southeast wednesday and then take a lookt this surveillance video from a high school in tennessee. the school damaged by the storm and abc'ss steve osunsami is there for us this morning. good morningsteve. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. this is what's left of the football coach's office at that high school at crockett county highgh in tennessee. it's destroyed. the ceiling is now on t the oor. that hit here on tuesday was an ef-2 or ef-1, actually, with wind speeds of up t to 95 miles an hour, enough to rip the roof off this building and several others here. classes here are now canceled for the rest of this week. >> a tornado warni has been issued. >> reporter: for the second night in a row tornadoes rained down on families in parts of the south. >> it looks liket's almost splitting into two. >> reporter: this one recorded on cell phone tearing through ft. stewart, georgia, the u.s. military base near savannah. sirens and warnings blared on loudspeakers. >> abandon vehicle and trailers. >> reporter: frightened parents and children couldn't believe their eyes. >> oh, my god, ta

of tennessee. linsey davis with the details. >> reporter: this new lawsuits giving some old allegations some new insight. question the way it's handled xual assaults against student-athles. in the case of peytomanning he said he simplply mooned a teammate. when she complained to her supervisor, it wasas dismiss as mely a prank. on the field. >> manning hits the pass. >> reporter: off the fiel >> i'm peyton manning. >> reporter: super bowl champ peyt manning is known for his good-guy image. but thiss morning, questions about his college days are challenging that image. >> touchdown! >> reporter: his allegations resurfaced from a 20-year-old incident. on tuesday, six women filed a new lawsuit alleging the university of tennessss violated title ix. especially with respect to major sports athletes, among thosese majorrthletes mentioned, peyton manning. one of the is dents described in the suit involves naughright. for allegedly placed his bear bottom on herer while she examined her foot in 2006. >> even if it's 20 years old, even if he was in college, i think i resonates in larg

of alabama. we're building a team in tennessee. this is a long, long race and, you know, everybody always understatements me, but it seems to always kind of work out. so we're just going to put one foot in front of the other. >> jeb bush not getting out of an onslaught from him aides say you have little or no chance in south carolina, quote, kasich has consistently supported gutting the military and has no viable path in the palmetto state. your response? >> well, look, you got the bush campaign, i think they spent about $120 million and they've got like four delegates, i mean, they've got blown out of iowa and did poorly in new hampshire so they are spending all their money going negative and when you pound me i'm going to have to defend myself but i think it's sad. i think it's a sad situation when you've got to rely on negative to move voters which they haven't been able to do as opposed to articulating a positive vision. why don't they do that and somebody ask them, well, what are you for and if what you're for isn't selling you got to ask yourself why you're running. at least

unclaimed this morning. we did, however, just meet the winners from tennessee. they showed up to collect their check with their dog in tow. abc's steve osunsami on their sweet and surprising plans for what to do next. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. so far lottery officials here at the tennessee state headquarters have only given the family here a portion of their winnings. the rest will come later but the couple did leave with a nice million or so to tide them over. >> we just wanted a little piece of the pie. now i'm real grateful that we got the big piece of the pie. [ laughter ] >> reporter: this morning john and lisa robinson will have to pinch themselves because it's not a dream. >> i was running down the hallway screaming and crying and i said, you got to check the numbers. >> reporter: numbers her husband says he almost didn't even buy. >> i told her, i said i really don't feel like picking them up but i said i will a stop at the store. >> reporter: he's seen here on a buying the ticket the day before asking for four tickets and telling the cashier to print them individual

peyton manning. coaches at the university of tennessee expected to speak out this morning. >>> amy is live on safari in africa on the great migration. amy, what do you see? >> oh, guy, we ha a beautiful lake of pink as in pink flamingos right behind me and some zebras and wildebeest in theforeground. a couple of months in this crater. so fortunate to be able to bring this to you. hook at them fly. they are gorgeous but we are on animals. we are looking for elephants, black rhinos a lion, some of the hardest to find on safari but you'll see them with us live, so stay with us. we have so much more. this is not a job r me, this is, this is my life. this is my family. being a part of helpin people in need is who i am. working at brookdale for me is not just a job, it's a life for me. i love it. i formed many connections with the residents. i feel like i am part of their family and they're part of mine. if you can get up in the morning, ya know, shake the dust and go up there and make somebody happy, when i go to sleep, i did my job. your body was made for better things than rheumatoid art

