morning. weather slamming the south. reports of tornadoes, widespread damage the system moving through new orleans and injuries reported water treatment facility damaged in houston into the north. snow for the morning. commute up to eight inches following what to expect today. new questions in the aftermath of those two mass shootings in california. what we're now learning about the suspect accused in that workplace attacking two farms and in monterey park of vigil for those lost as some question why it took five hours to alert the public that the shooter was on the loose. breaking overnight pope francis in a rare interview about what he's now saying about his health, his critics and the vatican and his stance on homosexuality. plus a jorge

santos, the congressman who fabricated his life story under more pressure, the new revelations about his campaign funds. fire beware the new warning about criminals using skimming devices to steal your credit card information how to protect yourself and later does eating cheese before bed really caused nightmares may sound silly, but there's a new effort to find out. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good morning, everyone . i'm andrew denver, fujian for rhiannon. we begin with january tornadoes hitting the south and heavy snow hitting the north. the radar active overnight, a severe storm slammed the south from texas into southern louisiana. extensive damage and some injuries have been reported on the northern side of the storm up to eight inches of snow in parts of the midwest this morning, and that's headed to the northeast. the risk for severe weather shifted into southern louisiana overnight. the sheriff of beauregard parish

, saying a possible tornado damaged several homes before the line of strong storms took aim. new orleans' the national weather service reported likely water spout forming over lake pontchartrain that moving onshore around midnight. sometimes it's not the same storm system, causing extensive damage in texas. tearing apart homes and businesses in the houston suburb of pasadena. my 25 years here, that's probably the worst damage that i've seen . we have four of us in this building when the tornado hit, a local crossfit owner and his customers were forced to seek cover in the bathroom of his gym. scariest thing i've ever seen, like we were sitting there trying to shut. we had overhead door right here. they blew off and i was trying to shut it, and i couldn't shut it and all of a sudden it just blew out and that's when we ran to the restrooms. and we just watched a building just come apart and then fall down, had to fight out because of building fell on top of us, but i mean, you know laws were alive. we're good dance instructor escaping a tornado as it tore apart her studio. it's just praying and all i know is

they were all hunkered down together, but glass was flying. at one point, authorities warned of several commercial trucks overturned on the beltway around houston. the powerful winds also causing damage in houston itself. the mayor tweeting a wastewater facility suffered significant damage, but it's still functioning. meanwhile the northern side of the storm system is making the morning commute. mess in the midwest, with snow from indianapolis to cleveland, up to eight inches in some areas, the snow is spreading into pennsylvania, upstate new york and interior new england later today. as for those storms in the south, they will spread from northern florida to the carolinas. today we'll check your forecast and just a few minutes several new developments this morning after the mass shootings in california , two of them within 48 hours and now calls for change, not just in gun regulation, but also in the way police alert the public about suspects on the run. in california. last night, hundreds of people gathered at city hall in monterey park, remembering the victims of saturday's dancehall shooting and leaving handwritten messages

of grief. one reading to all those dancing in heaven and your family's our prayers are with you. all 11 victims have now been identified. city councilor . even you says she was supposed to be at the dance hall that night. but i chose another temple celebrations instead. i know teacher mama. one of the victims and the owner of the studio for a long time. we're seeing and dance together. i cried and last two days. meanwhile the suspect in california's other high profile mass shooting is due in court today accused of killing seven people on two farms in half moon bay in what's being called a case of workplace violence. the 66 year old reportedly has a history of violence. court records claim he once tried to suffocate a coworker, but what the hell is wrong with us that we allow these weapons of war. large passage eclipse out on the streets and sidewalks. why have we allowed this culture? this pattern to continue last night? house speaker kevin mccarthy, who is from california, offered

condolences to the victims. mccarthy said he would not commit to new gun laws until he had more information about the shooting. these two individuals seem much different, too. older and age, not understanding why this transpired horrendous activity of what they've done. were there signs ahead of time that we could have found. meanwhile new questions about police actions after the monterey park shooting, it took authorities five hours to alert the public that the gunman was on the loose. police say he eventually died by suicide. the sheriff says they were strategic when releasing information. but what expert says it highlights the need for a national system to notify the public when a shooter is on the run similar to the amber alert system that could immediately set off alerts. on cell phones and post warnings on highway signs. investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the monterey park shooting. after months of resistance, the u. s is expected to supply ukraine with dozens of abrams tanks. it would still take months before any of the tanks get to the war zone, but the move gives germany political cover to send german made leopard tanks to ukraine.

