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who doesn't people are killed in the deep south, a toddler among them one town virtually gone. one man describes how the storm through a tractor trailer on top of his parents' home, killing them both. what's next for the people in these small towns who lost everything and how you can help chocolate factory explosion ? more bodies are found in the rubble in pennsylvania, days after a massive explosion, the lingering mystery at the scene breaking overnight. israel and chaos. police firing water cannons at crowds outside prime minister benjamin netanyahu's home as more members of his
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government and military turned against him and his plan to change the country's judicial system. what the white house said overnight about this crucial us ally caught on camera tire falling off the truck. catapulting this car into the air. what we're learning about the driver. new fallout after the arrest of actor jonathan majors known for his roles in creed three and at man, what is lawyers are now saying about the assault and strangulation claims against him and later saving money while also helping save the planet the by nothing movement gaining steam where sharing is the name of the game? from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good monday morning, everyone i'm really in an alley andrea fujian for andrew. we begin with this stunning and heartbreaking scenes from the tornado outbreak in the south. severe weather isn't over. yet. parts of georgia and south carolina could see violent storms today. in the
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meantime, we have now learned a two year old is among the 26 people killed across mississippi and alabama after tornadoes tore through several small towns, the storms have left utter devastation in their wake. one local mayor said simply, his town is gone. the threat of dangerous weather pushing east overnight as forecasters issued tornado warnings for parts of south carolina. a tornado outbreak devastated parts of mississippi and alabama. over the weekend, one twister cut a 90 mile path of destruction, killing more than two dozen people. jsoc among the youngest victims aubrey and silver city, mississippi. the two year old was inside a mobile home with her mother and five others when the tornado hit sad because, like i'm just standing here, and i can just see her at the door smile smile. she was a precious little girl. aubrey's family says her seven year old cousin is now fighting for his life in the hospital. he's not in good
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shape, but there is a god. rodney pierce lost both his mother and father after the tornado picked up a neighbor's tractor trailer and dropped it on to his parents' home. military family military background. my dad he was a green beret in the army in the tiny community of blackhawk, mississippi, trees came crashing down onto the few roads in and out of town, making them impassable. this church gutted the tornado tearing through everything in its path, taking the roof of this building and flinging it 50 yards that way. the powerful twister also flattened old blackhawks school community center hosted live music and weddings for 100 years just unbelievable. how something like this can to a place that you loved. so have been worse. people could have been you. the storms, also
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cutting into georgia. multiple people were injured in lagrange , southwest of atlanta, two tigers escaped at a local safari park but had been recaptured the park writing on facebook, no staff or animals were injured, but several animal enclosures were breached and two tigers briefly escaped. back in mississippi. some victims were more than 17 miles from a storm rated tornado shelter, raising questions about preparedness and the number of people without the means to travel to a viable shelter. her in time, survivors now left wondering how to rebuild the little they had. there is to see that this wreckage and say that everybody has lost everything in this little tight, tight knit neighborhood right here. it's heartbreaking. because some of these folks, they're not going to be able to rebuild so yes, it's just it's overwhelming. so many tragic stories. and if you're looking to help, the red
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cross and salvation army are helping storm victims and locally you can visit volunteer mississippi .org. in west redding, pennsylvania. two more bodies have been recovered from what's left of that chocolate factory. seven people were killed in friday's explosion at the rm. palmer company 10. others were hurt. one survivor, a woman who worked in the building was found on saturday. the moment of that explosion was caught on camera in the cause still remains a mystery this morning. the utility says there were no reports of any prior gas leaks. three nearby buildings will be condemned. officials in philadelphia insists the city's water is safe to drink at least through tonight after a chemical spill on the delaware river, an estimated 8000 gallons of a substance used in latex paint spilled on friday and earlier recommendation to use bottled water caused a rush at grocery stores there. but officials yesterday announced there is no risk right now. overseas chaos has erupted in israel, a crucial u. s ally in the mid.e ternigaie
