>> whit: good morning, america. fire and ice. life-threatening blizzard conditions. weather alerts in nine states from california to montana with up to 12 feet of snow expected, and winds hitting 80 miles per hour creating whiteout conditions. avalanche warnings now in effect, while the largest fire in texas history torches more than a million acres.

the forecast that could make it even worse. >> janai: abortion pill access. two of the country's largest retail pharmacies set to begin selling the drug to end pregnancy. where and when it'll be rolled out, and the fight to stop it. >> gio: guilty verdict. michelle troconis convicted of conspiring to murder her boyfriend's estranged wife, connecticut mom jennifer dulos. >> guilty. >> gio: the reaction to the verdict on both sides, and the sentence she faces. >> whit: on the brink, the heart-stopping moments a truck dangling over the edge of a bridge poised to plunge 70 feet into the water. >> she was praying a lot, so i prayed with her. >> whit: how first responders pulled off this daring rescue to save the driver inside. ♪ >> janai: subway singers. the platform performer who got the crowd crooning to bob marley. ♪ 'cause every little thing's gonna be all right ♪

>> janai: turning the same old commute into a sing-along. ♪ don't worry ♪ >> i can't hear you. >> gio: what a great moment in the subway. good morning, america. another big morning of news here on this saturday. president biden says that the u.s. will join other countries and begin air-dropping aid into gaza in the coming days. >> whit: and we are remembering fashion icon iris apfel, known for her bold style sense and those oversized glasses, passing away at 102 years old. >> janai: incredible. plus, of course, gas prices ticking up again. what you can do to make the spring break drive a little more efficient and a little less costly. >> gio: and the ongoing natural disaster in texas, the worst wildfire in the state's history. it's already burned 1,700 square miles, and officials fear it could spread even more. but first we are going to begin here with that monster storm charging through the west with massive snow and intense

wind. abc's faith abubey is live in truckee, california, with the latest on this dangerous winter weather. good morning, faith. >> reporter: good morning to you, gio. we could hear the winds howling on and off throughout the night. the guests were so intense that highway patrol decided to temporarily shut down part of a major connector, interstate 80 in both directions, due to the wind and the snow causing low visibility and lots of spinouts. overnight, the biggest storm of the winter crashing into california as authorities raise blizzard warnings for the sierra nevada mountains. >> this is crazy, like, i'm not going to lie. i'm from new york, so i'm used to snow, but this is different. >> reporter: parts of the state at risk of being buried in up to 12 feet of snow with authorities bracing for the worst. >> we have a lot of snow, but we don't get blizzard conditions. we don't get conditions where you can't see while you're driving. >> reporter: winter snow warnings also in effect for other parts of northern california and parts of western nevada.

traffic crawling to a standstill on this road in truckee, and conditions here are deteriorating so fast that highway officials are stopping every single vehicle here on i-80 except for four-wheel drives in order to make sure that they have chains installed on their tires or traction devices. the national weather service warning this weekend that in parts of the sierra nevada mountains, travel will be extremely dangerous to impossible amid extremely heavy snow rates of two to six inches per hour. whiteout conditions being created in the mountains by winds reaching speeds of 80 miles per hour, even gusting over 150 miles per hour at some mountain peaks, and because of the winds we're getting different snow totals. you can see how high it's piled up. we're expecting it to start tapering off sometime today and tomorrow. whit? >> whit: faith abubey braving those conditions all week. thank you so much. we appreciate it.

and in texas at least two people are dead as the smokehouse creek fire becomes the largest in the state's history. firefighters racing to contain those flames. the fire has already burned through a million acres. it's up to 15% contained, but strong winds and higher temperatures are on the way. that could fuel the flames. the texas panhandle still seeing several large wildfires this morning, as well. texas governor greg abbott saying as many as 500 structures have already been destroyed. let's turn now to the forecast and the fire fueling the heat in texas, the massive storm in the west as well, and somara theodore tracking all of it for us this morning. somara, good morning to you. >> somara: good morning, whit. so, that is a powerful storm out west. as faith showed us in the visuals there with the strong winter component, look at the satellite and radar, lower elevations getting the rain and mountains getting slammed with snow. that's led to blizzard warnings through the sierra nevada and farther east the fire weather alerts we're monitoring and that happens to be the second largest

