News. An extremely powerful earthquake striking one of the most remote areas on earth. It happened overnight in the south pacific. The magnitude 8. 0 quake struck near the Solomon Islands, which lie near the active ring of fire. Five villages in the Tropical Island chain were impacted by tsunami waves. Dozens of homes in one of them were damaged. And theres reports that several people have been killed. The quake was so big, there were tsunami concerns as far away as japan. Most tsunami warnings now, though, have been canceled. Well have the latest on the quake and its aftermath in a little while on good morning america. Back here at home, now. New details about the rescue of that little boy from an underground bunker in alabama. Ethan turns 6 years old today. Safe and sound at home, his mother is saying how wonderful it is to be able to hold him again. But the story couldnt have ended much differently, as investigators are finding out. Tahman bradley has the latest. Reporter little eth
About the secret operation to free the little boy. Sources tell abc news, the negotiators convinced dykes to approach the bunker door to accept delivery of an item. There, fbi agents set off an explosive device. Law enforcement sources say dykes fired on the agents. They fired back. And moments later, dykes was dead, ethan safe. Law enforcement officers spent several days planning the raid. They even built this mock bunker to train agents for a breach. You can practice breaching the door. You can practice having a camera inside. And ultimately design how youre going to assault this bunker. Reporter last night, at an emotional candlelight celebration, residents at midland city, alabama, reflected on the ordeal. Right now, were truly blessed. Truly blessed to see god work a miracle in our hometown. People are grieving here, the loss of the way of life. Many people here dont keep their doors locked. Things are going to change in our community, especially for our school system. Reporter li
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He was a man, an intellect on the level of one of the greats like hagel or plato. That was abcs Nick Schifrin in rome. After benedict says goodbye to the churchs cardinals, he flies by helicopter to the papal retreat. He will offer a blessing from the balcony and then shut the door. In his own words, benedict will be hidden for the rest of his life. And it is a very busy morning in rome. And our friends at gma are planning complete coverage of this historic day. Keep it right here on abc news. Our other major story, is massive budget cuts set to begin in less than 24 hour ps. After weeks of warnings, president obama softened his tone about the cuts. Instead of a fiscal cliff, the president said it was more like a tumble downward. And he invited congressional leaders to the white house for talks. Heres karen travers. Reporter the topic was probably unavoidable. Today, president obama had a brief meeting, no more than ten minutes, with congressional leaders, about how to avoid the massiv
I apm eamons. And just hours before World Leaders arrive for the g20 summit. Hundreds of people in several groups across the city have taken to the streets for a second straight day clashing with police and attempting to get past. This after an estimated 12,000 people showed up for the protests, which were dubbed, welcome to hell by the demonstrators, and things took a turn for the worst as groups of protesters hurling bottles and everything else, and the exact sequence of events remains unclear. Police say 111 Police Officers wer made arrests. That was the backdrop as President Trump met with german chancellor, Angela Merkel. They had a nondescript handshake. The president seemed to snub the chancellor and in contrast, the president s more awkward handshakes with other World Leaders. And keir simmons, whats it like on the ground like now and what, if any, are the demonstrations and protesters affecting the summit . Reporter there are large numbers of police out on the streets, and you