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home, protesters blocking highways. what to expect today? >> the disaster in a suburban neighborhood. a massive explosion levels a row of homes. what we're learning about the victims. plus former president trump's daughter, ivanka loses a battle in court over testimony in a fraud case. the utah mother who wrote a book on grief now charged with murdering her husband. her family speaks out. how they're defending her. the clocks go back this weekend. >> most americans oppose changing the clock. so we ask, why hasn't anything been done about it? >> and remembering an apollo astronaut who orbited the moon. what he said about the beauty of space as. york, this is america this morning. >> good friday morning, everyone. i'm andrea fujii in for rhiannon. >> and i'm lionel moise in for andrew. we begin this morning with one of the biggest financial frauds in american

history and the man held responsible has now been convicted. >> sam bankman-fried, the young man who became a billionaire with his cryptocurrency exchange, now faces a possible prison sentence of more than 100 years. abc's alison kosik has reaction to the verdict. >> guilty on all counts. that's the verdict from a federal jury in new york convicting 31 year old former billion heir sam bankman-fried. the founder of the now defunct currency exchange ftx, of one of the biggest financial frauds in us history. >> it's a warning, this case to every single fraudster out there who thinks that they're untouchable. >> the jury taking only four hours to reach their decision bankman-fried with his head down , appeared overcome with emotion as the verdict was read. mr. bankman-fried maintains his innocence. >> and we're going to continue to vigorously fight the charges against him. prosecutors say bankman-fried took billions of ftxs customers money without

their permission and used it to cover losses at his other company, hedge fund alameda research, and to fund his lavish lifestyle, which included a $40 million penthouse in the bahamas , several yachts and daily lunches that cost up to $2,500 a day. >> he spoke to our george stephanopoulos last year. >> are you worried about going to jail? >> there are a lot of things that are worrying me right now. i'm trying to focus on what i can do going forward to be helpful. the trial featured testimony from bankman-fried's ex-girlfriend and former business partner who took a plea deal, telling the court he set up the systems and directed her to take customer money to repay loans. >> bankman-fried took the sand, saying more than 140 times that he could not recall events and denying he knew funds were being used improperly. reacting to the verdict, attorney general merrick garland said it sends a clear message to anyone who tries to hide their crimes behind a shiny new thing they

claim no one else is smart enough to understand. and the justice department will hold you accountable. it's a stunning fall from grace for the young man once celebrated as the golden boy of cryptocurrency who now faces up to 110 years in prison on bankman-fried is scheduled to be sentenced in march. as for those who lost money in ftx, their claims could be tied up for years. andrea. lionel >> alison, thank you. now to the middle east. israeli forces say they've surrounded gaza city, unleashing the fiercest assault yet on hamas targets. it comes as the biden administration pushes for a pause in the fighting. secretary of state antony blinken arriving in israel this morning. tensions are also escalating on israel's northern border. the leader of the iranian backed hezbollah militant group in lebanon is expected to make a rare speech today. the wall street journal reports russia may soon supply hezbollah with an air defense

system. abc's justin finch is here with the latest. justin, good morning. >> andrea good morning. israel is urging thousands of palestina ians to evacuate areas near gaza city where israel believes hamas has set up command strongholds and intricate military infrastructure. the this morning , israeli troops pressing deeper into north gaza. the israeli defense forces says its ground operation is expanding, reporting his troops have completely encircled gaza city and are locked in face to face battles with hamas militants. israel intensifying air assaults on hamas targets across gaza, demolishing densely populated areas. civilian survivors, including children rescued from the rubble. the biden administration calling for humanitarian pauses to allow more aid inside gaza. >> we do not support a cease fire and that that gives time for hamas to regroup. which is something that, again, would put israeli citizens and others in

danger. >> a senior us official telling abc news the us is also flying unarmed mq nine reaper drones over gaza to assist israel with locating more than 200 hostages. hamas is holding captive. secretary of state antony blinken set for more meetings with top israeli leaders today. >> we will focus as well on steps that need to be taken to protect civilians who are in a crossfire of mass making at the south gaza egypt border. >> the white house says 74 americans and their family were among hundreds of foreign nationals to enter egypt through the rafah border crossing in recent days. american maha el-banna, an aid worker from new jersey, now safe and well in cairo, speaking to our maggie rulli. >> i have ptsd. i've been through a lot. if i hear like a loud noise, i jump. i had a panic attack. it's unbearable. so you can't really escape it.

