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america this morning, the deadly spring break shooting in florida. >> spring break turning deadly. witnesses describe the terrifying moments. >> new security concerns on the southern border. a man with alleged ties to a middle east terrorist organization is taken into custody in texas, claiming he was headed to new york to, quote, make a bomb. what authorities are saying about the suspect a new clue in the search for a missing college student in nashville. >> we hear from the woman who found new evidence near a local river. >> the growing mystery surrounding kate middleton, where the princess was and was not seen this weekend. >> plus, they fought that cougar there. >> they're my heroes. >> a woman viciously attacked by a cougar during a bike ride explains how she survived. >> march madness is here. the underdogs and comeback stories, and why this could be the year of the women and later staying together. >> why the divorce rate in the

u.s. is coming down. way down. >> from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good monday morning everyone. >> hope you had a great weekend. i'm derek dennis in for andrew and i'm rhiannon ally. >> we want to begin with that deadly shooting on a popular beach in florida during a busy spring break period. >> it comes just days after florida's governor deployed more state police to spring break hotspots across the state, hoping to prevent this kind of violence. this morning, deadly violence rocking a spring break hotspot in florida. police in jacksonville beach say gunfire erupted in the city's beachfront bar district out in the open, leaving one person dead and two in critical condition. >> they shooting though. just stay down. >> video show people running on the beach for cover as shots ring out in the distance. >> it's a busy weekend. this is players weekend at saint patrick's day. it's spring break. we have a lot going on

out here. it's unclear what led to the shooting. >> investigators overnight said they believe there were multiple gunmen on the run. >> we're still trying to figure out just due to the scope of the area. so we've got we've got a lot of work ahead of us to figure out everything, put all the pieces together. >> law enforcement has been on alert across florida with spring break underway, officials in miami beach imposed a midnight curfew over the weekend, prompting a lawsuit from nightclubs. but a judge ruled against the clubs, saying the three night curfew did not cause irreparable harm. now the large crowds looking to keep the party going have flocked north. our andrew dymburt is there. >> there's been a bit of a party pilgrimage, you could say, from miami beach up here to fort lauderdale beach. already there have been arrests and crimes here, according to authorities, including even battery on an officer on new smyrna beach south of daytona. >> a teenager pulled a gun during a fight on a crowded beach. >> he got a gun. he's got a gun

on the beach. >> a deputy officer quickly intervened, arresting the 16 year old and back to the shooting in jacksonville beach. police overnight did not release details about the victims. they're promising an update this morning. more than 30 americans have been evacuated from haiti on a us government charter flight that landed in miami. >> they fled after weeks of gang related violence aimed at forcing haiti's prime minister to step down. u.s. officials say work to stabilize the country is ongoing. a government transition council is now being formed in hopes of establishing a new government, new security concerns along the southern us border after a migrant from the middle east was taken into custody with alleged ties to a foreign terrorist organization. >> abc's perry russom is here with the details. perry. good morning to you, derek. >> good morning. the migrant detained at the border claims he was heading to new york to make a bomb. and he allegedly said he was trained by the militant group hezbollah. early this morning, abc news has confirmed a lebanese man apprehended by us

border patrol has acknowledged being a member of hezbollah, considered one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in the world. >> we don't know for sure, what level of threat this individual may pose. there may be mental health concerns at at issue here. documents show the man tried to cross into texas from mexico march 9th, telling border authorities he was heading to new york, where he hoped to, quote, make a bomb, according to internal documents, the 22 year old was slated for deportation, but it was unclear where to these types of unauthorized migrants are detained by federal authorities, often referred for further investigation or even prosecution. if warranted. and that whole process can take time . >> texas governor greg abbott blamed president biden's policies, calling them a magnet for this type of terror. what he against. biden has defended his immigration policy, blaming house republicans for killing a bipartisan security deal. fbi director christopher wray just

last week warned of dangerous people crossing the border. >> there is a particular network , that has, where some of the overseas facilitators of the smuggling network have isis ties , that we're very concerned about large cities far from the border continue to struggle with the migrant influx. >> city officials in chicago this weekend began evicting some migrants from shelters after imposing a 60 day maximum stay policy. new york and denver have also imposed new limits at migrant shelters, citing strained resources. former president trump is defending his latest comments on the crisis, where he said some migrants who come to the u.s. are not people but animals. >> why do you use words like vermin and poisoning of the blood? the press, as you know, immediately reacts to that by saying, well, that's the kind of language that hitler and mussolini used because our country is being poisoned. >> trump saying he uses the rhetoric to stir debate. >> it also gets people thinking about very important issues that if you don't use certain

