And Sexual Harassment. Going for the gold. How a runner made history in her first ever marathon. And his biggest stunt yet, nik wallenda explains how he plans to dangle over an active volcano. Good tuesday morning, everyone. We begin with breaking news. Severe weather slamming the south right now. D tornadoes hit the nashville area. This is the radar right now. Dozens of buildings have collapsed or been damaged. Significant damage around East Nashville and near lebanon, tennessee with several reports of roofs blown off buildings along with gas leaks and power outages. Take a look at that. You can see the flashes right there from the Electrical Equipment lighting up the sky. And looking at the aftermath on the ground this morning, semi trucks were flipped over on the highway while power lines and debris littered neighborhoods and streets. Even the insides of homes were not safe. An apartment complex was destroyed by one reported tornado. And today more storms are expected from alabama to the carolinas. Well continue to keep you posted on damage and any injury reports. Well continue to monitor that story. Now to the coronavirus emergency. The head of the World Health Organization is now warning we are in uncharted territory. Overnight another state, georgia, confirmed its first two cases of the virus. Meanwhile, on the west coast another person was taken by an ambulance from the nursing home near the seattle area where the virus has turned deadly. Here in new york authorities are taking drastic steps to protect people on Public Transportation sanitizing all subway stations and buses. At the airport beginning this morning, new screenings are being required for people flying to the u. S. From italy. The screenings have already begun in south korea. Today President Trump will visit the National Institutes of health to get a firsthand look at the response efforts. In new york city overnight an ambitious new plan to fight the coronavirus. Every night workers will scrub hundreds of subway stations and thousands of subway cars and buses hoping to slow the spread of the virus. People are going to test positive, not just one or two or three or five. There will be many who test positive. Reporter in suburban seattle overnight an ambulance took another person from this nursing home now dealing with an outbreak of the virus. The death toll in Washington State at least six. And four of those victims lived at that nursing facility. Colleen mallorys 89yearold mother who suffers from dementia is a resident. You know, if she gets sick, shes going to be gone. Reporter more than 100 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the u. S. Across 14 states. Worldwide the death toll tops 3,000 with 90,000 cases. One expert predicts the virus could affect 40 to 70 of the worlds population although that does not mean everyone will get seriously ill the current death rate believed to be around 2 could come down as more testing is conducted. The cdc says nearly 1 million test kids could be available by the end of the week. But a new york doctor calls the lack of testing so far a National Scandal claiming he had to plead with the Health Department to test people for the virus. Im here to tell you right now at one of the busiest hospitals in the country i dont have it at my fingertips. I still have to call the department of health. I still have to make my case, plead to test people. This is not good. I think it reflects the frustration on the part of Health Care Providers who are trying to test people for this. But some good news, we just learned that even right here in new york city, tests are now being deployed, and so hopefully that will continue rapidly across the country. Vice president mike pence who is leading the government response insists the u. S. Is prepared for anything. But monday he refused to answer when asked whether he would take his family on a hypothetical vacation to florida. Well, i can say theres been no recommendation about any limitations on travel within the United States of america. All the time. Feel comfortable ir countran mmon sense wn esairlin this morning. As for wall street, investors are happy that central bankers around the world appear ready to boost the markets but expect plenty of volatility ahead. President trump overnight called on the fed to cut interest rates. And city officials in san antonio are fighting the cdc after a coronavirus patient was released into the public. The battle has prompted the mayor to declare an emergency. The local air force base has been housing people evacuated from the diamond princess cruise ship, and Officials Say a woman was clear to leave after a quarantine period, but she later tested positive after visiting a mall. The city now wants to postpone the release of other evacuees. The former Cruise Ship Passengers say they are ready to go home. There are american citizens on base who are being held here because of fear. We are healthy. Were safe. I think were probably the safest people in america because we