good morning, america. officers fired. memphis police terminating five cops after an investigation into the death of tyre nichols. that was following his confrontation with police. his family preparing to view the video of the altercation that the family says led to his death. winter storm, heavy snow and rain sweeping across the country. winter weather alerts from washington to missouri plus thunderstorms pounding the deep south. baby formula investigation. the department of justice looking into the abbott nutrition plant at the center of that widespread shortage.

were any laws broken? mysterious death. shocking new details from the family of a prominent american public defender who died on vacation in mexico. the conflicting reports raising questions this morning. breaking unity. a stalemate among ukraine and its allies over supplying the war torn country with tanks. who the u.s. is lobbying with fierce fighting on the battlefield under way. hero's actions. police crediting a walmart worker with saving lives when a gunman opened fire. >> push, push, push. >> the new body camera video of thester finding scene. actor alec baldwin seen in public for the first time since being charged by prosecutors what's next for "rust" and the changes reportedly being made on the movie set. ♪ ♪ and masterpiece mystery. the fight over this van gogh on display in the u.s. the man who says it was stolen and the update overnight on his fight to get it back.

and good morning, america. so great to have you with us on a saturday. we do have a lot to cover this morning including the latest on the investigation into the death of a 29-year-old memphis man just days after a confrontation with police. >> and there's also news about alec baldwin's movie "rust" and the new safety measures reportedly being put in place as production is expected to resume. and overnight word that the department of justice has launched an investigation into the abbott baby formula plant in michigan shut down last year leading to that widespread formula shortage. >> but we begin with the memphis police department now firing five officers following its investigation into that confrontation with tyre nichols. this just days before the nichols family and their attorney are expected to see the body video camera of what happened. elwyn lopez joins us with

the details from atlanta. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it started with a traffic stop and ended in tragedy. that 29-year-old landing in the hospital dying just a few days later. now, those officers involved have been fired, and a warning to our viewers that some of these images might be disturbing to watch. this morning, fire officers fired involved in a traffic stop that turned deadly. 29-year-old tyre nichols suffering critical injuries dying three days later. the stop for alleged reckless driving. pli police saying he ran off after a confrontation with officers. then another confrontation occurred when they detained him. his family saying police beat him so severely he was unrecognizable. ben crump, the family's attorney, speaking with "gma" overnight. >> they took photographs of him in the hospital that showed him with huge contusions and

abrasions on his face and head that they believe was part of the reason why tyre is dead today, that brutal encounter with the police. >> reporter: an internal police investigation concluding the officers violated department policies including excessive use of force, duty to intervene and duty to render aid. >> their being fired means they did something horribly wrong on that video. >> reporter: the body camera and surveillance videos are expected to be shown to nichols' family monday morning. >> the only thing we heard are the rumors that it's horrific and it's akin to the rodney king video. >> reporter: in a statement, : the memphis police department saying it is, quote, committed to protecting and defending the rights of every citizen in our city. the egregious nature of this incident is not a reflection of the good work that our officers perform with integrity every day.

>> he was a good father, had a 4-year-old son who is going to grow up in this world asking, why did the police kill my daddy? >> reporter: the fbi and the justice departments are also conducting a civil rights investigation. now, the video of that incident is expected to be released to the public after the nichols family takes a look at it next week. whit. >> all right, elwyn lopez for us, thank you. we turn now to a major storm system sweeping across the country after covering the rockies with snow. it's now moving into the midwest as heavy rain takes aim at the south. abc's sa champion tracking it all from miami. sam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yeah, we've got a few clouds rolling in here, but let's talk about the system you mentioned that exited the northeast yesterday. so seven inches of snow in ashby. that's what we're showing you right now. 0.3 of an inch in boston. up to nine inches in new england. let's talk go the storm forming today for the coast on sunday. watch these lows get together. pump up copious moisture from the gulf and then shove it on

