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this morning dust storm nightmare we hear from witnesses who survived this deadly chain reaction crash on a major interstate, more than 70 vehicles crashing what triggered all the chaos. mystery in oklahoma police searching for two missing teenagers find a total of seven bodies on this property. on strike movie and tv writers demanding better pay and benefits walk off the job overnight as their contract expires. what's next for your favorite tv shows and why it's not just hollywood and new york getting hit in the wallet? caught on camera punches fly on this united flight. what the crew says started it. glamour of the met gala. we catch up with rihanna and bring you the
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wildest costumes of the night big surprises from the red carpet. and this morning how. we remember focusing her, gordon lightfoot. york. this is america this morning. good tuesday morning, everyone i'm andrea fujian for rhiannon. i'm andrew denberg, and we begin with that deadly highway pile up in the midwest. the first of six victims was identified overnight and 88 year old woman killed when a dust storm blinded drivers unleashing chaos. it felt like a war zone. this morning. witnesses are describing the chaotic scene along this interstate in illinois thing, er, look at this . what is happening? dust storm is blamed for a multiple vehicle pileup, resulting in at least six deaths and dozens of injuries. man there's so many
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red cars over here involving more than 70 cars, trucks and tractor trailers. we started to hear. um the booms from the gasoline tanks, and it was one right after the other. one driver says she was driving toward the pile up when a motorcyclist warned her to stop after seeing the carnage ahead. e dust. he w c with the dust. and, he said had haad to bust out a couple of , um, windows in the lady's car to pull her out. cars and trucks were piled up on both the north and south bong lanes of interstate 55, south of springfield. old. storm sweeping through central illinois leading 20 visibility conditions. the national weather service says newly plowed farm fields contributed to all that dust. nothing in my 24 year career that i can recall having something as severe, isn't it?
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more than three dozen people were injured, ranging from 2 to 80 years old. some injuries were described as life threatening and a grisly discovery in the search for two oklahoma teenagers who went missing over the weekend. authorities called off the search after finding seven bodies on a rural property near the town of henrietta 14, year old ivy webster and 16 year old brittany brewer were listed as endangered and may have been with a convicted oender the girl but t have not been officially identified yet. we believe that we have found the person's we just are waiting for confirmation, doing everything that we can just in case there's something that is left open. we don't want to miss anything. police say they believe there's no other threat to the community to the economy and a showdown over the debt ceiling, which could affect every american. the treasury secretary is now warning the us could default on its debt next month unless congress raises the debt ceiling . a default could be
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catastrophic for the economy and for people who rely on programs like social security. abc is justin finch has more from washington, where the president wants to meet with congressional leaders. justin good morning. andrea good morning president biden's request for a debt ceiling roundtable with congressional leadership comes less than a week after house republicans passed a bill demanding by they make budget cuts before raising the debt limit. the us treasury again urging lawmakers to do something about the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling since 17 89. the united states has always paid its b on te, and it must continue to do so. treasury secretary janet yellen alerting congress, the agency could begin failing to cover all the nations bills as early as june. 1st. dire deadline amid the ongoing showdown between the white house and the republican led house. president biden drawing a hard line calling on congress to
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raise the debt limit without conditions, er bills and we should do so without reckless hostage taking from some of the mega republicans in congress, opening the door for talks reaching out to mccarthy and other top house and senate leaders for may. 9th white house meeting down, negotiate she ate it. get this off the table. let me tell you, the american people are not going to stand for social security. being up in the air that sit down would come less than a week after house republicans passed a debt limit bill allowing a $1.5 trillion cap increase has passed. that hike only in exchange for nearly five trillion in spending cuts to biden budget priorities, including student debt relief veterans programs and school grants. the president warning that debt ceiling inaction will directly impact american households to higher interest rates, working people middle class and seniors. would pay the
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price and time is ticking. the house says only 12 legislative days left this month, and economists warn a default could plunge the u. s and other nations into severe recessions. andrea justin. thank you, police north of houston, say the man on the run after killing five of his neighbors friday night, was deported four times in the past. francisco oropesa. mexican national allegedly gunned down his neighbors, including a young boy. after an argument over the noise. oropesa was making shooting his a r 15 in his yard. hundreds of officers are searching for him with drones and helicopters. new witnesses are taking the stand today at the civil rape trial of former president trump on the stand yesterday, writer e. jean carroll cited shame and president trump's power as reasons why she did not report the alleged assault to police back in the 19 nineties. she also oh, denied that her allegation was based on an episode of law and order. hollywood where the deadline has
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passed, writers are now walking off the job, demanding better pay and benefits as their industry faces unprecedented change. overnight more than 11,000 film and tv writers went on strike after the writers guild of america and a group representing tv networks and studios failed to agree on a contract, the first to feel the effects of the strike. late night comedy shows like jimmy kimmel live, they cannot produce new episodes without writers. it may be a long time before viewers really feel the impact of a strike because all the major players have such vast libraries of shows the two sides are at odds over. writers pay for shows on streaming services . among other things, the writers say streaming is lack of a regular seasonal calendar has hurt their pay network series typically were 22 episodes or even more. streaming series. our 10 8, sometimes even six or even four episodes. the last writer strike back in 2007.