rhetoric, if you don't use certain words that maybe are not very nice words, nothing will happen. that did steer debate and meanwhile, on capitol hill, the border issue is complicating talks to avoid another government shutdown, with a deadline looming this friday. >> disagreeing over spending on security have reportedly stalled negotiations. rhiannon, back to you. >> all right, perry, thank you for that. russian president vladimir putin made his first public comments about the death of alexei navalny while celebrating a guaranteed reelection last night. putin claimed he supported the idea of releasing navalny in a prisoner swap before he died. but speaking about navalny's death, putin said, quote, it happens. a protester poured dye inside a ballot box while thousands took part in a protest vote. but putin secured a fifth terms as president after suppressing the voices of any opposition ceasefire talks are expected to resume in the middle east today, as the war rages in gaza. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu remains determined to attack the city of rafah, where

more than 1 million palestinians have sought shelter. he's promising to protect civilians. he's also firing back at senator chuck schumer, who accused netanyahu of being an obstacle to peace and demanded israel hold new elections. >> i think schumer's statements are wholly inappropriate. i think we're not a banana republic. the people of israel will choose when they'll have elections, who they elect. and it's not something that will be foisted upon us. >> as for the ceasefire talks, israel is now demanding that no men be allowed back into northern gaza, which has been mostly cleared of hamas fighters. >> a suspect wanted for the deaths of two first responders is now under arrest in new mexico. jeremy smith was captured in albuquerque. he is accused of killing state police officer justin hare, who had stopped to help smith change a flat tire. smith is also a person of interest in the death of a paramedic in south carolina. he allegedly drove her car to new mexico, where he was recognized by a gas station clerk. she asked us not to show

her face. >> i was nervous, i was scared, didn't know if he was armed, actually, when i carted him, i was like, is he gonna shoot me? because he now knows who i am or i know who he is, but i wanted to do what was right for the family. >> officer hare leaves behind his daughters, two of them and his pregnant girlfriend. >> a town has been evacuated and a state of emergency is in effect in southern iceland after a volcanic eruption this weekend. take a look. it's the most powerful of four eruptions since december. lava is threatening pipes that provide hydroelectric power. the good news is barriers protecting the nearest town are holding. >> that is good news. time now for your monday weather. well, it's the last full day of winter. it gets started with some chilly temperatures for tens of millions of people. 19

degrees this morning in minneapolis, where two weeks ago it was in the 70s, 22 in kansas city this morning. and the cold will linger through midweek. meanwhile, freeze alerts posted across the deep south spring officially arrives late tomorrow night. check. in today's high temperatures, the rockies reached the 60s mid 70s on the west coast, 90 degrees in south florida, 76 in phoenix, 66 in great falls a new clue in the search for a missing college student in nashville. >> also ahead, the mystery surrounding kate middleton, where the princess was and was not seen this weekend and later, a new suspect charged in the case of the stolen ruby slippers

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worker running to safety as a huge container ship knocks over three cranes in turkey. the ship is nearly the size of the empire state building. it's unclear why it struck the cranes, but luckily no one on land was injured. >> sure, that wasn't supposed to happen? new details in the search for a missing college student in nashville, police have recovered riley strains bank card. the university of missouri student has been missing for ten days. he was with members of his fraternity when he was asked to leave a bar. strain was last seen on surveillance video stumbling near the cumberland river, a woman found the bank card of his near the water. >> she flipped it over and saw his name and she was like, oh my god, i found his card. it's not getting any easier. >> no time. time seems like it's really to the critical point. >> and we just we want to ask anybody if they know anything, to please share it. >> police have said there's no indication of foul play. >> now to the mystery surrounding kate middleton, the princess of wales, out of the

public's eye since surgery and fueling rumors after a photo without her wedding ring, concerns have been growing and now there's word she may be getting ready to talk. this morning, pressure intensifying on princess kate to speak out as she recovers from abdominal surgery. kate was reportedly seen this weekend shopping for plants with prince william and watching their children play sports, but no photos of either outing and kate did not attend an annual saint patrick's day celebration, an event she's only missed one other time since 2012. >> for me, saint patrick's day is about families coming together, the royal couple instead sharing this instagram video previewing the event, writing happy saint patrick's day! >> here's a sneak peek of the irish guards rehearsing for their annual parade. friends close to the princess tell the sunday times kate might address rumors about her health in the future. that friend saying i can see a world in which the princess might discuss her

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