Behavior. Youll hear the voice mails from his exassistant. Sticker shock, cable tv bills on the rise. Just how much were now paying in hidden fees. And from the elephant that got onto this roof to the urban cowboy causing controversy in new york city to the dog who wandered far, far away from home. All the trending stories for your friday morning. Good friday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin with several developments from the impeachment battle in washington. Were learning more about the Text Messages provided to congress by the former u. S. Envoy to the ukraine. Those messages could be crucial evidence in the impeachment investigation. Also this morning more republicans are coming to the president s side defending his actions just hours after he brazenly called on china to investigate joe biden. Abcs Serena Marshall is following all the new details. Serena, good morning. Reporter trevor, janai, good morning to both of you. Overnight more of those Text Messages released to public and some seem to imply that a meeting between the two World Leaders was predicated on an investigation of joe biden. A new request coming from the president. China should start an investigation into the bidens. Reporter boldly urging china to investigate joe biden and his family even as he faces possible impeachment for asking ukraine to do the same thing and days before beijing officials arrive in the u. S. To resume trade talks. Joe bidens son hunter has had business dealings in both china and ukraine while his father was Vice President , but in both cases there has been no evidence of any wrongdoing. This as the president s former envoy to ukraine, kurt volker, testified on capitol hill for more than ten hours behind closed doors handing over damning Text Messages that go back months including one with a top aide to ukraines president that happened in the hours before President Trump spoke with the leader. In the exchange volker emphasizes a meeting is predicated on an investigation writing, assuming president z convinces trump he will investigate, get to the bottom of what happened in 2016, we will nail down a date for a visit to washington. A few weeks Later State Department officials drafted a statement for ukraines leader that would have committed him to investigations of President Trumps rivals. The statement was never released but days later, the president s trip to poland where he would have met with ukraines president zelensky canceled. At this point the top american diplomat in ukraine, bill taylor, texted this asking, are we now saying that Security Assistance and white house meeting are preconditioned on investigations . The response coming from the u. S. Ambassador to the european union, gordon sondland. He responded, call me. One week later, taylor expressing outrage writing, i think its crazy to withhold Security Assistance for help with a political campaign. Sondland replies, i believe you are incorrect about President Trumps intentions. The president has been crystal clear. No quid pro quo of any kind, but sondland then adding, i suggest we stop the back and forth by text. Republican lawmakers on capitol hill argue those Text Messages show no evidence of a quid pro quo even as they had trouble defending the president s latest ask of china. Trevor, janai. All right. Serena, thank you for joining us. A second whistleblower is now making news in washington this time stemming over the battle over President Trumps tax returns. The Washington Post says the complaint was filed by an official at the irs. Hes accusing a political appointee in the Treasury Department of trying to interfere with the Audit Program looking into the tax returns of the president or Vice President. That audit process is supposed to be protected from political influence. Now to the historic settlement Just Announced between mgm resorts and the victims of the Las Vegas Shooting massacre in 2017. The company is now agreeing to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars, but one big question remains. Heres abcs marci gonzalez. Reporter a major payout for an immense tragedy. Just days after mourners marked the second anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern u. S. History. Charleston hatfield, 34, henderson, nevada. [ bell tolls ] reporter mgm resorts agreeing to pay as much as 800 million to settle claims from victims of the Las Vegas Massacre and their families. Theres no money that could have her back to me. Reporter gus castillas daughter andrea was 1 of 58 People Killed when a gunman opened fire from his hotel room at the mandalay bay towards concertgoers below. Chelsea romo was one of the hundreds injured, the mother of two still injured. I still have shrapnel all throughout my forehead and my brain. The fact they say i can see out of my right eye is a miracle. Reporter mgm initially faced criticism for suing hundreds of victims preemptively in an attempt to consolidate all lawsuits into one special case. The company now saying in a statement, our goal has always been to resolve these matters so our community and the victims and their families can move forward in the healing process. They have stepped up and done the right thing now. Thats the key. Reporter and attorneys say its still unclear exactly how the money will be divided. Mgm says it expects the entire payout process to be completed by the end of next year. Marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. Our thanks to marci. An investigation is under way into this paratrooper accident in mississippi. These new images show wednesday nights chaos. The practice jump left 23 Army National guard soldiers injured at camp shelby. Nearly 90 of the 650 jumpers landed in trees near the camp. One soldier was stuck for nearly 12 hours and wasnt brought down until yesterday morning. The army is looking into whether the wind blew them off course. And were following a breaking story overseas right now. Prodemocracy demonstrators in hong kong are on the march just days after police opened fire on a protesters. Theyre responding to a rare decision to invoke Emergency Powers for the first time in five decades and ban protesters from Wearing Masks to hide their identities. Critics say the move will only lead to more violence. Back here at home, Bernie Sanders is expected to be released from a las vegas hospital this weekend. The senator is improving after emergency surgery for a blocked artery. His wife says doctors are pleased with his progress. Hes been spending the last couple of days just having a good time, talking to people, friends and family, so many wellwishers that have called and his friends. She did not clarify whether or not her husband suffered a heart attack. He plans to participate in the next debate, which is october 15th. Time now for a look at your weather for this friday morning. Dark clouds brought quite a storm into tuscaloosa, alabama, bringing some thunder and lightning at the exact time that the mercury hit 101 degrees. The october heat wave continues today in parts of the southeast. On thursday the raleighdurham airport hit 100 degrees, its highest temperature of the year. Elsewhere today expect 60s in the northeast, mostly 50s in the midwest and northwest, 80s from dallas to raleigh. 