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experts say that strike boosted reality television, giving a rise to unscripted shows like big brother and the apprentice. you're fired, but the impact of this new strike will go far beyond hollywood and new york. take georgia, for instance, where movie and tv productions pumped more than $4 billion into the local economy last year. georgia is a leader in the in the world, where top three typically production city we're going to feel it more than most other markets and feel it, you know, just as much as new york, or l, a group representing tv networks studios says it's committed to reaching a fair agreement. legendary singer songwriter gordon lightfoot has died more than six decade career included the songs if you could read my mind, and, most famously, the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald.
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let's say. from mission well. that was so dark. james. died in toronto of natural causes prime minister justin trudeau, saying he captured canada's spirit in his music. he was 84 time now for a look at your tuesday weather. morning, the calendar says may the weather says march and that's how it's going to be this week through thursday. cool and blustery, unseasonably cool weather across the northeast, and those winds will give us some travel concerns, not to mention the rain and the rising rivers. we have river flood warnings north of boston and in the tri state area of new york
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city. watch out for water over the roads today and tonight. meantime, a pattern change in the west. cool snow in the mountains, rain in the valleys. even a few thunderstorms this week. um accuweather meteorologist kevin costner in. coming up. flights along the east coast could soon be faster . the changes at the f a, but first the bride is killed on her wedding day hit by a suspected drunk driver. what we're learning about the crash. and the so called godfather of artificial intelligence sounds the alarm about where society coul
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morning america all the royal pageantry on g m a. back now with video. but united airlines passenger being restrained by others after attacking a flight attendant, he allegedly punched a crew member multiple times after being asked to move seats
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before a flight from san francisco to houston. he also allegedly opened the emergency exit. the faa is hoping to make flights along the east coast faster, it's created 169 new flight routes extending into the ocean and gulf of mexico to help avoid traffic. the previous zigzagging routes were put in place when most planes relied on ground based radar. a tragic story from south carolina. a bride was killed on her wedding day by a suspected drunk driver . police say the newlyweds samantha and eric hutchinson, we're in a golf cart, leaving the reception when they were hit by a car driven by a 25 year old woman. a golf cart was thrown more than 100 yards. on their beginning of the golf cart ride , she said. i wish this night could go on forever. she literally ran into my daughter going 65 miles an hour because sam and eric were on the back of the golf cart. and so she basically just grand my child. so awful. the groom suffered serious injuries. the driver is
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charged with vehicular homicide . another expert is sounding the alarm about artificial intelligence and the danger it could pose. it comes as a i gets better at reading people's minds, translating thoughts into text. here's a b c's line employees. this morning as companies race to integrate artificial intelligence into our everyday lives. one man behind that technology, has resigned from google after more than a decade, dr geoffrey hinton, known as the godfather of artificial intelligence, says he stepped down so he can freely discussed the dangers of a i. he tells the new york times he's worried about artificial intelligence, taking jobs from people and also misinformation. with fake videos, photos and texts, saying the average person will not be able to know what is true anymore and he warns, it is hard to see how you can prevent the bad actors from using it for bad things. he joins a growing list of industry experts calling for regulation. elon musk tweeting just yesterday, even benign dependency on automation
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is dangerous to civilization. if taken so far that we eventually forget how the machines work it is, i think, a bigger risk to society. we've been cars or planes are medicine. one recent breakthrough, a non invasive system that can turn our thoughts into text, saying it could one day help people who have lost their ability to speak due to a stroke or paralysis. researchers have also found a i can more efficiently and effectively identify cancer, and we've already seen how programs like chat. gpt can write. speeches answer complex questions and even passed the bar exam. the ceo of the company behind chat, gpt says the advancements are exciting but also terrifying. part of the exciting thing here is we get continually surprised by the creative power of all of society . i think that word surprised, though. it's both exhilarating as well as terrifying to people, i think people should be happy that we're a little bit scared of this. elon musk and hundreds
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of tech experts released an open letter back in march calling for a i to be regulated. as for dr hinton, google commended his work and said it's committed to responsible approach. andrew andrew. alright lionel. thank you coming up a school principal finds a bear in the school dumpster. also ahead, how a mom saved her kids from a massive swarm of bees. (nicole) cats want taste. you want healthy ingredients. let's talk blue tastefuls. (jeremy) luca tends to like food with ingredients that i'm not crazy about. chicken by-product meal or corn, that's just not what i want for luca beans. we've definitely made compromises. (nicole) we sent you blue tastefuls dry food... (jeremy) i was skeptical because luca can be so picky, but she loved it. she ate every last little bit. i feel like she is a happier cat. she's more playful. (nicole) what's for dinner tonight? (jeremy) no more compromises. it's tastefuls from blue buffalo for this little girl. (vo) pick up blue tastefuls available in dry, wet, and singles.