the eastern seaboard. yes, there is a snow line there. it is rain along the coastline, but it is likely to be snow inland and even accumulating snow. now, this goes sunday on into monday night. here's your snowfall and, of course, we'll have more weather as we go through the morning, janai. >> looks like we've got a lot coming up in the weather department. sam, thank you. turning now to new information overnight as we're learning the department of justice has launched a criminal investigation into the michigan plant at the center of last year's national baby formula shortage. abbott laboratories who owns and operates the plant says it is fully cooperating. abc's maryalice parks has more now from washington. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: hey, janai, good morning to you. i imagine a lot of families who struggled through the height of the baby formula shortage are wondering why this took so long. but, yes, a spokesperson with abbott, the formula company, confirmed to us that they were notified of this new criminal investigation into their plant in sturgis, michigan. the company says they are fully cooperating. it was just about a year that

abbott shut down this plant after contamination issues and recalled the formula that had been made there and that really did fuel that large-scale formula shortage we saw across the country that was so devastating for families, because abbott really had such a huge share of the market and know back then there were four babies who drank abbott formula and became sick with the bacteria that was at the core of those contamination issues. federal investigators never found a direct link to abbott but when they went in they all kinds of safety issues like standing water, damaged equipment, defective cans and now doj wants to know if laws could have been broken too. eva. >> so many parents with a lot of questions still about all of that. maryalice parks, thanks so much. now to a supply standoff in ukraine. western allies breaking unity for the first time in this war, germany stalling on sending much needed tanks to ukraine as fierce fighting is under way. abc's matt gutman has more from ukraine. good morning to you, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning,

eva. until now sending tanks to ukraine has been taboo, and it appears that germany is concerned about antagonizing russia, but with russia reportedly mounting a massive new offensive in the coming weeks, nato allies are eager to get it the weapons it needs soon. this morning, ukraine's president zelenskyy with that blunt appeal. >> hundreds of thank you are not hundreds of tanks. >> reporter: in a meeting with the u.s. and nato allies zelenskyy calling on germany to your honor lock its tanks, specifically the german made leopard 2. nato allies have about 2,000 of them but germany refusing to allow its tank to be exported to ukraine. reportedly prepares a massive - offensive in fighting around the city of bakhmut remains intense and up close. in this undated video from ukrainian forces, you see troops pop up to fire and duck from incoming tens of thousands of casualties there.

one of them former u.s. navy s.e.a.l. daniel swift killed this week near bakhmut. we traveled just a few miles away, the mayor in body armor. you can hear the incoming and outgoing of these shells. we go in the cellar and this woman can't hold back the tears. so sorry. living with the ever present fear of explosions. [ speaking non-english ] she says, "i'm 80 years old. i thought i would die peacefully from natural causes, not the bombs." and sitting at the clutching that flashlight, her granddaughter. what is your name again? >> dasha. >> reporter: just 4 years old, most of the life she can remember lived in this cellar. what do you miss from before the bombs. she tells me she misses her kindergarten, her friends and what she dreams of, peace.

that poor little girl. now, president biden has said that ukraine will get all the weapons it needs, but even so the chairman of the joint chiefs general milley has said just yesterday that they would be, quote, very, very difficult for ukraine to take back the territory seized by russia this year, meaning that for ukraine it faces a long brutal slog, whit. >> still nearly a year later seeing the impact on those families. matt gutman, thank you. now to new details this morning about the death of an american tourist in mexico. his family hiring a private investigator and planning a new autopsy as questions grow about what happened. abc's lama hasan joins us from our london bureau with the story. lama, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, whit. well, it's been a week since elliot blair was found dead and there are still so many questions about what could have caused his death as abc news now has the transcripts of the 911 calls from that night which could provide vital clues.

this morning, shocking new details from the family of elliot blair found dead while vacationing in baja california, mexico. blair, a prominent american public defender from california and his wife kim were celebrating their one-year anniversary at the las rocas resport and spa when the blair family's lawyer says she was awoken by resort staff in her room. >> the main investigator walks over and tells kim through the interpreter there is a bullet hole in elliot's head. >> reporter: this adding to conflicting reports between the blair family and mexican officials. mexican authorities say the 33-year-old fell from the third floor balcony of his hotel room calling it an unfortunate accident. but blair's family doesn't believe the mexican investigation suspecting foul play insisting he was the victim of a brutal crime. this as abc news obtained the 911 calls of that night. at 12:50 a.m. the resort calls to report, quote, a person who

