♪ ♪ >> good morning, america. deadly tornadoes. at least 23 people killed when twisters tore through mississippi. >> take cover immediately's! >> a deadly path stretching over 90 miles. homes and businesses torn apart. the urgent search for survivors as devastated towns pick up the pieces. >> new attacks in syria. an american service member injured. he was heading back after the initial round of attacks. with tensions escalating in the region. >> the threatening letters sent to the manhattan d.a. investigating donald trump office alleged hush money

payment. plus claims of executive privilege involving the grand jury investigating the janua january 6th attack. >> factory explosion. the search for survivors when a chocolate factory is all but destroyed. at least two people killed with more missing. where the investigation extends this morning. >> a husband and wife reportedly held for ransom in haiti. the kidnappers are ramping up their demands. >> taking the stand. gwyneth paltrow defending herself in that lawsuit over a skiing accident. what she told the jury. >> coyote attacked. the animal fighting a toddler in a driveway. the second attack in the area in a week. the warning for parents and what to do if you spot one. >> dramatic rescues. the good samaritan springs into action, scaling a burning building as a father dangles three children from an open window. >> and sweet 16 starters. history making wins at march

madness. >> that night belongs to miami. >> all top seeds knocked out. and a reason to dance in the locker room. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: live from abc news in new york, this is "good morning america." >> good morning, america. thank you for starting your weekend off with us. we are happy to have our dear friend with us. >> it is good to be back. >> we have a lot to get it to this morning. breaking weather news. that are still rising following a grueling line of teenagers. >> at least one of those teenagers cutting a deadly path for some 90 miles devastating towns in mississippi including a rolling fork which is now being described as nearly level. >> that system is heading east. we will have the forecast and just a moment. rob marciano has the latest from rolling fork, mississippi. >> good morning, guys. as part of mississippi and now

the sun is coming up. you are beginning to see how does this destruction and devastation is. every industrial building has been wiped off. every car completely destroyed or flipped over and then every home on this block also destroyed. some of this debris is so compact, they have to bring in heavy equipment to find any survivors that may still be here. this is the largest system that continues its trek across the country. this morning, over 20 dead after this massive and violent tornado strikes western mississippi. leaving the towns of silver city and golden fork in ruin. >> a big tornado! do you see it? take cover immediately! >> rob: video shows storm chasing. as fears brains help their vehicle. >> slowed down. back it up.

>> rob: the tornado's deadly path stretching over 19 miles. homes torn apart. businesses left in ruin. debris strewn everywhere. a dangerous power lines fallen across roads. the power out nearly everyone. >> complete and utter devastation. trees up. i have seen several areas were part of the asphalt had been jacked up from the ground. just complete devasta >> rob: searching through all the rubble, looking for any survivors who may still be trapped inside. in central mississippi, the storm there tearing off groups, residents runnin for cover. >> we got to get ourselves into the middle part of the the hous, and we did. as soon as we got in there, we heard a big boom. >> rob: switching to eastern mississippi. >> we got major damage. >> rob: leaving all this in its wake, trees own, homes damaged, lives destroyed.

on top of the fatalities, dozens of people have been injured. there are still some missing. i can tell you that the sadness of what has happened here hangs in the air the way they are going to balance their recovery and rescue efforts is quite efficient. certainly somber. guys? >> thank you so much. joining us from mississippi is a storm chaser edgar o'neill. you are in rolling fork last night, what did you see there. >> complete and utter devastation. i mean, haus is going to get stations destroyed, trees, power lines blocking entrances everywhere, stray animals, people wanderng the streets clearly in shock. we saw a lot offirst responders as well, just lots of people out there helping. police, fire, rescue, other storm chasers. there are a lot of people on the ground helping. >> and edgar, you were telling me you were chasing terms for a decade now and you say this is the was -- one of the earth you have seen.