the home and so forth. >> reporter: the robinson family from tennessee w w also s sred the $1.5 billion jackpot and came forward in january c absolutely relate. >> now i'm real grateful we got the big piece of the pie. >> reporter: they're telling abc news they're now overwhelmed with total strangers begging for money. a prisoner even filed a handwritten lawsuit suing them for a share of their winnings claiming he gave their daughter money t buy lottery tickets and the family is sending the florida winner some advice this morning saying don't let people pressurere you. have someone else sort youou mail and most importantly, if it fefes wrong, don't do it. the robinson family says they claim their money anonymously and t clock is ticking, michael, on that winner in california. they have 180 days which takes them until july to claim that money. >> well, like they said the secret is out but seem like really sweet people. >> legitimate concerns. >> sh insight into what that feels like. it's not just a huge celebration. >> there's a lot of worry. >> we have a map. we have a a map her

next system that comes through tennessee, lexingtoton, kentucky in through west virginia. here it is, heavy moisture from the gulf of mexico. potentially a blockbuster snowstorto the south, we'll l haha our greatest accumulations, and that's where a winter weather advisory is in effect through this evening. the radar shows snow entering. we have temperatures in the teens and singngle digits. let'get a look at the planner where most of the snow will fall this morning and we'll have a high of 20. >> frorozen pants. you have your pants frozen wle >> you didn't do it for fun. all right. back in to you. >> oh, hello. i wish they were giving us a warning. >> i was begging and you'll see whwhy soon. let's start though -- >> we know something you don't know. >> but you're about to find out. i don't think it's too gross. so we start with some new york news. it is a sure bet on broadway, funny lady bette mler is back confirming she will make a brassy return to the great white way playing the title character in the classic "hello dolly." a little dolly trivia for you. role was originally writte

was split amo winners in chino hills, california, munford, tennessee and melbourne beach, orida. you're looking live at the 7-eleven in chino hills. >> oh, good. >> they left some time ago. >> t they were goinguts last night. >> why did they empty out the store? >> this poor guy. >> no linine. >> t.j. holmes has been all over powerball. he starts us off with a look at what $1.5 billion looks like. >> you like that, guys okay, not long after the drawing last night, one guy out in california realized he had won all of this, $1.6 billion. that's what it looks like. wewell, a couple of hours later he this. he only won about this much because now he last to split before you start crying for him they were all still doing all right, 1.6 billion among three people is still over $500 million apiece w which still puts them ahead of beyoncnce in terms of net worth. guy, we got a fun mning ahead. a lot of numbers, a lot of questions and, robin, i can write you that check for 4 bucks. >> you can cover that for me. you're a good man, t.j. th visual seeing it like that. one of those winning ti

battle against a stalker and a tennessee marriot claiming the hotel made it easy for him to >> this iso humiliating to her and it continues and it's never going to stop. >> reporter: the tv star ghting back tears in a nashville court tuesday as her lawyers describe how michael david barrett found her room number, telling the jury barrett called the marriott of vandnderbilt university with a strange request. >> i'm michael barrett, want a room next to erin anews. that's my request. >> reporter: and theotel did nothing to prevent him from finding the room nu. then failed to notice he removed and altered the peephole on her door to d d it. >> he stands there f f 4 and a half mineses and videos her. >> reporter: but the hotel' lawyers saying barrett pulled a fast one on them. >> he deceived. he coconnived, he stalked. reporter: claiming his criminalehavior was his responsibility, not theirs adding he tried to film andrews in three different hotels over nine months in 2008, always with the same m.o. hotel here, this is jeff, scott and erin andrews, i need to confirm our reservation. >> repor

this we'll see snow from kentucky, tennessee arkansnsas.through from the south and southeast. we have some fog and cloud cover out there. later this evening, pass tough. cold under a mix of high preressure budsds weekend will be windy and warmer as high temperatures finally make it back into the 30s. the snow forecast model l shows a dusting to 1/2 inch of snow - this will be a minor event. today's forecast calls for ouds and a high of 27. the low is 10. tomorrow's high is 20. >> and coming up on "gma," robin in l.a. with will smith. hey, robin. >> hey, george, going one-on-one with will smith. so manyhought he would get a nomination for his role in "concussion" this . what he is saying about the oscars conoversy and what he really thinks needs to change in hollywood. that and a whole lot more coming up. so come on back.. and now i have a choice. for her. for them. and him. a choi to take brilinta. a prescription for people who'veeen hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin ...no more than 100 mg. as it affects how well it works. it's such an impmptant

hills, california, munford, tennessee and melbourne beach, florida. overnight there was a party atmosphere where the winning ticket was sold in california and kayna whitworth is there. >> reporter: it was absole chaos in this chino hills 7-eleven last night. standing room only in here when ththey found outhey had sold o of the winning powerball tickets. now, of course, another was sold in florida and in teessee. but the store owner and his family rushed to the store to a a

