morning america." have a great monday. making news in america this morning -- deadly tornado outbreak. the damage across several state described as catastrophic. >> i was sitting there praying. >> homes and building leveled. the cleanup getting under way as the northeast gets pummeled with snow. we're tracking it all. new invest gags. congressional democrats purr suing president trump on mull. fronts, for possible abuse of power and obstruction of justice. the documents they want from 60 people with ties to the administration. demanding answers. protester gathering for another day after no charges are filed for the officer who k stephon clark. this morning, the district attorney explains their

decision. survival story. two girl found safe days after they disappeared. where they were found. >> yes, we found them! >> the new video. how le deeting instagram posts could earn you free flights for a year. and quite a feat. just how fast did he run a mile? good monday morning. we begin with breaking news in the south where a tornado outbreak is to blame for widespread destruction. >> at least 23 people have been killed. a half-mile-wide tornado hit lee county, alabama, with winds up to 136 mile per hour. >>over of the south remain on alert. in the northeast, the same intense storm system is bringing heavy snow. elizabeth hur joins us with

more. >> reporter: the death toll from tornado outbreak is expected to rise as rescuers continue their search for mizing people. there is now a statewide emergency in alabama as cleanup gets upds way. down south, cleanup already under way when a storm turned deadly, leaving a path of destruction. >> i was sitting there praying, asking the lord to protect everybody around us. >> reporter: more than a dozen tornadoes reported across parts of alabama and georgia. knocking homes off their foundations. toppling trees. crushing cars. and knocking out power to thousands. >> this is sad. this is uh -- this is very sad. >> reporter: this man in georgia showing the devastation in his neighborhood while on facebook live. in alabama, the entire state under a state of emergency. >> it wept from dark to daylight. i just watched it suck the clouds in and everything. >> reporter: residents still in awe, but stepping in to help pick up the pieces. >> i have lived here my whole

life. me getting out and helping, this is the worst. >> reporter: with officials in lee county warning the death toll there is expected to rise. as crews get back out in the daylight to resume their search and rescue operation. officials say they worked late into the night last night, trying to look for survivors. even flying drones with heat-sensing devices attached to them. their work is continuing at daybreak today with help arriving if across the region. kenneth? >> a lot of work to do. thank you, elizabeth hur. >> one hospital in alabama says they have treated at least 40 pashs for storm-related injuries. >> let's get the latest on the path from accuweather's paul williams. good morning, paul. >> while the storm continues to pull away from the northeast, we have lingering snow showers. we're looking for the cold air to grip the entire northeast for monday going into tuesday. another round of snow showers. that storm's out of the way. another pocket of snow begins to

push across the grate lakeses region. wednesday, temperatures drop nearly 30 degrees below the norm. for the deep south, a notable change. the calm after the stom, with sunshine, courtesy of this high pressure system. much colder air makes its way from the north to to south. a lot of folks have lost power. they need that heat. chill tuesday into wednesday. 20 degrees below the norm for this time of the year. kenneth? janai? >> thank you, paul. turns to president trump who slammed president tru emed demo overnight. after hearing what former fixer and attorney michael cohen had to say, the house judiciary committee chairman is seeking documents from does ps of people, including the president's son. this morning, house democrats are preparing to launch a sweeping investigation into president trump and his inner

circle. >> we'll be issuing document requests to over 60 people and individuals from the white house to begin investigations to present the case to the american people about obstruction of justice. corruption. and -- abuse of power. >> reporter: jerry nadler, chairman of the committee that would lead hearings, including trump jr. and alan weisselberg. >> the president of the united states thus wrote a personal check for the payment of hush money as part of a criminal scheme. >> reporter: democrats are claiming the bomb shell testimony of trump's former fixer michael cohen showed more evidence of criminal behavior. >> all of a sudden, they're trying to take you out with [ bleep ]. >> reporter: in a two-hour marathon speech, trump takes them on. >> they go into let's inspect ever deal he's ever done. we're going to go into his finances. we're going to check his