wildfire in u.s. history. more on that in a moment. for now we want to time out this storm. okay, so here we are starting saturday morning. we're getting rounds of snow, rounds of rain moving through the afternoon on saturday. by sunday, that's when it begins to taper off. but we still could see some scattered snowshowers. finally the totals. we are looking at 4 to 12 feet of snow in parts of the sierra nevada. folk, that's not inches. that's feet. tahoe city and in the central portions of sierra nevada, low visibility there and even two to four feet in parts of wyoming. janai? >> janai: all right, somara. unbelievable images in the west there and down in texas. turning now to the georgia election interference case involving former president donald trump, a judge will soon decide if the d.a., fani willis, will be allowed to stay on the case or be disqualified. abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks is here with us in studio with more as closing arguments wrapped on friday. good morning, maryalice. >> reporter: janai, good morning. whether or not former president donald trump might stand trial in georgia this summer for

election interference could all depend on whether the district attorney bringing that case can stay on the case. now, like you said, the arguments on whether she had too much of a conflict of interest are now done. the former president and 14 of his co-defendants are waiting on the judge's decision about whether she'll be disqualified. fulton county georgia's district attorney's office arguing fani willis might have been in a romantic relationship with one of her prosecutors, but that alone had not kept former president donald trump from getting a fair trial in the state. >> it's a desperate attempt to remove a prosecutor from a case for absolutely no reason other than harassment and embarrassment. >> reporter: but in closing arguments friday, trump's lawyers made the case that even the appearance of wrongdoing should be enough to get willis taken off the case. >> once you have the appearance of impropriety, the law in georgia is clear, that's enough to disqualify. >> reporter: the willis case has become a salacious subplot to the larger election interference

case against trump in georgia. he and 14 remaining co-defendants charged for conspiring to unlawfully change the outcome of the election by pressuring state officials. this now infamous phone call between trump and georgia's then secretary of state central to that case. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. >> reporter: the former president denies all wrongdoing but setting a date for the trial of that case now on hold until judge scott mcafee decides whether willis who brought the case against trump can stay on the case, whether she benefited financially from hiring prosecutor nathan wade and then traveling with him, dating him. >> it's no longer just a theory that money changed hands. it's no longer speculation or conjecture. >> reporter: willis on the stand passionately defending herself last month. >> you're confused. you think i'm on trial. these people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020.

>> reporter: now, judge mcafee said he would have a ruling in the next two weeks. if he removes willis, an independent state body would be tasked with finding a new state prosecutor, who would then decide whether to continue the case. the real question then becomes how long will all of that take? >> janai: how long and whether the case will continue. and, maryalice, separate from that, the timing of a trial in florida over the former president's mishandling of classified documents, but no decision yet there. >> reporter: right, no decision yet. the trump team there arguing again that they don't think it's fair for the former president to stand trial before the election in november, but the special prosecutor's team said, there's no reason that that trial shouldn't go forward this summer, and they accuse the trump team of just trying to run out the clock. >> whit: something to watch closely. all right, maryalice parks, we appreciate it. now to the decision by two major pharmacy chains to provide access to the abortion pill in states where it's legal. abc's em nguyen is in washington with that story. em, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the abortion pill, mifepristone,

will soon be available at the two largest pharmacy chains in the u.s. walgreens says it expects to start filling prescriptions within a week providing potentially easier access to the drug at a small number of its locations where it's legal including new york, pennsylvania, and california. cvs says it will start dispensing in the weeks ahead in massachusetts and rhode island and then expand to other stores and states where the drug is legally permitted. both pharmacy chains say they've received certification to begin dispensing the abortion drug under the new rules the fda released last year, but those rules are now part of an upcoming case before the supreme court where an anti-abortion rights group argues the drug is dangerous. it's a claim widely refuted by the fda and the medical community, which they say more than two decades on the market have proven otherwise. justices will hear that later this month. in alabama lawmakers rushed to approve legal protections to in vitro fertilization