this. a teenager if in a tennessee juvenile detention center -- after the beating, the teenager is seen snatching the gun, pointing it at and seeming to pull the trigger. but the gun was not loaded. the 16-year-old managed to escape the facility barefoot. manhunt is under way. he faces attempted murder charges. >>> and the case against a so-called afflnza teen ethan couch, has been transferred to an adult court in texas. he faces up 120 days for allegedly violating his probation. he and his mother fled to mexico where they were arrested in december. he faces decades in prison if he violates her parole again. >>> and now, to the death of harper lee, the famed author of to kill a mockingbird. the novel about a white lawyer in is south who defends a falsely accused black man. lee said she didn't expect the book to sell well. it sold over 40 million copies and counting. harper lee died in her hometown of mobile, alabama. she was 89 years of age. frigid waters in new hampshire friday night. rescuers pulling a woman from the fast-moving merrimack river. near manchester. the woman was hos

in nashville, tennessee and maria, heo, watching probably right now and i got a role, kept doing her plays,s, i did "top dog underdog." i did "othello." "julius caesar" and said if i'm going to do broadway i'd love to do "chchicago" and auditioned for it so here we e are. six-story billboard i times >> exactly. >> it's amazing when you put something that you want to do t there in the universe to seeee maninist itself. >> very proud of you because we were just talking about how difficult it is period to make world. >> youknow, i had a conversation lt nightht actually about this very thing because you spend so much ofour life focused on being a football player and really honin that you really have to start from the beginning of a profession whether it's as an investment adviser or broker or entrepreneur or actor and really understand the roots of it. that's why i got into acting. i really started with rding scripts and, you know, bedtime stories to my children, i mean, that's how you start and jt kind of gre from there and i've really enjoyed it. >> didn't you do some opera? >> no,

like that he said. honestly sometimes i w w in tennessee the time sometimes when you mail something saying tennessee is going to get to california faster than we get to say georgia but cries he goes by airplane to california and because my truck to georgia as i said sometimes he wants a longer get there faster because it goes by air so you know blue texas may not speed up the process but i totally get what you're saying because out those were the seals restocked the mailman and yes i do that from a lady i should say there's nowhere you know the male person charoite the matter. so yeah i've been opal look up the windodo isn't here yet is there yet know i know quite chapel and i don't two that's spinel we had that promote with chris our director in it so how stunning is this i've never seen this design before it's also handcrafted bali island of bali in indonesia indonesia not bali inspired actually made in indonesia for twenty nine dollars no nonsense we've met our criteria how gorgeous know this is the perfect size usese a charm bracelets how pretty thorite when t influences actuall

tennessee, alabama and northern parts of georgia, song winds, maybe even a tornado as this front, little cluster of thunderstorms getting into more heated action. it's not quite as severere as what we saw last week but till going to be disruptive. three to five-hour period where you'll have to keep an eye on the weather if you're heading to the polls or maybe plan your day around that. getting snow from chicago south of -- parts of michigan. another two to, say, four inches seen there.east. our road conditions are slick, so be careful! temperatures are in the teens and 20s on a cold morning. let's get a check of your stormcast hd where we're going to have a quiet and cold tuesday. tomorrow evening, a system bearing some light rain and snow will venture through with minimal accumulations. overall, this week ll be on the warmer side of normal. today'y's high is 32 with a few ely >> coming up here on "gma," "dancing with the stars" host erin andrews takes the stand. her emotional testimony about the video. a stalklker posted it online at lawsuit. >> i ft so hamed. i'm so embarrassed. >> dan

outlet mall in september. october, a jewelry store at an outlet mall in tennessee. authorities believe she's had help and would like to talk to this man seen in surveillance video from the first two robberies north of atlanta. there's now a a reward put securi alliance, $10,000 for any inforormation tt leads to her arrest. lara. >> all right, thank you so much, steve. interesting. how she's pullingng that off. >>> coming up next on "gma," amy pulling off quite a trip. she'sn eland. it's one thing to talk about global warming and it's quite anothe toee it live. there she is training on the ice for today's big event. an incredible descent into the we'll k. chobobani simp 100 . it's the only light greek yogurt with zero preservatives. to love this life is to live it...naturally. if you need advice foyour business, legalzoom has your back. our trusted network of attorneys has provided guidance over 100,000 people just like you. visit t legalzoom today. the legal help you can count on. legalzoom. legal help is here. everyone needs a bff. even your smile. colgate optic white toothpas

tennessee getting up through kentucky and southern parts of ohio, as well. and then the cooldown behind this system comes in from chicago, mid-50s to 30 on thursday, burlingt, 51 to 14 on thursday. so winter is not done quite yet.rain/snow mimix. tomorrow's high is with a few flakes early, then mostly cloudy skies. here's your extended forecastst wherebeyond today, our precipitation chances are small and then much warmer temperatures return forhe we >> tomorrow is the first day of today is february 29th. th means it's a leap year and that gives us an extra 24 hours to do good for special people. our sponsor chevrolet is creating a movement called #dayitforward that inspires people to do good for others. we heard about one man striving to be a re model for his children or the children in his community and they surprised him with an experience of a lifetime. take a look. for 32-year-old nik ritchie giving back starts with being a role model and coming from a place of yes. >> i think for nick it's just so important to kind of tell kids that nothing and no one can stop you from your dreams.