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calling this israel's january 6th moment. protesters are outraged over a plan to change the court system, giving prime minister benjamin netanyahu more power. the attorney general said it violates the law. and now the members of the government and the military are turning against netanyahu. abc s lindsay watch is here with more lindsay. good morning. good morning, andrea. hundreds of thousands of israelis protested this weekend concerned the government is trying to undermine emocracy. and last night those protesters showed up at the prime minister's doorstep. overnight new clashes in israel. police using water cannons to clear protesters outside prime minister benjamin netanyahu's home growing unrest coming hours after netanyahu fired his defense minister who had voiced support for pausing the government's controversial plan
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to reform israel's judiciary, many calling it a power grab by netanyahu. we all have to fight for our rights because of the plans of benjamin netanyahu. that want to turn this nation into a dictatorship plan to reform the judiciary would give the ruling party control over most judicial appointments. critics say it could turn israel into an autocracy like turkey or russia. others see it as a way for netanyahu to evade prosecution. benjamin netanyahu's opponents accuse him of weakening israel's judiciary to protect himself. he's on trial for serious corruption allegations. netanyahu denies all charges, but those protesting say that this is escalating into an existential battle for israel's democratic soul. in the wake of the upheaval, the country's culture minister, netanyahu ally claimed the party would support plans to pause the judiciary overhaul. but netanyahu holding firm tweeting, we must all stand
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strong against refusal. he's claimed members of the judiciary are elitist and don't represent the israeli people. and the white house overnight, urged both sides to find a compromise . israel's parliament is expected to take a key vote this week. andrea lindsay, thank you breaking overnight. first citizens bank has agreed to buy troubled silicon valley bank that d i c says silicon valley's 17 branches will open under the first citizen's name this morning. it comes one day before federal regulators testify on capitol hill about whether they dropped the ball before silicon valley bank went belly up earlier this month. house speaker kevin mccarthy is promising to advance a bill that could ban tiktok nationwide. both republicans and democrats say the chinese owned app poses national security concerns, even though tiktok ceo denied under oath that china is using the app to spy on americans. some lawmakers say the ceos, testimony made things worse for
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tiktok. i think there's actually increase the likelihood that congress will take some action. we have the only bipartisan bicameral bill that would allow for either they're a band or a forced sale to an american company. opponents of banning tiktok say the government should focus on protecting data instead of targeting one company security breach at twitter, parts of the company's closely guarded source code were actually leaked online. that is the fundamental computer code on which the platform runs. it includes security vulnerabilities. twitter has filed a lawsuit to try and determine who was behind the bridge. time now for a look at your monday weather. morning, a stormy start to the week across the southeast from lower alabama right to the savannah river valley. there will be all forms of severe weather possible today, including tornadoes and flash flooding. meantime, the threat for flash flooding is going to linger through tuesday. along this stalled out frontal
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boundary. there will be numerous showers and storms very warm for the next couple of days in the state of florida. another big storm hitting california late tonight through wednesday, with rain flooding wind and snow in the mountains. accuweather meteorologist kevin costner. coming up, pass or fail the new push to stop giving letter grades to college freshman but first, a wild crash a tire flies off of a truck and into a car. we'll tell you what happened to that driver. also ahead, taylor swift fans take on ticketmaster in court the rally before today's big hearing.