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the car being attacked by the mom and her two kids were attacked by a swarm of bees while taking photos and buckeye valley outside phoenix. my granddaughters are with her. please sd some help. mom rushed to get her kids inside their car while taking the brunt of the stings. people are being attacked by these i just think my daughter, okay? you don't think that the two granddaughters are as well? no i think they're in. i think they're inside the i don't know . i'm trying to get back to her. she just called me to have the foresight to pick them up and get them into the car. under that much dress is really impressive. firefighters responded in rescue gear carrying the children to the fire truck, spraying water and foam into the swarm of bees. the mother taken to the hospital suffering 75 stings, but her children unharmed. we didn't experience any injuries because of the fast actions of the mom. she's really, really the hero of this story. large swarm attacks are rare, but in 2021 firefighters in new mexico had
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to rescue a man when 15,000 bees swarmed his car and in 2016 20,000 bees at worshippers fleeing from a mosque in phoenix if you're ever caught in a swarm , experts say, run in a straight line, cover your face and get inside like that mom did with her kids. you really want to get into place where the bees can no longer get you because they're very good at finding their targets. and they will follow you for a long time potentially, and they will wait for you as well. arizona has been seen as super bloom of flowers attracting more bees couldn't believe that story. glad she's going to be ok. coming up big news from serena williams. the highlights from the glamorous met gala. sometimes, the lows of bipolar depression feel darkest before dawn. with caplyta, there's a chance to let the light shine through. and light tomorrow, with the hope from today. this is a chance to let in the lyte. caplyta is a once-daily pill that is proven to deliver significant relief
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time to check the false and we begin with the glitz and glamour at the met gala. this year's theme was in honor of carla tribute to the late fashion icon karl lagerfeld. jeremy popes outfit featured a huge photo of lagerfeld printed across the train was this jared leto arrived as lagerfeld's favorite feline. the actor was dressed head to toe in a cat costume. check out ariana ali and all black. she was on the red carpet watching and catching up with all the a listers. how does it feel to be here? it's amazing. this is a party like no other first met. i was most excited to see him. he's the moment he came out and those arms i was like, okay, i see what you're doing here is what you're doing here. the night is going to end with very well. will you be able to dance with this? you're going to get down. oh yeah. i'm gonna get down for sure. my shoes come off when i get inside the extravagance, drama, honey, i live for it. how are you feeling? feeling good. good look, i can make it up these
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stairs by myself more from brandon later on good morning america. meanwhile lil nas export silver body paint. it took nine hours to allhatmake.t wasn't a rat. well next big news from serena williams. she showed up at the gala sporting a baby bump. she and her husband are expecting their second child. the retired tennis star made the announcement on instagram before the met gala, saying she was excited that all three of them were invited and next celebrity battle pitting snoop dogg versus ryan reynolds, part of two competing bids to buy the ottawa senators hockey team. the price tag on just a billion dollars. reynolds currently owns a soccer team in the uk and next, it's peace out for aerosmith. that's the name of their upcoming farewell tour begins in philadelphia in september and wraps up in january. aerosmith's members are all in their seventies, and finally we traveled to italy to a special village in sicily, and from above it looks like a person with their arms stretched out. a
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>> [indiscernible] reggie: flight out of sfo at left a passenger attempting to jump out of the emergency exit. kumasi: teachers in oakland preparing for possible strike. the deadline for union leaders and the district to make a deal to avoid picket lines. reggie: writers in hollywood are going to the picket lines. more than 11,000 members of the writers guild of america are striking after negotiations fell apart. kumasi: preparing to take on the los angeles lakers, fans torn over who to root for. what? drew: where are they? kumasi: lebron fans. fine, but where are we

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