services this week in the wake of that supreme court's controversial ruling that frozen embryos should be considered children. state legislators in the republican-led house and senate expect that measure to be signed into law next week. gio? >> gio: all right, em, thank you so much. and now to the humanitarian crisis in gaza. as the israel-hamas war goes on, the u.s. is set to begin air dropping food to 500,000 gazans, who the u.n. say are on the brink of famine. abc's foreign correspondent tom soufi burridge is in israel now with the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: good morning, gio. yeah, those u.s. air drops of aid into gaza set to begin this weekend according to the u.s. official. the u.s. following jordan and other countries already air dropping supplies. president biden saying innocent lives in gaza are now on the line. at least ten children in the gaza strip have starved to death, and dozens more are suffering from acute malnutrition according to the u.n. president biden announcing the u.s. air drops just 24 hours after that deadly crush of

people amid israeli gunfire. israeli drone video showing i a desperate and chaotic scene as thousands of people surged towards a convoy of aid trucks. the hamas-run health ministry saying more than 100 palestinians were killed and dozens more injured. israel saying its troops fired warning shots and only opened fire on people when they got too close to one of their tanks, adding dozens were crushed to death in the chaos. this morning a u.n. team saying a large number of the injured in a local hospital had gunshot wounds. president biden calling the incident, tragic and alarming. meanwhile, negotiations between israel and hamas for a cease-fire in gaza and the release of more hostages ongoing, and the biden administration pushing for a deal before the start of the holy month of ramadan in just over a week. janai? >> janai: many hoping for that deal to come through. all right. tom, thank you. thousands of russians turning out to pay their respects to putin critic alexei navalny, who died in an arctic penal colony two weeks ago. a heavy police presence as the crowd lined up outside a

suburban moscow church on friday where navalny's body laid in an open casket filled with roses. that line extending for more than a mile. this morning, more than 106 people have been detained at commemorations across the country. >> whit: in colorado a paramedic has been sentenced to dive years in prison for the death of elijah mcclain. peter cichuniec was convicted of criminally negligent jeepts homicide. he and his co-defendant jeremy cooper were accused of ketamine after an encounter with police in august of 2019. cooper was found not guilty of assault in the second-degree unlawful administration of drugs. they both had pleaded not guilty to their charges. >> gio: all right, whit, now to the guilty verdict against michelle troconis accused of conspiring to kill her boyfriend's estranged wife, jennifer dulos. her defense team promising to appeal the conviction. abc's morgan norwood has more on that. good morning, morgan.

>> reporter: hey, good morning to you, gio. that's right, they are vowing to fight back. but we are talking about a murder conspiracy case that centered around a bitter divorce, a love triangle, and a win of lies, and though michelle troconis is convicted, there are still many unanswered questions, and this morning, the family of jennifer dulos determined to get down to the bottom of what happened to the mother of five. this morning, michelle troconis now staring down a potential lifelong prison sentence after a jury unanimously found her guilty of conspiring to kill her boyfriend's estranged wife, jennifer dulos. troconis sobbing as the verdict was read, at one point resting her head on the table. her family shocked at her conviction and vowing to appeal. >> i'm her mother. i'm devastated, and she's innocent, and i know that. my heart knows that. >> reporter: the trial lasting weeks and centered around troconis and the night jennifer dulos vanished. prosecutors zeroing in on this surveillance video they said shows troconis with her live-in

boyfriend fotis dulos bending out of his pick-up truck as he dumped trash bags full of evidence. the court also shown this police interrogation video. >> did he ever talk to you about how to handle when we approach you? >> he said, keep calm. this is going to be over, stay strong. >> reporter: prosecutors leaning in on troconis' own words. >> anything can be used against her, and that's what i feel was done here. >> reporter: what started out as a missing persons case in may 2019 when 50-year-old jennifer dulos disappeared after dropping her kids off at school quickly morphed into a massive search effort. dulos declared dead, and her estranged husband, fotis, charged with murder but died by suicide before he could stand trial. her body to this day never found. in a statement, the family of jennifer dulos writing, it is our hope that the resurgent public interest in this case might spur new, viable leads,

