morning tree crashing onto a school, a student injured just one of the scenes after extreme weather, hitting both coasts. heavy winds popping out skyscraper windows and in the upper midwest, snow collapsing the roof of this small the conditions expected today yet another close call on the runway at a major u. s airport involving commercial planes, just as the faa holds a safety summit today. you hear the air traffic controllers response to the latest runway scare. a new investigation into the collapse of silicon valley bank, the bank that triggered a multiday scare across the financial markets. the question now did any executives get bonuses or sell

stock knowing the bank was in trouble? a top expert tells us. what's next seaweed blob has arrived. florida bracing for a 5000, mile wide seaweed bloom, but scientists are saying about the impact plus a new twist in the lawsuit over a popular restaurant chains. chicken wings and artificial intelligence just got more real. the upgrade for chat gpt how it performed on the s, a t and the bar exam. abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good wednesday morning, everyone i'm really in an alley andrew denver , we begin with new images showing the power of the storm, slamming both the east and west coast. california's governor has expanded the state of emergency as they brace for more flooding, possible mudslides and feet of additional snow from another atmospheric river. across this country. extreme weather has delayed travel and left hundreds of thousands without power. this morning people in southern california staring down another

atmospheric river, heavy rain, strong winds and more snow. nearly 300,000 power outages reported overnight in northern california. a massive redwood tree fell on his bay area elementary school, a girl inside suffering a head injury. i did check in with the teacher and she happened to be in the classroom at the time, so i was able to support students and then just checking in with her after two and she's doing okay in downtown san francisco wind gusts nearing 90 mph, apparently shattering windows firefighters forced to close the streets. 40 stories down below. this is something that is unusual, but we're also experiencing highly unusual weather in southern california, a rare high risk alert for flash flooding. some mountain towns could see three more feet of snow in the coming days. the snowpack in parts of the state already nearly 300% above normal. it's remarkable video from lake tahoe, showing what appears to be sky high snow tunnels around this home. the danger of heavy snow also on display in minnesota, where the

roof of this mall in duluth collapsed. oh, oh, my god. meanwhile in the northeast that completely over the interstate first nor easter of the season dumped nearly three ft of snow in parts of upstate new york and interior new england really heavy, really heavy snow heavier than usual. moving. it feels like you know, it's a workout. meanwhile, severe weather is blamed for one hiker's death and utah 11. others had to be rescued. we'll check today's forecast in just a few minutes. the other big story we're following this morning in aviation safety summit is being held by the faa after a series of near misses at major airports , and we just learned about another one. this morning. another close call between two planes is under investigation. the faa says a republic airways flight across the wrong runway at reagan national airport after united flight had been cleared to take off from that same runway. air traffic control is heard alerting the united pilot clearance. take off take off

that makes at least seven close calls this year alone, including one at new york's jfk airport, where a delta pilot had to slam on the brakes plane crossed theg runway. 1943 cancel takeoff plans 1943 cancel takeoff. french rejecting alright analysts say these cases show the industry can't keep up with the post pandemic travel boom. staffing will be one issue of discussion at the faa safety summit today being attended by leaders across the industry. how concerned are you? i'm very concerned. we watch these things very closely. if you look at the last decade or so you would see between 10 and 20 times a year. typically that this would happen this year. we're on track to have more. in 20, and even one is one that i would not like to see happen. the head of the faa says today's summit is focusing on warning signs and how to make

things safer. us is blaming russia for a collision that caused the loss of an american surveillance drone. the us aircraft like this one was flying over the black senior ukrainian officials say it was intercepted by russian jets. they say one of the jets collided with the drone, damaging its propeller and forcing the pentagon to crash it into the water. u s. air force official says it's believed the collision was unintentional and just pure incompetence on the part of the russian pilot. russia denies the there was any collision. we turn now to the baking banking industry and a new investigation into the silicon valley bank failure. regulators want to know whether executives got bonuses and sold stock knowing that the bank was in trouble is lindsey watts has more on this developing story, lindsay good morning. brianna and good morning to you. we have learned the justice department and the sec are launching investigations into the collapse of silicon valley bank. they'll be looking into whether any of the banks executives got unusual bonuses. they'll also look for

evidence of insider trading. the bank ceo reportedly sold millions in stock just two weeks before the banks collapse. but it's not clear if there was any wrongdoing. a former sec official says the investigation will focus on the timeline. the s, e. c e and the department of justice. both movie interested in who knew what? when normally , the sec and the other stock exchanges look at insiders of the company to see you know, maybe they had some unusual trading. experts say higher interest rates played a big role in the banks collapsed. and now some analysts expect the federal reserve will hold back on raising interest rates again when it meets next week. policy making 101 is if there's a lot of uncertainty, and there's a boatload of uncertainty. uh you air on the side of being more accommodative, and that would argue for no rating crusade.