have not been exposed anywhere for 14 days. Weve been in our rooms isolated. Local officials went to court trying to stop the federal government from lifting the quarantine, but their request was denied. Its still unclear when evacuees will be released. The woman who tested positive is back in isolation. And we turn now to super tuesday. So far theres no indication that the coronavirus will be forcing any changes at the polls today. It is a big day. Voters in 14 states will be casting ballots. It comes just hours after former Vice President joe biden picked up key endorsements from three former candidates. Still, biden faces a big challenge with polls showing him trailing behind Bernie Sanders in many states including been hoping to get a boost from black voters. Abcs ines de la cuetara joins us from alexandria, virginia. Another big state up for grabs today. Ines, good morning. Reporter good morning, kenneth and zohreen. 14 states and 1 territory all voting today as part of super tuesday. States like california, texas and virginia with over 1,300 delegates at play. Just hours before the biggest contest of the primary season, joe biden getting a major boost. Pete buttigieg and now Amy Klobuchar both dropping out of the race for president and endorsing the former Vice President. But he will also govern with his heart. Reporter biden emotional as he accepted mayor petes endorsement. He reminds me of my son beau. Reporter bidens landslide win in South Carolina reshaping the race. Former president ial candidate beto orourke also throwing his support behind him as the partys moderates seem ready to come together to stop Bernie Sanders from winning the nomination. Lets put forward somebody who is actually a democrat. Reporter but sanders undeterred. The political establishment is getting nervous. They look at rallies like this at st. Paul, and they say, whats going on here . Reporter the vermont senator drawing the biggest crowds of anyone in the race and arguing joe is a decent guy. Hes just wrong with regard to his vision for the future. Reporter super tuesday will also be the first time Mike Bloomberg is on the ballot after being repeatedly interrupted at a fox news town hall. The billionaire former mayor making it clear hes not going anywhere. I havent even faced the voters once. Reporter and Tulsi Gabbard and Elizabeth Warren are also still in the race. Polls will begin closing at 7 00 p. M. Eastern in virginia and vermont. Zohreen and kenneth. Ines, thank you. Join abc news tonight for live coverage of all the super tuesday results beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. And a u. P. S. Worker is under arrest in Silicon Valley accused of threatening to carry out a mass shooting on the job. Authorities say they found five tactical rifles, body armor and 20,000 rounds of ammunition in Thomas Andrews apartment near san jose. Someone reported the alleged threat, and he was taken into custody after a police chase. Coming up, apple is accused of slowing down certain iphones. The settlement thats now been reached. Also ahead, caught on camera, the husband of a wellknown District Attorney is seen threatening protesters with a gun. How his wife is now apologizing. And later, a special gift from alex trebek. And were back with the socalled batterygate controversy that will now cost apple 500 million. The settlement ends a lawsuit over the companys secret slowdown of iphone 6 and 7 models. Apple was accused of slowing down the phones to save their batteries. Individual payouts could be as high as 3,500 each. A District Attorney running for reelection in california is facing fierce backlash after her husband pulled a gun on protesters. She said she and her husband were scared but the protesters say she is playing the victim. I will shoot you. Get off of my porch. Reporter a heated confrontation caught on camera. I dont care who you are. Get off of my porch right now. Were calling the police right now. Good. Reporter black lives matter activists greeted by the barrel of a gun during a protest at a california politicians home. He pulled a gun and pointed it at my chest. Reporter the standoff stemming from a demonstration staged in front of los angeles district ay orney jackiemorning of the demonstrators took their protests a step further and knocked on laceys front door in an attempt to get her to come outside. Thats when the d. A. s outraged husband pulled a pistol. Good morning. Get off of my porch. Are you going to shoot me . Reporter overnight lacey issued an emotional apology for the incident saying her husband acted out of fear. It was just him and i in that house, and we really didnt know what was about to happen. Reporter but for the protester who had the gun pointed at her, sorry was not enough. It just rings hollow, and it just feels like more of the same and more inhumanity. The group says they were protesting because lacey promised to meet with them but didnt show up. And tributes are pouring in for jack welch. The legendary ceo of General Electric has died at age 84. He said he wanted to be remembered for teaching people that leadership is not just about you, its about helping other people grow. He said everyone deserves a chance. Jeopardy host alex trebek is showing his generosity. He has donated 100,000 to a homeless shelter in los angeles. He told the shelter, i hope this helps a little bit. 