adding, today's verdict is a crucial attribution of accountability, not of victory. michelle troconis is due back in court on may 31st for sentencing. she faces up to 50 years in prison. janai? >> janai: all right. morgan, thank you. now, to gas prices on the rise as the spring break travel season gets under way. abc's alexis christoforous is here with how much more you'll be paying at the pump. alexis, two words, summer blend. >> it's all about that summer blend. you got it, guys. all right, well, gas prices typically do rise this time of year as warmer weather gets more americans out onto the open road. it's also the time of year when refineries switch over to the more expensive summer fuel. according to aaa, the national average for a gallon of regular now 3.33. that is roughly 6 cents higher than a week ago but still about 3 cents less than a year ago. drivers in california, hawaii, and washington are paying the most to fill up, over $4 a gallon, while gas is still under 3 bucks a gallon in about a

dozen states including colorado, texas, and arkansas. now, experts warn prices at the pump will likely keep rising as drivers hit the road for the spring break holiday, but there are ways to get more bang for your buck out of a gallon of gas. to improve your car's fuel efficiency, experts recommend packing a lighter load. the heavier the car, the more energy it takes to move. make sure your tires are properly inflated, and practice steady driving. sudden speeding up and slowing down can actually decrease your fuel efficiency by as much as 25%, and finally, go easy on the ac. crack a window instead, let in a little fresh air. whit? >> whit: wasn't it just february the other day? we're already talking about the summer blend now. >> it feels that way, yep, unfortunately. >> whit: all right. always sneaks up on us. thank you, alexis. the cdc is changing its guidance on how to respond to covid-19 four years after the first cases were identified in

the u.s. the agency now saying people who test positive no longer need to isolate for five days. health officials say people can return to work and regular activities 24 hours after their fever goes away as long as their symptoms are improving. >> janai: this month does make four years. >> gio: four years. >> whit: it's all a blur. a lot happened during that time. >> janai: yeah. >> gio: all right. time now for the weather, and, somara theodore, a lot happening with your world there. >> somara: this fire, you know what makes it so dynamic, it is moving over three football fields within a minute. in a minute. take a look at this video from wheeler county, texas, here. what makes this so interesting and significant, notice how he's not just fighting the fire, he is fighting the wind as well, and that's why the wind component is so important in spreading these fires. so they have the critical fire weather in the texas panhandle, but that threat stretches as far north as rapid city. what's going to happen next with these conditions? we're not looking at any relief as far as rain this weekend, and the winds have actually begun to kick up a bit.

so, over the weekend we are anticipating in that region 27-mile-per-hour wind gusts, but we could see wind gusts as high as 60 miles per hour. they need the rain there. where is it at? it's hanging out in the live >> somara: all right, guys, i have to make a correction. i realize i said three football fields a minute. what i meant to say is 300 football fields -- >> gio: 300? >> somara: it's that

unbelievable, and that's why my brain wasn't processing that. >> janai: oh, my gosh. even the statistics of a million acres is unbelievable. all right, somara, thank you. this morning, we are remembering fashion icon iris apfel. her unique sense of style celebrated through the many decades of her career. maybe it was her love of her work that helped her live to 102 years old. >> gio: wow. >> janai: will ganss has more on that colorful career. will, just unbelievable. >> colorful is putting it mildly, janai. iris apfel was a new york city native who started out her career as a successful interior designer, managing white house restoration projects for nine u.s. presidents from truman all the way up through clinton, but it's what she did in her retirement that never went out of style. >> being stylish and being fashionable are two entirely different things. >> reporter: for 102 years, style was in her dna. >> you have to love what you're doing with your time on this planet, and that's what i've

been doing. >> reporter: iris apfel called herself a geriatric starlet, racking up 3 million instagram followers and setting trends for decades, known for her irreference rent ensembles, bold colors, mixed patterns, and oversized glasses. >> go wild and get comfortable outside of your comfort zone. >> reporter: she once called retirement a fate worse than death and continued other kinds of work. >> get old but don't get boring. >> reporter: in her 80s she helped stage an exhibition at the met of all of her greatest looks. in her 90s she taught at the university of texas at austin, and at 97 she signed as a fashion model at a top agency. >> it's been a great ride, and i've enjoyed it immensely. >> iris apfel was 102 years young. as for her legacy, i think in a world that encourages older folks, women in particular, to shrink themselves and step out of the spotlight as they age, iris apfel gave us permission to live loudly and proudly and take up as much space for as long as

