54 wildcard factor. alive and well in this family alive and well in me what we're learning about her death and the tributes pouring in overnight. the new state of emergency declared the death toll rising as dozens of reported tornadoes carve a path of destruction across the south, the storm system, then heading into the northeast and the west coast, bracing for more rain. president biden now facing a criminal investigation into his handling of classified documents, the latest found in his garage. former president trump responding overnight what's next in the case against biden? and a

record discrimination settlement in the banking industry help people of color were allegedly denied loans to buy homes and the changes now being made. the truth is out there. what u. s intelligence officials are now revealing about recent ufo sightings and $1.35 billion up for grabs. how americans are preparing for tonight's mega millions excitement on this friday, the 13th. in new york. this is america this morning. good friday morning, everyone. i'm andrew denberg. christie ileto in for rhiannon. we begin with the death of lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis presley reportedly suffered cardiac arrest just days after she attended the golden globe awards , where she appeared to be unsteady. the prostate family released a statement overnight a bcs will ganz begins our coverage. no matter

man marie presley, the only child of elvis presley dead at 54 after reportedly suffering cardiac arrest on thursday, her mother, priscilla, releasing a statement on thursday night reading it is with a heavy heart that i must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter lisa marie has left us. she was the most passionate, strong and loving woman i've ever known. just two days earlier, lisa ended the golden globes asking for some support on the red carpet. i'm gonna grab your arms inside the venue. austin butler winning the globe for best actor playing elvis. thank you for opening your hearts. your memories your home to me. lisa marie priscilla , i love you forever. chicago morning, little baby child. was born born in 1968, at the height of her father's fame, lisa marie presley recalls her father singing her to sleep as a little girl. i had so many favorites.

really sad, sad songs. some of my favorite was only nine years old. when he died, lisa would go on to forge her own path in the industry. releasing three albums of her own. she was married four different times, first to musician denny keo, with whom she shares two children. they divorced in 1994. and just 20. days later, she married michael jackson. he said, what would you do if i asked you to marry me, and i said i would um, big guy with or you were really enthusiastic, enthusiastic going on to marry nicholas cage and finally michael lockwood, dad to their teenage twins. and just a few months ago, lisa marie presley penned an essay about grief following her oldest son's death by suicide in 2020. lisa marie writing in part, death is a part of life, whether we like it or not, and so is grieving. grief is something you will have to carry with you for the rest of your life. you do not get over it. you do not move on

period. lisa marie presley has sent her greatest hope is to be remembered as a pretty okay singer songwriter but first and foremost as a good mother, and in a statement overnight, graceland, says priscilla presley and the presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved lisa marie. they are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone. and ask for privacy during this very difficult time , andrew only 54 years old. unbelievable thank you, and we'll have much more on lisa marie presley's life later on good morning america and are streaming channel abc news live . alright, we turn now to the deadly storms slamming the south . it's right. current radar shows that that same weather system is hitting the northeast , and it's now being blamed for at least seven deaths. new video shows damaged cars tossed around a parking lot in alabama, where a state of emergency has now been declared. severe weather racing across the deep south has now turned deadly in alabama and georgia. oh my god

saying a child died when a tree fell on a vehicle near atlanta and a possible tornado damaged 20 to 30 homes in this suburban neighborhood has been reported. our guys had along with thepgrer to door to check and make sure no one is hurt, or no one is trapped. videos posted online drivers on interstate 85 filming what appears to be a twister near the airport, which had imposed a ground stop at the time tornado in neighboring alabama. the severe weather was blamed overnight for at least six deaths. surveillance cameras captured a possible tornado hitting the town of malton, ripping the roof off this hotel. nearly two dozen tornadoes, reported alabama yesterday. damaging or destroying up to 50 homes and targa county business . moved i had a house down there had moved from that house to this house. i just moved from

that house in september. tornado very. selma selma brick buildings collapsed and traffic poles were destroyed just blocks from the city's famed edmund pettis bridge. plumes of smoke rose over the city from this fire that broke out in the middle of the storm. meanwhile on the other side of the country, northern california is bracing for even more rain. we'll check the forecast and just a few minutes to washington in the scandal surrounding president biden's handling of classified documents, the attorney general has now appointed a special counsel to investigate after more documents were found this time in biden's garage at his personal home in delaware. abc is justin finch is here now with the latest and what comes next, justin. good morning. andrea good morning. the white house is facing questions about why they didn't reveal a second batch of classified documents was also found when addressing those initial documents earlier this week. despite that, the administration insisting it's fully cooperating. the justice

