>> no, he didn't. in america. making news in america this morning, a massive release from wikileaks could be the biggest leak in cia history. hear what the unconfirmed documents purportedly say about the agent's top secrets and our own privacy in our own homes. developing right now, deadly wildfires raging in four states across the middle of the country. thousands are out of their homes hoping they're left with something to go back to. we have new details overnight in the deadly crash between a train and a bus. hear firsthand accounts from survivors of the wreck as the ntsb starts its investigation. and hang on tight. the man brought to safety thanks to a police helicopter and his own upper body strength. what led up to this rescue. a good wednesday morning to you all.

we begin with that extraordinary breach at the cia. wikileaks has released thousands of documents allegedly exposing the spy agency's secret hacking tools. >> it may be the biggest leak of cia documents ever. a trove of information detailing how agents can break into anything from cell phones to smart tvs. abc's lana zak has been following the developments from washington. >> reporter: officials say the 8,700 documents posted on wikileaks appear to be authentic, an extraordinary compromise of u.s. intelligence. >> it's without question that it hurts. >> reporter: cia programs with code names like after midnight and brutal kangaroo. among the revelations, the cia turned ipads, smartphones and and some tvs into recording devices. >> they could turn it on remotely but it wouldn't put the power light on so anybody in that room would then be discussing or talking and being monitored without their knowledge or consent. it's a great spy utility. >> reporter: but that spy utility is now partially known by terrorists and foreign

targets. >> this is just the latest time that wikileaks has humbled the u.s. government. for the past seven plus years they've published hundreds of thousands of classified files from the state department and the pentagon. but this is in some ways wikileaks' most daring release yet. >> i love wikileaks. >> reporter: the president who once praised the organization for revealing the secrets of democrats during the campaign -- >> this wikileaks is like a treasure trove. >> reporter: is now trying to determine how to respond. >> i'm not going to comment on that. >> reporter: and for people at home concerned about those same household devices becoming vulnerable, experts say anything connected to the internet always has the potential to be hacked and apple released a statement saying they have already fixed many of those vulnerabilities and encourage everybody to make sure they have the latest software installed. diane, kendis. >> so, lana, now we know why mark zuckerberg had that tape over his camera. >> oh, yeah. >> on his computer. all right, thank you. president trump is facing

mounting pressure to provide evidence to back up his explosive allegation that president obama tapped his phones at trump tower. now, white house press secretary sean spicer said the president has not spoken to fbi director jim comey since making that claim over the weekend, but he's still calling on congress to investigate. >> president trump is also meeting with conservatives today after an all out revolt over the proposed replacement for the affordable care act. now, as the president praised the bill, gop hard-liners slammed it as obamacare lite. they're angry saying it doesn't go far enough to reduce the role of government in health care. abc's mary bruce caught up with republicans on both sides of the issue. >> so, is this bill in its current form a complete nonstarter for you? >> i think it's dead on arrival. i don't think conservatives will vote for it. >> by some estimates 10 million people could lose their coverage. is that acceptable to you? >> look, what matters is that we're lowering the cost of health care and giving people access to affordable health care plans. >> and you know what, americans have choices, and they've got to

make a choice, so maybe rather than getting that new iphone that they just love, they want to go spend hundreds of dollars on that, maybe they should invest in their own health care. >> it's still not clear how much the bill would cost. the budget office is not expected to release its findings until later this week. and republican leaders want to vote on the bill by the end of next month. now to that revised travel ban. it's already facing its first legal challenge by the state of hawaii. the state wants to amend its existing lawsuit on the previous travel ban. the new order temporarily bans new visas for people from six muslim majority countries and temporarily shuts down america's refugee program. hawaii's attorney general calls the new executive order nothing more than muslim ban 2.0. we have breaking news out of afghanistan where authorities say gunmen have attacked a military hospital near the u.s. embassy in kabul. authorities say at least two people have been killed after those gunmen stormed the hospital while dressed as doctors. the ministry of defense says the attack started with an explosion at the hospital's main gate. there's no word yet on how many