meanwhile ukraine's government is embroiled in a corruption scandal. several top officials have been forced to resign amid allegations of stealing war funds to the classified documents scandal in washington . this time documents have been found at the home of former vice president mike pence, fueling concern about a lack of protocol and how these documents are being handled a bcs justin finch is here now with more justin. good morning. andrew. good morning. former vice president. pence jail joins former president trump and president biden having classified materials found at his private home. pence's lawyers conducted the search of his indiana home last week, finding about a dozen classified documents telling abc s david muir back in november. he did not take classified material from the trump administration. well there'd be no reason to have classified documents, particularly if they were in an unprotected area. lawyers for pen say the classified documents were inadvertently boxed pence,

authorized his search after classified documents were found at president biden's delaware home months after files were found at former president trump's marry lago estate. but last night, house speaker kevin mccarthy insisted the violin case is different from the others because buttons records date back to his time as a senator, i do not understand how a u. s senator can take a classified document out of a skiff if they're not stuffing it in their pants or somewhere else. i'm just not sure of that. experts say it's too early to say if a special counsel will be appointed to oversee the pence documents. but big picture this is setting off alarm bells here in washington about whether protocols are being followed. and andrew card who was chief of staff in the bush administration , says these cases show a lack of discipline and should serve as a wake up. call andrew justin. thank you. pope francis has given his first interview since the death of his predecessor, pope benedict. he says he plans to continue as

leader of the church for as long as he can. speaking to the associated press, the 86 year old said he's in good health for his age, he said recent criticism about his policies from high ranking church officials is bothersome. but he said it shows there's freedom to speak. he also discussed homosexuality, saying it is not a crime, he said laws against it are unjust. the fda is proposing new limits on the levels of lead in baby food. the move would require manufacturers to lower lead exposure by up to 27% the proposal could be finalized after a public comment period can impair brain development. that's especially dangerous for young children. a missing hiker has been found safe in the same california mountain were actor julian sands is reported missing nearly two weeks ago. 75 year old jincheng was rescued two days after going missing on mount baldy. he was able to walk on his own search continues for sam's. his family released a statement thanking search teams and time now for a look at your wednesday weather.

a stormy start to the day on the gulf coast. tornadoes are possible this morning between new orleans and pensacola, and that's before the sun comes up. stay safe out there. meantime a big snowstorm is unfolding here in our nation's midsection. st louis chicago several inches of snow for you today thunderstorms from atlanta to north florida. some of those could be severe in the eastern carolina's as snow continues to fly from the great lakes into the northeast through tonight. snowfall forecast 6 to 12 inches in indianapolis accuweather meteorologist kevin costner in. new deadline for sharing passwords on netflix, but first a new warning about credit card skimming devices how to protect your money and another bombshell involving congressman jorge santos, who fabricated his life story. what we have now

- [crowd] touchdown! - did you see that? - whoa, whoa, we scored? - yeah we scored, we're going to the playoffs. - i can't believe i missed that. (bell dings) every time i'm buzzed i spend too much time on my phone. - what? i should take your phone away. - no, no, no, i'll call for a ride. - hey, why does my face look like that? - (laughing) i'm playing with these new face filters. - okay you know what? that's mine. - [buzzed guy] i'm gonna need that back. - [kevin] nope. - [buzzed guy] kevin.

