right now on america this morning, breaking news reported tornadoes in the middle of the night in the deep south, a child and mother reported missing their home blown apart in the storm, now turning deadly. the new images coming in. new attacks in ukraine overnight drones targeting government buildings. meanwhile back here in the us the world this quiet new hampshire neighborhood allegedly played in a russian spy ring. today march 10 years since the shooting massacre at sandy hook elementary school, we look at what's changed in the last decade. and what hasn't abc news exclusive. it happened so fast the mother of the boy thrown off the balcony at the mall of america breaks her silence detailing her son's remarkable recovery plus

troubling crash test results as several popular suvs are put to the test, and later they're married, but they're living apart why more couples are opting for a different way to stay together. from new york. this is america this morning. norwood in for ryan, and we begin with breaking news, severe weather turning deadly in the south east to people a mother and her young son were missing after reported tornado in louisiana. meanwhile people in seven states are facing treacherous blizzard like conditions, but we begin in the south, where those deadly storms are still active and on the move right now. this morning. frost country storm slamming tens of millions of americans turning deadly in louisiana. deputies were searching for missing mother and her child near shreveport after their home was

reportedly blown apart by a tornado overnight. authorities announcing the boy did not survive horrible mess. child's father was at work at the time he had to show deputies where their homes once stood. we don't even know where the trailer homes or some of the homes are. and so we're following the brief fields trying to find the actual residents and then try to find if there's people inside pictures show widespread damage in former ville louisiana police say about 25 people were injured , some critically. afterwards tornado leveled a neighborhood this twister striking near the dallas fort worth airport. forcing people into terminal to take shelter. the lights went out. the window just came like pretty strong in the rain. and then all i heard was a big boom. at least five people were injured when a tornado hit grapevine, texas driver capturing the twister on camera as it moved across this highway. christmas music blaring as the

other drivers rushed to escape. meanwhile from montana, wyoming and colorado to minnesota, people are bracing for up to two ft of snow, coupled with winds up to 55 mph. t making driving impossible authorities closing parts of i 70 east of denver nd shutting down a 200 mile stretch of i 90 in south dakota. the east coast is bracing for severe weather later this week. we'll take a closer look at your forecast and just a few minutes following breaking news overseas explosions rocking ukraine's capital drone strikes reportedly hit two administrative buildings in downtown kiev. local officials say there were iranian drones used by russia, but no immediate word on casualties. meanwhile, sources say president biden is poised to approve a plan sending long range patriot missile systems to ukraine to

fend off russian strikes. they would be the most sophisticated weapons the pentagon has provided for the war. new hampshire man is accused of helping the russian government steal weapons technology. alexey bremen is one of seven people charged with secretly smuggling millions of dollars in military and other sensitive equipment to russia, evading us sanctions. the government is regularly looking for this type of fraud because it's so rampant. they keep track of companies that buy a lot of particular items, and maybe those items don't exactly fit what they allege that they're building or making. and so that's one tip off. the suspects allegedly worked for russian intelligence. today the federal reserve is set to raise interest rates again. the move is coming despite some better than expected news about inflation, including the prices . we pay on everything from groceries to close a bcs elizabeth scholesy is here with the details. elizabeth good morning. morgan good morning.

the cost of borrowing money is about to get even more expensive , but the federal reserve is expected to start dialing back its aggressive rate hikes. with the federal reserve's that to hike interest rates for the seventh time this year, promising new signs that red hot inflation is cooling off. consumer prices rose 7.1% in november from a year ago, the slowest pace since the end of last year. americans costs declining for gas airfares used cars and medical care. make no mistake prices are still too high. we have a lot more work to do, but things are getting better headed in the right direction. inflation report is welcome news for the fed as it's expected to raise interest rates today by half a percentage point . that's a historically big move , but smaller than the past four rate hikes, the fed can be more comfortable in slowing down its pace of rate hikes going forward into 2023. they're much more

likely to do adjustments in the policy rate of 25 basis point increments, and that way they can see if this positive trend in inflation continues. the fed is walking a fine line, trying to raise borrowing costs just enough to slow down spending and lower prices but not tip the economy into a recession. busint rates are already dampening the outlook. this is our four point welder. richard kennel is the president of a family owned factory that manufactures windows in virginia. there will be a recession. no question. question doing this for 46 years. i've seen many recessions and i've seen many booms and i'm not naive about the fact that the business cycle is going to happen again. federal reserve chair, jerome powell is expected to speak this afternoon. traders on wall street will be closely listening to his comments on the

jobs market and about how higher wages will affect inflation. andrew elizabeth. thank you, the man prosecutors say, was behind% one of the biggest financial frauds in us history has been denied bail in the bahamas. former crypto currency ceo sam blankman freed is fighting extradition to the us where he faces criminal charges he's accused of using his company fdx to defraud customers and investors of eight $8 billion. this is really oldon and embezzlement. this is just taking money from customers. and using it for your own purpose. rest assured that this committee will not stop until we uncover the full truth behind the collapse of 50 x there's no word on when or even if investors could get their money back. todaar school tragedy in newtown, connecticut, which marked the beginning of a new chapter in america's struggle with gun violence. abc injury a fuji looks at what's changed since that day. and what hasn't this

morning remembering the sandy hook elementary massacre 10 years later, it was december 14th 2012 21st graders and six educators were killed in newtown, connecticut. jackie hagerty. was there a second grader at the time. it's really hard to process that and i'm still processing it. 10 years later, no one deserves to, you know, see the things i saw when i walked out or to hear the things i heard 17, she says her grief has fueled her push for new gun laws as president of the junior newtown action alliance. we're still looking for a federal assault weapons ban, but we're making progress. in the last decade, connecticut has passed several gun reform measures, including an assault weapons ban and mandatory background checks. other states followed suit. but since sandy hook, the nation has seen nearly 1000 school shootings after the massacre at rob elementary, and you've aldi, texas this year, congress passed the first federal gun safety law in 30 years, tightening background

