breaking overnight, terror at a texas mall. a deadly shooting sends crowds running for safety in el paso. what police have learned at the scene. and emotions spill into the courtroom in buffalo the shocking moment the brother after victim rushes the supermarket shooter at his sentencing. >> the judge also condemning the gunman addressing fears of toxic f f fallout, the head of the epa

president biden to address the objects shot down from the sky. and michael jordan's slam dunk donation to the make-a-wish foundation early today starts right now >> good morning. i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. we begin with breaking news. trage tragedy in el paso one person is dead and three injured at cielo vista mall. police received calls of an active shooter in the food court. the shooting happened right next to the walmart where a gunman killed 23 people in 2019 police have two suspects in custody, including the suspected shooter. a motive is unknown. just days after the deadly

shooting at michigan state university, students returned to the scene to recover belongings they left when they ran for their lives monday tributes poured in for the three students killed. arielle anderson, brian fraser, and alex verner, a high school athlete, known for her kindness. five others are still in critical condition hundreds of students gathered to protest gun violence at michigan's capital on wednesday. >> and the sad part is i only feel protected to come here today because i know there are important people here. why can't i feel that safe regardless it's only getting worse. it won'tget better unless we start change, and that starts with you it doesn't start with me i can't do anything. i'm 20 and i'm broke. i can vote exactly. i can vote but my vote won't matter if you guys don't do anything about me

putting you there. >> later this morning, police are expected to hold a press conference on the ongoing investigation. now to new york where the man responsible for a hate-filled rampage that claimed the lives of ten black people at a buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison. inside the courtroom emotions were running high. here's rahaima ellis >> my brother was one of the victims of this senseless massacre >> reporter: in the courtroom, victims victims' families facing down a convicted gunman >> do i want you to die? no >> reporter: but also pain >> you have shattered a lot of lives. >> reporter: there was anger >> i will hurt you so bad. >> reporter: and rage too overwhelming to bear this was the moment the sister of 72-year-old catherine massey got up to speak. >> you don't know a damn thing about black people we're human.

>> we want our kids to go to good schools we love our kids we never go in no neighborhoods and take people out. >> reporter: her brother charged at this gunman guards quickly subdued him while peyton gendron was ushered out of the courtroom for a few minutes. massey was devoted to community and family and wrote about the need for gun safety one year before her whole life was stole bin stoleen by gun violence. gendron was convicted of targeting african-americans in a buffalo supermarket and apologized >> i did a terrible thing that day. i shot and killed people because they were black. >> reporter: the judge was not moved. >> there is no place for you or your goernts, hateful and evaluate ideologies in a civilized society. >> reporter: the gunman was given ten life sentences, one for each of his victims. now if convicted of federal hate

crimes he could get the death penalty. back to you. >> rahaima, thank you. new developments this morning. nearly two week afcs after that train derailment in ohio, epa administrator michael regan is set to travel to the town today while calls are heating up for congressional investigation into the incident brie, what can we expect from these latest actions by the federal government >> reporter: good morning. since the train derailment, the residents of east palestine have struggled to get concrete answers about whether it's safe to return to the town they were forced to evacuate now epa administrator michael regan will travel to east palestine today to assess the ongoing response to the crisis >> we understand some of the anxiety of the community but we with the community. we're going to hold this company accountable. and we're going to be here until

this problem is cleaned up, for the homes that have had their water tested by the state, and if they have been cleared, i would drink the water. if my home had not been tested, i would have concerns, and i would reach out to the state and the federal government and get my home tested >> reporter: meanwhile, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are demanding more information about the cause and lasting effects of this crisis several senators, including sherrod brown and j.d. vance of ohio are calling for an investigation into the derailment it remains to be seen whether a potential hearing would focus on the actions of rail operator norfolk southern or the federal government's response to the incident they also sent a letter to the ceo of norfolk center. in it, the senator asked that the company expand its financial reimbursement area to include all residents of east palestine, rather than just the one-mile area of the evacuation perimeter. frances? >> brie jackson for us, thank you.

the tennessee national guard says two of its members were killed in a helicopter crash a doorbell camera capturinmomenr went down near huntsville, alabama during a training mission flight the chopper crashed along a highway. the two guardsmen were the only onc ones on board. no one on the ground was hurt. we may soon get more clarity on the mysterious objects blasted out of the sky president biden plans to deliver his most extensive remarks yet about the objects the military recently shot down and is expected to explain how his administration is forming new rules to deal with similar objects in the future. the exact timing has not been set, but the remarks could come as soon as today meanwhile, the defense secretary discussed this issue in an interview courtney kube. >> reporter: defense secretary lloyd austin sitting down for his first interview since the u.s. shot down a chinese spy

