making news in america this morning, blizzard warnings issued this morning as the third major storm in ten days hits the east coast impacting travel across the country threatening thousands with power outages and this morning the timing and the biggest concern. breaking overnight, reaction pours in after a congressional committee announces the end of its russia investigation declaring no evidence of collusion, meanwhile, secretary of state tillerson overnight slams russia for the poison plot against a former spy. now saying the attack will trigger a response. o.j. simpson's lawyer speaking out for the first time since that bombshell tv interview which simpson hypothetically described the two murders. this morning his lawyer's response when asked whether that

interview was a confession. also this morning, affordable housing. the 3d printers that could build a house for just $10,000. and a simple act of kindness earns this waitress an opportunity of a lifetime. and we do say good morning on this tuesday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm marci gonzalez filling in for diane macedo. parts of the northeast are bracing for two feet of snow as another major storm batters the east coast o. >> yeah, and this storm already dumped snow in kentucky and north carolina as you can see from the radar and now it moves north for the morning commute with heavy wind and more power outages the main concerns. >> in many parts of new england blizzard-like conditions are expected later today. hundreds of flights have been canceled along with most train service. >> you see the town of milford there expecting up to two feet of snow. accuweather's paul williams is

tracking the storm. paul, good morning. >> good morning. this winter storm is continuing to crank up and strengthen as it swings around the new england region with blizzard conditions for eastern new england, minor coastal flooding all a part of the mix then as far as snowfall amounts are concerned we're looking for three to six inches throughout portions of long island. but as you get a little bit closer to boston, talking about 12 to 24 inches of snow. that's right, two feet. combine that with very strong winds, possibly 55-mile-per-hour winds along the eastern coast particularly along boston. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >> our thanks to you, paul. we're going to turn right now to austin, texas, where two people have been killed in three mysterious package bombings. the latest explosions came just miles apart from each other. authorities believe a serial bomber is on the loose and they're not ruling out the possibility that the bombings are hate crimes. this morning, a $15,000 reward for information into mysterious

explosions rocking austin, texas. >> it was just a loud, loud boom. >> reporter: for the third time in ten days, packages containing bombs have been left at homes just miles apart. investigators believe the blast could be racially motivated. >> we do know that both of the homes that were the recipients of these packages belong to african-americans, so we cannot rule out that hate crime is at the core of this but we're not saying that that's the cause, as well. >> reporter: one of the explosions killing a 17-year-old african-american teen and injuring a woman when they opened a package they discovered on their front porch. >> we got two people down. it looks like one in the door entry. >> reporter: just hours after that another one, critically injuring a 75-year-old hispanic woman who opened the package. >> all of a sudden we heard an explosion and i just felt it like move the ground and that's when we walked out and we saw the smoke and the lady laying on the floor. >> reporter: the latest explosions now make a total of three this month alone.

the first killing 39-year-old anthony house. police say packages were not sent by mail but were left on front porches in the middle of the night and they say the devices show a certain amount of sophistication and are powerful enough to cause extensive damage inside the homes. >> these devices can explode in many ways, either by being moved or by being opened. if you see something out of place, do not handle it. >> some good advice right there. and the latest bombings coincide with the south by southwest festival in austin which, of course, brings 400,000 people to that city. but neither explosion was near the festival's events. new developments this morning in the poisoning of a former russian spy in england. secretary of state rex tillerson is now speaking out saying the nerve agent used in the attack clearly came from russia. british prime minister theresa may is demanding that russia explain how and why its former russian spy was poisoned in england by the end of the day today. she says the attack was either

directed by russia or the kremlin lost control of the poison. russia called may's accusations part of a circus show. in a statement last night, secretary of state tillerson condemned russia saying, quote, it is almost beyond comprehension that a state, an organized state, would do something like that. it certainly will trigger a response. but earlier monday the white house was not so definite about russia's involvement. >> the attack was reckless, indiscriminate and irresponsible. we stand by our closest ally and the special relationship we have. >> you're not saying that russia was behind this. >> right now we are standing with our uk ally. i think they're still working through even some of the details of that, and we're going to continue to work with the uk. >> the former spy and his daughter remain in critical condition. a police detective who came to their aid is in serious but stable condition. on capitol hill republicans on the house intelligence committee have abruptly ended

