The firefighters out of the basement. Whit one firefighter losing his life, others hurt. The investigation this morning. Janai snowy blast. Millions of people getting slammed in the northeast with snow falling up to 4 inches per hour, a foot already reported in some spots. And theres a big chill to follow. Gio firing back. Donald trump angrily denouncing the ruling in his civil fraud case, ordering him to pay a 355 million penalty even as the new York Attorney general says justice has been served. What happens next . Whit a. I. Breakthrough. The eyeopening images from a brandnew texttovideo generator and the new concerns. We can no longer trust what we see and what we hear. Whit a look at what it can do. Hey, you make me a believer janai and hitting the ice. Metlife stadium transformed for a hockey takeover as the nhl stadium series gets underway. Plus, the sport of cornhole and the students awarded the firstever crop of College Scholarships. Gio and we do say good morning, america. Any cornhole champions here . Yes, indeed. Janai we call it bags. Whit i call it cornhole, definitely. Gio we have so much to cover, including this, if you are planning a long Holiday Weekend getaway, gas prices might be pinching you more. Whats behind the rise in fuel costs over the last few weeks. Janai also ahead, new details this morning on the arrest of two people in that kansas city super bowl celebration shooting and how the team is rallying around the victims. Whit plus, major headlines from russia overnight as dozens of people are arrested at protests denouncing the death of one of president putins biggest political opponents. Alexei navalny dying in prison at the age of 47. Gio and former President Trump promising to appeal that 355 Million Court ruling against him in his civil fraud case. But we do begin here this morning with that breaking news overnight. A home in virginia exploding with firefighters inside. Abcs em nguyen is at the scene in sterling, virginia. Good morning, em. Reporter good morning, gio. Certainly a terrifying situation. The neighbor i talked to from this home right here tells me that it sounded and it felt like lightning had struck her home. That just tells you about the force of that explosion about 100 yards in this direction, the impacted home. I dont know if you can see it, but all i can see right now is scattered debris and just the chimney still standing. This morning, smoldering rubble is all thats left after a massive blast leveled this home, killing a firefighter, injuring at least 12 others in virginia. Total devastation. Yeah. Theres a debris field well into the street and into the neighboring homes. Reporter firefighters arriving at the home after a call about the smell of gas, finding a 500gallon underground propane tank with a leak on the side. Shortly after, the house in sterling exploded. We have a structural explosion. Significant damage. The house is pretty much leveled. Reporter the explosion trapping firefighters inside, desperately calling for help. Confirm people trapped in the basement. Large debris pile everywhere. Were working on trying to get the firefighters out of the basement. Reporter the impact killing one firefighter, injuring ten more, some seriously. The whole house shook. It was a huge explosion. caved in. It was horrific. It looked like something out of a war zone. Reporter this neighbor saying he smelled gas along the street earlier in the evening while walking his dog. Now firefighters grieving the loss of one of their own. This is the worst call we can respond to, and this is a time where we need to support each other and hold each other up. Reporter were also learning that two other people outside of the ten firefighters injured were sent to the hospital. They are expected to be okay. You can see its still a very active scene right now. The origin of the explosion is still under investigation. Janai. Janai and just unbelievable pictures, em. Thank you. Turning now to that winter storm charging east right now. Meteorologist Brittany Bell from our new york station, wabc, is here with the latest. Brittany, weve got plenty here. Brittany that is right. So, slowly wrapping up across the northeast, but this is that storm did first yesterday west of st. Louis. Check out this massive pileup near i70. So it had to close down the westbound lane due to four to six inches of snow, intense snowfall rates. Next up it took aim in pennsylvania. This is what happened in state college. About one to three inches of snow fell, leading to a pretty nice winter sight. Then taking aim at woodbridge, new jersey, some of the spots we had more snowfall totals. We had snowfall reports approaching a foot of snow due to snowfall rates ranging about four inches per hour. This is where it is right now. Slowly winding down across new jersey, pennsylvania, also new york, and this is where it is headed for the rest of the day. Slowly tapering off to more so isolated to scattered snow showers, and things should dry out late this afternoon through tomorrow, then that focus turns to a big chill on the way. More details about that coming up. Whit. Whit rough commute this morning, thats for sure. All right, brittany, thank you. This morning former President Donald Trump vowing to appeal that 355 Million Court ruling against him. The judges decision coming in trumps civil fraud case in new york state. Abcs Senior Investigative correspondent Aaron Katersky is here now with more. Aaron, good morning. Good morning, whit. This decision is not going to ruin donald trump, but it could dramatically diminish his Financial Resources and undercut his carefully honed image of a successful businessman that carried him all the way to the white house. This morning donald trump owes a staggering penalty after a judge in new york found him liable for frauds that he said leap off the page and shock the conscience. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered trump to pay 355 million, plus interest, and barred him from serving in the top role of any new york Company Including his own for three years. Trump verbally attacked the judge and said he would appeal. A new york state judge just ruled, and hes crooked as you can get, and a lot of people expected Something Like this, but not for the amount. Reporter the judge said a significant penalty was warranted. Otherwise, trump, his eldest sons, and his company are likely to continue their fraudulent ways. Because there cannot be different rules for different people in this country, and former president s are no exception. Reporter the judge found trump and his company repeatedly issued false Financial Statements that inflated his net worth by as much as 2 billion and exaggerated the value of his properties so they could convince banks to provide low interest loans. Trump valued his fifth avenue penthouse at 200 million by tripling its square footage, though he signed a document conceding the place is a third the size. And he said his florida estate, maralago, was worth 600 million. Its appraised value, 27 million. The judge said trumps complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathological and found him incapable of admitting the error of his ways. The expansiveness, the amount and the extent of this fraud is shocking, and that produced this shocking number. Reporter the judge backed away from a prior decision that ordered trump to dissolve some of his businesses, but he still imposed a monitor and a director of compliance. Otherwise, the judge said he feared the Trump Organization would not operate without committing fraud. Whit, effectively the Trump Organization needs a babysitter. Whit and thats what is happening here, and you also noted that trump said that he is going to appeal, but what could that mean for this massive financial penalty . Yeah, he still needs to come up with the money. It is not like he just gets away with it while the appeal is pending. So, either he can put all 355 million in escrow with the court or post some of it as a bond with some pretty hefty interest using either cash or some of his Real Estate Properties as collateral whit all right. Aaron katersky for us. Thank you so much. We appreciate it. Gio just an incredible amount of money. Now to that highstakes hearing in georgia that could decide whether Fulton CountyProsecutor Fani Willis stays on the election interference case against former President Trump. The testimony is dramatic and reena roy has it all for us. Good morning, reena. Good morning. It is extremely unusual to see a d. A. On the stand, but fani willis was clearly determined to tell her story, fiercely denying her relationship caused a conflict of interest, and then in another unexpected development, she was not called back to the stand. In a case already full of twists and turns, yet another surprise, Fulton CountyDistrict Attorney fani willis not taking the witness stand for a second day in atlanta after this explosive hours long testimony. It is a lie. It is a lie. Reporter a source telling abc, the state was satisfied with her testimony and didnt feel it necessary to call her back. Instead, calling other witnesses including her father, john floyd, who described the threats willis has faced amid the election interference case against donald trump and 18 others, also explaining why his daughter kept large sums of cash on hand. I trained, you always keep some cash. I told my daughter, you keep six months worth of cash always. Reporter trump and several codefendants trying to get willis removed from the case and their indictments dismissed saying she financially benefited from her romantic relationship with special prosecutor nathan wade, who she hired for the case. Youre confused. You think im on trial. These people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020. Reporter willis and wade getting grilled about their romantic getaways and cruises, both testifying willis was adamant about paying her half. The stakes in this hearing are very high, and theyre on two different levels. The stakes with regard to the motion itself are that if fani willis gets disqualified from the case, then this case goes into a kind of prosecutorial limbo. And trump reacting to all of this in a social media post, seemingly unhappy with the defense team, calling their questioning of willis pretty weak. Janai. Janai all right, reena. Thank you for that. Turning overseas to the death in prison of the most prominent political opponent of russian president vladimir putin. The cause of Alexei Navalnys death remains unclear this morning. Abcs lama hasan is in london with the latest. Lama, good morning. Reporter good morning to you, janai. This morning Alexei Navalnys mother has arrived at the penal colony where he died. Were also hearing from his team who are now confirming the date and time of his death, also announcing that they believe he was murdered. This morning, tributes are pouring in, many defying authorities to remember Alexei Navalny with makeshift vigils in moscow and st. Petersburg. People quietly lighting candles and laying flowers. Police cracking down, quickly dismantling them and arresting more than 170 of navalnys supporters across 21 russian cities. Navalny was russias most prominent Opposition Leader and president Vladimir Putins fiercest critic, jailed for offenses widely considered as politically motivated. It was just this thursday navalny was at a court hearing, smiling and cracking jokes, even Court Officials laughing, too. But on friday in the remote penal colony in the arctic where he was serving his sentence of nearly three decades, the Russian Prison Service said that after a walk, navalny felt unwell and lost consciousness. After trying to resuscitate him, the 47yearold was pronounced dead. The anticorruption campaigners death sending shock waves around the world. Just hours after his death, his wife yulia bravely speaking to World Leaders at the munich security conference, placing the blame squarely at putin and his government, demanding accountability. President biden condemning the russian president. Make no mistake, make no mistake, putin is responsible for navalnys death. Putin is responsible. Reporter so, its unclear what is happening with the autopsy at the moment, but what we do know is that his lawyers are now demanding they return his body to his family immediately. Whit. Whit