is it time's up for tiktok the house overwhelmingly approvaling a bill that could

lead to a ban on the popular social media and we're live in d.c. with why the path won't be so easy through the senate haiti on the brink, as violent gangs rampage across the country. the u.s. is sending a team of marines to secure the u.s. embassy. a live report on the race to restore peace. a discount retailer cashing out in hundreds of communities why family dollar is closing nearly a thousand stores across the country. hungry for faster fast food? how popular chains are cutting down on your order time. and the 7-year-old star who's even got queen bey buzzing. the heartwarming message from beyonce to an aspiring young singer that's sure to start your morning on a high note it's pie day, march 14th "early today" starts right now good to be with you, i'm frances rivera we begin with a battle over the most popular social media apps the house has voted

overwhelmingly to present a bill that could ban tiktok in the united states. hi, brie lawmakers say this bill does not actually ban tiktok. >> good morning, frances more than two-thirds of the house voted in support of this legislation, which would give the chinese parent company bytedance six months to divest from tiktok. lawmakers say the problem is that tiktok poses a national security risk as long as it's owned by a foreign adversary >> tiktok is a threat to our national security because if is owned by bytedance, which does the bidding of the chinese communist party. we know this because bytedance leadership says so and because chinese law requires it. >> this bill is not a ban, and it's not about tiktok. it's about bytedance >> now tiktok has said this bill would result in a ban of their app in the u.s., and the company insists that the chinese government has no access to its american users' information.

tiktok says there are 170 million american users, including 7 million small businesses some of those creators spoke out on capitol hill. >> this app is so much more than just an app for dumb tiktok dances >> you will be destroying small businesses like us this is our livelihood if you pass this bill, you will be destroying the american dream. >> now this bill goes to the senate where it is unclear if it has enough support to pass senate majority leader chuck schumer has not committed to bringing it up for a vote, yet president biden has said he would sign the bill if it does reach his desk frances? >> what a change this would be fb if thathappens former president trump is expected to appear in a courtroom in florida over the classified documents found at his mar-a-lago estate. his lawyers are expected to argue that the charges should be

thrown out because of the presidential records act meanwhile, a judge in georgia has dismissed six charges in the presidential election interference case. the former president has denied any wrongdoing in michigan, jury deliberations have begun in the case of james crumbley, father of ethan crumbley. he is charged with involuntary manslaughter >> james crumbley was presented with the easiest, most claglari opportunities, to prevent the deaths of these four students, and he did nothing >> a key issue that they will consider is how crumbley stored the gun, which was purchase add f purchased a few days before. a death of a transgender

teenager has been rule d a suicide. a full report is expected later this month benedict died a day after a fight at the high school and reportedly told his mother he faced bullying over gender identity the family did not return a request for comment on the autopsy report u.s. marines have been sent to haiti to guard the embassy in port-au-prince criminal gangs vie for power let's go now to claudio lavanga who's following developments for us what do we flow aknow about the marine's mission >> reporter: good morning, frances. the u.s. military said in a statement that an anti-terrorism security team which is an elite unit has been sent to protect the embassy while it's still open and to allow known

emergency personnel there to leave the country. now the statement also said this is a common and routine practice worldwide, but as you know, there's nothing common or routine in haiti right now the prime minister of heighty is currently in puerto rico after he's not allowed to return to his country as armed gangs are taking over the city he said he's ready to resign as soon as a transition council and temporary leader is appointed. now u.s. officials said on tuesday they expect a, or they hope that a transition council will be appointed by today, but the leader of the armed gangs that are trying to violently seize control of the city and the country, he's better known by his nickname, "barbecue", he doesn't agree with the plan and it appears he is trying to seize control for himself and seize control of the country now he said in an interview to reuters that he and his armed gangs are not carrying out a peaceful revolution but a bloody

revolution back to you, frances >> claudio, thank you. new this morning, 160 days into the hamas-israel war. senate majority leader chuck schumer will give what his office is calling a major address on a pathway to peace between israelis and palestinians he will specifically address a two-state solution to the conflict the new york democrat has long been a supporter of israeli policies and later today a ship carrying aid is expected to arrive to the gaza strip the ngo, world central kitchen will deliver nearly 200 tons of much- much-needed food after getting a launch license from the faa spacex is expected to launch its third starship test flight later this month later this morning, i should say. the company aims to reach further than the two previous prototype flights which had mixed results before being destroyed after takeoff. spacex said it wants to demonstrate new capabilities

with today's flieght, including opening and closing the spaceflight door and transferring fuel. more snow moves into the rockies. angie lassman is tracking how much snow to expect. good morning, angie. >> their is bun'sone's going to doozy out west denver continues to be dealing with heavy snow falling at this hour you can see from fort collins to colorado springs and out west towards vail when it's said and done, 4 to 5 feet denver, anywhere from 9 to 18 inches expected. colorado springs up to 20 inches expected as we get through friday night the system also leaving us with a severe threat, the biggest impacts i think will be the potential for hail but we also could see strong wind gusts as well as a few tornados and that warm air stays in place. we've got really spring-like temperatures happening in places like st. louis cleveland heads to the upper

