Police forming a human chain trying to save this family trapped in a sinking car. The apparent kidnapping on the doorstep. The role this doorbell video played in finding that woman. Plus, the wild finish overnight as the Major League Playoffs get under way. And from the woman facing off with this lion at the zoo, to the woman jumped by this deer at the gas station, to the mouse wreaking havoc at the white house. All the wild video on this wednesday morning. Good wednesday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin with new evidence against a former Dallas Police officer who is now a convicted killer. A jury has found amber guyger guilty of murdering her neighbor. Guyger entered claims she entered the wrong apartment by accident and shot botham jean thinking he was an intruder. Now as jurors consider guygers punishment, prosecutors have revealed what they say are racist and violent Text Messages including one where guyger jokes about the death of Martin Luther king jr. Reporter at Harding University overnight a remembrance for botham jean who was remembered at his alma mater for years after his graduation. He came through this school and left an impression on the hearts of everybody here. Reporter former Dallas Police officer amber guyger shot and killed jean in his apartment in september of 2018. On tuesday, a jury found her guilty of murder. Throughout her trial, she insisted she walked into the apartment by mistake thinking it was her home and believing he was an intruder. Then opening fire. It took the jury less than five hours to reach a verdict. This ruling will now say that you are safe to be in your homes and people can no longer just say, i made a mistake and took your life. Reporter the jury made up of men and women of different ethnicities had the choice of murder, manslaughter or acquittal. I wish he was the one with the gun and killed me. Reporter prosecutors trying to point out contradictions in guygers behavior, beginning with why she went into the apartment despite hearing noise inside. You could have called for help on your radio, and you could Haad A Calvary there in two minutes. I could have. You could have had s. W. A. T. There. I could have. Had you done any one of those things, mr. Jean would probably be alive today. Right . Yes, sir. Reporter defense attorney Brian Buckmire says that was a telling moment. When we look at the verdict that was given, murder, not manslaughter, its obvious that the jury here believed that in opening the door, pushing forward and knowing that there were sounds of somebody inside that her actions inside that home were intentional and not reckless. Therefore, that was murder. Reporter on police body camera, several officers immediately started cpr to try to save jean, something prosecutors say guyger failed to do. Did you properly perform cpr on mr. Jean . No, i did not. Reporter as the tria begins, prosecutors have been given permission to show jurors racially charged Text Messages linked to guyger. One exchange came during the citys Martin Luther king jr. Parade. Someone texts guyger, when does this end, lol. She replied, when mlk is dead. Oh, wait. In another exchange two days before the shooting, someone texted her asking if she wanted a dog. Do you know what you need . A german shepard . I happen to have one for you, although she may be racist. Guyger replied, its okay. Im the same. Prosecutors showing jurors three posts from pinterest. One image saved by guyger showed a military sniper with overlay text that said, stay low, go fast. Kill first, die last. One shot, one kill, no luck, all skill. Guygers defense team is pected to call witnesses as the sentencing hearing resumes today. She could face anywhere from 5 to 99 years in prison. And we turn to the new twist in the explosive impeachment battle in washington. The state departments independent watchdog is heading to capitol hill today for whats being called an urgent briefing on the ukraine scandal. Meanwhile, House Democrats are trying to bypass secretary of state mike pompeo as they face off over impeachment witnesses. Theyre suggesting pompeo has a conflict of interest. Abcs Serena Marshall has the new details from washington. Serena, good morning. Reporter janai, good morning to you, and all of that happening as the president is ramping up his attacks on democrats and their impeachment inquiry llincait an attempted coup on his presidency. One week into the impeachment fight, the battle between the executive and legislative branches on full display. In italy mr. Secretary, do you have any comment on reports youre on the july 25th call with the president . Reporter mike pompeo not answering questions, but back home, trading threats with democrats responding to their requests for confidential interviews with state Department Employees as an act of intimidation attempting to bully and treat improperly, those employees. Democrats firing back not to pompeo, but his number two writing, secretary pompeo now appears to have an obvious conflict of interest. After new revelations that pompeo was on that call between President Trump and the president of ukraine, threatening to withhold his salary and saying he was the one trying to intimidate witnesses or prevent them from talking with congress. He basically wants to put the state department in lockdown. Reporter but the state departments independent watchdog set to give an urgent briefing to lawmakers today. Sources telling abc news the highly unusual meeting is related to the department and ukraine. President trump meanwhile continuing his defense via twitter writing, he has come to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment. It is a coup, and still trying to unmask the whistleblower. But the senates most senior republican not having it. Senator Chuck Grassley rebuking the president writing the statement, the whistleblower ought to be heard out and protected. Despite the objections of pompeo at least one of the five state Department Employees confirming they will make an appearance on capitol hill. Kurt volker is one of the envoys to ukraine, and he will participate in his deposition on thursday. Janai . Well see serena. Thank you. A Ballistic Missile was tested just hours after talks with the u. S. This time, Officials Say the missile may have been launched from a submarine suggesting kim jongun is expanding his military capabilities with weapons that are harder to detect. Japan believes at least one missile landed in japanese waters. Police in hong kong are defending an officer who shot an antigovernment protester in the street. They say the officer felt threatened by the student protester who was carrying a pole. It was the first known police use of live ammunition against the demonstrators. The shooting overshadowed the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the communist rule in china. The student is in stable condition. A judges decision in a lawsuit against Harvard University is being seen as a major victory for supporters of affirmative action in college admissions. The judge ruled that harvards admissions