apparently suffered a fall finding him lying and has blood. suggesting it was a possible fall from a balcony. 20 minutes later the paramedics arrive on the scene saying blair will no vital signs. five minutes after that reporting there were no signs of violence. [ speaking non-english ] the attorney general of baja california state in his report stating that the amount of alcohol found in blair's body was considerable. his family now hiring a private investigator and are desperate to bring his body home so they can conduct their own autopsy. >> at this point the facts continue to not fit. nothing fits. >> reporter: now, we understand that elliot blair's body has been released to the family, but it is still at a funeral home in tijuana. bringing him home could take days. janai. >> still so many questions surrounding his death, lama, thank you. back at home to elon musk who is under fire and facing mounting questions surrounding a multibillion dollar deal

involving tesla stock. abc's alexis christoforous is here now. alexis, good morning to you. this involves not only tesla car buyers but also shareholders. >> exactly, thank you, janai. good morning to you. elon musk took the witness stand yesterday in a class action lawsuit in california where shareholders say musk misled them with a 2018 tweet when he said he had, quote, secured funding to take tesla private. at a premium of $420 a share. well, that tweet initially sent tesla stock soaring, but when a deal didn't happen, shares quickly plummeted. musk telling jurors, quote, the tweets are truthful, just simply short referring to haracter limitations on twitter. additionally, musk sold $3.6 billion worth of tesla stock last month just weeks before the electric carmaker revealed that it delivered fewer vehicles than expected last fall sending the stock tumbling. now, tesla shareholders have lashed out at musk for

selling billions in tesla stock to finance his buy-out of twitter helping to push down 65% last year that stock and stripping musk of bragging rights as the world's richest person. legal experts say what musk knew and when is crucial to whether the billionaire ceo broke any regulatory laws, and they say the timing of the stock sale is suspicious enough to warrant an insider trading probe by the securities and exchange commission. the s.e.c., by the way, has not yet responded to our request for comment. eva. >> alexis, thank you. well, now to the latest twist in the elizabeth holmes saga. prosecutors acknowledging that the theranos founder purchased a one-way ticket to mexico last year shortly after being convicted of four counts of wire fraud for defrauding investors out of millions of dollars. now, prosecutors say the government became aware of the one-way flight just three days before it was scheduled to depart. holmes was sentenced last november to over 11 years in prison. eva, another story we're following this morning, the new investigation by the tsa. the agency says it's looking into a potential cybersecurity

incident that resulted in a data breach of personal information. abc's ike ejiochi is in washington with more on what we're learning. ike, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. this all started when a supposed hacker accessed an old version of tsa's no fly police on an unsecured computer. now, that server was hosted by commuteair, a regional airline that operates 50-seat regional flights for united airlines. in a statement commuteair said back in november the data accessed by the hacker includes a list of names and birthdays and the airline goes on to say that they discovered access to a database containing personal information of commuteair employees, however, they say no customer data was exposed. the airline says it immediately took the server offline and started an investigation to determine the extent of the data access. now, the alleged hacker in a recent media appearance indicated that the names of the known or suspected terrorists were on the list including that of convicted russian arms dealer

viktor bout, who was recently sent back to russia in a prisoner exchange for wnba star brittney griner. now, commuteair says they reported the data breach to federal authorities and they've also contacted their employees. jnai. >> all right, ike, thank you so much. turning now to new details about that shooting in an indiana walmart. police saying an employee's heroism saved lives. abc's mona kosar abdi is here now with that story. mona, good morning to you. they say if not for this employee, they say it could have been much worth. >> reporter: they say they don't throw that word hero around lightly but according to court documents obtained by abc, the shooter was fired from the store after getting into a physical altercation with his co-workers back in may accusing them of bullying. police say when he came back armed that day, he was targeting his former colleagues. >> push, push, push. >> reporter: this morning new details emerging in a deadly workplace shooting at an indiana walmart. >> evansville 911. >> we're at west side walmart. there is an active shooter. >> reporter: police praising the

heroic actions of the employee in this 911 call whose quick thinking likely saved many lives. >> his name is ron mosley. >> reporter: unfolding just before 10:00 p.m. thursday night 25-year-old ronald ray mosley ii, a disgruntled former employee walked into a break room armed and opened fire. >> based on the information at hand, we believe mosley was targeting the employees at this walmart store. >> reporter: mosley critically injuring at least one person. >> she's been shot in the face waiting on an ambulance. >> you guys are doing great. >> reporter: according to authorities, when mosley turned his back, a female employee snuck out of the break room placing that call to police. >> back up, back up. let's go. >> reporter: in this newly released body camera video, police can be seen combing aisle after aisle ultimately engaging in a shootout with mosley. terrified workers and customers running out of the store.

