and people in 20 states from new york all the way to alaska are protesting fbi fight with apple. and that includes people here in the district. they are arguing the fbi hard to apple build an iphone® will lead to security and privacy issues, protest starts at 5:30 tonight. more on newschanel 8. >>> i don't know about you but we're all book our trips. >> yeah. >> it's a dream. >> we welcome you back to our "gma" safari. you're looking live at some amazing footage coming in right now from tanzania. oh, my goodness and our im-360 camera is providing a live 360-degree virtual reality view. you can experience it on any device with a tablet like you, sam. you're playing along. >> i actually think you did a better job of this yesterday. i'm going to try to do this smoothly and calmly because this thing is actually sitting in the middle of the crater so you can spin it -- you could do this on your tablet all day long. when they say where is that report i asked you for earlier this morning you say well, i'm a little busy right now. >> it's in the ngorongoro crater. >> it's in the ngorong

. >>> the latest on theattle between apple and the fbi. protesters ralaling at apple stores around the world today to support the tech giant's repuceal to help the fbi unlock the iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. abc's pierre thomas has the >> reporter: today in over 40 cities acrosos the nation and internationally apple supporters saying n to the fbi and a judge has ordered to help open the iphone of the san bernardino killer. >> this goes far bond this single case or this single phone and in fact they're actually asking apple to do something that would put millions of people's safety and security at risk. >> reporter: but some family members of those fatally shot and wounded this mning weighing in, as well. announcing plans to join the fbi in the fight against apple. >> the questions that the family members have, the victims, they include why did this ppen? how could this happen? why were they targeted? are they still being targeted? who did these people communicate with. >> reporter: this after an intensifying war of wo

. >>> now to that twist between apple and fbi. fbi director writing a letter about the disputes as protesters plan to back apple. abc's pierre thomas in washington has the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning, robin. while in support of apple across the country tomorrow, they continue to face off with both sides digging in, this morning, as you said the fbi director is getting personally involved in a very public director. releasing a letter calling on apple to comply to help the killer, syed farook. fbi director james comey said, we don't want to break anyone's enkripgs. but apple is taking to the air waves to challenge the fbi's reasoning. saying that the privacy and security of millions of his customers are at risk. >> no limit on what the government could apple to do if it succeeds this way. >> reporter: to make the case, apple has hired ted olson two whose wife died on one of the planes in the 9/11 attack and this is pandora box. we can't give the terrorists a victory. >> reporter: the fbi claims that the investigation re

it's a showdown between the fbi and apple. the fbi trying to force apple to open that iphone as it hunts for clues in the san bernardino massacre. apple saying no way and this morning a federal court is weighing in. a federal judge in california ordering apple to help the fbi unlock an iphone used by syed farook who went on a murderous rampage with his wife leaving 14 dead in san bernardino. >> we still have one of those killer's phones we have not been able to open and it's been over two months still working on it. >> reporter: the ruling could be a key victory in their long-running battle with apple and other tech companies about the government's ability to encrist data. apple vowing to appeal and saying it would put the privacy of hundreds of millions at risk and telling us overnight the government is asking apple to hack our own users and fear this demand would undermine the very freedoms our government it did not have farook's numerical code to open the device. ten unsuccessful attempts would cause it to erase key data an

in the background the fbi can be heard telling them to surrender as the four claim they fear the fbi will murder them. >> do the right thing all right. >> what the right thing is to kill us? >> reporter: they posted these defiant videos on youtube. >> tired of you guys. do. >> reporter: showing them doughnuts in a government vehicle. >> yeah. >> reporter: just last month the standoff's leaders were arrested during a traffic stop during which group spokesman lavoy finicum was shot and killed. according to investigators, he was reaching for a gun after briefly fleeing. and this morning cliven bundy, the 748-year-old father of the oregon occupation leaders who sparked his own fight with the federal government over a cattle grazing right in 2014 also now behind bars, taken into custody by the fbi while flying in to support the remaining oregon hold-outs overnight. the four inside say they will drop their guns and surrender. later this morning when a nevada legislator and supporter of theirs shows up on the scene but they have changed their minds before, though, this time the fbi's patien

. >>> nonow to thatwist between apple and fbi. fbi director writing a letter about the disputes as protesters plan to back apple. in more than 30 cities. abc's pierre thomas in us. while rallies in support of apple across the country tomorrow, they continue to face f with both sides digging in, this morning, as you said the fbi director is getting peonallyly involvein a very public debate. releasing a letter calling on apple to comply toto help unck the iphone of san bernardino killer, syed farook. the eye or ourselves in the mirror if we don't follow this lead. fbi director james comey said, we don't want to break anyone's encrypiton. or set a master key loose on the land. i hope thoughtful people would take the time to understand that. but apple is taking to the air waves to challenge the fbi's reasoning. saying that the privacy and security of millions of his customers are risk. >> no limit on what the government could require apple to do if it succeeds this way. >> reporter: to make the case, apple has hired ted olson two whos