70s in the midatlantic and you can expect heavy rain in parts of new mexico and colorado. Coming up, the rising cost of cable tv and the hidden fees on the ride. Also ahead, the wild video of an elephant on the roof of this building. And how he got up there. And a man finally walks free after spending 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. What he said leaving court. Were back now with an update on this woman who danced in the lions den at the bronx zoo. Shes now been identified. Police are asking for the Publics Health to locate myah autry. They say she is also suspected of trespassing in the giraffe exhibit. She faces trespassing charges. And heres something you dont see every day. An elephant on the roof of a south African Lodge to snack on the leaves of a tall tree, of course. It turns out that lodge is actually built on a slope and the rooftop is almost at ground level on one side. Well, a fourth person has been given a prison sentence in the College Admissions bribery scandal. Gordon caplan, the former head of the law firm, paid 75,000 to have a proctor correct his daughters a. C. T. Exam and will now spend one month behind bars, much less than the eight months prosecutors were looking for. Hes also been fined 50,000 and will have to perform community service. A new york man is free after serving 26 years in prison for a murder he didnt commit carlos weeks was convicted of killing a man and seriously injuring a girl in 1993. Two sisters said they witnessed the crime but a judge overturned it after prosecutors admitted witnesses were not reliable. I just want to say im feeling good and happy to be out. How do you feel, mr. Weeks . I feel great. Are you angry . Im great. Weeks is now 46 years old. He was released thanks to the work of a conviction review unit in the d. A. s office. 26 people have been freed since that unit was founded in 2014. If you have cable tv, you may not be surprised to hear this. An investigation by Consumer Reports found hidden fees on cable bills are now costing the average customer nearly 450 a year. The magazine found the fees are often buried in fine print. Consumer reports is calling on congress to require those fees to be included in the rates that the company is advertising. 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We are back with this video of a volcano in southeastern mexico erupting in the middle of the night. It erupted several times early thursday sending all that smoke and ash thousands of feet into the air over the state of puebla. Eruptions are not unusual there and no injuries were reported. Now to an abc news exclusive. Were getting new insight into the amber guyger trial. Shes the former Dallas Police officer convicted this week of murder. She had claimed she entered the wrong apartment and thought the victim, botham jean, was an intruder. Her sentence of ten years in prison has sparked protests. Abcs marcus moore spoke with two of the jurors from the case. Take us into that room. What was it like in there . Reporter for the first time were hearing directly what went on inside the jury room at Amber Guygers trial. Two of the jurors talking to abcs marcus moore for good morning america. You were talking about botham and based on hearing you, it really seems like particularly during the punishment phase you were really thinking about him. We had to. I mean, it was like a wonderful innocent person who should still be here. Reporter the diverse jury made up of eight women and four men all of varying ethnicities finding amber guyger guilty of murder this week sentencing her to ten years behind bars and these jurors telling marcus the decision wasnt an easy one. I think that was one of the hardest things ive ever had to do. It was. No way we could ever know what he would want, but i think we all had to make a decision that we could live with. Prosecutors were asking for 28 years. They were. You all landed at 10. After hearing about how his family talked about him, he seemed like just the light in their lives, and he was kind and giving. Caring and forgiving and i said i told everyone i was like im having a hard time because we all agree it was a mistake, and i dont think bo would want to take harsh vengeance. I think he would want to forgive her. Much more on good morning america. Plus, well hear from botham jeans brother who hugged amber guyger in court this week. Thats coming up at 7 00. Actor james franco is being accused of Sexual Harassment in a new lawsuit filed by two former acting students. The actresses claim franco and his Production Company subjected them to Sexual Exploitation during film shoots and auditions, and they say they were promised movie roles that never materialized. Francos lawyer calls the lawsuit illinformed. Actor Robert De Niro is being sued by his former assistant claiming gender discrimination. Graham chase robinson says de niro subjected her to sexist and harassing comments as she rose up the ranks of his Production Company. Her lawsuit includes a voice mail from seven years ago which robinson claims is de niro berating her for not answering his call. Youre living in spain and you are [ bleep ] upset with me because you tell me how nice you have it, your life over there then you dont answer my [ bleep ] call. How dare you disrespect me, how much you did. You want [ bleep ] another position. You want another position, then go off somewhere, but dont get [ bleep ] angry with me. Robinson is seeking 12 million. Her case follows a lawsuit filed by de niros company which claims robinson charged hundreds of thousands of dollars of personal expenses on a company card. It also claims robinson spent hours Bingewatching Netflix at work. Some tough times at sports illustrated. The owner of the magazine has reportedly laid off nearly half the staff as it reorganizes. More than 40 people were expected to lose their jobs at the magazine. 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