>> edgar: definitely this was one of the rest we have seen. we can get a better grasp on it. but yeah, this was one of the rich that i have ever seen. it is shocking when you say something like that when you have been doing it for 10 years. >> and you mentioned that storm hit a huge area in mississippi. we don't even know how bad this maybe. your team really is willing for that they like to see what is happening in those other towns. >> edgar: correct. we are waiting for daylight right now. we know that this are what we saw on radar and other observations is that this is a long track tornadoes. it went across several counties and several towns. >> and we are certainly hoping and praying for those folks there in mississippi. edgar, we are glad that you and your team are safe. thank you for joining us. >> edgar: absolutely. thank you. >> these storms are on the move. for more on weather alerts head to the meteorologist theodore. >> we expect more rain and strong winds and storms -- i'm sorry to snow as the storm

continues eastward. take a look at the power it carries with it. 13 tornado reports between mississippi and alabama and the green dots denoting the flood watches and warnings. so what is coming up next? this continues to move towards the east. along the i-95 corridor into the ohio valley, we have got height with alerts that we are expecting. up into the great lakes and northeast. we could actually see wintry weather. here is a look at some of the snowfall totals. anywhere from six to 10 inches possible. even up into the green and white mountains. and up in towards maine. a lot more to go. > we will check back in with you. >> turn to escalating conflict in syria. new attacks following a drone strikes in syria that killed at least one american and left others injured. the u.s. lodging its own airstrikes in retaliation. alex presha is at the white house with more. good morning.

>> reporter: that is right. we have seen a string of attacks over the last 48 hours. the u.s. says it has toast does not seek war with iran but it will forcefully protect its troops. two new attacks on u.s. bases in eastern syria. u.s. officials telling abc news five rockets were fired and one facility injuring a u.s. service member. and the other tech controls targeted the facility. two out of three were shot down. the latest incidents make four attacks on u.s. forces in syria in just 36 hours. at least one of them deadly. the u.s. heading back using f-15s to destroyed two iranian backed facilities housing drones and vehicles in syria. >> president biden: the united states does not emphasize seek conflict with iran. but be prepard for us to protect our people. that is exactly what happened last night. >> alex: iran has called the targets civilian points and sing it led to the death of seven

martyrs. u.s. officials saying iranian drug carrying explosives detonated at a user -- u.s. base in north eastern syria, killing an american contractor, the first time an american has been killed in syria by a drone attack. officials saying these incidents have almost become a regular occurrence. nearly 80 rocket or drone attacks by iranian back proxies in the last two years. today, there were 100 u.s. service -- service members and many more contractors to the defeat of isis. in the case of the latest a u.s. base attacked by a drone in syria, one of the three -- there were no injuries reported. this morning there are concerns as to how that happened. they are reviewing the incident. >> and that review is critical. security is tight this morning after authorities say deficits were arrayed against the d.a. investigating former president trump. abc's phil joins us with more.

>> we are talking about threat of potential death and destruction. if the former president says he is arrested over a hush money payments made to an adult film actress. the manhattan d.a.'s office on high alert after police sources say they discovered a threatening and mysterious letter in for his prophets mailroom friday. the district attorney alvin bragg containing a letter with a typewritten message. alvin, i'm going to kill you. a white powder later determined to be nonhazardous. the letter discovered after repeated attacks from former president trump targeting the d.a. on social media. brak's office currently deep into investigating trump's ledge had many -- hush money payment to the adult film star stormy daniels during the election. bragg writing an e-mail to staff hours after the letter was found revealing others within the office had received offensive or threatening phone calls or e-mails. and thanking them for their strength and professionalism. last week kwik trip posting he

would be arrested by the manhattan office on tuesday. but that never happened. in that post, trump also calling for protests, but several republican lawmakers are pushing back. the former president now warning an indictment could eat with potential death and can -- and destruction. house later condemning the comments. >> twice impeach former presidents recorrect as reckl reckless. reprehensible and irresponsible. it is dangerous. and if he keeps it up to he is going to get someone killed. >> phil: the grand jury looking into the payment will reconvene monday. >> thank you. more breaking news from overnight. a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in pennsylvania. multiple people also injured and unaccounted for as the investigation gets underway. the desperate search for survivors ever a deadly explosion in west reading

pennsylvania killed two and left several injured. nine people still unaccounted for. >> i have got total destruction. it looks like -- >> reporter: the blast captured on a local weather camera happening just before 5:00 p.m. emergency responders and firefighters from local and state agencies rushing to scene. >> i have one trapped under the rubble. >> the explosion is under investigation. there are still rescue efforts underway at the scene. >> reporter: the factory decimated. another building close by significantly damage. >> the explosion was so big that it moved the building the view feedforward. >> reporter: neighbours feeling the blast from blocks away. >> it was the loudest thing i ever heard in my life and it felt like the ground fell out. 's probe saying the explosion was so powerful he thought it was an earthquake. >> the whole house was shaking. i was really freaked out. 's probe officials as a emergency responders will work that we can to clear the scene