tips that could help you get out of debt watch g m a we're back with the thief and his hollywood like moves, repelling from the ceiling into this walmart in washington, he got in through a skylight and used a rope and a grappling hook. but the security alarm scared him and he dropped his bag full of $5000 in jewelry as he fled. walmart is giving workers a raise the starting pay for employees and stars and warehouses will go up from $12 to at least $14 per hour and a new warning for people using credit or debit cards. authorities are seeing more cases of skimmers being attached to credit card terminals, allowing criminals to access your information. the secret service protects payment systems and says skimming crime started increasing during the pandemic. we're just coming off of a two year period where it was okay for bad guys to wear masks to do their crime and we're became very brazen in that period, so

it seemed like activity definitely ramped up the covid era. to protect yourself. check the credit card terminals, keypad for anything irregular. experts say contact lists cards and mobile wallets are more secure questions surrounding jorge santos, the congressmanic who fabricated his life story, we're learning more about his campaign funding. here's a b cs lionel muise. you can. you can look forward to some cool stuff coming out of this office this morning, new york representative jorge santos once again at the center of controversy, new campaign disclosures suggest at least $625,000 in campaign loans santos previously reported as self funded, might not be self funded after all amendments filed tuesday show of $500,000 loan from march 2022 a $125,000 loan from october no longer. include a box checked that they were personal funds from the candidate. the amended filings do not disclose the original source of those loans, the due

date or the interest rate, which experts say could violate campaign finance laws. how many times are we going to enter the same question? yes, i'm not going yesterday, santos rejected a white house invitation to a freshman class reception, saying he had a prior commitment. meanwhile his recent interview with the brazilian podcast has surfaced in which santos, speaking in portuguese claims he was the target of an assassination attempt. everything that describing how while he was in florida, in 2020 , his new york home was vandalized, and he suffered an attempt on his life. he did not elaborate. santos also described a mugging in new york city. his briefcase, shoes and watch were stolen in broad daylight. no police report was provided. house speaker kevin mccarthy was asked last night why santos is still seated on two committees, even after mccarthy kicked longtime democrat congressman adam schiff and eric swalwell

off the house intelligence committee. the intel committee is different. you know why? because what happens in the intel committee? you don't know what happens in the intel committee of the secrets are going on in the world. other members of congress don't know. mccarthy says he will hold santos to the same standard. he holds anyone else elected. but if it is found that santos broke the law, he says, santos will be removed. andrew andrea, lionel, thank you coming up, remembering a pioneering voice from sesame street also ahead, democrats and republicans coming together for taylor swift fans, but will they bring change to the ticket sales bring change to the ticket sales industry? [sword sharpening] you know that unwelcome guest everyone wishes would just leave already? that's covid-19. that's why i got the new updated booster, designed to help protect against recent omicron variants. [slice]

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cooney said. without morissette, there would be no sesame street. he was 93. a rare show of bipartisanship on capitol hill. senators came together over the issue of taylor swift concert tickets and the recent sales debacle a ticketmaster the question now is the company of monopoly. you have brought together republicans and democrats during a hearing yesterday, senators from both sides of the aisle laying into concert giant live nation, ticketmaster's parent company for its handling of november's botched taylor. swift tickets sale. whoever in your company was in charge of that ought to be fired executives apologizing . we apologize to the fans. we need to do better, and we will do bad but quickly shifting responsibility, blaming the overwhelming 3.5 billion ticket requests received on scalpers and bots computer programs pretending to be buyers. this is what led to a terrible consumer experience the panel not buying it is this that you have not developed the algorithm to sort

out what is about and what is a consumer. why is it that the bank can do it? but you can't ticketmaster and live nation merged in 2010 combining ticket sales and venue management under one company. many now accused the company of operating a monopoly controlling 70% of the market. critics argue the lack of competition means there's no incentive to improve the customer experience. this is all a definition of monopoly. senators also took aim at ticketmaster's prices and fees, noting that ticket fees now average 27% of the ticket cost and can climb as high as 75. if you care about the consumer kept the price of nations president insisted ticketmaster does not set ticket prices or control fees beyond its service fee, but senators invoked taylor swift herself to cast doubt on that claim. ticketmaster auto look in the mirror. and say. i'm the problem. it's me. the justice

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moon bay community digging into the gunman's past. >> you targeted people. he knew exactly who he was going after. reggie: the latest on that investigation and when we know they suspect will be in court. kumasi: police chief defined after being placed on administrative leave. why supporters are demanding he be reinstated and how i district judges weighing in on the controversy. reggie: good morning. it is wednesday, january 25. kumasi: right now we have some fog to talk about in the north