tennessee and arkansas, hoping to continue her sweep of the south. sanders is on to oklahoma and colorado. hoping the huge crowds who have been turning up for his rallies will show up to vote. clinton is right. this is now a national campaign for both of them. up until now, it's been a series of state-by-state contests. but now it goes wide. clinton has huge momentum. ahead in the delegate count, as well. the question for sanders, can he stop her? >>> meej,anwhile, on the republican side of this race, donald trump out on the trail and opening fire on his new nemesis, marco rubio. trump is getting help now from his new ally, chris christie. but rubio who had been keeping it positive, until recently, is not relenting. mary bruce is in memphis, tennessee, this morning. mary, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, dan, good morning. with super tuesday around the corner, the attacks are getting supersized. it is getting ugly out here. the republican candidates seem to be using every chance they get to take each other down. >> he's a very nasty guy. >> friends don't let friends vote for con arti

fifilmed through a peephole at a tennessee marriott byichael david barrett. >> i feared for her life. she wouldn't eat. she wouldn't bathe. she wouldn't talk. all she would do is cry. >> reporter: andrews now suing barrett as well as the owners and managers o that marriott for $75 milli claiming the show tension intentionally placed barrett next door to the tv star. her lawyer saying they failed to notice he removed and altered 9 peephole using a hacksaw to make the hole bigger. >> stands there for 4 1/2 minutes and videos her. >> reporter: andrews told "gma" inin 2010 about how her father had reacted to the news. >> i remember my dad saying to me, you may have a stalker and i -- i just -- dad, don't say that don't say that word. >> reporter: the hotel claims barrett is a criminal who tricked them into gaining access. >> he deceived. >> reporter: the hotel's lawyer saying he found her room number by calling from an employee phone to ask which room andrews was staying in and b b bking the room next to her and posti the videos line pleading guilty to stalkingn 2010 and sentenced t

may work at the publix where the winning numbers were purchased. and in munford, tennessee, home dan owns thistore who sold the winning ticket. he gets a payout of $25,00000 for selling it. meanwhile, i chino hills, californ, 7-eleven oer balbir atwal received a million dollar check for selling the winning ticket. they have a group text going. they thought they had a winner. e nurse even claiming she saw the winning ticket. but as of this morning the california lottery saying no winner just yet. robin. >> oh, okay, kayna. as you know there are a lot of fake, doctored winning powerball tickets that are going around like this guy.y. travis chaney posting on facebook nice knonowing everyone. i'm buying an island and you can see that it's pho shopped because the numbe are not in numeric order going up so that was a clue -- >> pretty big clue. >> and we will have much more on the powerball tonight. >> okay, robin, we turn to that g storm targeting the east, a nor'easter taking aim from boston to washington and a lot of cold airehind it. >> this hurricane, alex, we'll try to get it all in

time. what a game last night as well. tennessee and virginia tech. want to take you to cincinnati, ohio, they had rough weather last night and yesterday afternoon. storms brought down trees and power lines. this morning, some folks are without power. all in advance of this storm system or cold front pushing acrosshe these are actual temperatures. at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. 77 degrees in new york city. 55 in chicago. here comes the cooler, dryer air coming in across the east. there will be showers and storms with this. i think mostly north of new york city. low levels of humidity. the beaches in the great lakes could be rough with wind there. a weak disturbance in the gulf of mexico. peninsula. speaking of the tropics, we have a couple of areas of disturbed weather. none posing a huge concern. this is the greatest chance of development. way out here in the atlantic. the computer models show it going out to sea. if you're on the west coast, it should be a beautiful day. you ms morning, but that's about it! it's a cool start thanks to the clearing overnight, but we'll warm up a bit t