process does not discriminate against asianamericans by holding them to a higher standard than students of other races. The group that filed that lawsuit is planning to appeal, and the case could end up at the supreme court. Were getting our first look at a Daring Rescue by police near houston. They formed a human chain in swiftmoving floodwaters to pull this family out of their sinking car. Officers passed two children to safety before rescuing two adults. Imelda has been blamed for four deaths and dumped more than 40 inches of rain. The big weather story this morning is the record heat in the east. So lets take a look at this wednesday forecast. You can call it hottober. The south and midwest have already seen this heat wave. Schools are closed today in columbus, ohio because too many schools dont have airconditioning, and now that record heat is moving into the east. Temperatures on this october 2nd will be in the 90s all the way from the carolinas up into new england, and that heat is being pushed by a cold front. You can see the massive storm system from kansas to the great lakes, thunderstorms and flooding are expected. So forget pocket change. Coming up, what one woman found in the cushions of her new couch. Also ahead, the government gives the green light to ups deliveries by drone. And snakes, alligators and bullets. President trumps candid conversation about how to stop migrants from entering the u. S. Oh, deer. A georgia woman took a hoof to the head at this gas station. Yep. Thats right. This deer came out of nowhere. It tried to jump over her and kicked her, but she is okay this morning. She says she was more concerned about being late to work. New details about President Trumps effort to block Central American migrants from entering the country. When the president threatened to close the southern border back in march, he had reportedly told his advisers that he wanted a border wall fortified with a moat, stocked with snakes or alligators which prompted his aides to investigate what that could cost. Officials tell the new york times, after publicly suggesting that soldiers shoot migrants if they threw rocks, the president backed off, but later suggested that they shoot migrants in the legs to slow them down. His staff told him that would be illegal. The mosquitoborne virus eee has claimed another life in connecticut. Cases have been reported from michigan to massachusetts. Many schools have rescheduled Sports Events to make sure kids are inside before dusk. New york city is beefing up security around Movie Theaters debuting the new joker film this week amid concerns about violence. The nypd says there will be heavy Police Presence inside and outside theaters along with undercover officers. Authorities are taking precautions after the Movie Theater shooting in colorado back in 2012 which came during a screening of the dark knight rises. So Drone Deliveries by ups are taking off. The shipping service is the first to win government approval to call itself a drone airline. It had been delivering medical supplies in North Carolina as a test, and now it can do so throughout the entire country, but dont expect to see a ups drone delivering goods to your door any time soon. Restrictions are in place when it comes to commercial drone flights. A woman who bought a couch at a thrift store never imagined what she would find between the cushions. While looking for her cell phone one day, she found a rolex like this one. Its a vintage Daytona Paul Newman model worth 250,000. The thrift store had no record of the couchs previous owner, so the watch was hers to keep, and guess what . She sold it. Not bad. Mmhmm. Coming up, some very expensive beer at a football game. A vendor caught charging more than 350 per beer. But first, beyonces father revealing his cancer diagnosis with a message to all men. And the private letter at the center of a new legal fight between prince harry and a tabloid newspaper. Harry and a tabloid newspaper. announcer people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of onceweekly ozempic®. In a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7 and maintained it. 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Police say the womans boyfriend then dragged her away. Kayna whitworth reports police have now used that video to find her. Reporter the man in this video is behind bars. The terrifying attack captured on the neighbors doorbell camera. Police say the woman was running from her estranged boyfriend. Shes kicking and screaming as the man grabs her hair, violently drags her away and threatens to kill her. Get up or ill kill you. Reporter it happened in this neighborhood in arcadia, california just before sunday. Police got the video monday and moved in, rescuing the woman and arresting 27yearold Robert Michael mendez who police say was holding the woman against her will in his home. The video was turned over to police by the homeowner in this case, but the company ring has video sharing relationships with more than 400 Police Departments across the country. What they call the new neighborhood watch. In neighborhoods where there are serious crime problems, people are relieved by Something Like this, but the other thing you dont want to have happen is that people continue to allow their privacy to be eroded. Reporter mendez was booked on charges including attempted murder, kidnapping and false imprisonment, and the woman was so badly hurt she had to be taken to the hospital. Kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. Thanks to kayna. Day two of Breast CancerAwareness Month brings in an announcement from beyonces father. Matthew knowles has revealed hes fighting the disease, speaking with Michael Strahan for an interview airing today on good morning america. The 67yearold says he was diagnosed a few months ago. He says his first thought was, why me . And then he focused on beating the cancer. How are you doing . Im doing really good, michael. I had my surgery the last week of july, and now doing all the steps for recovery. Knowles is urging men to get genetic testing to be aware of your risk, especially black men because they develop Breast Cancer at a higher rate than white men. Prince harry and his wife duchess meghan are suing a british tabloid for publishing a personal letter she wrote to her father. Harry accuses the daily mail of editing the letter to portray an unflattering view of his wife. He blasted the media for relentlessly bullying meghan. Harry says his deepest fear is history repeating itself, alluding to his mother who died in a car crash while being pursued by the paparazzi. All right. In sports, a major league drama as the baseball playoffs got under way. The nationals had the bases loaded against the brewers and got a clutch hit that was misplayed in right field. That allowed three runs to score. Nats win, 43. Meanwhile, a fire alarm went off during the game, but nobody seemed too concerned. No one evacuated. A malfunction apparently triggered the alarm. That was part of the game. 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