringing to four the total in the last 48 hours. Abcs david wright is at l. A. X. For us this morning. And has the very latest. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, robin. This is a major mystery here at l. A. X. A top priority for the lapd and the fbi. The discovery of four crude explosive devices. Dry ice bombs, in restricted areas, parts of the airport where th
The ravaged vessel is pulled up out of the water right now. And its our huge, Britney Spears live event. The superstar like youve never heard her before. In a rare and exclusive interview. And we have a cast of thousands in the middle of america, about to pull off a major surprise, right after her big announcement. This morning, only on gma. Good morning, america. Its Britney Spears. Stay with us because weve got a big surprise. And good morning, america. We do have a packed show this morning. There is sam, lets look at him, right in the middle of the nevada desert. Were going to get to him in a little bit for the Britney Spears live event. But right now, that major story in washington. The massacre at the navy yard, just blocks from the u. S. Capitol. It was the start of the workweek for thousands. Their day transformed into one of sheer chaos, as the shooter went on his rampage. So much of the city in lockdown on monday. Even the Washington Nationals baseball game canceled. And this