and get to the bottom of what happened. janay? >> the u.s. and canada announcing a new agreement on migration. abc's -- is here with the details. good morning. >> good morning. the agreement went who are. just after midnight and it is meant to discourage illegal border crossings. president biden and canadian prime minister justin trudeau have been under immense pressure to addressed the influx of migrants. states have repeatedly called on the biden administration to do something. and canada has been pushing for stricter measures after nearly 40,000 migrants used an official entry points primarily the road to across from new york state into comeback last year. as part of the agreement, canada will take in 15,000 refugees from latin america and the caribbean. over the course of the next year. which the biden administration is hoping that will relieve some of the pressure of the u.s. southern border.

but immigrant advocates are denouncing the agreement. one group saying that it is unfathomably cruel for the u.s. and canada to return asylum-seekers away at their borders because they are recklessly endangering sing lives. >> so many watching this. thank you so much. the latest on two americans kidnapped in haiti thought to be held for ransom by gangs. we are hearing from the family this morning on the fight to get their loved ones back. patrick rapheal has the. >> reporter: a for good -- florida family desperate for answers in the disappearance of americans. allegedly being held for ransom in haiti. the couple flying from fort lauderdale last saturday at about 9:00 a.m. sending this text to a family group chat with photos from the plane, writing, we planted those lighted safety. >> texas tech and there is no update. >> what happens that is not clear. the family was told the couple left port-au-prince on a bus with the family friend. the best thing getting pulled over the family says by a local

gang. >> asked for the americans on the bus to get off. >> saying the kidnappers demanded a ransom of $6,000 for the couple's release. after the family while at the ready, they demanded more. 200,000 more. money the family say they don't have. the family networking with the fbi and the u.s. embassy in haiti to try and get answers and get the couple home. the state department telling abc news we are aware of reports of two u.s. citizens missing in haiti adding we are working closely with local authorities as they carry out the search efforts. the family says they have been apprehensive about the trip amid the political unrest of gang violence in haiti. a couple's one-year-old% did not make the trip with his parents and is now in family -- with family in the u.s. the niece and sister hoping for the safe return. >> we just missed them. >> we love them. we want them home. >> patrick: it has been a week since the couple went missing. you probably remember the 17 american missionaries that were

kidnapped by a gang in haiti. they eventually got three. the tucson family are praying that they can get them home safely. janay? >> so much turmoil. patrick, thank you for that report. it is time for a check of the weather each act of the weather we will check back in with somara theodore. >> somara: unfortunately, 1300 reports came out in the southwest. we even have visuals of some of the tornadoes. this is a long-track tornadoes in silver city, mississippi. take a look. it is very difficult. yoyou can see the trigueros at nine. we are getting lightning as well as power flashes as these tornadoes run into power lines and you can just see the sheer magnitude that this storm carried with it and unfortunately, it is not done yet. here we are 5:00 a.m. sunday morning just getting started. it is not until tomorrw afternoon and evening we start t to see that convective energy really starting to ramp up and then the critical overnight timeframe between sunday and monday night, important it is damaging winds, a large hail as well as flash flooding expected

from alexandria, jackson, into montgomery and parts of south carolina. flooding is also going to be a major concern. up lisa: good saturday morning, waking up to clear conditions, it is a little chilly and i have a little feathered friend. we are looking at the sunshine with some gusty wind and with the rain and wind arriving monday and tuesday a pretty big system on the way that could bring in some thunderstorms and highs from the upper 50's downtown to about 60 in livermore and a level 1 system >> spring is very volatile time. severe weather is getting ready to ramp up. it is important to keep in mind a lot of the safety protocols that you think about when it comes to tornadoes into the house and things of that nature. >> heed those warnings.