>> on capitol hill, a house republican majority passed a $14 billion israel aid package paid for with money earmarked for the irs. but it also leaves out ukraine defense funding. that bill now likely dead on arrival in the democrat led senate. and the president has vowed a veto. andrea >> justin, thank you. the war is triggering more protests here at home. this rally in philadelphia at a train station was organized by jewish groups demanding a ceasefire. and in north carolina, protesters blocked a highway. one poll found 84% of americans are concerned the us will be drawn into the conflict. >> now to new york and a massive explosion ripping through a suburban neighborhood. state emergency crews responding amid fears of a total collapse overnight. authorities were expected to tear down what's left of this building in new york after a gas explosion leveled a row of homes, injuring at least 15 people. it was an extremely substantial explosion,

extremely substantial. five of the injured people are first responder. police say most of the other ten victims, including two children, are in critical condition. >> the members of service and the police and fire that were injured are not life threatening . >> officials in wappingers falls , north of new york city say the structure that collapsed was a multi-family building with four apartments before saw the explosion. a utility crew was performing what's described as routine maintenance. when the excavator apparently hit a three quarter inch gas line. >> there was an explosion, which we actually felt at the police station and was felt throughout the entire village. >> marcy ward was home with her children down the street. >> well, i was home. i was making lunch for the kids and all of a sudden, the house shook. >> police say they do not believe the explosion was criminal, but the investigation is ongoing. that blast was so serious, the governor deployed state emergency services, ivanka

trump's appeal to avoid testifying in the fraud case against her father's company has been rejected. >> she had argued in part that testifying in the middle of a school week would be a hardship. on the stand yesterday, her brother eric was confronted with evidence that appeared to contradict his earlier testimony about financial documents. both trump brothers blamed their accountants. >> i'm apparently guilty of fraud for relying on my accountants to do wait for it accounting. you pay experts millions of dollars to be experts, and you sign off on what they give you. an and you're liable. >> former president trump will testify next week. now sa has announced the death of apollo astronaut ken mattingly. >> he famously had to be removed from the ill fated apollo 13 mission in because of his exposure to german measles. but he did play a key role in

getting the crew home. he later flew on apollo 16. once saying that he saw so much that was so impressive. he was afraid he couldn't remember it all. mattingly was 87. >> time now for your friday weather. >> good morning. it's going to be cold out there this morning from the northeast states to the gulf coast. states below freezing in charlotte, north carolina, folks, we have frost advisories and freeze warnings from the delmarva peninsula all the way to atlanta, georgia. could be some frost on the windshield to start your day. meantime, a warming trend after a cold start to your friday. this will last into the upcoming weekend. it's going to be nice. meantime this weekend will not be nice in the pacific northwest. a big storm out there with rain and wind, especially saturday. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin corcoran. >> coming up, the fake review scandal at hbo. >> but first, the family of the utah mother who wrote a book

about grief after allegedly poisoning her husband speaks out. how they're defending her. >> and later, a rescue story that will restore your faith in the goodness of kids today

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husband passed away unexpectedly last year. >> so it's march 4th. was a one year anniversary for us, and he was 39. and it completely took us all by shock. >> now, facing murder and drug charges, her family is coming to her defense as a couple. >> they were very much in love. they were very happy. >> they describe her to good morning america as a loving, devoted mom and wife. >> she loves her. her boys way too much to take their father away from them. >> i do not believe in my heart corey could ever are not just kill eric, but kill anything or anyone. it's not in corey. >> but prosecutors say richards laced her husband's cocktail with five times the lethal dosage of fentanyl, and they claim she stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from him. his family saying that prompted eric to change his life insurance beneficiary before his

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