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♪ 'cause every little thing's ♪ 'cause every little thing's gonna be all right ♪ >> whit: love that. back now with some in new york city who are making the commute so much brighter, a beautiful cross platform performance at penn station. someone posting this video to

instagram, and, you know, that kind of makes you want to sing along. go ahead, janai. >> janai: okay, okay. no, i am not going to. >> whit: i thought for a moment -- you felt it for a moment. when the camera was off, she was like -- and then the camera came back. >> janai: i was not, whitney johnson. that's one of those new york moments. >> gio: one of the greatest things. >> janai: not so bad, and then a rat runs across the platform. >> whit: brings you back to reality. >> janai: let's take a look at some of the other big stories we're following on this saturday morning. happening right now, a monster storm charging through the west. parts of california at risk of being buried in up to 12 feet of snow with authorities bracing for the worst. this, as wildfires continue to rage in texas. two people are now dead as the smokehouse creek fire becomes the largest in the state's history. >> gio: also right now, the university of florida has fired all employees in positions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in an effort to comply with the new state law. officials say 13 positions were

eliminated. 15 administrative appointments were ended for faculty. the florida board of governors voted to prohibit state funding for dei initiatives earlier this year. >> whit: and dr. seuss has a birthday gift for babies born today. today would have been the iconic author's 120th birthday. so, dr. seuss enterprises is celebrating by giving 10,000 free copies of "the cat in the hat" to babies born on this date. >> gio: how special is that. >> whit: pretty cool. >> gio: love that. all right, and we are going to start the half hour here with a closer look at the top political headlines this week, and joining us, of course, are deputy political director averi harper and abc white house correspondent maryalice parks. welcome to you both. >> good morning. >> gio: all right, averi, let's start with you, because we saw these dueling trips to the border. president biden and former president trump were there on the border this week on the same day, but they had two very different messages, didn't they? >> i think it's apparent from the remarks that both made, they want to see changes at the border, but that's where

those similarities end. i thought it was interesting to see president biden call on former president trump directly, encouraging him to ask these republicans on the hill to pass bipartisan border legislation. >> gio: and literally join him. >> right, and what we saw there is the fact that biden understands that republicans in washington are taking cues from former president trump. i think the likelihood of trump heeding that call is unlikely. we know that he wants to be able to run on immigration as an issue that is central to his campaign, and that's why in his remarks we saw him lean into blaming biden for the situation at the border, and i also think what we need to do is call out what he said when he was talking about immigration there. he did talk about the notion of a wave of so-called migrant crime, the notion of lots of migrants pouring through the border to carry out crimes on this side of the border. it's important to put that in context. even though we've seen some of these very high-profile cases, what we know

u.s. citizens commit crimes at higher than unauthorized immigrants. still, we're going to see trump utilize that line of messaging because he knows immigration is a driving force for voters. >> janai: really important distinction there, averi. and, maryalice, let's look back at the michigan primary. there were some big implications and takeaways for all of them, biden, trump, and nikki haley. >> yeah, look, for democrats it was a glaring, big, blinking warning sign. i mean, there were 100 democrats who came out to lodge a protest vote. forget those who stayed home. 100,000 democrats who came and basically gave a note of no confidence. to vote uncommitted in that democratic primary. now, when you look back at michigan in 2016, hillary clinton lost there by just over 10,000 votes. in 2020 biden won by about 150,000 votes. so, 100,000 votes, that is enough people to swing that key battleground state. i think democrats know this is