-old incident. on tuesday, six women filed a new lawsuit alleging the university of tennessee violated by acting with indifference in its response to incidents with sexual assault. especially with respect to major sports athletes, among those major athletes mentioned, peyton manning. one of the incidents described in the suit involves highly-regarded trainer jamie naughright. who reported manning to a sexual assault crisis center at the university of tennessee for allegedly placed his bear bottom on her while she examined his foot in 2006. christine brennan wrote about the allegations at the time. >> even if it's 20 years old, even if he was in college, i think it resonates in large part becacae of the image he has created for hihielf. >> reporter: according to court records manning denied assault ing naughright. eventually settling with them and agreeing to leave her job. back in 2001, the incident this time, from manning's point of view in his book "manning." a father, his sons and a football legacy. manning described ththincident as a arude, but harmless locker naughright simply cat

millions of their customers start working on their holiday shopping lists. a tennessee couple claims the company was negligent for selling them this hoverboard which caught fire and torched their million dollar home. >> the fact that a toy caused this kind of destruction to our lis, >> brian and megan fox bought their kids the hoverboard for christmas last year and a few weeks later it burst into flames destroying their home. >> when i got there, i was kicking in the doors and i thought i'm going to lose two of my four children today. >> the fox family is seeking $30 million in damages claiming amazon knew the dangers of the products. the suit alleges the family thought they were but instead were sold a counterfeit product. >> holds most manufactures, distributors and sellers responsible. for defective products. >> they have long been under fire. the consumer product safety commission has investigated more than 60 fires and recalled more than half a million of the popular product from ten different companies. and amazon was not among the companies named in the july recall. we reached out

tennessee player of all time. then people said, just tennis player? i said, you know what, okay, she is the greatest athlete of all time. >> from nike. >> nike. unbelievable. >>> coming up in just two minutes -- the football call of a lifetime that has everyone cheering and it's next. (man) honey, what's a word for "large blaze"? (wife] fire. [man] thirteen letters. [wife] fire. [man] thirteen letters. it. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ? >>> we are back now with a call of a lifetime making one family and an entire football team very happy and abc's paula faris is here with that. hey, paula. >> good morning. this one almost brings a little tear to your eyes. this time of year our kids are how will they do? will they be happy? take a listen. as the parents of one ohio state football player find out great news about their son. >> your son has done a great job and so i want to give you guys a call and let you know he is today, today we're going to name him the starting tailback at ohio state. >> oh, my god. >> i know, right? so he doesn't even know yet so we'r

tennessee and 28-sent hikes in georgia and the fear is this shutdown could be even worse. just how long and how severe that shortage will be, it depends on how quickly they can officials are hoping it'll be done by saturday but, george, that's no sure thing. >> not at all. okay, phillip. thanks very much. >>> the latest now on bill cosby heading back to court today as he tries to convince a judge to throw out those sexual assault charges, prevent his accusers from testifying. abc's linsey davis is here with more on the pretrial hearing. good morning. >> reporter: the biggest item on the docket is if testimony from 13 other accusers will be permitted in the trial. pennsylvania law only allows such testimony if it behavior, but the defense says the testimony is old and irrele irrelevant. another face-off this morning for the second day in a row as bill cosby heads back to court where his lawyers are fighting to keep potentially damning evidence out of his trial. the current case stems from an alleged assault back in 2004 with former temple university employee andrea constand. prosecutors argu

two family members. >>> and in tennessee, a motorcyclist is fighting for his life. kevin diepenbrock crashed and fell over an embankment. he recorded a >> mom, dad, love you. take care of the pup if is for me, too. i love you guys. >> 30 hours after the crash, another driver found him. >>> meet supermom. pushing a triple stroller. in it were her 14-month-old triplets. the stroller and triplets together weigh more than she does. she completed that 13.1 miles in two hours and one minipuppet that's just over a 9:00-mile. impressive. all right. i'm hoping you can impress me. a 2:00 news cast. have you found lara? >> not yet. we were paying attention to you, but we still can't find her. >>> it's time for "pop news" so she's got to be somewhere. ? the word got around said this kid is >> i think it is. ? get your education don't forget from whence you came and the world's gonna know your name what's your name, man ? >> lara zander hamilton. ? i'm not throwing away my pop i'm not throwing away my pop here on "gma" ? >> youngish. and always hungry. ? i'm not throwing away my pop here on "gma"

game, virginia tech/tennessee. >> big game ever. >> yeah, biggest crowd in the history of college football. we're always trying to change things up and continue to grow as a show. >> okay, so for the fans out there they've been waiting for this day matchups. first of all, they're leading the charge here. >> they're just ready for football. >> matchups. biggest matchups this week, okay, let's start with the biggest, alabama/usc. who is going to win? >> well, i'm actually calling that so game, they don't let me pick it but flying to dallas right after the show to go down to call that game. i can't wait to see it because alabama is alabama but usc is better than people realize. they can run, incredibly ar keep it close. >> any big upsets? >> north carolina can beat georgia, i think. i think that's one. and i think texas can beat notre dame on sunday. >> oh. >> those are two big ones. >> that is huge. >> yeah, two big ones. >> more more thing, lsu/wisconsin in back of us. i heard the crowd that cheers the loudest is the team that wins. >> well, that would be a challenge because you've