department now delving deeper into president biden's handling of classified records, attorney general merrick garland appointing a special counsel to oversee the investigation. former maryland u. s attorney and trump appointee robert her on the case. this appointment underscores for the public the department's commitment to both independence. and accountability . the investigation spanning months november 2nd. biden's attorneys discovered classified documents at the pin biting think tank in washington. the lawyers have then informing national archives, which reached out to the department of justice sources tell abc news at least 10 documents, some with top secret details on several foreign countries were found. garland is signed. chicago u. s attorney john laos, also a trump appointee to launch a preliminary review, then december 20th additional documents bearing classification markings were identified in the garage of the president's

private residence in wilmington's delaware. president biden responding material next year corvette what were you thinking? let me uh get the chance to speak on all this god willing soon, but as i said earlier this week, people and by the way, my corvettes and the locked garage then wednesday , biden's personal lawyer alerted doj about one more classified document found in biden's wilmington's home. former president donald trump, reacting in a radio interview overnight. it's a disgraceful situation. the white house is quick to note that, unlike trump , who took more than 300 classified document means tomorrow lago and fought efforts to return them. biden and his team contacted the national archives voluntarily turned over the materials and are fully cooperating with the investigation. and the white house, also saying in biden's case, the classified materials were inadvertently misplaced, and that the president acted

promptly upon discovery of that mistake, christie okay, justin, thanks also in washington house republicans, seven of them are now calling for new york congressman jorge santos to resign. they claim he's unfit to serve after lying about his education and work history. he's also accused of campaign finance violations, but sandoz defended himself on a podcast yesterday, claiming he'd live. lived an honest life. house speaker kevin mccarthy says the ethics committee will hold santos accountable if necessary. court hearing in the case of for murdered college students in idaho has been delayed until june. suspect brian co burgers lawyer requested more time to review the evidence. the four students were found stabbed in their off campus home. the victim's friends sat down with abc's scandal. whitworth i've never met someone like stand up before. it feels good. to look back at the good memories. that we had but i was robbed. we all were. and you can see kane is

full interview there tonight on a special edition of 2020 at nine pm, eight eastern good news in the fight against cancer deaths have dropped more than 30% since 1991. the american cancer society says the drop is because of advances in treatment prevention and early diagnosis. cancer is the top cancer killer and breast cancer rates have increased slightly. a shocking story from the war in ukraine. doctors say an x ray shows an unexploded grenade embedded in the chest of a ukrainian soldier . it's unclear how it got there, but a surgeon safely removed it. time now for a look at your friday weather. kind of a stormy day here across the northeast, a mild surge of air in the northeast corridor with rain and wind, but on the west side of this low, we've got some cold breezes blowing in some snow showers will be some slippery roads from the eastern

lakes to the southern appalachians. meantime over the next several days watch the rain pile up in california. flash flooding mudslides. additional river flooding are likely for the next few days. the weekend outlook shows stormy in the west kind of cool in the east, mild in the middle accuweather meteorologist kevin costner. coming up the tv remote of the future. first a record settlement. how a major bank allegedly discriminated against people of color and up next. people of color and up next. another twist in the searc the hulu and disney+ bundle. lets go. the stories that move us. this is the way. glorious. the shows everyone is talking about. yes chef. when you love, you know you're alive. that's a good line. i wish i was recording. plus... a whole lot more. ♪ are you ready? yes! hulu & disney+.

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police lying about his whereabouts. meanwhile police complaint from 2014 reveals ana once claimed her husband, who was her boyfriend at the time, threatened to kill her. we turn now to alleged discrimination in the banking industry. federal officials accuse a major bank of going out of its way to avoid lending to minority groups. and now the bank is paying up. abc s andrea fuji explains. this morning, a major bank facing a record settlement accused of discriminating against black and latino communities historic in terms of this, marking the largest direct lighting settlement of the justice department has secured. the justice department claims. los angeles based city national bank refused to underwrite mortgages and predominantly black and latino areas of the city from 2017 to 2020 and discouraged residents in these neighborhoods from obtaining mortgage loans. the agreement requires the bank to pay $31 million fair and just housing services are critical in

an area such as los angeles complaint also claims the bank opened only one branch in black and hispanic communities in 20 years, and that location had no employees to take mortgage applications. the settlement is the result of a justice department program to fight so called redlining, the illegal practice of not providing mortgages or services to people of color. city national's says it's cooperating with the doj and says supporting our communities is core to who we are as an organization, but redlining goes far beyond los angeles. recent data shows nationwide, only 35% of black applicants were approved for a mortgage compared to nearly 56% of white applicants in the same income range applying for the same loan amounts. from san francisco. how many times did you try to apply for at least three times and you were denied denied each time walkie where we found white people had a loan approval rating of 1.5 times higher than people of color with the same income. i still feel

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