right now on "america this morning," breaking news, what doctors are revealing about tiger woods' condition. what we're learning about that violent rollover crash which police say could have easily killed him. >> and can tiger make a comeback? a closer look at what his recovery might involve. also breaking overnight, protests erupting on the street after a new york grand jury decides not to charge the police officers involved in the death of daniel prude. the unarmed man seen naked on the street last year. the next step in this case. capitol security bombshell. what the former head of the u.s. capitol police has revealed about the intelligence failures before the deadly riot last month. and new overnight, another capitol official coming forward with revelations about security.

plus, the boss in court today. the case against bruce springsteen. change in the mail. something different arriving at the post office. and later the story of a man who police say faked his own kidnapping just to avoid going to work. good wednesday morning, everyone. i'm kenneth moton. >> i'm shirleen allicot. mona is off. we begin with the breaking news about tiger woods and the injuries he suffered in yesterday's crash. >> doctors released a statement overnight saying woods needed surgery on his right leg and ankle. his fans are now left to wonder whether this will mark the end of his storied career. this morning, new details about the injuries tiger woods suffered in that silent crash in southern california. overnight woods' foundation put out a statement saying he is awake and responsive but

suffered compound fractures in his leg, which had a rod inserted. a shattered foot and ankle held together with screws and pins. >> it's very fortunate that mr. woods was able to come out or clowalud calm and his seat belt likely saved his life. >> the nature of his vehicle, the fact that he was wearing a seat belt, i would say it greatly increased the likelihood that it saved his life. >> reporter: deputy gonzalez at first didn't recognize him. >> i asked him what his name was. he said tiger and that's when i recognized him. >> reporter: he was the only person in the vehicle when it crashed tuesday morning south of l.a. it rolled downhill traveling hundreds of feet. rescuers used an axe to break through the windshield and free woods. >> no skid marks.

apparently the first was with the center median and crossed into the opposing lane of traffic, hit the curb, hit a tree and there was several rollovers during that process. >> reporter: after medics rushed the 45-year-old to the hospital a crane hoisted the suv upright on the vehicle's side after he left the genesis invitati invitational recovering from his fifth back surgery. woods saying this on sunday. >> seven weeks from today, final round of the masters. are you going to be there? >> god, i hope so. i got to get there first. >> are you feel -- >> a lot of space on my surgeons and my doctors and therapists. >> reporter: espn reports at the time of yesterday's crash woods was on way to meet up with drew brees and justin herbert for a tv shoot. >> i say, the g.o.a.t. he's not comfortable with it. but an opportunity to come out with this guy right here, man. >> reporter: the day before the crash woods was on a golf course near the accident site giving pointers to nba star dwyane wade. >> i picked up the golf club like many in the black community because of tiger woods. you know, to be out there with the g.o.a.t. >> reporter: overnight,

former president obama tweeting here's to a speedy recovery for the g.o.a.t. of golf. if we've learned anything over the years, it's to never count tiger out. former president trump who awarded woods the presidential medal of freedom saying tiger will be back. for many years woods was the number one golfer in the world. dominating the sport starting in 1997 when he won his first masters at age 21. then a series of setbacks including two other vehicular investigations. the most notorious in 2009 after thanksgiving when his suv ran over a fire hydrant hitting a tree outside his home in central florida. that crash led to revelations of his infidelity to his then wife elin nordegren. woods lost major corporate sponsorships and eventually went to rehab. >> i am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior i engaged in. >> reporter: then an improbable comeback in 2019 when woods won his fifth masters. >> the return to glory.