an issue for them that goes well beyond the arab american, muslim american communities. there is a part of their base, young progressives, that are frustrated and angry about president biden, the u.s. continuing support of israel and the war in gaza, and they are trying to make their voices heard. democrats know that they need to deal with this, and you're right, on the republican side, i mean, not a lot changed. you know, the trend stayed the same. trump really dominated in michigan, but i was struck by something nikki haley said last night. she said, my voters essentially are going to decide this election. if trump wins them over at all, it will decide this election, and she's not wrong. actually i think she's exactly right. where her voters go is the ball game. >> whit: let's go from michigan to super tuesday. and, averi, to you on this. the biggest contest in the nominating process, 16 states holding primaries. mathematically nikki haley doesn't really have a path. so, what's the goal here? >> right, nikki haley said she's staying in the race as long as

she's competitive, but she's been sure not to define what competitive means. when you look at the race nationally, what we find is nikki haley is behind trump by more than 60 points, and so to say it's going to be an uphill battle for her is an understatement at this point. ultimately the primaries are a race for delegates, and in a republican party a nominee, a candidate needs 1,215 delegates in order to clinch. so, if nikki haley does not win contests, if she's not collecting a large swath of some of these delegates that are up for grabs on super tuesday, about three-quarters of that 1,215 number are up going to be up for grabs, it's hard to see where her campaign goes post super tuesday. >> gio: maryalice, let's turn to president biden. the state of the union is also happening on thursday. >> also next week. >> gio: what can we expect there? >> look, the president needs to capitalize on this moment. the campaign is very aware that the state of the union is one of those moments that breaks through the noise. i think he needs to present again his vision for the country. we heard democrats focus so much

attention on what they call republican extremism, maga extremism, but he needs to go out there and talk about what he wants to do. i think the campaign, the white house really understands that. they've previewed a little bit that he plans to talk a lot about health care, his plans to try to bring down prescription drug costs, to take on what he says are the wealthiest americans, but, look, that's a big part of what he has to do is deliver his own vision. >> whit: another jam-packed weekend ahead. maryalice, thank you so much. averi harper, as always, we appreciate it. let's head to somara and get a look at the weather. somara, good morning. >> somara: good morning, whit. the sun is coming up in chicago. look at this beautiful earth cam, and, boy, is it getting to work with another winter warm record heat on tap for much of the midwest. okay, so chicago tomorrow, low 70s, that could be a record high for you. detroit, 71 degrees. minneapolis, 73. even in buffalo, new york, on monday could be 70. remember, we'are at the top of march, philly in the 60s, pretty warm in d.c. as well. look at the beautiful cherry

blossoms coming into peak bloom towards the end of the month there, and as we look over the next couple of days and weeks, march is going to be cooler than normal out west, but look where it will be much warmer than normal, in the northeast. so, we're going to see these temperature trends of records being broken continue as we head through march. >> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast. back to you, my fr >> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast. back to you, my friends. >> janai: all right. thank you, somara. still coming up on "good morning america," the compelling testimony as the "rust" movie set trial for armorer hannah gutierrez about the day the cinematographer was fatally wounded. he cinematographer was fatally wounded.

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frantic moments following the cinematographer being fatally shot, and abc's jaclyn lee has more on the courtroom testimony. it was powerful, jaclyn. good morning. >> reporter: yes, janai, good morning to you. after seven days of trial so far, we've now heard directly from director joel souza who was also shot on set. witnesses describing a chaotic environment as the jury contemplates who is responsible. >> it felt like somebody had taken a baseball bat to my shoulder. >> reporter: "rust" director joel souza taking the stand in the criminal trial of movie armorer hannah gutierrez friday, recalling the moment he and cinematographer halyna hutchins were shot on the film set. >> i just kept saying, you don't understand, no, no, no, this was a movie set. that's not possible. it's just not possible that there's a live wound. >> reporter: hutchins was killed after a revolver held by alec baldwin fired a live round as he was rehearsing inside this new mexico church back in october of 2021. gutierrez now facing involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering charges pleading not guilty, and this week new images

presented in court allegedly showing alec baldwin using a gun on the set of "rust" incorrectly according to a firearm expert who took the stand for the prosecution. baldwin has previously stated he would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger. the set medic holding back tears describing the moment she arrived on scene. >> because of the way that joel was screaming in pain, i knew he had likely -- whatever had gone through her had gone into him as well. >> reporter: multiple witnesses testifying gutierrez worked differently than what they were used to on other sets. >> guns do not just go off on a film set. >> reporter: the defense arguing production did not have enough safety protocols in place and that multiple people were responsible for monitoring the firearms on set. >> did you know on this movie set that the armorer sometimes had to be in or near the scene when firearms were being used? >> yes. >> it would be impossible for her to be at her cart too, right? >> oh, i've never heard of that