stadium ready to host a record crowd. it's tennessee versus virginia tech. we're live at the track for a great gridiron pit stop. >>> and good saturday morning, everyone. we want to thank you for joining us this weekend as there is our own rob marciano -- hey, rob -- surrounded by fans at the bristol motor speedway in bristol, tennessee. they're expecting the largest college football crowd ever and can i say maybe a record in beer consumption. they have purchased over 500,000 -- a half million beers for this particular game. >> a half million beers. >> a half million beers. >> i'm not sure that should be legal. >> well, you know, it's tennessee, everybody, but the raceway is going to be field as tennessee takes on virginia tech. it's going to be an epic game in more ways than one. >> we can guarantee rob marciano will consume zero of those. >> he's on the clock. >> much more to come from bristol. >>> but we're going to start here with the danger and deep inconvenience facing hundreds of thousands who own cell phones owned and made by samsung. >> specifically the galaxy note 7 phone. the

. >> i just held on and hoped for the best. there was nothing i could do. >> reporter: in tennessee, people forced to push their cars to safety. virginia state police responding to nearly a thousand crashes since the start of the storm. so far this weather blamed for three traffic-related deaths. >> it is just going to get worse and it's going to get worse fast. >> reporter: and the snow continues to fall here in philadelphia. and until it stops, these roads are going to remain pretty ron and sara. >> actually we'll pick it up from here, eva. thank you. ron and sara, we're actually going to allow them back inside after some thoeshgs with their agents we're going to allow them to come back inside. eva, please drive carefully. speaking of dangers on the road, we want to take you to a stretch of highway in kentucky where an urgent situation is playing out. 3,000 vehicles stranded. >> yeah, they have been there all night. we're talking moms and children. aditi roy joins us to tell us about the officials scrambling to clear the logjam as well as get needed supplies to the pima rooned in

because of the big winter storm but some enterprising students in tennessee tried to speed up that process. they texted the abc station in chattanooga on thursday pretending to be a school official canceling classes. i love the station's reply, ha, ha, nice try, you obviously don't know the password then the station tweeted as the kids went on to direct messaging and facebook don't direct message us pretending you are some school official. but in the end the kids won schools and our abc affiliate >> they just had good intelligence. >> priceless. >> thank you, amy. >>> you know, chattanooga part of the south saw that severe weather and, rob, we go back to him. it's heading to florida? >> yeah, george, we have some severe weather that's rolling through tallahassee right now. this is all part of this big system which has brought spring-like severe weather across parts of the south. look at the size of this hailstone out of wilmer and across many, many states.plan on a few flurries in the region to start your friday, however, the impact of these flurries should be very minor. nothing m

that comes through tennessee, lexington, kentucky in through west virginia. here it is, heavy moisture from the gulf of mexico. potentially a blit's going to be tough to get rid of the clouds over the next couple of days, so be ready for more gray than blue in our sky. even so, our temperatures will still be warmer than they have been, reaching to the lower 20s this afternoon and middle 20s tomorrow. winds are going to be light, as well. a few flurries may fall tomorrow night with partial sunshine returning later friday into saturday. we'll warm to the 30s by sunday before our next chance of snow arrives monday. today: mostly cloudy high: 19-25 winds: s 5-10 alo: 20 dbq: 20 iow: 23 >> frozen pants. you have your pants frozen while >> while hunting. >> you didn't do it for fun. all right. back in to you. >> oh, hello. iiish they were giving us a warning. >> i was begging and you'll see why soon. let's start though -- >> we know something you don't know. >> but you're about to find out. i don't think it's too gross. news. it is a sure bet on broadway, funny lady bette midler is

. robin. >> all right, phillip, thank you. gatlinburg, tennessee, for the latest on those devastating and deadly wildfires that have forced thousands >> reporter: so many have lost everything. in many cases they don't have insurance. behind me is a very famous restaurant in the smoky mountains called the alamo. i want to switch cameras so you can get a wide look at the destruction. you can see so much of it still smoldering. i want to a firefighter driving through this fire. you can he have the intense winds helping spread the blaze more and more. at least seven people have died. others are still missing. and now i want to show you the aftermath. this is what you see all over this place, homes are quite literally just disappearing. some 700 structures damaged or destroyed. but we do have some good news that there were heavy rains yesterday that put out a lot of >> that's good to hear. we will talk to rob about that. so many people are doing whatever they can to help including someone who's known quite well in that area. dolly parton. tell people what she's doing. >> reporter: well, th