. >>> breaking news, the fbi closing in on thoseoregon. >> we fear for our lives. >> still defiant after that deadly shooting. now their face-off coming to a possible head.. >> our team is on the scene right now. >>> ready to rumble. the democrats debate tonight. hillary clinton hoping to knock bernie sanders off stride after his big win as thele across south carolina. >> you vote for trump, we win here, we're going to run the table. >> trump blasts jeb s jeb bush. >>> home at last after four terrifying days at sea, caught in hurricane-force winds fearing for their lives. from that nightmare cruise now on dry land and here in our studio live on "gma." >>> and good morning, america. happy thursday. let's take a live look at royal caribbean's "anthem of the seas." there it is docked safely in new four scary days on the water. those hurricane-force winds and passengers from that ship are standing by right now. robin will talk to them live. kissed the ground when they got back here. >>> also have a big morn ahead. lara is live in hollywood. a huge "scandal" eventnd the scenes and those empty

announcing plans to join the fbi in the fight against apple. >> the questions that the family members have, the victims, they include why did this happen? how could this happen? why were they targeted? are they still being targeted? with. >> reporter: this after an intensifying war of words between tim cook and fbi director james comey. the fbi director saying it's critical to get evidence from the phone as soon as possible and the apple ceo warning that the fbi's demands would potentially make millions of foevens vulnerable to hacking. tech giants have supported their stance but microsoft co-founder bill gates suggested to "the financial times" that the government is asking for something narrow. >> it's no different than, you know, should -- if anybody ever been able to tell the phone company to get information, bank records, should anybody be able to get it? >> reporter: but gates goes on to say apple is waiting for a high court, quote, to make clear what they should do. >> a big fight, thanks very much. >>> we move on to a big headline about distracted driving. new evidence this mo

apple has cooperated with the fbi fully in this case. they came to us and asked us for all the information we had on this phone and we gave everything that we had. but this case is not about one phone, this case is about the future. what is at stake here is can the government compel apple to write make hundreds of millions of customers vulnerable around the world including the u.s. >> you'd have to write that system in order to unlock that phone. >> yes. yes, this is -- we have no more information about this phone. the only way to get information at least currently the only way we know would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. we think it's bad news to write. we would never write it. we have never written it. and that is what is at stake here. >> the fbi says it believes syed farook used that phone to communicate with his wife, his accomplice and i'm curious, do you struggle at all with the possibility there could be information on that phone that could reveal other plots, other peop

the fbi moved in overnight. looked like the standoff was going to be over and that's when the four people holed up inside called out they feared a shootout was imminent. >> you're going to come out with your hands up. >> no we're not. >> reporter: overnight chaos as the fbi move in on the final four holed outs now 40 days into an occupation of this federal wild life refuge. >> be reasonable. >> live streaming a phone call from inside. in the background the fbi can be heard telling them to surrender as the four claim they fear the fbi will murder them. >> do the right thing. >> what the right thing was to kill us? >> the remaining occupiers posted these videos on youtube. >> tired of you guys. for telling us what we can and can't do. >> lashing out at the fbi and doing donuts in a government vehicle. >> yeah. were arrested during a traffic stop during which finikum was shot and killed. in this morning the 74-year-old father of the oregon occupation leaders who sparked his own fight with the federal government ove

the fbi surrounding them right now and abc's neal karlinsky is in bend, oregon, with the latest. good morning, neal. >> reporter: robin, good morning. a bizarre and fluid scene out here. the fbi moved in overnight and the standoff appeared to be ending but that is when the four inside who are still holed up in there called out that they feared a shoot-out was imminent. >> you're gonna come up with your hands up. >> no, we're not. >> reporter: overnight chaos at the standoff as the fbi move in on the final four hold-outs now 40 days into an occupation of this federal wildlife refuge. >> be reasonable. >> reporter: the hold-outs live streaming a phone call from in the background the fbi can be heard telling them to surrender as the four claim they fear the fbi will murder them. >> do the right thing all right. >> what the right thing is to kill us? >> reporter: they posted these defiant videos on youtube. >> tired of you guys. telling us what we can and can't do. >> reporter: showing them lashing out at the fbi and doing doughnuts in a government vehicle. >> yeah. >> reporter: just

the fbi director saying it's critical to get evidence from and the apple ceo warning that the fbi's demands would potentially make millions of foevens vulnerable to hacking. tech giants have supported their stance but microsoft co-founder bill gates suggested to "the financial times" that the government is asking for something narrow. >> it's no different than, you know, should -- if anybody ever been able to tell the phone company to get information, bank records, should anybody be able to get it? >> reporter: but gates goes on to say apple is waiting for a high court, quote, to make clear what they should do. >> a big fight, thanks very much. >>> we move on to a big headline about distracted driving. new evidence this morning that those distractions from texting, even changing stations on the radio lead to a majority of crashes and emotions also play a big role. abc's rebecca jarvis here to explain. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: hi, george, good morning. this goes to show you how crucial it is to pay attention while you are driving. the new research showing that in two-thirds of cra