>> right now on america this morning a fourth officer dies after law enforcement comes under attack in north carolina. the chaos caught on camera. what we're learning about the officer's actions and the fugitive they were trying to arrest. >> breaking right now. new

clashes on college campuses. israel-hamas war protesters reportedly taking over a building at columbia university overnight in virginia. pepper spray deployed against protesters. and in texas, tense moments during a police crackdown. >> bracing for more tornadoes. areas hit hard by the deadly outbreak in recent days prepare for a second round. meanwhile, evacuation overnight in parts of texas due to flooding concerns. >> new details about the unsolved killing of a colorado mother. what the autopsy reveals and her husband's response hitting the road. >> tractor trailers soon making deliveries without a driver behind the wheel. how the truck company defends their safety and billion dollar winner. >> the winner of the jumbo powerball jackpot revealed his uniquely american story. from abc news in new york, this is america this morning. good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm

rhiannon ally, and i'm andrew dymburt. >> we begin with that deadly attack on law enforcement in north carolina, a fugitive task force working with the u.s. marshals was trying to serve a warrant. >> and that is when the chaos began. this morning, tragedy striking a community in north carolina where a fourth law enforcement officer has died of wounds suffered in a shootout. >> they lost their lives after they gave us the opportunity to be in a safe place. >> authorities say a u.s. marshals task force was serving a warrant at a home in charlotte when the suspect fired at the officers. neighbors described the mayhem as responding. police took over their house. >> they used one of our bedrooms, set up a us marshal sniper in just to get a point after police shot and killed the wanted suspect in the front yard . >> investigators say a second person then fired on the officers from inside the home, where a high powered rifle was

found. a woman and a 17 year old boy were questioned overnight by police. the marshals task force was made up of federal agents and other officers from the region. a member of the marshals service was among the four officers killed along with two officers from the state department of adult correction and charlotte police officer joshua ayer, who had been with the department for six years. >> he survived by his wife, ashley, and his three year old son, andrew. we'll indebted to officer ayer for his bravery and his sacrifice for this profession is just. last month, i was in this very room congratulating officer ayer for becoming officer of the month. >> according to the fraternal order of police, this year is on pace to set a record for police officers shot. at least ten officers have been killed by gunfire in the u.s. just this

month. that suspect in north carolina has been identified as 39 year old terry hughes. he was wanted on a weapons charge. >> the other big story this morning new clashes between police and israel. hamas war protesters on college campuses in some cases, the universities have said the protesters are not students affiliated with their schools. and here in new york ordered that protesters at columbia began occupying hamilton hall overnight, breaking windows and barricading themselves. just hours after the university said it would not be divesting from israel. arrests also made in utah overnight. abc's christiane cordero is here now with more. christiane good morning. >> andrew good morning. universities and police across the country are cracking down on protesters. but as you noted, in some cases it's only adding to the tensions on physical confrontations between pro-palestinian protesters and police are growing more intense on college campuses. new video shows officers in riot gear last

night facing off with protesters at virginia commonwealth university. police making dozens of arrests using what appeared to be pepper spray on people throwing water bottles at them. at the university of texas, austin, officers also using pepper spray while arresting dozens of protesters, most of whom are not believed to be affiliated with the university. at the university of florida, nine protesters arrested the school, saying the university of florida is not a daycare and we do not treat protesters like children. they knew the rules. they broke the rules. the demonstrations nationwide ranged from sit ins on campus lawns to anti-semitic hate speech. the most entrenched protest is at cal poly humboldt. for the last week, students have occupied a campus building that houses the school president's office, which is under attack at columbia university in new york, the epicenter of the demonstrations. the school is now suspending students who refuse to abide by yesterday's deadline to vacate an encampment. it comes as secretary of state anthony

blinken meets with arab leaders in the middle east calling a new cease fire proposal presented to hamas extraordinarily generous. >> the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a cease fire is hamas. they have to decide and they have to decide quickly. >> the proposal reportedly includes a 40 day truce, combined with the release of potentially thousands of palestinian prisoners. the new york times reports. israel dropped its previous demand for 40 hostages now willing to accept 33. blinken is also discussing a potential deal to normalize relations between saudi arabia and israel in return for defense and security commitments. arab states and washington are pushing for israel to agree to palestinian statehood, which prime minister netanyahu has rejected. back to those protesters inside the academic building at columbia, the student newspaper reports. protesters have covered the building's security cameras with tape and trash bags after reportedly breaking windows, the protesters reportedly removed the barricades for a moment,