attackers there actually were but a hospital worker says there are at least five gunmen. and new this morning, the democratic mayor of los angeles eric garcetti has claimed a second term in office. he won an overwhelming victory last night against ten little known challengers. early returns had garcetti winning about 80% of the vote. well, thousands of americans are facing a second morning of digging through the rubble from a tornado outbreak across the midwest. of those 29 reported tornadoes across 3 states, one of the worst was a twister outside of kansas city packing winds of around 150 miles an hour injuring 12 people as a result. you see some of the damage there. it damaged 500 homes and the airport in johnson county, kansas, was almost completely flattened by winds of up to 85 miles an hour. also in the midwest firefighters are facing another uphill battle on the front lines of a series of deadly wildfires. another day of high winds

expected to fan the flames of fires that have burned hundreds of square miles across four midwestern states. at least six people have been killed and thousands forced to flee for safety. mother nature is not expected to help those firefighters today either. accuweather's paul williams is tracking the conditions for us. paul, good morning. >> reporter: kendis, diane, the problem is mother nature is going to feed more fuel to these wildfires in two ways, first of all, the wind still this morning very active between 40 to 60 miles per hour. and here's the second half of the helping of these wildfires becoming even worse, we have a drought pattern that goes back as far as august 2010. we go through the time line and notice all the yellows and oranges dancing across the area affected by the wildfire, it's been dry systemically for a long period of time and it continues to do so continuing to make the problems even worse. kendis, diane. >> all right, north of the border residents of a canadian town are seeing pink. not just this tie but tap water. >> it's about that color, though. >> oh, it is.

>> the town's 1,000 residents vented about their weird water. you can see it there on social media. town officials are now apologizing. >> they say a recent chemical treatment is to blame. authorities insist that the water is safe and the problem is nearly fixed, but residents are urged to run the water until it becomes clear. so, that's all i need. >> is there a chemical treatment? >> there should be. man, it's a lot brighter once you see it in front of the lights. still ahead, the earthquake warning that no one in california wants to hear. plus, a deadly crash in mississippi. a train plows straight into a bus carrying a group of senior citizens. we have some new video from the scene. and an arrest in florida that may put an end to a murder case that's been cold for nearly 25 years. the details ahead.

this is a strange sight here in new york. that is lady liberty in the dark. the outage lasted for several hours. a spokesperson says it was an unplanned outage likely connected to work on a backup generator. but there's some other theories. >> yeah, one being today is international women's day. >> and many women are marking the day by not going to work. maybe lady liberty decided i'm not showing up. >> took the day off. i've been hanging out here for way too long. the whole day is aimed at celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. the day was named an official holiday by the u.n. back in 1975, but it's actually been celebrated for 100 years. >> so each year organizers declare a theme. and this year the theme is be bold for change. >> that's why you're wearing the tie. >> exactly. i am one. gender equality, by the way, in the workplace is one issue that will be addressed today, so

women have been asked to take the day off from paid and unpaid jobs. >> get this, so many female teachers have requested leave that schools in several states have canceled classes today. and a big crowd is expected in washington for a rally at the department of labor. the organizers aim to send a message about workplace violence and the need for pay equality. and this statue of a fearless girl staring down the wall street bull is getting a lot of attention on social media this morning. it was put there by state street, one of the world's largest asset managers as part of its international women's day campaign. that campaign aiming to pressure companies to add more women to their corporate boards. and nike is reaching out to muslim women. the clothing giant has released a hijab. the move was inspired by olympian sarah attar, the californian born runner who competed for saudi arabia in the 2012 games while wearing a head covering. nike's hijab is expected to be available next year. and tinder is getting in on the act hoping to hook you up with a charity for the day.

the dating app is giving people $100 to donate to a women's charity. people can choose from 12 charities selected by the company. simply tweet tinder the charity you want them to donate to with the #fundhercause. >> all right. when we come back, a new study showing the one thing that's tied to half of the deaths in this country. and that unusual helicopter rescue. a man hanging on to the chopper as it flies him to safety. >> wow. ♪ [one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do] ♪ nobody likes a dog with bad breath. that's why there's oravet dental hygiene chews. oravet's dual action approach cleans teeth and gets to the underlying cause of bad breath by blocking bacteria to help prevent plaque and tartar. for a cleaner mouth everyone can love. ask your vet about oravet chews.