their russia investigation. they say they found no evidence of collusion between russia and the trump campaign. democrats are absolutely outraged by this. abc's tara palmeri is joining us now with the overnight details. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and marci. that's right. house republicans are saying case closed on their russia investigation. in a surprising move to house democrats, republicans on the house intel committee announced that they found no evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. >> we've seen some perhaps meetings that were inappropriate or ill-advised to have taken and we've seen some chance coincidences where people bump into each other at various places but no evidence of collusion. >> reporter: after the probe they plan to release a 150-page report on their findings based on 73 interviews and over 300,000 documents. president trump praised the news tweeting in all caps, the house intel committee has after a 14-month-long in-depth investigation found no evidence of collusion or coordination

between the trump campaign and russia to influence the 2016 election. but for democrats, they're not done. they say the surprise announcement has only worsened partisan tensions on the committee. >> the fundamental problem from the beginning was my colleagues viewed their job as protecting their client, the president, rather than getting to the truth, and i think that's a grave disservice to the country. >> we've lost all credibility and we're going to issue probably two different reports, unfortunately. >> reporter: the report does find that russians meddled in the election but notably pushes back against the cia's assessment that they favored then candidate donald trump. well, the house may be wrapping up its investigation, special counsel robert mueller's probe seems to be expanding. he's already indicted or gotten guilty pleas from 19 people. kendis, marci. >> and the senate investigation is ongoing as well, tara, thank you. back to our lead story now, the weather.

we mentioned the major storm in the northeast. now here's a closer look at the national forecast for this tuesday. a large storm system stretching from seattle to los angeles is bringing much needed rain to the west coast with some areas getting up to two inches of rain. the cascades and sierra mountains could see up to three feet of snow. elsewhere temperatures will be seasonable. 50s and 60s in the south, and into the 70s in florida and hawaii. and just ahead, a new home for $10,000. the technology that could make it happen. but first why this bride was arrested on the way to her wedding. and later, o.j. simpson's lawyer responds for the first time to that tv interview in which o.j. h

so, it's not the sort of wedding day pictures this bride in tucson, arizona, was hoping for. instead of a ring, the 32-year-old found herselferself in handcuffs charged with driving drunk and causing a three-car crash while on the way to her wedding. one officer tweeting don't drive impaired. till death do us part doesn't need any help. president trump's legal team is facing a noon deadline to respond to a new offer from adult film star stormy daniels. she says she wants to return the $130,000 of hush money she received from the president's lawyer to remain silent about an alleged affair with trump. daniels' attorney says if the offer to return the money is accepted, then daniels will be free to discuss her relationship with the president. the president has denied any affair with daniels. one of america's top figure skating coaches has been

suspended amid new accusations that u.s. figure skating officials covered up sexual abuse claims. 72-year-old richard callaghan helped tara lipinski win gold in 1998. now another athlete he trained whose claims were dismissed 19 years ago is refiling his grievance and sharing his story. >> i started thinking about it again. i have the obligation in my mind to do whatever i believe is necessary and helpful to help other people. >> richard callaghan refused our request for an interview. u.s. figure skating officials tell us they've never received any complaints about callaghan before or after that claim there. a major business headline. in a rare move the white house has stepped in to block a takeover in the tech industry citing national security concerns. broadcom based in singapore

wanted to take over san diego-based qualcomm, which makes the computer chips used in phones and other devices. critics claim the deal would threaten u.s. competitiveness in mobile technology. a texas company is promising to redefine affordable housing. it claims it can now use 3d printing technology to build a house for only $10,000. the start-up company called icon says it can use large 3d robots to build this home out of cement in less than 24 hours. it's about 650 square feet. the company hopes to build 100 of them in el salvador next year. all right, coming up, the big deal in the nfl being reported this morning. but first new details about the helicopter plunge that killed five young passengers including a firefighter. how their gear may have played a role in causing the crash. and a court decides whether lottery winners have to go public. copd makes it hard to breathe. so to breathe better, i go with anoro.