>> reporter: a recent hbo documentary details the arc of woods' life from his appearances on tv at a young age to the deep personal struggles he faced. >> he got clean. he got healthy. this is the comeback of all comebacks. >> reporter: as for tuesday's crash, the sheriff in l.a. says there was no sign that woods was impaired. but the sheriff added it appears the vehicle may have been speeding. investigators say they'll look into whether woods was on the phone or was otherwise distracted. coming up in a few minutes, we'll talk to an e.r. doctor about tiger woods' injuries and what his recoveries may be like. protesters in rochester are vowing to return angry after the grand jury decision in the daniel prude killing. hounds marched after it was announced that no charges would be filed against the police officers involved in prude's death. prude died in march, videos showed him naked and pinned to the ground with a hood over his head during a mental health crisis. abc's stephanie ramos was in the middle of the protest last

night. >> you can see police cruisers blocking this ramp right here as demonstrators try to move past and continue their march on the highway here in rochester, new york. >> the justice department is now reviewing the case. the officers are on leave pending an internal investigation. the new york decision comes exactly one year after the death of another black man. a vigil was held last night in georgia to remember ahmaud arbery who was shot while joggn g.face charges. arbery's mother claims police and the suspects engaged in a cover-up and is now suing for $1 million. >> each day is different. try not to dwell on so much of what happened. i try to celebrate the son that i had. i try to think about the good memories that we shared, and that's what basically gets me through the day. >> no arrests were made until nearly three months until after arbery was killed.

new questions are being raised about security u.s. capitol after a bombshell hearing. the former chief of capitol police says he didn't know until this week about the fbi report issued january 5th, which warned of violence at the capitol, and the intelligence was sent by email. abc's ike ejiochi is here now with more. good morning to you, ike. >> reporter: good morning, shirleen. good morning, kenneth. so far we've heard claims of information arriving too late that could have potentially saved lives. and today we'll hear even more damning evidence from officials who were on the scene that deadly day. this morning on the hill more testimony about the deadly january 6th deadly riot. the hearing began tuesday at the very scene of the deadly insurrection. capitol police officers like captain mendoza recalling that deadly day. >> i received chemical burns to my face that still have not healed to this day. as an american and as an army veteran it's sad to see us attacked by our fellow citizens. >> reporter: three officers in

charge of protecting the capitol pointing fingers at the fbi and other agencies telling congress they were never warned about the waves of insurrectionists who came to unleash violence in the name of donald trump. >> none of the intelligence we received predicted what actually occurred. we properly planned for a mass demonstration with possible violence. what we got was a military style coordinated assault. >> reporter: the highlight of the day, a bombshell report from the fbi norfolk office. according to a statement from the fbi, a warning was sent to capitol police officers on january 5th warning of right wing extremists preparing to, quote, fight a war. former capitol police chief steven sund who resigned two days after the riot telling congress he didn't see that warning until this week and that it was sent in an email, an email that was never seen. >> if we have information that's coming in the day before a major event that that has that level of specificity that it could get a little more attention than just being handled either through an email or electronic format. >> reporter: this morning abc news obtaining a copy of

testimony you'll hear today from another capitol official who will go on the record claiming he too was never informed of the planned violence. brett blanton, the architect of the capitol who sits on a police board will tell congress he was never briefed on those credible threats. and later today the house appropriations committee will meet to talk about emergency spending for costs related to the capitol insurrection, everything from restoration efforts to the building itself, security concerns for that day, the entire day and of course counseling services for everyone involved. ike ejiochi, abc news, washington. >> ike, thank you. we appreciate it. new fallout from the power outages in texas. five members of the board of directors at ercot resigned. that's the company that operates the power grid. residents filed a class action suit saying that ercot failed to prepare for cold weather. so many still scrambling

for essentials, the line at one food bank. president biden visits the state friday. time now for a look at your wednesday weather. another day of above normal temperatures is expected in places like duluth, minnesota, where they hit 40 degrees tuesday. that's a 60-degree swing from last week when they were at 20 below zero. elsewhere there's heavy snow in the rockies today. showers along the gulf and some snow for parts of the northeast and new england. clear skies for the west coast, l.a. reaches 72. seasonably warm and dry in the northwest, 40s around the great lakes, and phoenix and miami will be in the 80s. coming up, bruce springsteen's day in court. but first how an 18-wheeler caused this massive explosion forcing neighbors to evacuate. and fans return to nba games in new york for the first time since

welcome back. a collision between a tractor trailer and a train carrying gas sparked this explosion in texas. the blast filled the skies around the town of cameron with smoke. investigators say the truck driver drove through a railroad crossing. fortunately no one was hurt. in california, a small plane had to make an emergency landing east of oakland crashing into a car. the plane lost power after takeoff. no one was hurt. we turn now to the pandemic and an encouraging sign. nba fans attending a game here in new york. here's abc's megan tevrizian. >> reporter: this morning a cause for celebration. basketball fans doing something they haven't done in nearly one year.