out of tennessee, has failed to report crash info and test results as part of this investigation. raising serious questions regarding the quality and integrity of arc's air bag inflators. abc news reached out to arc automotive for comment but didn't receive a response. since 2016, more -- since 2014, more than 100 million takata air bags after the japanese company's air bags were linked to multiple injuries and deaths. the air bags being investigated now are believed to be an older general motors fiat chrysler hyundai and diya cars. officials telling abc news overnight, they don't know which specific models are affected but they say the incidents include a 2002 chrysler town and country, a 2004 kia optima and a 2009 hyundai elantra. >> it's gm, hyundai, chrysler that are ultimately responsible. for the air bags they put in their cars. returned our calls for comments, but others are cooperating and voluntarily turned a a lot of this information over, robin. no doubt, this is an important search. >> no doubt. you're right, thank you. >>> to amy for the morning's other top headlines

puppy party. >> it didn't start out that way. it was a bachelor party in tennessee. eight guys and we'll explain this incredible photo in just a bit. it's really an awesome story. you got to stick around for it. >> i love it. >> looks like a calendar. >> another new idea right there. that is coming up. >>> we begin with gary condit the his silence. 15 years after the murder case that ended his political career. he denies playing any role in the death of d.c. intern chandra levy. her mother now wants more answers and abc's david wright is here with the story. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. for a man who waited 15 years to speak on a case that cost him his career, gary condit had surprisingly little to say in his sit-down with dr. phil. condit has co-authored a new book, and he is out there dead k dedicated it to former congressman gary condit has always insisted he had nothing to do with the death of chandra levy. the 24-year-old washington intern whose body ultimately turned up in d.c.'s rock creek park. >> why is it you will not answer publicly whether or

. >> reporter: the goodlettsville, tennessee all stars plugged their way to victory in dramatic fashion. >> grand slam for zach mcwilliams! >> reporter: now vying for their second shot at glory, hoping to avenge their loss in the 2012 >> to make it here twice is amazing but to actually go to the championship game twice is unbelievable. >> reporter: to get that chance, they'll have to make it through the undefeated upstarts in the united states. >> making it to the u.s. championship knowing that we made it this far is just amazing. >> reporter: this cinderella squad getting some major league support from mlb commissioner rob manfred. >> i'm an upstate new york kid and rooting for upstate new york. >> reporter: to big ben himself. >> this is ben roethlisberger and we're rooting for you guys. >> reporter: both teams ready to step up to the plate and take a swing for destiny on the diamond. >> it's not about wins and losses but about enjoying the moment. >> reporter: those two teams hoping to make the highlight reel today but hopefully for a better reason than this. take a look at this wild

a family whose little girl was abducted in florida. finally found safe days later in tennessee after a frantic search but now controversy erupting over a delay in her amber alert. abc's eva pilgrim is in lakeland, florida. so, eva, bring us up to speed on what happened here. >> reporter: well, robin, 4-year-old rebecca lewis was allegedly taken from her family's home saturday morning by longtime family friend west hoggs. when should other states issue amber alerts? the sheriff concerned he would leave florida so he got on the phone and he startedal this is because ho dprkggs is fm alabama and a truck driver who nose interstates well. so alabama and georgia both issue amber alerts. tennessee saying no. rebecca is spotted in florida. she's spotted in georgia and then a park ranger in tennessee sees the pair, speaks to them. that he is waiting on the girl's mom. so that park ranger lets them go. then he sees a police bulletin, realizes she had a missing girl. by the time he has that realization the pair are gone. the state of tennessee then issued the amber alert and as -- because of th

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within -- within the arts. got with my acting coaches in nashville, tennessee and maria, hello, watching probably right now and i got a role, kept doing other plays, i did "top dog underdog." i did "othello." "julius caesar" and said if i'm going to do broadway i'd love to do "chicago" and auditioned for it so here we are. six-story billboard in times square just outside the window. >> exactly. >> it's amazing when you put something that you want to do out there in the universe to see how it will support you and manifest itself. >> very proud of you because we were just talking about how the transition from professional athlete to anything in the world. >> you know, i had a conversation last night actually about this very thing because you spend so much of your life focused on being a football player and really honing that craft and when that's over, what's next? you really have to start from the beginning of a profession whether it's as an investment adviser or broker or entrepreneur or actor and really understand the roots of it. that's why i got into acting. i really started