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strength. >> yes, he is. checking your morning road condition, driving will be wet in northern california and southern oregon with mountain snow in the pacific northwest into the upper midwest and slippery conditions across the great lakes and into new england. if you're flying expect some airport delays in chicago and detroit. later today the ntsb will arrive on the scene of a deadly collision between a train and a bus in mississippi. >> at least four people were killed. dozens more injured. the 52-car freight train pushed the bus 300 feet down the track. investigators are talking with the bus driver now and the train operator. witnesses say the bus appeared to be stuck on the tracks. >> the conductor, i think he tried everything in his power to stop that train before it impacted that bus. but, you know, the momentum was too much weight going forward. >> the train was honking and honking, you know, but that bus had just looked like it bottomed out and then you could see the train just -- and it was gone.

>> everybody knows everybody, and so anybody that's hurt you're going to be worried about. >> reporter: the folks that were on the bus, the ones that were alert, they were just a lot of help. they helped themselves and the people around them. >> the people the bus was carrying was organized by a texas senior center. nearly 50 people, mostly seniors were on that bus. no one from the train crew was injured. a freight train carrying hazardous material derailed in new york's hudson valley. that's after striking a forklift being driven across the tracks. the collision left the train's engine resting in the road. some diesel fuel was spilled but none of the hazardous cargo. two injuries were reported. authorities are investigating a brutal crime at a zoo near paris. investigators say poachers broke into the zoo, killed a white rhino named vince and cut off his horn. now, that one horn can get as much as $60,000 on the black market. it's believed to be the first crime of its kind in europe. a new study reveals stunning numbers regarding diet and

cardiovascular problems. researchers at tufts university found nearly half of all deaths from heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes can be blamed on poor diet. the main culprit, salty fast foods. those conditions also have an economic toll as well. $80 billion is spent on treatment and medication. a former florida youth pastor is being held without bond in a 23-year-old murder case. ronnie hyde is charged with the murder of 16-year-old fred laster. hyde is a licensed mental health counselor and psychologist. detectives say that laster disappeared in 1994. his relatives told police he was last seen with hyde. in the past hyde has also been the subject in a child exploitation case. and there's this disturbing video from the philadelphia area. that's a day care worker now facing criminal charges. sarah gable appears to shove a 4-year-old girl down a set of stairs. the day care's manager saw the incident on surveillance video. the camera was installed the day

of the incident. gable was fired and arrested. the child was not seriously injured. this disturbing new study that suggests it's just a matter of time before a major earthquake hits southern california. experts say powerful quakes along the fault line in the los angeles area take place about every 100 years. well, the last major earthquake in that region happened 160 years ago. the study says the fault line is capable of producing a 7.5 magnitude quake. >> wow. all right. now it's time for sports. >> yes, it is. hoops highlights right now from our guys at espn. good morning, america. max and the coach into the throes of championship week. but the nba taking center stage and a milestone reached by dirk werner nowitzki. 30,000 points. he needed 20. he would get it in a flash as the mavs take on the lakers. early in the second quarter, against larry nance jr., that would drop. he becomes the sixth player to

reach 30,000 points. the third player to do it having only played for one team. started in 1998 and has been dallas all the way through. sweeten the pot. the mavericks win the game. mark cuban was emotional. holger geschwindner, who was his old shooting coach, in tears. >> that was one great performance. how about another one, russell westbrook at home against the blazers. he gave it everything he had. fourth quarter. he had 28 in the first half. he would have 30 in the second. but when he needed a three right here, couldn't get it to go down. blazers win on the road. westbrook still averaging a triple-double. just barely with the assist. >> okay. championship week. make sure you tune into espn for all the latest as we start getting some more bids out. >> that's going to do it for us. max, coach. enjoy your wednesday. >> thanks, fellas. up next in "the pulse," don't get too used to this guy,