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Sometimes when you say to someone, dont panic, that can be interpreted as being dismissive or even insulting and actually causing them to panic more even though thats not the intention. If youre home, you just develop a sore throat, even if youve just gotten off a plane from italy, you are not meeting criteria for cdc testing, and thats important for people to know. The testing criteria just revised by the cdc have three groups. One of them is a critically ill patient. So this would be someone in an icu setting with severe respiratory disease and no other explanation. The other category is a patient who has recently traveled to one of the five affected countries and right now its just five countries in the last two weeks and has fever and or symptoms of lower respiratory disease, hospitalized. And then the third category is someone who has known contact with someone whos had coronavirus in the last two weeks and has either a fever or signs or symptoms of pneumonia. So if you have flights coming from known other countriesf affected areas every day for the last one to two months, its to be expected that there are people who may have no symptoms at all circulating around every part of this country. Both children and the public needs to hear the following, i know this is stressful, these are the steps that your government, Public Health officials and the government in general are taking, and these are the steps that you can take to lower your risk and protect yourself. And theres a new warning for consumers during this outbreak. Amazon has pulled more than 1 million products from its site after sellers inflated prices for hand sanitizers and face masks. The stepmother of a missing colorado boy is now under arrest. Leticia stauch was taken into custody in South Carolina. She is charged with the murder of 11yearold gannon stauch. He hasnt been seen since january when stauch told a reporter she was innocent. She has not yet entered a plea. And longtime cable news host Chris Matthews has abruptly ended his 20year run on msnbc after being accused of sexism. Matthews resigned on air two days after a journalist accused him of making inappropriate comments. Matthews short appearance last night included an apology. Compliments on a womans appearance that some men including me might have once incorrectly thought were okay were never okay. Not then and certainly not today and for making such comments in the past, im sorry. Matthews was also criticized for comparing Bernie Sanders win in nevada to the nazi invasion of france. Cbs has signed tony romo to a tenyear deal to continue announcing nfl games. The deal is reportedly worth 180 million. The New York Post says the network tried to sign Peyton Manning first. Up next in the pulse, the Leaning Tower of dallas. It finally comes down. Also, we remember james lipton, host of inside the Actors Studio and something surprising about his past. 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Low 40s in clear lake, everybody else in the low to mid 50s. This afternoon well make a run at 80 in santa rosa. In the north bay, east bay, south bay, and mid 70s around the south bay. Get ready for another warm one. Good morning, mike. Thank you very much, 4 28 right now and were looking for our express lane right now. You can expect from 9 00 p. M. To 6 00 a. M. , lane closures between 380. Moving tot the san mateo bridge. No issues in the area, this is emoryville. Our drive times for you is tracy to dublin is 44 minutes, dublin to mission is 14 minutes. Thank you developing news news this morning. Police are digging a large hole behind a restaurant and they have not said what theyre digging it for and what is going on. Julian . Very Little Information being released or confirmed at this early hour this morning. We know that San Jose Police appear to be looking for someone or something. An suv still on the scene now guarding this site. You see this blue tarp and that mound of dirt just behind that orange piece of police tape. It is up clear how long police have been out there but we know they have been since at least last night. Theyre looking for what happened on a busy stretch here. I will show you some video quickly so you can orient yourself. Everything from garidinos to an apple store on this block. No indication that any of the businesses at all are connected to this. Calls are in trying to get information from San Jose Police soon we get information of what they could be looking for. Live this morning, julian glo r glover. After months of build up, months of voters are finally heading to the polls and it comes amid a show