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we've now learned the names of those killed in sunday's chopper crash in new york. they include a firefighter. a journalist and tourist. all between 26 and 34 years old. the pilot was the only survivor when the chartered helicopter slammed into the east river. >> and now there are questions about whether equipment designed to keep those on board safe may have actually contributed to the cause of the crash. here's maggie rulli. >> reporter: witnesses capture the horrifying moment the helicopter crashes into new york's east river quickly flipping upside down in the frigid water. the five passengers on board are unable to break free from their harnesses. >> these people had no chance. you can't expect people that are untrained to watch a video and then without any real hands-on drill expect them to react in a survivability mode. >> reporter: the five passengers were in their late 20s and early 30s. among them a journalist, a firefighter, an argentinean tourist and two tour company employees.

the pilot was the lone survivor. he tells authorities that a tether or part of a passenger's harness snagged one of the fuel levers shutting it, bleeding the engine of fuel. tethers are used to allow photographers or in this case a coast guardsman to move around a chopper in flight and another disaster on board, potentially faulty floats. the helicopter was equipped with them for emergency water landings, but the pilot said the right float failed to inflate properly. on impact the helicopter slammed to that side. >> if those floats had worked properly we would have had five people probably still alive. >> reporter: authorities are looking over the helicopter and say they're focusing in on harnesses and why the floats did not inflate properly. they're also asking for any witnesses who saw the crash to contact investigators. marci and kendis. >> our thanks to maggie rulli there. we're hearing new details about the couple charged with torturing and holding their 13 children hostage inside their southern california home. as they await trial david and louise turpin are speaking to relatives from behind bars.

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>> well, simpson's lawyers now responding saying it does not amount to a confession saying it was all part of a book deal. >> he recognizes that it was a big mistake and bad judgment no matter how much money was thrown at him to do this, okay, so he gets that. he obviously wanted nothing to do with this 2006 interview in 2018 for sure, but he's got to own up to it. >> and simpson's attorney says o.j. did not watch that interview. >> all right, next who says tom brady isn't a party animal? the patriots quarterback was on stephen colbert's show last night. >> yeah, and he said he doesn't usually drink beer but he claimed he was a pretty good chugger back in the day and here he is, he is proving that he still has got it. >> go, all right. all right. okay. >> can we spill? >> we can spill? we can spill. >> ready? >> yeah, he's still got it.

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4:27 on a tuesday. welcome to march 12th. welcome back to you. >> i guess i brought the rain with me. >> thank you. >> we really need it. it's already raining outside. you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. we'll start with live doppler 7. you can see the yellows and oranges. moderate rain off the peninsula coast right now and heading into marin and that will head up to san rafael and novato. let me broaden it out. it's a solid line from ukiah down to just off the monterey coast. put into motion, you can see it's moving, the storms are, from southwest to northeast while the entire line will march to the east/northeast.

we're all going to get wet as we talked about during the morning commute. let me give you an idea today and tomorrow. we'll have steady rain and will transition over to showers once the morning commute is over, and that will bring a chance of lightning, thunder, and small hail. breezy to gusty winds out there especially across our east/west bridges as winds are coming out of the south right now. let's turn it over to alexis. what are you seeing? >> i have live doppler 7 on top of the traffic maps, too, mike. get ready for a soggy drive if you are about to head out the door in the north bay. we have a roll over crash on northbound 101 just before steele lane. i believe this vehicle landed on the shoulder but emergency crews are on the way to the scene. definitely slow down and drive for conditions today. a little bit of a stackup in the cash lanes. you can see the sheen on that pavement. so you want to give yourself a few extra minutes so you're not in a rush this morning. we'll check out drive times up next. thank you, alexis.

president trump will visit san diego. >> several rallies both for and against the border wall are already planned. protests are set across the border in tijuana. >> reporter: he's been in office for more than a year but president trump is finally headed to the u.s./mexico border to inspect the eight prototypes for his border wall. the san diego police department is setting up barricades to keep roads clear and protesters away. those who live in otay mesa tell us even with the president's visit they haven't warmed up to the idea of a wall. >> i don't think it's right what he's doing. especially for mexican people, we come here and provide work and pay our taxes, too. i don't think it's right. >> the idea of putting up a wall is ludicrous. we spend a lot of time in baja. we lived in baja for five years.

the economy here crosses the border both ways all the time. >> reporter: fernando lives in tijuana but works in the united states. protests are planned on the mexico side of the border as well. he thinks the wall is a waste of money. >> i don't think the wall will stop people crossing the border. >> reporter: trump says it will fight drug trafficking and unauthorized immigration. questions still remain as to how the trump administration will pay for the wall. >> it doesn't really matter to me if he comes or not. we cannot change anything. he's the president regardless. he can do anything he wants. defense secretary james mattis is in the afghan capital of kabul this morning and is outlining what a victory in the country would look like. the u.s. has been at war in afghanistan since the year 2001. he addressed reporters on the way to kabul and said victory won't be won by military