>> my co-worker texted me, and he said that there was somebody with a gun at that walmart, and i literally -- it felt like my soul got sucked out of my chest. >> reporter: the 15-minute rampage coming to an end when police fatally shoot mosley. >> drop it. >> if it weren't for the heroic actions of some of the walmart staff and as chief bowen mentioned some of the ear rowic actions of our officers and deputies the loss of life would have been so much worse. >> a profound statement. just hours before thursday's shooting mosley was in court for a hearing related to that battery case. police say that he left behind an apparent suicide note, eva. >> all right, thanks, mona. switching gears now, time for a check of the weather and sam champion in miami and, sam, we got to talk about this this morning. we are really loving your hair. >> yes. >> oh, come on. >> looking good. >> no, i just didn't have -- >> flowing waves. >> i didn't have any time to do anything with it so, okay, all right. i should have known. hey, wait. how is that?

let's get going this morning. we got a lot to talk about. it's a little cloudy in miami. but i want to tell you a little about the game that's coming on between the jacksonville jaguars and kansas city chiefs. takes place at about 4:30. let's talk about the weather. we have winter weather advisories and storms near the area. advisories are north of kansas city but i think during the game here's what happens, it starts as cold rain, snow mixes in. i'm concerned about you guys from the drive home. if you're at the game, i think roads will be slippery then. then for the next game, by the time we get into buffalo and this is the bengals and the bills, there is some snow expected but, of course, you're in buffalo. 6 to 12 inches of snow in parts of kansas, but in kansas city most of the accumulation north of it so we're going for about an inch in kansas city with the real problem when you're driving home from the game, guys. that's the weather around the nation. here's what you can expect this lisa: waking up to clear and cold conditions in the city but we look for more sunshine today. chilly nights but then we get into a bit of a warm up in the

next seven to eight days. dry, we could see a return to the rain before the end of the month. >> reporter: i totally forgot what it was like to be with you guys. you threw me completely off my weather game this morning. >> you know we love you, sam. we know it takes a lot of coffee to get you up and join us this early on a saturday. so thank you for being with us. we'll chat with you later on in the show. all right, we turn now to that lucky escape for one special puppy named seamus. a 1-year-old australian shepherd was swept away by california goodwaters but thanks to a homeless good samaritan and an apple airtag he is home safe. 1-year-old australian shepherd

pup shaeamus found wet and frightened at the bottom of this storm drain after being swept away by floodwaters monday. the dog's owner, emilie brill, quickly calling 911. >> i don't see him anymore. >> tell me exactly what happened. >> there's a hole in the fence along the bike path. >> he got away from me, and the water was going so fast, i think all it took was one paw in that water and he was gone. >> reporter: gone but not lost. the dog's apple airtags helping. emilie and her husband tracked his general location and a good samaritan living in a nearby tent spotting the dog in the water and flagging down a passing fire truck. >> he goes, i started running, lost visual and then heard him barking, and he had made his way from the river into that tube somehow. >> reporter: firefighters rescuing seamus from the drain and after a quick ride in the truck, a joyful reunion. >> a little dirty. he's a little wet. safe and sound. >> oh, seamus. >> he is one lucky dog, i'll tell you that. >> reporter: but that wasn't the end for emilie.

she found that homeless hero named darryl bringing him food, warm clothing and a heartfelt thank you. >> aww, you remember me, huh? >> just really grateful that there are people that understand that dogs are family members. >> love that, so brill has now started a gofundme page to help get more permanent housing for the man who helped save her precious puppy's life. several people jumping in doing something to save the day. >> really sweet. >> yeah. >> seamus is a cute puppy. >> yes. >> we know how much you love dogs. >> all dogs are wonderful. coming up, florida says no to a new ap course on african american studies. its issues with the curriculum. and a new class action lawsuit over orange juice? stick around. we'll be right back. ♪ ready to feel what it's like? when you can du more with less asthma. it's possible with dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks.

