astoria, new york. together, abc seven building a better bay area. america this morning. hail the size of small oranges, funnel clouds and reported tornadoes, sinkholes and the growing landslide threat, the latest impact from across country storm and what's ahead today. banking industry turmoil yet another bank needing a multi billion dollar lifeline as we learn how much stock the executive sold before the crash. the origins of covid just weeks after the lab leak theory returned to the spotlight what researchers have now learned about the wet market in wuhan, china. privacy concerns at the grocery store why more retailers are using to scan shoppers rules and who is accused of violating them, plus

a monkey on the attack, the latest exotic pet wreaking havoc and later on this world sleep og frid morning, everyone i'm andrew denberg and i'm reading and ali happy st patrick's day we begin with the severe weather in the south on the move this morning. severe storms, including possible tornadoes are part of a massive system that brought white out conditions. closing highways in minnesota, that region now seeing brutal cold while the south prepares for more violent conditions today, damaging hail and wind pummeled parts of north texas as tornado warnings were issued overnight. we are in the tornado. confirmed tornado tore through the dallas fort worth area earlier. holy macaroni dropping hail the size of mandarin oranges, powerful winds tearing apart this luxury car dealership in irving, texas.

general manager says hail damaged several vehicles outside while the roof fell on a car inside the gm. kind of described it to me, he said. it got really dark. it got loud and at one point he went like this with his hands, he said. the window seems to be going in and out that way, so he had his team. go to the back and take cover. luckily no one was hurt here in california are getting a brief break from the extreme weather as they clean up from multiple storms. people are in shock more than anything else, and it's just they're scared to death. i mean, you know about adams lost property. i mean, a lot of those lost ah, vehicles and stuff. clemente two dozen people had to evacuate the ocean side apartment buildings in danger of collapsing into the water. in the city of la habra. this massive sinkhole opened up right next to another sinkhole that formed in 2019 repairs to the earlier whole have yet to be completed. the good news. after all these storms, some relief from the historic western drought only 36% of california is now in drought compared to

43% last week and 95% back in january. very and southern california could see more heavy rain next week. we'll check your forecast in just a few moments to the turmoil in the banking industry. there is word this morning that executives at one troubled bank first republic sold millions of dollars in stock before last weekend's crash. that bank is now receiving a multibillion dollar lifeline from other more secure financial institutions. abc is lindsey watts is here now with the latest lindsay. good morning. rhiannon. good morning to you, instead of the u. s government intervening like we saw after the two bank failures earlier this week. we have these big banks now swooping in throwing a lifeline to first republic. it's helping restore confidence after so much upheaval in the financial world. i can reassure the members of the committee that our banking system is sound new efforts to ease fears this morning after a shocking week for banks, treasury secretary janet yellen, testifying before the senate,

we're very focused right now on stabilizing the banking system, now an extraordinary effort from 11 of the nation's biggest banks to protect the entire system and avert another potential bank failure. they're providing a $30 billion backstop to first. republic bank. the group, saying this action by america's largest banks reflects their confidence in first republic and in banks of all sizes. it comes amid persisting worry following the collapse of silicon valley bank think that because of the panic that people felt with silicon valley bank, they have also sparked another panic with fresh republic bank. i don't think there's a big risk that there's a domino effect in the last 48 hours, first republics credit rating was downgraded into junk territory its stock it plunged and some race to take out their money earlier this week. it's scary. i mean, the last 24 hours have been like, get your money out. the wall street journal now

reporting that executives at the bank sold nearly $12 million in stock in the two months leading up to the crash. the bank hasn't commented about the sales. the federal reserve and treasury department say the show of support by the big banks is most welcome. we've learned the fed has provided $300 billion to cash strapped banks in the past week, nearly half of that going to the two banks that failed signature bank of new york and silicon valley bank senator ted cruz cruz, who's the top republican on the senate commerce committee, has now launched an investigation into what happened with silicon valley bank. he's also calling out failure by the san francisco fed to predict the banks crash. rhiannon lindsay. thank you for that. new court filing show. former cryptocurrency executive sandbank been freed secretly transferred $2 billion from a company accountant ft x to his personal account. that's on top of 240 million spent on property in political and charitable donations. his fraud trial by