allowing facility workers inside to leave. andrew. >> all right, christiane, thank you. former president trump returns to a new york courtroom this morning for the second week of testimony at his hush money trial. a banker who helped his former lawyer, michael cohen, set up a shell company used to pay off. stormy daniels will be back on the stand. it's not clear when cohen himself will testify, but he's been cashing in with videos on tiktok discussing trump and the trial as viewers make donations. this after cohen promised to stop posting about the case. mandel evacuations have been ordered north of houston, texas, because of concerns about extreme flooding. >> residents along the trinity river in polk county were told to get out as water was being released from a dam. river levels have been rising due to recent sustained heavy rain in that area. meanwhile the plains are bracing for more storms today after a tornado outbreak over the weekend left five people dead. one twister in oklahoma was the strongest reported in the us, so far this year, with winds of 166mph and

new video shows a semi truck. look at this being blown over in nebraska as a storm approached. we will check today's forecast in just a few moments. >> we turn now to the family of a teenager shot after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house while picking up his brothers in missouri. his family is taking new legal action, and the shooter isn't the only one they're targeting. this morning, the family of ralph jarrell is demanding accountability. >> it's about holding all parties involved accountable and ensuring that steps are taken to prevent, prevent such tragedies from occurring again. >> they're filing a civil lawsuit nearly one year after jarrell, then 16 years old, was shot after showing up at the wrong address in kansas city to pick up his brothers. >> i hear the door open. >> i see this old man, and i'm assuming, oh, this is this must be like their grandpa. and then he pulls out his gun. i'm thinking there's no way he's actually going to shoot, right? the door is even open. he's going to shoot through his glass

door and glass is going to get everywhere. then it happened. >> 84 year-old andrew lester shot jarrell in the head and arm. police say lester reported seeing a black male approximately six feet tall, pulling on his door and thought he was being robbed. but jarrell is five foot eight. lester is now awaiting trial after pleading not guilty to first degree assault and armed criminal action. >> this case is not just about seeking justice for ralph, but about advocating for systemic changes, jarrell's family claims, prosecutors have not been aggressive in pursuing the case. >> their civil suit targets lester and his homeowners association, claiming negligence. >> our lawsuit will be looking to investigate how much the neighborhood association knew about mr. lester's violent tendencies, about his racial animus. >> the suit also claims the association failed to render aid after jarrell was shot. the homeowner's association has not commented and lester's attorney says he's not yet seen the complaint. the family says that jarrell has suffered permanent injuries, including pain and

suffering. the civil lawsuit seeks unspecified compensation. >> federal regulators are now testing ground beef in certain states for bird flu. the test will involve samples from beef from retail stores in the nine states where dairy cows have tested positive, officials insist, though handling and cooking meat properly will reduce any risk to humans. >> time now for your tuesday weather. >> good morning. unfortunately, dealing with more severe weather and some of the same areas that are cleaning up from last week's severe weather. eastern nebraska into western iowa. the greatest threat for damaging winds, large hail, even some isolated tornadoes this afternoon. this evening, spotty thunderstorms developed. so that's a risk for severe weather. a lot of that dies down into wednesday morning. but look at this next storm system winding up. kicks up all the severe weather into wednesday night. so we have another risk for severe weather as we head through wednesday for accuweather. i'm melissa constanza

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faster and cheaper deliveries by truck. these 18 wheelers are designed to carry all sorts of cargo, but one thing they won't be carrying a driver by the end of the year. aurora tractor trailers are expected to begin cruising the highways hauling freight between dallas and houston. >> the aurora driver is this combination of the hardware, the stuff you can see hanging off the side of the truck here, and then some really interesting software to avoid crashes. >> the self-driving semi is outfitted with 25 sensors, including lasers, radars, and cameras. within the next four years, aurora and its competitors expect to put thousands of these autonomous trucks on the road, transporting goods nearly around the clock, hoping to accelerate product delivery times and lower costs for consumers. but critics aren't sold on the safety. >> the company is going to decide when they think they're safe and the only thing the regulators are going to do is judge them after the fact. if something went wrong, that's where we are. >> but aurora's ceo touting safety demonstrated the trucks ability to weave through obstacles and avoid pedestrians. >> we want to be out there with

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