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♪ it's gonna be you who comes to rescue me, yeah ♪ ♪ it's always gonna be you who comes to rescue me, yeah ♪ ♪ into the cold deep water you're gonna dive in ♪ i love everything about this. welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. talk about girl power. dolly parton, belinda carlisle, cyndi lauper and gloria estefan. she's not in the video, but she's on the track, debbie harry releasing the video for their new single, "gonna be you" in "80 for brady" which features another iconic group of women. and speaking of football, that's a good transition, we'll take a look at this week's nfl playoff games.

>> i love the bedazzled tom brady patriots jersey. we should get that for dan harris. a little gift in the mail. >> he can wear it while writing. >> i like that. all right. let's take a look at some of the other big headlines we're following, happening right now, three active duty u.s. marines are under arrest for illegally entering the capitol during the january 6th capitol riot. all three worked in military intelligence, and the feds say they were tipped off when one of them allegedly posted pictures from that day on instagram with the caption, glad to be part of history. also right now, the supreme court marshal revealing that all nine justices were interviewed for the internal investigation into last year's leak of a draft opinion overruling roe v. wade that came back inconclusive. the marshal also revealed that unlike other court employees, the justices were not asked to sign sworn affidavits stating they knew nothing about the security breach. and the class action lawsuit claims that simply orange juice

is not all natural as labeled, but actually contains toxins known as forever chemicals that are harmful to humans. the coca-cola company who makes the juice says they stand by the quality of their product and will fight these allegations. and we start this half hour with alec baldwin preparing to fight back against involuntary manslaughter charges. this follows the shooting death of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his film, "rust" and now reports that production on the movie is expected to resume with new safety measures. abc's mola lenghi has more. >> reporter: this morning, new questions surrounding the continued production of "rust" after criminal charges brought against the film's lead actor, alec baldwin, and armorer, hannah gutierrez-reed. the santa fe, new mexico, district attorney announcing thursday both baldwin and gutierrez-reed will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. >> there are a series of events that could have stopped the

negligent act. that could have stopped that accident, and nobody did anything on that set to stop that. >> reporter: thedailymail.com releasing a new video of baldwin stepping out for the first time since those charges were announced. "rust" had been set to restart production this month according to "the new york times" citing an unnamed source. as of thursday the movie was still on track to be completed with mr. baldwin in the lead role and joel sousa, who was wounded in the shooting, returning as director. "the times" also reporting that the project will have new safety protocols including safety supervisors and no live ammunition. hutchins' husband who will now executive produce the film as part of a wrongful death settlement even stating back in october he intended to have all the original principal players on board. those prospects now seemingly unclear. the family's attorney this week saying, we support the charges and fervently hope the justice system works to protect the public and hold accountable

those who break the law. >> nothing about these charges or expected charges prevents alec baldwin from being a part of the movie. >> reporter: months after the incident, baldwin asserting to our george stephanopoulos he did not pull the trigger. >> it wasn't in the script for the trigger to be pulled. >> well, the trigger wasn't pulled. i didn't pull the trigger. >> reporter: baldwin's attorney reacting to the charges saying, the actor relied on the professionals with whom he worked who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. we will fight these charges, and we will win. gutierrez-reed's attorney saying, these charges are the result of a very flawed investigation and an inaccurate understanding of the full facts. hannah will be exonerated of wrongdoing by a jury. the production company behind "rust" has not yet commented on the fil's future. well, the screen actors guild releasing a statement this week supporting baldwin insisting that, while hutchins' death tragic, it was not baldwin's job to ensure the gun was not loaded saying, quote, an actor's job is not to be a firearms or weapons

expert, the industry assigns that responsibility to qualified professionals who oversee their use and handling in every aspect. janai? >> all right, so a lot more to come there, mola, thank you. turning now to the latest on florida blocking plans for a high-level high school course teaching african american history. the administration of governor ron desantis saying the proposed ap course by the college board lacks educational value and is contrary to florida law. abc deputy political director averi harper is here with more. ave averi, this is very controversial this morning. >> that's right. good morning, janai. advanced placement or ap courses give high school students a chance to take college level courses and earn college credit on a variety of subjects. the newest planned addition is african american studies, but officials in florida have rejected it outlining concerns about topics discussed in the course including reparation