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accident. >>> and a stunning last play in georgia where the texas -- tennessee. sorry, rachel. georgia led 31-28 until four seconds left. that is tennessee's quarterback hail mary pass to the receiver made the leaping catch. good news. >> oh, yeah. >> and tennessee wins 34-31 and head coach butch jones did a happy dance afterwards and then break down in tears. we believe. >>> and finally, just as countless binge watchers are ready to indulge in "luke cage," on next netflix, the unthinkable happened. the screens went black. netflix suffering a massive outage saturday in the take to twitter with users posting 13,000 posts about the blackout. >> i thought you were going to say, what do you do? read a book. >> yeah. >> imagine that. or go outside. listen to music. talk to someone. >> talk to a human being. >> they are radical ideas. we're not quite ready for that. >> i have to binge watch through the weekend. >> i will back you up, that is a great show. thank you. appreciate it. let's get over to rob. rob, another look at the weather. >> well in doubt, just do a >>> pacific storm coming in

he allegedly killed her after their recent breakup. riley gaul sits in a tennessee jail charging with killing 16-year-old weeks after their breakup. according to police in the early morning hours monday, a shot fired by gaul into walker's bedroom outside her tennessee home killed her in her sleep. police arresting him on first degree murder charges holding him on $750,000 bond after having him under surveillance saying, he was preparing to destroy evidence related to the homicide. but gaul's mother telling our affiliate wate that her son is perfect couple. the cheerleader and the football player. classmates until gaul moved on to play football at a local college this fall. >> i wish like i knew more what was going on so maybe i could have helped her and i'm so sorry. >> reporter: in the wake of walker's death, gaul posting this lengthy missive on twitter the day after her death just hours before his arrest. to think that every memory we have, every happy special moment we shared can't ever be relived. i love you, emma jane walker. life in prison. while the family of emma jane walker m

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million to cover that cost. >>> and some sad news from chattanooga, tennessee, a sixth child has died after this week's school bus csh investigators say the driver was not on the designated route. they say there were no drugs, no alcohol in his system, so they're looking at whether fatigue could have played a role because the driver recently started a second job. >>> back here in new york, a worker at this wine store got the scare of his life when the e-cigarette battery in his pocket -- look at that -- exploded. a colleague thought fireworks were going off. the man was hospitalized with burns but thankfully he is in stable condition this morning. potential disruption this holiday weekend. a judge has ordered pilots at a cargo airline who went on strike this week to return to work. the pilots at abx air deliver packages for amazon and want better working conditions but the judge ruled it is in the public's interest to stop the strike because holiday shoppers expect to receive their packages on time. >>> and finally, most people are having turkey for dinner today what are you havi

georgia, up 11 cents a gallon in tennessee. and aaa says that will continue until the pipeline is fully restor >> we have to make sure as we're going from place to place that we have gas, so hopefully they can get the problem resolved. >> reporter: this service station behind me is one of many across this city that has no gas. authorities here insist there's enough fuel supply for everyone. gas at the same time. the governor here in georgia has issued an executive order against price gouging. once they finish the bypass, we're told it will only take an hour to get it up and running. >> tough when everybody has to get to work. to ginger and more on those fires. >>> this fire has tripled in size. this is bad and erratic winds and low humidity a big part of the problem. more than 6,000 acres and watching tropical storm paine into baja and only dry lightning on n the southern parts of california. overall, today will be a fabulous day. plan on highs into the lower to middle 80s with lots of sunshine from start to finish. our weather turns a little more unsettled late tonight into tomorrow ov

this one from a nashville gas station around 2:00 a.m. monday morning. tennessee authorities are now under fire for waiting until later that day to issue an amber alert. >> we did receive a phone call from his agency asking us to we asked, is the individual she is with a danger? does he have any critical history? again, the agency said no. >> reporter: they did issue a police alert to be on the lookout. there are just so many of these cases where the victims are never found, or their cases are ignored which makes this reunion all the more remarkable. hogs has a court appearance in tennessee this morning. robin. >> all right, steve, thank you very much. a happy ending there and a happy ending last night for the cubs. >> if you're a chicago fan you really are happy this morning because it did not look good for chicago cubs fans last night. they were down going into the ninth inning, and then they came alive. breaking the curse or closer to breaking the curse that has been on them for 108 years and scored four runs in the ninth for an epic comeback to win 6-5 and eliminate the giants fr

you have. tweet martha. >>> we want to move to a at a tennessee fair. a ride called the moon raker went haywire. witnesses say children were dangling, some everyone falling off that ride. adrienne bankert is here with what went wrong and how the kids are doing this morning. >> reporter: yes, this is yet another amusement ride malfunction this summer. this time in memphis. several children hurt in the opening week of the fair. this morning, several children injured after an accident at a memphis fairground. the festival, turning into a scene of malfunctioning. the safety bar released before the giant spinning disk had reached the ground. >> the ride operator panicked and hit a button that released the safety bars before the ride was actually in the cradle. >> reporter: parents saying they watched in terror, their kids dangling. gripping the rails. some falling from their seats. >> i really thought i was going to die, because the height, it was so high. and i couldn't hold on. >> what was going through my today. >> reporter: after a dozen children rushed to the hospital. that ride, s