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your real estate questions and brooke shields live on g m. a. a wild crash in los angeles. take a look at tire fell off of a truck, sending this car flying
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into the air while the car flipped. the truck also lost control. there were no passengers in the car, and police confirmed that no one was seriously hurt. an american couple kidnapped in haiti has spoken to family members to say their captors are now demanding more money for their release. relatives say abigail and jean dickens, tucson of florida, were abducted by a gang after boarding a bus from the airport more than a week ago. the family paid the initial ransom of $6000 . but the kidnappers now want $200,000. he said he was okay and he can't talk much, but they don't know the for them. they don't know where they are, because they tried their eyes when they take them. americans have been warned not to travel to haiti amid civil unrest this morning. music fans are ready to see ticketmaster face the music in federal court, answering a lawsuit over allegations of fraud and price fixing. taylor swift fans attended a dance
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party last night ahead of their first court hearing today, abc is derek dennis reports. it's me. swift fans have a big problem with ticketmaster, a group filing a lawsuit in court today , claiming a conspiracy to jack up prices for swifts errors tour . we are not going to just settle we want to see some change happen. we want to see a difference being made. ticketmaster's parent company, live nation, saying earlier this year apologize to miss swift. we need to do better and we will do better, but that's not all fans filing a separate lawsuit against ticketmaster in canada for alleged price fixing. they're claiming the company knew the canadian artist would perform two concerts in montreal , but kept that quiet to boost demand. experts say the underlying problem ticketmaster's monopoly on the
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market controlling 70% of the industry, the monopoly issues have been going on for years and years and years. years, pearl jam took them before congress. that was in 1994. jam members on capitol hill after finding out ticketmaster added a service charge to its tickets. jam fans are teenagers who do not have the money to pay $30 and more than it's often charged for tickets today complained tried to get promoters to cap ticket prices and other venues. with no luck. there's no one who even comes close to ticketmaster's strength. it's reached its muscle, its ability. to sell the volume of tickets that it has to ticketmaster in the past has blamed high demand billions of ticket requests for crashing its website, also a possible cyber attack and increased boat traffic for its problems denying any deception or questionable ticket practices. rhiannon andrea alright, derek. thank you coming up actor jeremy renner's new video following that
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and the wasp. interesting man was arrested over the weekend accused of attacking his girlfriend in a new york cab. police say majors was the one to call 911 saturday morning to report concern about his girlfriend. but when officers arrived, the 30 year old woman claimed major slapped her and put his hand on her neck, allegedly causing minor injuries , including a laceration behind her ear, bruising on her neck and substantial pain. police arrested majors, charging him with strangulation, assault and harassment. but as attorneys claimed the woman was having a quote emotional crisis, adding, they're collecting evidence that will clear major's name, including witness testimony from the cab driver. video footage from inside the car and written testimony from majors. girlfriend allegedly recanting her allegations. in the meantime , the army says it won't be showing his face in its ads anytime soon, spokesperson saying while mr majors is innocent until proven guilty,
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prudence dictates that we pause our ads until the investigation is complete. majors was arraigned and released over the weekend. he is due back in court in may. actor jeremy renner has posted a new video as he recovers from his snowplow accident. he was seen walking for the first time on an anti gravity treadmill runner needed multiple surgeries. he says he can now walk with about 40% of his weight on his leg to see that coming up more march madness history being made plus attention. shoppers the by attention. shoppers the by nothing movement picks up steam. ♪ rich, indulgent chocolate with a luscious caramel filling. with love from san francisco. ghirardelli caramel squares.
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sending thefit ever final four.s to them. san diego state defeated creighton after referee called a foul with one second left. the free throw put san diego state ahead by one point. creighton's coach reacted to that late call. it doesn't take away and i won't allow it. to take away from what these guys have accomplished. he went with class and you lose with class and that's what we're going to do. we had opportunities. yes pn says only 37 out of the 20 million brackets on their website picked the final four. correctly three of the four schools are making their first ever final four appearance. as for the women's tournament, l s u and i will punch their ticket to the final four. the last two spots will be determined tonight. next, a growing number of colleges are eliminating the conventional a through f grades for freshman supporters of the movement, told npr that many students get so preoccupied with grades. they don't actually learn much. this idea could help solve that problem, but critics call it a college level versions of participation trophies. next
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new details on the controversy involving michelangelo's statue of david and a school in florida. get this a museum in italy is now stepping into the fray. officials in florence have invited parents and kids from that tallahassee charter school to come see the statue. the school's principal was actually forced out last week after failing to notify parents before teaching sixth graders about the nude statue. next a growing trend among shoppers, the by nothing trend by nothing. groups are getting popularity online and in apps, the hyper local communities are posting free items at sites like facebook marketplace or freecycle. it's where people donate or swap everything from furniture to baby gear and gardening tools, and it's all free estimated that about 1000 items are exchanged every day globally on freecycle , and that's about equivalent to how much goes into a mid sized landfill every day. so it's not going to solve our global waste problem, but it's something easy that everybody can participate in and later on, good morning
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