checks and offering so called red flag grants for states to help police and family. confiscate guns from people considered a threat. but advocates like nicole hockley, whose son dylan died at sandy hook, insist more must be done. these acts of violence are preventable. and that we all have a role in doing something about it. meanwhile support for the sandy hook families is coming in from around the country just released at midnight. oh believe honoring the victims connecticut's governor is introducing new gun control measures today aimed at changing concealed carry laws and requiring all gun dealers to be licensed. but opponents argue these new measures would punish law abiding gun owners rather than targeting criminals. andrew morrigan. andrea thank you. for

the second time this month, a swimmer has been attacked by a shark in hawaii. a 68 year old man was swimming off the big island when he was bitten by a 12 ft. tiger shark. he fought it off with a diving knife and was held back to shore. he's hospitalized with serious wounds to his hip and back side. well, time now for a look at your wednesday weather. another stormy day across the south from before the sun comes up to after it goes down widespread severe weather across the central gulf coast states, including t p wnoouston with thunderstorms that could be strong, especially across mississippi. and then by the afternoon, new orleans look out here come the storms for you. meantime a blizzard going on in the northern plains, low visibility and heavy snow. i'm asking whether meteorologist kevin costner. young football player who has

become an internet sensation, but first important crash test results. several popular suvs are not making the grade and you've heard of quintuplets sextuplets. but there's news about these non applets. that's nine babies delivered at a , spes

out. is there anything that you want people to know g m a the white house is reportedly considering new action to address the crisis on the southern border. migrants are flooding into texas because of a pandemic era immigration policy known as title 42, which is set to expire next week, officials warned up to 14,000 migrants could try to cross the border every day when the policy is lifted. the webthe biden administration is now considering a new rule that would make it harder to qualify for asylum. we turned down to

new crash test, raising concern for millions of people who drive small suvs. more than a dozen new vehicles were recently put to the test and several got failing grades. the insurance institute for highway safety is out with results from new frontal crash tests that for the first time looked at how dummies in the back seat fared and the news isn't good. for years, we have focused on the driver and the front seat passenger front seat occupants are now benefiting from technology such as airbags and advanced seatbelt systems. the same level of technology often does not exist in the rear seat to protect those occupants. so we want to focus on that rear seat where you carry often the most vulnerable occupants such as children and elderly adults. 15 small suvs were tested for how well they hold up structurally in a crash and the likelihood of injury in the back seat. only the ford escape in volvo xc 40 received a good rating. the toyota rav four was rated acceptable while audi q three, the nissan rogue and the subaru forester were rated marginal.

all the others, including models from buick, chevy, honda, hyundai, jeep, mazda and mitsubishi. received the lowest rating of poor as these results show their seat safety is lagging. it's time for us to focus on making the vehicle safe for all occupants, the institute found the risk of fatal injury is 46% higher for backseat passengers than for drivers. in the front experts are urging carmakers to bring all that sophisticated technology available in the front back into the rear seat. this is especially important because compact and subcompact suv s now account for nearly 25% of all new vehicles sold. nine siblings who arrival set a world record are now home in mali, africa. the five girls and four boys are the world's only non applets, the most children delivered in a single birth to survive. they have been getting some special care in morocco, where they were born last year, each weighing only one or £2 there now crawling and doing well, so happy for this new beautiful big

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the mall of america and minnesota. landon's mother tells good morning america's eva pilgrim. it's a miracle he survived happened so fast. i want you to stop. and then i scream note after he was already thrown, lyndon broke both arms and leg and suffered facial in school fractures. he's undergone 15 surgeries, including the removal of his spleen. what about the hospital? do you remember in the popsicles was busting? prosecutors at the man who threw landon from the balcony. emanuel aronda was looking for someone to kill that day he had been ordered to get a psychological evaluation after previous assaults at the mall. he eventually pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to 19 years in prison. it's been 3.5 years now. why now? do you want to tell your story? it's been a long time, but it was. i felt like it was a frozen and i was frozen in time until i was able to speak. london's family recently settled

the lawsuit with them. all details were not disclosed. but when the lawsuit was well last year, the family said their medical bills totaled nearly $2 million. and now is the time that is right in our lives where we've done a lot of healing. where it's time to move forward with the story of the miracle of landon. as part of the settlement, the mall said it would tighten security. good morning america will have much more on the interview later at seven am, including how some nurses who happened to be nearby rushed to help save landon's life in sports. mississippi state football coach mike leach is being remembered as one of the sports most unique characters. he died monday from a heart condition. his interviews often strayed far from the field even gave his thoughts on his favorite candy, and he gave advice to couples getting married. you have to go take the groomsmen out. so you make sure that they march in just right. and they know exactly you know these swell outfits that you picked out or whatever, however, you're doing it. um and in the end, you'll

wish you eloped. we talked about on the broadcast. how you hate candy corn? what's your favorite halloween? i mean, i completely a candy corn. um when i was a kid, well, gummy bears. let's see. gummy bears, for sure. bears is a good pick. leach was just 61 years old, certainly be missed well coming up couples whoare married, but living apart a possible new trend. first jay leno's first interview describing how his face caught describing how his face caught on fire in his garage overactive bladder? i've been there. i also used to plan my days around finding a bathroom, in fear of an embarrassing bladder accident. you're not alone, and you don't have to live like this. i don't! i found real relief with axonics therapy, a proven non-drug solution, and i got my life back. go to findrealrelief.com to get started. ask a bladder specialist if axonics therapy is right for you and to discuss potential risks. results and experiences may vary.

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