here is andrew dymburt. andrew: buried alive. snowboarder ian stiegler, found upside down under feet of snow on mount baker, washington. only his board visible. >> are you all right? can you hear me? andrew: francis zuber fatefully crossing his path, able to claw out the snow and revealed the snowboarder's face. >> can you breathe? andrew: the two reuniting, telling their story to gma. >> i was waiting for my friends to get to make, having confidence they were going to get there. and tn when they didn't and they started radioing me, i could not respond to them, because my arms were bound. at that point i realized i was in a lot of trouble. andrew: we will have more on this rescue at 7:00 a.m. i am andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. reggie: that is a lot to go through. i'm curious where he got that shovel. kumasi: i mean, smart. reggie: yeah. thank goodness he came along. coming up, issues in antioch. the investigation that is having an impact on police service there. >> former president donald trump, now the first president to b

kumasi: andrew dymburt tells us victims of a recent kidnapping were carpooling to mexico in an area underontrol of a powerful drug cartel andrew -- powerful drug cartel. andrew: the fbi is investigating a video of the abc was not able to verify overnight. >> we will push mexico to bring those responsible to justice. andrew: mexican officials to find the 4 americans. one of the victim's they spoke to him the day before he was kidnapped. his mother -- mcgee's said her daughter traveled to mexico to get a brazilian butt left. -- butt >> that advice . andrew: avoid making yourself a target by leaving your flashy jewelry at home. andrew dymburt, abc7news, n york. reggie: a warning for people in half moon bay. a mountain lion has been seen lingering around hiking trails during daylight. people living along railroad avenue have been catching glimpses of the big cat right on their doorsteps. sheriff's deputies are warning visitors to the trail to be cautious. the first siding happened friday. we have the doggy door closed and we are trying to keep the kid out indoors. he or hanging out while the

andrew dymburt, abc news new york.e: berkeley unified will hold a virtual public meeting on a proposal for paying reparations to students. they prepare for a second day of meetings in sacramento. lena howland is in the newsroom with reaction to the proposal that could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars >> the nine-member task force has been traveling the state to learn about generational impacts around issues like housing discrimination, over policing, and discrimination. more than 2.5 times annual budget. that amount is not a pri but rather it's meant to better understand just how much these communities have lost over hundreds of years. >> it just helps people understand the magnitude of the damage that was done to these communities. and from there we can have a congress about what some of the solutions should look like. >> internalizing and integrating what we have learned. >> that was estate attorney speaking on the first state of california's reparation task force meeting up in sacramento. other advisor

andrew dymburt has the very latest on a busy sunday. andrew: switzerland's two largest banks have announced a merger. ubs agreeing to buy credit suisse. >> ubs intends to downsize credit suisse investment banking business and align it with our conservative risk culture. andrew: the fed chair jerome powell and treasury secretary janet yellen released a joint statement saying we welcome the announcement by the swiss authorities today to support financial stability. and late today, the world's central banks said they are working to stabilize banks by pumping more u.s. dollars into the global financial system so it is available to borrow, something that was also done during the 2008 financial crisis. this all comes amid concerns over the u.s. banking system after the u.s. government took control of silicon valley bank and signature bank in an effort to ease customer spheres. billionaire investor warren buffett has been in talks with officials from the bite and ration to offer a cash lifeline to those struggling institutions. >> warren buffet

andrew dymburt has that. >> this is our crew of misfits. ailors say they are lucky to be arrived. their once-in-a-lifetime trip nearly ended in disaster when a whale sank their vote. they were 13 days into their three week earning. captain rick rodriguez and his crew were eating lunch when they heard a bang and then saw whale gushing blood. >> it was purely an accident. they can sometimes be coming up quickly to get a breath of air, and when there is a boat in the way this type of accident can occur. andrew: with the vessel sinking quickly, the crew gathered supplies, jumped into a lifeboat, and activated a gps. the captain sent frantic text to a friends saying they are they hit a whale and are going down. the crew was adrift when they're finally spotted by another sailboat. >> these people were extremely lucky. they had all the safety equipment they needed on board and were able to call for help and get help in a timely manner. andrew: andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. reggie: what about the whale? kumasi: what type of whale was it. how i

we will have more on the days before the murder with your gma first look, i'm andrew dymburt. kumasi: pope francis marks 10 years as head of the catholic church. celebrations taking place where he has lived since he became pope. he says he would step down if his health got in the way of his duties. he also -- reggie: the investigation into why a pilot jumped out of his plane to parachute as the plane crashed. kumasi: still trying to dig out of the snow with more o ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you can beat it! ♪ visit youcanbeatit.org or call 833-422-4255 to ask for medication to treat covid-19. ldg a tteray area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> the entire community is inundated. reggie: a levy break in monterey county causing damage to hundreds of homes and businesses. >> $75,000. reggie: the race to clean up and rebuild ahead of wet weather. >> dreams are something you h to believe in. i almost gave up. kumasi: emotional speeches, first-time winners and the fashion we are checking in or recap. good morning. it is monday, march 13. reggie: let's check in with meteorologis

andrew dymburt has the details. chat gpt upgrade open ai, the company behind chat gpt out with its latest innovation, chat gpt 4. >> we are really at the beginning of seeing the impact that this is a sign of another way that the impact is likely to ramp up and we will see it affect people more in their daily lives. andrew: snapchat nai supposedly safer for teens but when jeffrey fowler tested it out the conversation turned inappropriate at times. >> i asked it, can you give me some advice on what kind of year to have at my 15 for they party it did not stop it from giving me advice that was not appropriate for a 15-year-old. andrew: we will see if this emerging technology is safe for teenagers. reggie: president biden will finish his west coast tour in las vegas and he will focus on health care focusing on lowering prescription drug prices a day after novo nordisk announced plans to slash insulin prices. yesterday nla the president signed an executive order on gun control imposing universal background checks, increase