the way, is set for october. virginia mother wants the department of justice to get involved after watching video of her son's death. at a mental health facility. er vote, or tina's family says he was tortured by police and workers at a psychiatric hospital this month. prosecutors say video shows him being pinned down for 12 minutes by deputies and hospital staff while he was in handcuffs and leg irons. his mother says he was treated like an animal. my son was treated like a dog was than a dog. i saw it with my own eyes on the video . my son was tortured seven deputies and three hospital workers now face murder charges . officials have suggested oh, tino died from cardiac arrest. and breaking news overseas. china's president will travel to russia for a state visit next week. it's an apparent show of support for vladimir putin's russia struggles to make any progress on the battlefield in ukraine. us officials have warned china against supplying military aid to russia. a recent

intelligence report found russia is likely facing a severe shortage of ammunition. there is new information this morning about the origins of covid 19. it supports the theory that the pandemic started through natural means. scientists reportedly have new genetic data linking the virus. wrist to raccoon dogs sold at a wet market in wuhan, china. raccoon dogs or fox like animals native to east asia. swabs taken at the market show evidence of the virus and large amounts of genetic material belongin, experts say it's still sh of conclusive evidence. another drug maker, is slashing the price of insulin. sanofi will cap prices at $35 per month. in most cases, that's a near 80% discount, joining other major companies and cutting prices. the white house was quick to claim claim credit after pushing for the price cuts. attention shoppers. high prices might not be the only thing you have to worry about at the supermarket. someone may be watching you. there's a new movement towards using facial recognition in stores for security, and it's not without its controversy. this morning. a

supermarket use of facial recognition is raising privacy concerns. the sign posted outside a fairway store in new york city, reads customers. biometric data may be collected since using a scan of ri or it might be using our facial rec, you know, or face or a fingerprint fairway, saying in a statement. the technology is helping our store reduced retail crime shoplifting has surged across the country, the number of shoplifting complaints in new york surged to more than 63,000 last year, 45% more than the year before. this is not a city well, you can walk into a store , take what you want and walk out. dozens of large retailers are reportedly using facial recognition to catch repeat offenders and more entertainment venues are using the tool at ticket gates, including first energy stadium in cleveland, citi field in new york in the rose bowl in pasadena. it's

very, very difficult to find a pin in a haystack, so to speak at a large venue, a large events , so yeah, i think you're going to continue to see the technology. distributed the owner of madison square garden has been under fire for using facial recognition to identify and remove people. those removed include lawyers involved in litigation against msg enforcement. there's some huge huge positives on the negative side in the concerning side. we've got a real challenge, potentially around how that data is utilized, especially if it's put in the wrong hands. by the way, businesses in new york city are required to post signs notifying customers of any biometric surveillance. amazon is now being sued accused of not following that requirement time now for a look at your friday forecast. stormy start to the day from southeast texas into louisiana. watch out for a few tornadoes there before the sun comes up

meantime, later today into tonight, the severe weather threat shifts from new orleans to tallahassee could be some delays at the airport in atlanta with some thunderstorms there later today, this weekend is going to be cool in the southeast, wet in florida, kind of snowy in the great lakes, but we are watching california early next week, another atmospheric river, more flooding for the golden state accuweather meteorologist kevin costner. coming up. a monkey goes on the attack in oklahoma. first a bombshell development in the murder of a microsoft executive who was shot in the street with his young daughter looking on and later, a big decision by michael jordan's may i ask you something, please? is that true? movies, movies.

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cbd is found near instant success reaching 100 million users in just two months following its release in november. but with that growth comes concerns students have already started using ai chatbots to do their schoolwork for them. education is going to have to change. um but it's happened many other times with technology. when we got the calculator, the way we taught math and what we tested students on that totally changed. there are concerns too, about how chat g b t could affect the workforce . you've said a i will likely eliminate millions of jobs. it is going to eliminate a lot of current jobs. that's true. we can make much better ones. and then there are the more existential worries. we do worry a lot about authoritarian governments developing this and using russia china are you speaking to the government in regular contact contact? still altman says that although a eyes full power is not yet known, he believes the technology will significantly improve lives open ai giving us a first look at a new feature of chat gpt developed for blind people by

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