>> the critical timeframe. >> thank you so much. we will check back in with you, somara. let's turn into march madness. the elite eight is said. not a single number one seed made it through. mona kosar abdi joins us with the latest. good morning. >> mona: good morning. it was a real nailbiter on the road to the ncaa championship. as you mentioned, for the first time ever, all four number one seeds failed to make it past the sweet 16 round setting up an epic elite eight matchup. it was a night for the history books. >> the hurricanes take out the one seed. he has done it for the first time in school history. >> mona: and a good one to be a number one seed. san diego state university and miami both knocking of both number one seeds. marking the first time in ncaa

history there will be an elite eight without the top seed vying for the national title. for miami, it was all about guard nigel back. sinking a season best seven three-pointers. >> that is seven. seven threes. >> mona: enough to make you dance. head coach heading to their second straight elite eight, busting out of the signature disco moves. >> it was a little stiff. but he is still very mobile for his age. >> what do you mean, for my age? >> mona: in a start to taking down the number one overall seed, alabama for the first ever trip to elite eight. the aztecs finishing off a hot streak, whopping 17 points in the final 12 minutes and a loss for the cinderella team

princeton means every match for san diego going up against creighton tonight. the team facing off last year. >> he gets and another basket. >> in the women's tournament, all eyes were on caitlin clark. >> stealing the stick. >> the junior with 31 points. bringing her team to victory against colorado. and guys, the man's continues tonight as harlan's own and kent state looks to a push the team to the final four on one of the biggest stages in sports here at madison square garden. underdogs fau are already making their mark on the tournament and they are not going to make that easy. >> this has been the tournament of underdogs. thank you so much, lohnau. and don't forget you can catch all of the action on espn from that when those women's tournament as more teams look to punh their ticket to elite eight. >> coming up here on "gma,"

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person was treated for smoke inhalation. crews say the damage to the unit where the fire started is substantial. some residents are now displaced. it's unclear how many and lisa arjun good morning to you. let's go to check out the forecast is good morning, everyone. it is a cold start out there from emeryville. nice and sunny 44 downtown 38 on the peninsula, the golden gate bridge. clear sky. the winds pick up today. it is 34 in santa rosa, so breezy winds with upper fifties to near 60. you thanks for joining us here. the news continues right now, with good morning america. we'll see you in i think it would... hey sharon, did you know triscuit is crunchy on the outside yet incredibly wholesome on the inside. just like me. you forgot salty. i'm not salty. triscuit. unapologetically wholesome. burger and fries... soup and salad. like your workplace benefits and retirement savings. with voya, considering all your financial choices

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♪ ♪ >> just bask in the core of that. welcome to "gma." queen bee has gone on tour. beyoncé has teamed up with a fashion house to bring is a collection inspired by her hit album renaissance. she can be seen wearing one of those creations on the cover of french vogue. we will be speaking live with beyoncé's protégé, halle bailey, who has been inspiring others in florida. we are so excited. >> we are seeing all of the little mermaid songs, too. >> you were. you know all that stuff. we will have more on that coming

up. we have a busy morning. let's look at the top headlines we are following right now. the death toll rising following a brutal line of tornadoes that ripped through the south overnight. at least 23 people are now dead this morning as search and rescue operations are underway in mississippi. one of those tornadoes tore a deadly path over about 90 miles leaving homes and businesses torn apart. >> also right now, a federal judge rejecting former president trump attempted to block the testimony of several of his top aides including mark meadows in the special counsel's investigation into his actions leading up to january 6th. trump's attorneys had challenged the subpoenas by asserting executive privilege. they are now expected to appeal the judge's orders. >> janai: amazing video. a good samaritan scaling the site of a burning building in brooklyn, new york, to save three children. the hero who has been nicknamed spider-man. helped grab the kids from their father through an open window. they range in age from three

months to four years old. not all heroes wear capes. inspectors incredible story. we are going to start this half hour with gwyneth paltrow taking the stand. the oscar-winning actress being sued by a man who says she crashed into him on a ski slope. she is giving her version of the events and abc's zohreen shah has more. good morning. >> reporter: this was a big moment in court yesterday for the oscar-winning actress and wellness group or gwyneth paltrow in her own words fiercely defending herself and there were moments where it got heated. this morning, christian business entrepreneur gwyneth paltrow taking the stand, making her case that a ski collision that left a man severely injured in. city, utah, eight years ago was not her fault. >> i said you skied directly into my league back and he said, oh, sorry, sorry, i'm sorry. mr. sanderson categorically hit