most experts say the banking system is safe and the failures of silicon valley and signature banks were due to their own mismanagement. still the moody's rating agency has downgraded the entire banking system. it says conditions in the industry are rapidly deteriorating, rhiannon . alright lindsay. thank you. for that. federal prosecutors are investigating a crypto currency that is linked to former trump advisor steve bannon. it follows an abc news investigation into allegations of mismanagement. the crypto has lost 95% of its value to a long fight for justice. a man behind bars for decades in ohio and sent to death row is getting a new trial after major questions were raised about the evidence against him. abc is andrew fuji explains. this morning as cincinnati death row inmate who's claimed his innocence for decades is getting a new chance at freedom. sorry for the family , but i'm a victim as well. and my life has been tooken 70 year

old elwood jones was sentenced to death for the 1994 murder of rhoda nathan, who was found beaten to death inside a cincinnati hotel room. but a judge recently overturned jones's conviction ordering a new trial after finding the prosecution withheld evidence, including eyewitness accounts of other potential suspects. justice for rhoda nathan doesn't mean convicting and trying to execute somebody who didn't kill her. the prosecutor rinses her office did nothing wrong, saying the opinion of one trial court judge operating beyond her authority does not change. that fact. jones is now living at his sister's home with a gps monitor . he spoke out yesterday sharing how is spent part of his 27 years in prison, making quilts and stuffed animals, given the people who have helped reached out and helped me in. this is just my way of saying thank you. meanwhile in florida, a different fight for justice making headlines after 34 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit sydney holmes

walked out of prison, a free man judge throwing out his 400 year sentence for armed robbery. all along, he maintained his innocence, leading to the case being reopened. officials then confirmed homes did have an alibi and a witness had misidentified him for elwood jones back in ohio. his new trial is set for next february. andrew rhiannon, andrea thank you. it is time now for your wednesday, weather forecast. well good morning, and today's community is going to be a messy one. with this, nor easter, still continuing to make its way up the new england coast and those winds are continuing. in fact, if you're towards the coast of boston and portland around that i 95 quarter, i wouldn't travel today and expect some more power outages. speaking of power outages, you've got him on the west coast . you're still dealing with rain, with the san joaquin valley, looking at some flooding

potential folks. be careful for accuweather meteorologist michelle macleod. new win for alec baldwin in the rust movie set shooting case. first new crash tests raising concerns about the safety of some popular suvs and former nfl star michael irvin releases surveillance video in $100 million lawsuit against marriott hotels what he says the video shows.

can do to help you get to sleep tips. you need gm a this week. if you've ever been on the beach that had a huge abundance of this, uh it's not fun. iraq's that uses up the oxygen water smells like rotten eggs. a huge blob of seaweed. we're talking 5000 miles wide, has started

washing up on florida's east coast. scientists say the seaweed negatively impacts the environment. when it starts rotting. it can cause everything from breathing problems to irritation to the skin and the eyes. but one expert said the biggest impact may actually be on tourism. new crash tests are focusing on suv safety ford explorer is one of only four midsize suvs to earn a good safety rating for backseat pastures. tesla's model, why i in the mustang mach e and the subaru accent were the others among those that got a poor rating. the honda pilot and jeep wrangler and grand cherokee experts say some new safety features in the front seat haven't made it to the back seat just yet. nfl hall of famer michael irvin is fighting back after being accused of sexual misconduct inside a hotel. he's released surveillance video that he says proves he's innocent. and he's now filing a $100 million defamation lawsuit. here's a b cs lionel moise. i totally deny saying that i totally denies that. this morning, former dallas cowboys

wide receiver michael irvin is on defense releasing surveillance video of his encounter with a hotel employee who later accused him of sexual misconduct. so thankful for those witnesses. i'm so thankful for this video for this video. because without it yeah, yeah. just don't know where this work would have gone. irvin and his attorneys say this video from the renaissance in phoenix shows he did nothing wrong, making it public. after obtaining a copy. you can see the two talking and at one point, irvin is seen briefly touching the woman's elbow before the ultimately shake hands and part ways in a court filing attorneys for marriott international, the owner of the hotel, claimed that interaction made the employee visibly uncomfortable alleging ervine asked her a sexual question and tried to grab her hand. the accusation led to the nfl and espn, canceling irvin's tv appearances during super bowl

coverage that week. i said what what happened when you sexually assaulted somebody? so who win? what? nobody was in my room? well. don't worry about it. go home attorney also focusing on another hotel employee who he claims appeared angry because they know that any rational person can watch this and see this is either a set up. or after the fact invention or something. but the hotel, insisting the facts will ultimately show that ervin made unwelcome sexual advances against a female employee has filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against the woman listed as jane doe as well as marriott international. the hotel says the employee did not know who irvin was, and that it followed procedure for addressing sexual harassment claims. rhiannon andrew lionel. thank you. coming up next, a wild car crash into a fountain. also ahead and upgrade for chat. gpt raising even more

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gets an upgrade. raid. the new version of chat, gpt gpt four is out this morning. it can summarize articles, craft jokes and even decipher images. for example, it can tell us that if the strings in this image were cut, the balloons would fly away . chat gpt has sparked controversy since it's released last year, its ability to produce complex responses to questions was quickly exploited by students to produce convincing essays for homework assignments. and when it comes to standardized tests, gpt four goes even further scoring in the 93rd percent. tile on a simulated s 80 reading exam and in the 90th percentile on a simulated bar exam. the previous version could pass the bar but scored in the bottom 10% and while the company behind chat gpt calls it a powerful tool, imagine giving 1/5 grader a personal math tutor with unlimited time and patience. it's a great tool to bring learning to everyone. the program isn't without flaws, with previous versions, exhibiting offensive behavior and putting out false

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>> oh my god. the tree. oh my god. reggie: now it 5:0 soil mixed with high wind proves to be destructive. several instances of toppled trees, and the cleanup is morning. >> it was not just trees coming down. in san francisco glass window panels were seen ripping off of a high-rise and shattering on the streets below forcing emergency crews to issue a shelter-in-place. reggie: the number of power outages remains high. the plans to address the mess of service interruption. good morning, it is march 15. >> a lot to get to and we are checking in with group. -- withdrew. drew: it was just a wicked afternoon but thankfully we have a break today. here is live doppler 7, quite a different picture and we are dry.