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responders saved that driver. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: gio, good morning. firefighters say they've done this training 100 times. they train on bridges, on high-rises, on cliffsides, but outside of practice, they had never done this. they said they were willing to risk a lot to save a lot, and they did. this morning, we're learning more about a dramatic rescue after this semi truck crashed into the railing of a kentucky bridge. >> there's a semi hanging over the edge of the bridge, hanging over the water, driver is still in the cab. >> reporter: these stunning images showing the front cabin and the driver dangling dangerously 70 feet over the ohio river. >> i need rope assets on the bridge, and i'll need water assets on the river. >> reporter: watch as firefighter bryce carden hangs over the bridge's edge on a rope for 40 breathtaking minutes. the rescue ensues. he rappels to the driver, pulls

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and it's one that includes popcorn. get your hand in there. all right. it's opening weekend of one of the most anticipated films of the year. we're talking about "dune: part two." >> janai: the video. >> whit: they are excited. some taking to social media to post their "dune" looks in celebration of returning. the movie expecting to make about $80 million at the box office this weekend, which would be almost double what -- sorry. i have popcorn in my mouth still. a third film hasn't yet been announced. legendary film composer hans zimmer confirmed to "variety" that he's already working on the music for the next "dune" movie, so it's looking promising for fans, and it might not be the end. that promotional "dune" popcorn bucket -- we have some of them here -- taking the internet by storm fetching high prices on line. >> janai: what?

>> whit: this listed for 90 bucks on ebay. >> gio: you were making fun of me for wanting to keep it. >> whit: yeah, we we got the dune, and this is the worm coming out. those are the teeth. the sand worm known as the maker, of course, to the fans. >> janai: all i know is zendaya has slayed. >> whit: yeah, oh, yeah, yeah. >> janai: yeah, you thought so too? >> whit: they all slayed. i mean, you got austin butler. >> janai: i mean the outfits. >> whit: oh. >> janai: no idea what i'm talking about. second hour is coming up. >> whit: yummy. >> janai: they all slayed. cond . >> whit: yummy. >> janai: they all slayed.

good morning. i'm stephanie sierra. we have new video this morning showing the heavy snow and strong winds in the sierra. you can see snow plows here are out trying to clear i-80 in truckee and semi trucks are lined up on the highway near donner pass road waiting for those roads to open the streets of truckee near the gateway are also packed in with snow. now the blizzard is creating nearly impassable travel conditions. take a look at this. this is what things look like near donner summit in near kings beach. i-80 closed in both directions near the nevada state line chain controls are required if you're traveling on 50 and the national weather service has issued a blizzard warning, which remains in effect through tomorrow. lisa is tracking the very latest. good morning. >> good morning to you, stephanie. and we have an avalanche warning for the backcountry of the sierra nevada. right on through tomorrow. significant snow, the gusty winds tracking winds up to 80 miles an hour this morning.

and many resorts are closed with 80 closed and the gusty winds and power outages. you can see a mix of rain and snow all over the bay area to the north bay. some heavier showers east of inverness. highway one. that's mount tam with some snow up to the north this winter. storm warning for lake and mendocino county has the snowflakes flying. and as we get towards the east bay, mount diablo, you had a thunderstorm. this morning around san ramon. so you may hear a rumble of thunder again. this afternoon. this is mount hamilton and a live look outside. we saw some snow flakes from mount tam, so we will be looking at that unsettled weather pattern again today with a level one system. so stopping this at 1:00. and look at the widespread rain, the snow mix and that heavier downpours with the possibility of a thunderstorm right on through the afternoon and a frost advisory north bay tonight. lisa thank you and thank you all for joining us. >> the news continues right now let's go win this thing!

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