balloon and three other objects over north america has anyone claimed ownership of the last three >> no, they haven't. >> reporter: now they believe they were not hostile, but austin defended the recommendation to take them out. >> the safety and security of the american people is always foremost in our minds. >> reporter: the decision, he says, made because the objects threatened commercial aviation and may have been collecting intelligence objects like these likely over u.s. skies for years but going undetected is this something the american people have potentially been in danger from for years and have not known it >> we don't know how frequently these things may or may not have appeared in our airspace we're learning a lot more about that >> reporter: the fact that the u.s. military didn't know about these until recently, is that a th intelligence failure a military failure >> it's how you use your radar they recently made some adjustments on their radars and opened up the aapp the app tourd

are analyzing things differently. it's a bit more difficult to collect or slow-moving objects like a balloon >> reporter: china insisting that its balloon flew over the o u.s. accidently and in response to u.s. measures it had take counter measures austin acknowledged recent tensions with china have heightened with his counterpart. >> when something happens they tend to shut down their military channels of communication. i think that's dangerous, but it won't stop me from continuing to encourage them to open up the line of communication. i think that's the right thing to do. >> reporter: as to whether the u.s. could end up shooting down more objects, austin said the government needs more information about what the first three targets were >> and our thanks to courtney for that report. here to track more severe weather is angie lassman

>> we had a couple reports of hail, strong winds across the south here over the past 24 hours and we potentially could see more of that as the system works its way to the east. we have snow stretching toward the four corners, the storms that have already fired up some of these watches and warning already this morning and these likely will be something we'll see through the day today. 29 million people impacted by winter alerts. so there will be some snow a couple inches of it. travel will be a little difficult stretching from the four corners to the midwest. right now we're watching parting of the south and extending into much of the midwest to be dealing with the potential for strong to severe storms. the impact also remainparts of t

back in the midwest, chicago ending up 34 degrees with snowshowers. and that system, guys, is going to eventually work its way to the east and bring a brief cool down. i know it's been so nice across the northeast, we'll have a bit of a break from that here. i'll tell you that coming up >> i'm ready for to be cold. >> not going to snow might as well be pleasant. michael jordan breaks another record as he celebrates turning 60 and the moment alex murdaugh realizes he is the murder suspect. realizes he is the murd suspect. from the world's #1 sg nerve care company. nervive contains alpha lipoic acid to relieve occasional nerve aches, weakness and discomfort. try nervivenerve relief. i love my hardwood floors. but honestly, i didn't really know how to take care of them. that's until i found swiffer wetjet wood. it's specially made for wood floors with a microfiber-like pad that's really soft. and it sprays with a light mist that dries in half the time.

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moment alex murdaugh first learns he's only-known suspect in his wife and son's murders. >> did you feel maggie >> did i kill my wife? >> no, i didn't. >> do you know who did >> no, i do not know who did it. >> did you kill paul >> no, i did not kill paul >> do you know who did it? >> no, sir, i do not know who did it >> reporter: the interview with the investigator took place at a slid office two weeks after the murders. they believed guns owned by the family were used to commit the murders. murdaugh offers no visible response murdaugh also confronted about his alibi story, whether he was in or near the crime scene after dinner, which he again denies. >> at 9:00 >> yes, sir. >> no, sir not if my times are right. >> reporter: also on tape, emotional moments as murdaugh asks for details about whether his wife and son suffered and

who was killed first >> did either one of them live after they were shot the first time >> not long. the shooting happened very quickly. i very quickly. >> is this one person? two persons? three persons? >> reporter: on cross, the defense attacking points head in the video, calling out missteps such as no dna tests done on maggie and paul's clothing at murdaugh's mother's house, it wasn't searched for weapons or evidence until three months after the crime. >> would you agree there was an opportunity missed >> probably, yes >> reporter: and the admission

that investigators used deception tactic, even give misstatements to the grand jury that indicted him. >> i'm allowed to use trickery to elicit a spresponse, yes. >> and you're allowed to do it, and you did it >> yes >> reporter: they say his inconsistent statements about his alibi put him at the center of their case. they had no other credible leads. >> do you think i killed maggie? >> i have to go where the evidence and the facts -- >> i understand that >> reporter: inside the courtroom, tensions between the state and defense attorneys reaching a high point in the trial so far prosecutors say they plan to wrap their case sometime on thursday the defense eager to present their first witness on friday. >> our thanks to catie for that report still to come, he is known for smashing nba titles. now michael jordan breaks another record with a massive charitable donation. but first, we'll go under the sea. a new look at the live action little mermaid movie live action

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temperatures in the 40s and evenings in the 20s bring about the production so that literally is the trickle down effect of it being milder >> i had no idea there was a syrup season for better or worse, the record warmth isn't going anywhere. >> i'm not surprised by that there are numerous implication when is we have these really warm winters, agricultureal, things like mosquitos, they hatch earlier. but there is some cooler air on the way with that system working through the mid section of the country. by the time saturday rolls through you'll wake up to a ke cooler morning meanwhile, sunny, miled in florida. warmer in parts of the southeast and a gorgeous day as we head into the upcoming workweek >> thank you she is shining bright like a

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