me on that ski slope and that is the truth. >> zohreen: terry sanderson is suing paltrow for $300,000 accusing her of violently crashing into him, leaving him with four broken ribs, a concussion, and a brain injury. paltrow's calendar suing for one dollar and attorney fees, both claim the other it was at fault. paltrow told the jurors she was confused with the crash happened and that she thought for a split second maybe it was a prank or even sexual >> forcing my legs apart and then there was a body pressing against me. i thought, am i -- is this a practical joke? is someone doing something provided? >> zohreen: the plaintiff's lawyers pressed paltrow that she was distracted. >> your son was saying, mommy, mommy, watch me. that is who you were watching,

right? >> zohreen: but sanderson's lawyers claim after the accident he is completely change. at one point, his daughter is shaken, emotional. >> my daddy used to be a good listener. since the accident, his brain has not -- to work so hard at work he is going to say next. >> zohreen: there were other far post also fireworks. the judge has to step in multiple times after he claims that paltrow lied under oath. >> she has lied under oath a number of times and i want to be able to show the jury. >> do you want to read phrase that? >> yes, absolutely. she has made prior inconsistent statements during her deposi deposition. >> zohreen: under surtain's moment was over -- over's paltrow's lawsuit including a large sum of money for her lawyers fees. the crowd resumes on monday and

paltrow's children and husband are expected to testify. guys. >> janai: all right, zohreen, thank you. joining us is shawnna lloyd. thank you for being with us. how do you think paltrow's testimony went on the stand? >> she did a great job on the stands and she stuck to the facts. she did not allow the plaintiff's attorney to provoke her into an emotional response which is really good whenever you take the stand. >> janai: we heard from terry sanderson's daughter who was talking about his injuries and how he has changed after the accident. how effective was her testimony and talked to us more about of the emotions that you said, why that could be important to not show so much? >> absolutely. when sanderson's daughter told the stanco not only was she emotional because she was extremely combative with the defense attorney which typically does not come off well to victory. to read wants to hear the facts. they want to know what you know and what you are expected to test tell them.

when you get competitive with the attorneys, doesn't usually bode well with the jury. >> janai: what can we expect from terry sanderson? he is suing paltrow and that e-mail that he sent to his daughters that lawyers have said where he says, i'm famous >> channa: that is he going to did not play well with victory. they want to know that you have suffered these injuries that you are claiming that you have, the traumatic brain injury, the personality changes, that e-mail flies in the face of that. it seems more as though this may be a frivolous lawsuit. that is going to be hard for him to come back. the only thing he can do is take the stand to address that. >> channa: as we just -- >> janai: as we heard about the issue with gwyneth paltrow, as -- if kerry sanders loses, it is going to be much more than that. what do you make of that argument? >> channa: it is very standard in all of these cases when we have a prevailing party.

they are typically eight entitled to attorneys fees. what they are tran19 highlight is she is going for this additional money but it is typically required by the statute if it is allowed and it is often expected in a case of this type. >> janai: do you think she needed to testify, shawnna? >> channa: absolutely. she needed to give her points of view. she needed to state her case. it is very important in case like this when it is two individuals that were present for an instant the juries want to hear what they have to say it. >> janai: because there's so much he said she said. jared lloyd, thank you. >> gio: an interesting case. to get back to somara theodore and spring, a mixed bag. severe weather in many cases. >> somara: severe weather in the southeast. especially as we head into tomorrow. we got snow. is no, out west. and we are not talking california this time. portland, oregon, average glasnow fault this is just yesterday. and the thing is, this comes in

a stark contrast to a week ago interpreters were in the 70s out of there. all right, so we have got a story situation setting up for areas luke burton and down into california again. we are tracking another storm getting ready to hit california. heavy rain from san francisco to l.a. and snow in the sierra nevada mountain tops. take a look. in writing, they could see up to 5 feet of snow, one to 3 feet a little bit farther south. so you know, it is severe weather season. we have >> and speaking about snow, some ski resorts are saying they may be able to stay open until july 4th. and parts of california because of the record snowfall they have been receiving.

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backing for the recommendations to the transition children. >> reporter: it would allow for civil penalties for medical providers who prescribe puberty blockers or perform sex reassignment surgery. nebraska state senator katherine carr sponsored the state's bill. >> parents do not have to live with the irreversible effects of these drugs and surgeries that they have to watch their child suffered. >> averi: lawmakers saying the fight against this bill is personal. sherry said her 12-year-old son is transgender. >> they probably have never known a trans person. >> averi: earlier this year, governors in utah and south dakota signed legislation banning gender-affirming care into law. georgia governor brian kemp

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