>> like the chocolate factory, the golden ticket. >> reporter: two arenas in new york re-opening at 10% capacity. at madison square garden where they hosted the warriors, 2,000 were allowed inside. at barclays center where the nets played the kings, 300 season ticket holders. all required to socially distance, wear a mask and show two negative covid tests. in the race to vaccinate the cdc says 17% of the u.s. adult population now received at least one shot, and now endasie k me reports fda is set to allow the pfizer vaccine to be stored in regular freezers as opposed to ultra cold conditions. vaccinemakers say they're on track to deliver 600 million doses by july. pfizer ramping up production, and moderna now expecting to double its shipments by april. >> we are now targeting delivery of the second 100 million doses of our vaccine by the end of may and a third 100 million doses by the end of july, a full two

months ahead of schedule. >> reporter: and johnson & johnson is set to release data on its one dose vaccine with emergency use approval expected as soon as friday. a good sign of progress. >> i'm so excited my smile under this mask is just huge. i'm so glad to be home. we're home, baby. >> reporter: meanwhile, in washington, the house is set to vote friday on president biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief package. but there's a battle in the senate. republicans want less spending. kenneth, shirleen. >> megan, thank you. bruce springsteen is due in court today. he will appear virtually in his dwi case. he's accused of drinking tequila before riding his motorcycle in a state park where alcohol isn't allowed. he could face up to six months behind bars if he's convicted. coming up, the big change coming to the post office. but first what are the odds that tiger woods can make another comeback? a close look at his injuries and

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to derail his legendary career. tiger was the top golfer in the world in 2009 when his personal life unraveled amid multiple extramarital affairs. >> i am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior i engaged in. >> reporter: tiger sat down with abc's robin roberts back then discussing the difficulties of finding a balance between fatherhood and being a global star. >> well, i think i'm more present. i'm present with my kids, and that's important because to be with them each and every time i'm with them, to feel that and be connected to them. >> reporter: then with his divorce finalized, the back problems began. >> oh, my god. this is -- >> he is in pain. >> he is down. >> reporter: in 2014 tiger received the first of five back surgeries. he would then announce a break from golf after posting his worst score as a professional but he wasn't done yet.

tiger returned to golf, and the trouble off the course followed. >> i'm placing you under arrest. >> reporter: in 2017 police charged him with dui after finding him asleep behind the wheel. tiger blamed an unexpected reaction to prescription pills for his back pain saying in a tweet after his arrest that he's getting professional help to manage his medications. >> the return to glory. >> reporter: then in 2019 tiger would do it again on the course winning his fifth masters. >> you know, to see my family there and my mom and my kids and all the people that helped support me or were there for me during the tough times. >> reporter: this morning tiger is recovering from surgery on his legs after fracturing both the upper and lower portions of the leg. the question now is, can the 45-year-old make another comeback? a doctor who has not treated tiger says he likely has a long road to recovery. >> i don't know how well he'll be able to get back into golfing

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breaking news now a 5:00 a busy stretch of road taped off for investigation. the multi car crash that left at least one dead overnight. tiger woods recovering from serious surgery this morning. new information about the extent of the injuries he suffered. >> and now businesses opening today. the red tier counties whell ablo work out yet again. and the end of an era. the big announcement from bay area bay surprise overnight. >> it is wednesday february the 24th. >> and here is meteorologist mike nicco. hey mike. >> hey everybody. the that big story today is the winds. started at 10:00 the areas in yellow will have gusts potentially 40-60 miles per hour. which also means potential for damage as tree limbs could come down. maybe knock down