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>> yeah, but the ratings increased for "snl." one of harvard university's most famous dropouts is about to finally get his degree. but he didn't earn it the old-fashioned way. >> nope, more than a decade after leaving the university to build facebook, mark zuckerberg has been tapped to deliver this year's commencement address. with that he'll be awarded an honorary degree and he'll be issued an honoral doctoral. >> at 32 years old, zuckerberg will be the youngest harvard commencement speaker in history. college students juggle their schedules all the time. they juggle girlfriends and boyfriends all the time. i mean, what? this morning we're getting a look at the video of one student juggling quite literally to stay out of trouble. >> so, take a look at this. this is university of central arkansas student -- his name is blake puckett. he got pulled over by the cops and needed a way to show an officer he had not been drinking and with his plates there that says juggling, there he did. >> blake actually pulled the clubs out from the backseat

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4:27. it is wednesday. we are ready. >> are we? >> we are getting ready. so are you. welcome to march 8. >> yes, and i have been promised that we're going to have warmer weather and i want to see if that promise will be fulfill. >> who made that prpromise? >> you. >> wow. if i was sitting down, it would be a hot seat, but i can answer that and i can answer it in a positive way, absolutely. hi, everybody. here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see the cloud cover. i've overlaid it there. there's not much out there. we'll keep an eye on the fog formation. it's been minimal so far. here's a look at sutro tower. you can see how clear the air is. little milder this morning, in the 60s by noon and even upper 60s by 4:00 and then mid 50s at 7:00. pretty quiet day weather-wise. how about the commute, alexis? we've got another mudslide

to deal with in marin county. sounds like it happened around 1:00 a.m. and it's the same spot we had trouble yesterday in west marin so this is sir francis drake boulevard. we are fully closed again at baywood canyon road and it sounlded like some trees came down. maybe not a ton of mud with that but they are working on cleaning that up now. they were able to get this back open yesterday due to a slide on monday and then we got the second slide here overnight so basically cutting off between wood acre and fairfax. no estimate on when we'll get that back open. we also have an issue with ace rail this morning. i'll talk about that next. happening today, thousands of people across the country are vowing to take the day off to highlight international women's day. >> san francisco actually has staff on hand anticipating people are going to stay home instead. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us in the city this morning. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, reggie. they are ready.

they aren't cancelaling classes. some school districts on the east coast did do that today but they put all their substitute teachers on notice and told them to be on standby in case they are needed today. international women's day is not new but they are promising this year will be different. they want to build on the success of the women's march in january. organizers thought it would be appropriate to have a woman's strike today. one major point they will be protesting is president trump's statements about women. >> movement to show the importance of women in everyday life and all the issues that we're facing under the current administration was important to show on international women's day. >> reporter: people are also being asked to wear red today in support of the movement, and boycott businesses unless they are owned by a woman or a minority. some businesses owned by women in the area have announced t will be open today but they will donate their proceeds from today to charities such as planned

parenthood. as far as schools go, no districts in the bay area have announced they will be closed today. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. rallies are planned for today across the bay area. in oakland, thousands are expected to gather at frank ogawa plaza. other rallies are being held in san francisco, san jose, palo alto, union city, and on the uc berkeley campus. the alameda city council has passed a resolution. they met late into the night before deciding to ask lawmakers to look into potential conflicts from the bt president's business dealings and possible ties to russia. city councils have no actual authority to call an impeachment but they can send a message. one council member said the city has other issues to focus on like affordable housing. supporters admit this is just symbolic but they hope to create a movement. >> understandably, this is just a local measure, but