60s. these temperatures will continue along the eastern seaboard as we get to tomorrow. washington, d.c. at 76 degrees and running nearly 20 degrees above normal tomorrow in new york city with a high of 67. but of course, temperatures will start to moderate out heret midr houston. dallas ends up at 80 degrees albuquerque with plenty of sunshine and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you >> thanks so much, angie today is march 14th. it's it's pie day head over to pizza hut for a buy one get one free large pizza deal all you'll need is the code "free pizza", and taco bell is offering mexican pizza f

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$8 billion they have been struggling to try and attract crash-strapped consumers hit by inflation shares in dollar tree fell almost 14% yesterday on the back of the news, making it its worst day on wall street in more than six months now eli lilly has partnered with amazon to help deliver drugs, including its popular weight loss drug zepbound the platform connects people with an independent telehealth company that can prescribe the drugs. lily says it has seen significant interest in the platform but didn't give specific numbers frances? >> all about the convenience charlotte, thank you now to the race to make fast food even faster the industry is fighting to keep

up with customers' evolving habits, which means less dining in and more mobile orders. how chick-fil-a is trying to change the game. >> reporter: this morning, the race to make fast food even faster is heating up chick-fil-a preparing to open the doors to what it calls a first of its kind grab and go restaurant in new york city. no menu boards no cash register, no dining room there are no tables, no chairs >> no tables, no chairs. this is all about fulfilling the order, preparing food and drink in a very, very fast and seamless way >> reporter: we got an exclusive look ahead of the march 21st opening. here's how it looks, you place your order on the mobile app ahead of time and come into the restaurant, the space just 400 square feet and come over to thisrd would you're watching for your name to move from preparing to ready when you see your name in ready you'll come to the front desk and tell the worker your name.

order for emily. he's going to grab your order for you, hand it off thank you so much. >> my pleasure >> reporter: and you're good to go chick-fil-a believes this is the fastest concept yet. nearly 50% of its orders are mobile orders. and that is high in places like new york turbocharged by the pandemic how important is it to keep up with customers' interests and trends >> chick-fil-a wants to focus on serving the customer in the way that they want to be served. >> reporter: across the fast food industry, dining in has plummeted by 50% since 2019, while dashboard dining, eating in your car, has surged. how do you like to get your food from a restaurant like chick-fil-a? >> drive through, strictly >> reporter: with consumers hungry for food and solitude, a floating drive through is being

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play texas hold'em even got the attention of queen bey herself ellison barber has the aspiring singer's heartfelt message ♪ my mama told me when i was young ♪ >> reporter: 7-year-old zoe ariana was born to perform ♪ i'm on the right track, baby, i was born theis way ♪ >> reporter: stepping into the spotlight last year on america's got talent receiving a standing ovation from the audience, for her performance of lady gaga's " lah t"bor this way." her time on the show kick starting her music journey >> one, two, three >> reporter: zoe's family documenting her incredible talents on instagram to more than 500,000 followers showcasing her ability to learn

songs just from listening to them ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ >> reporter: mastering everything from alicia keys to coldplay to bach. >> we found out she had perfect pitch around age 2 >> when i hear a song or when i, like, look at the music to the song, then i can see the notes in my head ♪ ♪ >> reporter: her latest challenge, learning to play beyonce's hit country song texas hold'em, without any sheet music. >> wow, good job >> reporter: the kindergarten composer beaming whethen she na it zoe's musical mastery catching the attention of beyonce herself. queen bey surprising the super fan with heartfelt bouquet and float. what does the card say will you read it to us >> it says zoe, your rendition

of texas hold'em brought plea so much joy you are brilliant. please keep it up. all my love, beyonce >> reporter: since you have the piano there, is there anything, do you want to play something for us >> sure. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: zoe, i cannot wait to come to your concert one day. you are amazing. >> when her name and her star catapults, remember, you saw her on "early today. amazing. our thanks to ellison for that report and thank you so much for watching today i'm frances rivera i'm frances rivera hope you have a grea (oven ding audio mnemonic)

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