dealses. we're going to check -- these people are sick. they're sick. >> reporter: the president's republican allies in the house are standing by him. >> i think congressman nadler decided to impeach the president the day the president ron the election. >> reporter: on north korea, president trump is suggesting that congressional grilling of cohen contributed to the failure of the summit with kim jong-un. tweeting for the democrats to interview in open hearings a convicted liar and fraud ster, at the same time as the very important nuclear summit with north korea -- the president is facing an injury into how his son-in-law got a security clearance after on jeks. the house committee set a dead looip for today, questioning re white house turn over documents. >> the president has the right to give a security clearance to anybody he wants to, but in your view, was that an abuse of

power? >> yes. the president has a right to do a lot of things. but he can abuse his power in doing that. >> there appears to be enough votes in the senate to block the president's national emergency declaration to block the legislation to get the southern border wall done. turning to california where the family of man shot by police is demanding accountability after prosecutors announced no charges will be filed against the officers. stephon clark was shot and killed by flifrs in his grandmother's backyard nearly a year ago. he was seen evading authorities after allegedly smashing car windows. the cop thought he had a gun. but it was only his cell phone. protesters took to the streets as the district attorney explained why no charges were being filed. ? was a crime committed? we look at the facts and the law, and we follow our ethical responsibilities, the answer to the question is no. >> simply put our stance is,

this was murder. these officers need to be charged. and the d.a. should be fired. >> no decision has been made in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by clark's family seeking more than $20 million from the city and the officers. let get back to our top story. the severe storms moving across the country. let get a close look at your weather this monday morning. ♪ a live look here in new york city, where up to six inches of snow is expected to fall. areas of pennsylvania and boston could get up to a foot. the storm is also bringing heavy rain to washington, d.c., and baltimore. >> it will get warmer in the northeast later today. boston reaching 42. atlanta's high, 47. chicago and detroit won't rise above the teens. and minneapolis will top out at 8. phoenix reaches 75. los angeles, 63. south florida is the warmest, a high of 88 in miami.

coming up, how deleting instagram posts could win you free flights far year. also ahead, snow rolls down a mountainside, covering parts of a highway. the massive avalanche caught on camera. and a man and his dog survive getting trapped in a car for five days. the taco bell

an avalanche engulfed part of interstate 70 in colorado. a driver's camera captured the snow coming down in blamgt over an area called ten-mile canyon. no one was hurt. an avalanche warning is still in effect. new details about a baltimore woman fatally stabbed after reportedly giving money to

a pan hand 8er. police say it was staged by her family. jack lynne smith's husband and step daughter were arrest for murder. they were arrested near the texas border alledgedly trying to flee the country. police in new orleans are promising a transparent investigation into a mardi gras tragedy. a suspected drunk driver plowed into a bike lane after a parade, killing two and up jurying seven others. the man spom is the son of a new orleans police officer. the driver allegedly told police he has a drinking problem. tesla is about to unveil its newest vehicle. the model "y" will be unveiled in los angeles next thursday. musk says the model "y" will be about 10% larger than the model 3, tesla's least expensive vehicle. it h have slightly less range than the 3. it's expected to cost about

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♪ we're back with the ceremony remembering passenger aboard the doomed flight mh-370. families marked the fifth anniversary of the jet's mysterious disappearance. it vanished somewhere over the indian ocean on march 8th. it was heading to bay jipg from cool la lum purr. >> hard to believe it has been five years. the emotional reunion for two young girls. >> hugses and tear of joy. moments later, her sister was reunited with family as well. they were missing for nearly two full days in cold and wet conditions. marci gonzalez reports. >> reporter: it's been called a miraculous ending to a desperate search. >> yes, we found them and i'm so happy! >> reporter: the girls, ages 8 and 5, missing for nearly two full days after wandering from their northern california home.