black identity. the college board which administers the s.a.t. and other standardized testing adding african american studies to its slate of advanced placement courses. in a letter obtained by abc news to the college board, florida officials rejecting the class calling it, quote, contrary to florida law and saying it, quote, significantly lacks educational value. the white house calling florida's latest move perplexing. >> it is incomprehensible if you think about the study of black americans, that is what he wants to block. >> reporter: dr. lisa hill is a connecticut high school teacher who spent years helping craft the class' curriculum. >> insulted because of the hard work that we have put into developing the course. >> reporter: the college board describes it as an exploration of the contributions and experiences of african americans. it's being piloted in a small number of schools across the country before it's rolled out nationwide to any school that wants to add it as an elective course. >> trying to make sure that people understand not just the contributions of african

americans but the fact that our history did not begin with enslavement. >> reporter: the rejection of the course follows the passage of what's known as the stop w.o.k.e. act. legislation that puts restrictions on curriculum and conversations about race in florida classrooms and workplaces. that law is being challenged in federal court. >> florida is where woke goes to die. >> reporter: the florida department of education taking issue with a host of topics in the course including the discussion of reparations and the black lives matter movement. >> it's putting in a world view that we don't agree with. >> reporter: tina is a founder of moms for liberty, a conservative group that says it advocates for parental rights. >> in this class they're telling you that color-blind is a horrible thing, it's a bad thing. you need to see the color and separate people out and, you know, we reject that. >> reporter: hill, who is currently teaching this course in connecticut, defends its importance. >> part of teaching means that you bring in a variety of voices so that you're not listening to one drumbeat. >> reporter: now the college board does offer a wide range of ap courses focused on different

cultures including european history, german language and culture and chinese language and culture. so far in florida the status of those classes and others like it have not been up for debate. whit? >> definitely something to watch. averi, thank you. we want to turn now and get another check of the weather. let's go back to sam champion in miami watching severe weather in parts of the country, including the northern gulf. >> reporter: yeah, exactly. good morning, whit. we have clouds moving in across biscayne bay and let's talk about the storms on the gulf coast itself. we have two storm systems merging into one by sunday night on the east coast. but let's track this southern one. by the time we go through tonight the heavier storms are right from new orleans to biloxi. we get to saturday, sunday time period, all of this moves in to the southern part of florida. so north florida is where our gusty winds are and even our damaging -- our threat for a pop-up tornado there. look at the temperature. saturday, 65 in jacksonville, sunday, 80. monday, 63 degrees. that is a real big up and down,

but here in south florida even thou >> repor >> reporter: we'll have a lot of wind and rain to talk about, even some snow on the east coast but that won't happen till sunday night into monday. guys? >> a little bit but when you say send coffee, you mean it. eva and i are just jealous we can't have ours. >> yeah. >> that's a big cup of coffee. >> reporter: it's a couple of cups. it's a couple of cups. >> the jumbo mug. >> thank you, sam. still coming up here on "good morning america," the mystery surrounding this van gogh painting on display in the u.s. right now and the guy who says it really belongs to him. and then there were eight.

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painting. the work by vincent van gogh is now on display in detroit till the end of the weekend, but a man who claims it was stolen out from under him is trying to get it back. abc's will ganss is here. good morning to you. >> good morning, eva. an allegedly stolen van gogh? it's like a "pink panther" episode or something. this real-life missing multimillion dollar masterpiece was discovered hanging on the walls at a museum in michigan. but it's how the painting that got there that proves truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. this is vincent van gogh's "the novel reader" currently drawing crowds to the detroit institute of art where it's on display, but the story of how the 1888 painting wound up there is like something from a hollywood script. >> so over here in this room you can take 100 million off the wall and waltz right out the front door. >> reporter: an allegedly stolen van gogh, but this isn't "the thomas crown affair." brazilian art collector had

gustavo soter filing a lawsuit saying the painting is his paying 3.7 million bucks for it in 2017 until at some point in the last few years it went missing. but according to the collector's attorneys, "the novel reader" was supposed to be with a third party until that party absconded with the painting leaving the whereabouts of the painting a mystery. it's a billion dollar industry with pieces of art being bought and sold by museums and private collectors alike. >> the art world is a cesspool, and this happens all the time. art has become an asset like stocks and bonds. it's gone from not just traditional off the wall out the museum theft, it's now part of financial fraud. >> reporter: in this case attorneys for the detroit institute of art saying before the museum took possession, they acted properly, and the painting was not listed as stolen by the

fbi or the international art loss registry. a detroit judge agreeing on friday and dismissing soter's lawsuit entirely. and overnight the detroit institute of art telling us in part, quote, the dia welcomes the court's ruling dismissing the litigation regarding "the novel reader" and noting there were no allegations of wrongdoing by the dia. this is the last weekend of the van gogh in america exhibition. no word on what happens to "the novel reader" after that. >> plenty of intrigue. ha, ha, ha. you should have added that into the story itself. >> i had to do something. >> that made the morning. >> yep. >> thank you, will. coming up on "good morning america," could the home field advantage make the difference in today's divisional round playoff game between the giants and the eagles? i think my philly people will say yes or hope so, at least. ♪ ♪ what do you think healthier looks like? ♪ ♪ with a little help from cvs... ...you can support

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"gma" with a look ahead to the divisional playoff games including the matchup between two bitter nfc east rivals. abc's phil lipof joins us with that and more. good morning, phil. >> reporter: good morning, whit. there is great football expected this weekends in the divisional round of the playoffs. some rivalries, as you mentioned, and some very young quarterbacks. >> in for the touchdown. >> reporter: a giant clash just part of a fan-fueled, action-packed weekend in the nfl. tonight, all eyes on the showdown in the east. the philadelphia eagles taking on division rivals, the new york giants. the city of brotherly love known for its explosive and die-hard fans. >> we're going to be loud. there will be cheers and boos, and there might be some double birds. that's philly. >> we definitely are going to try to do our best to ball out, put on a show. i got chills talking about it. >> reporter: giants quarterback daniel jones coming off a huge

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in our second hour we have a lot to cover including a look at the new documentary about brooke shields as it makes its debut with deeply personal revelations. stick around. building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning, everyone. i'm liz kreutz in san francisco and active shooter workshop will be held today for the owners and managers of lgbt q. plus bars and nightclubs and event organizers. the workshop comes

two months after that deadly shooting at club q and colorado . it's also as the community faces escalating threats across the country, organizers say it's for the community to be prepared for any potential attacks. castro community on patrol. is organizing today's event. sketch fest. san francisco's comedy festival is now underway. the more than two week long festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary there are about 200 shows across the city in organizer says they have a mix of up and coming talent and big names with different styles, including sketch, improv tv and movie reunions and stand up comedy to 50,000. people are expected to attend. it runs through february, 5th. and lisa are doing good morning to you. let's go check outside. hey liz. good morning. a lot of blue sky here from mount tam, so plenty of sun on the way coming up out of the thirties and some areas 42 san francisco upper thirties oakland, but it's only 29 in santa clara. and right here from outside our window 30, santa rosa and by the delta, it's

chilly just above freezing livermore and conquered so still looking very chilly out there. 8 to 9 degrees cooler from livermore to san francisco compared to yesterday morning and we'll be looking at not only mostly sunny skies with temperatures still on the cooler side of average with 54 downtown 56 in oakland, some upper fifties north end of the bay. we should see about 60. this time of year we'll get there. it's going to take a couple of days will be breezier tomorrow. for our sunday with a few high clouds, and then the warm up begins a subtle one into the week ahead list. okay, lisa, thank you. thanks for joining us back to g m a. and we'll see you for the

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good morning, america. it's our second hour. breaking overnight, officers fired after an investigation into the death of tyre nichols. the policies the police department says the officers violated. "gma" health alert. tori spelling revealing her daughter's health scare. >> it was really scary. i thought she had a stroke. she's 14. how does a 14-year-old have a stroke? >> the rare migraine that sent her 14-year-old daughter to the e.r. and what parents should know. brooke shields is getting candid opening up about the new hulu documentary "pretty baby." her life growing up in the spotlight and the important conversation she wants to have.