finally found safe. >> it was a huge relief on all of our parts. and we're just so thankful. and elated that we -- they were found. to have an outcome -- a positive outcome like this is just again absolutely amazing. >> reporter: search crews using canines and a blackhawk helicopter scouring the woods near their homes. following the trail. finally discovering the girl in a rugged area nearly a mile and half from their home. >> they were anxious to see their parents. they were reunited at the bottom of the hill. >> this is an extreme environment. how they were out there for 44 hours is pretty amazing. >> reporter: their mother talking briefly by phone to reporters from our local abc station. sharing relief and gratitude. >> my girls are found and alive. i'm going to them now. i can't speak to you. thank you for everything you did. >> reporter: we're told the sisters were cold and

dehydrated. but otherwise okay. they were being checked out by medics as a precaution. a man has been arrested in connection with the deadly explosion at a california spa. stephen biel's ek girlfriend died in the blast. and three others were injrd last year. he was previously aresed on suspicion of possessing explosives. he was released after prosecutors dropped the charges. an ohio teen who got vaccinated against his mother's wishes is set to go before congress tomorrow. 18-year-old ethan lindenburger says he's testify about how misinformation about vaccines causes problems. we got more proof this morning that the nfl is full of very big and fast men. >> it sure is. lineman mon tez sweat ran the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds at the league combine.260-pound de

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this is abc 7 mornings. hi. good morning. it's monday, march 4th. thanks for joining us. >> yes. we're on a little bit of a -- we're stuck in a weather pattern i feel like, lisa. >> kind of in between. yes. we had a little bit of rain yesterday. more dry days. you'll notice that there's a little bit of green on the screen there. can't rule out a few isolated showers, especially over the higher elevations. yes, today is your dry day. three-mile visibility in livermore. current temperatures are slightly cooler. 62 in oakland. 49 in fremont. low 50s in san francisco. so more rain on the way. shouldn't cause any flooding problems, but we'll talk about it and time it out coming up. avproble about. we're looking at our traffic maps. let's take those full. got a problem on highway 17.

southbound side. just before the summit. we've got a solo vehicle spinout crash. that's off on the shoulder. but it sounds like we have debris blocking both of the lanes. chp on the way to clean it up. emeryville camera, westbound 80 around powell. we had a solo vehicle spinout. i'm not seeing residual delays. thank you, alexis. it's finally back to school for oakland unified. teachers and students are returning to classrooms in morning after teachers ratified a new contract. >> they were on strike for seven dags. amy hollyfield has dee males. >> the fight isn't over. many are upset that it doesn't adscol ntra.it yesterda wasfavor hem an 11% raise over four years and one hmm time

the union president says he knows the membership wanted a promise that schools would not be shut down and he says that issue will have to be dealt with at another time. >> we do realize that the fight does not end with this contract. it is only a beginning. we are committed as educators in oakland to ensure that our students get vital resources. >> more than 90% of oakland students skipped school during the week-long strike. some were on the picket lines supporting their teachers. a special school board meeting has been set for this morning. the board is planning to vote on whether to put budget cuts in place to be able to pay for the teacher raises. that meeting is scheduled for 10:30 this morning. live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. breaking news now. the crowded field of democrats looking to become president is growing.

former colorado governor john hickenlooper announced he's going to run for the democratic nomination for president. >> we need dreamers in washington. we also need to get things done. i've proven again and again, i can bring people together to produce the progressive change washington has failed to deliver. >> that's his message to voters this morning. his pitch to the public, he laid out his path from laid off geologist to the owner of a brew pub and then denver's mayor and served two terms as colorado's governor. the 67-year-old will appear later this morning on "good morning america" for an interview. we sent out this push alert shortly after he announced his campaign. download the abc 7 news app free in the app store and enable push notifications. it's 4:30 right now on the dot. >> we're going to check in with lisa and a look at the weather. >> we're starting out for the most part dry. but we could see an isolated