all right, lama hasan for us, thank you. Now to the new details in the deadly shooting in the Kansas City Chiefs super bowl parade. Two juveniles have been charged. Abcs Morgan Norwood is here with the latest. Morgan, good morning. Yeah, good morning to you. We are talking about two minors facing charges behind bars in that shooting that injured close to a dozen other children, and this morning the Kansas City Chiefs rallying behind their recovery. This morning a pair of juveniles, now charged in the deadly shooting that killed one person, injured close to two dozen, then sent thousands of people scrambling for cover during the kansas city super bowl victory parade. The two held on gun charges and resisting arrest, and according to officials, more charges could be on the way. The barrage of gunfire just as the parade was ending, and this morning support pouring in for the victims hurt during wednesdays shooting, and much of it coming from the very team they came to celebrate the moments those shots were fired. Chiefs star Quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife brittany visiting the hospital where several children continue to recover, the couple at the bedside of two young girls whose family says they were shot in the legs. One of the girls cast appearing to have been signed by mahomes. His team, the Kansas City Chiefs, announcing an Emergency Fund in partnership with the united way of greater kansas city, so far raising more than 500,000. A separate fundraiser for lisa lopezgalvan, a beloved radio deejay and mother of two killed receiving 300,000, 100 grand coming from taylor swift who is dating travis kelce. Speaking of kelce, he is matching the donation, donating close to 100,000 to the reyes family whose girls were visited by mahomes in the picture we saw, and the chiefs we know have a new shirt to benefit the k. C. Strong Emergency Response fund. Gio. Gio thank you so much. We are going to turn to that brutal attack on two officers in times square. Five more suspects appeared in court. Abcs phil lipof is here with those details. Good morning, phil. Good morning, gio. That makes it a total of seven people now facing charges in connection with that times square assault on two nypd officers. The District Attorney says after sorting through all of the details including Police Body Camera footage, the seven people charged are all migrants staying at city shelters. Police say the altercation happened january 27th right in front of a midtown shelter when officers asked a crowd to move away from the sidewalk. They say the man in the yellow jacket, 24yearold yohenry brito, wouldnt comply, and thats when the scuffle broke out. The officers seen struggling on the ground, both suffered, were told, minor injuries. He is charged with felony assault and remains in custody. Five men were charged on friday and held on bail, two charged earlier this week. All seven have pleaded not guilty. Bail ranged from a single dollar to 50,000 depending on the charges and the extent of involvement. I. C. E. Has detained two of the suspects. New york city mayor eric adams says most migrants and Asylum Seekers are law abiding and are pursuing the american dream, but attacking police will simply not be tolerated. Janai. Janai all right. That certainly has a lot of people talking, phil. Thank you. Well, if you are traveling by car this president s day, weekend you can expect to pay extra. Aaa reporting that gas prices nationwide have climbed an average of cents a gallon this week alone, and theyre expected to just go higher. Experts say gas prices always rise as winter winds down because demand increases and, of course, youve heard of this, gas stations must switch over to that more expensive summer fuel. The National Average price for a gallon of gas is now 3. 28. That summer blend. Whit the summer blend always gets you. Gio always. Whit sneaks up on you. Man, the summer blend. Janai well, it doesnt feel like summer outside. It is time now for a check of the weather with Brittany Bell from our new york station, wabc, is in the building. Good morning, brittany. Brittany good morning to you. Speaking of summerlike temperatures to get through the cold weather, but you know what . It is annoying to shovel out some of the snow, but it gives us a nice sight like this. This is a video of philadelphia taken early this morning. You can also see some flurries that are still coming down. So beautiful there. They received about two to four inches of snow. Speaking of snowfall totals from yesterday, center valley, pennsylvania, about 13. 8 inches through this morning. Holland township in new jersey, 13 inches of snow. Brooklyn, 7 inches. And coney island this morning, around 3. 3 inches. So after the snow stops falling, the focus turns to the big chill on the way. Get ready for realfeel numbers early tomorrow morning dropping down into the teens across a large portion of the northeast and new england, and new york city realfeel numbers around 16 degrees. Then temperatures slowly rise closer to average over the next few days reaching the upper 30s and the lower 40s. Thats what is happening across brittany so that snow winding down across the northeast, but now our focus turns to snow and rain that will fall eventually across the west coast. Whit okay, yes. Still a long ways to summer, as you pointed out. Thank you, brittany, appreciate it. All right. Two Colorado High School seniors have a passion for the game of cornhole or, as janai calls it, bags. Janai bags. Whit ive never heard that before. Anyway, their talents are earning them the firstever College Scholarships to play the game competitively. Abcs jaclyn lee is here now with their story. Jaclyn, good morning. Hey, whit, good morning. I think youll like this one. When you think of the game cornhole, maybe you think of playing in someones backyard while drinking a beer with friends, in janais case, bags, but these teenagers are making a lot of money from it. Thats also helping to pay for college. Division 1 college sports, football, basketball, and baseball may come to mind, but what about cornhole . Its basically like a sport that doesnt take a lot of fitness. Reporter thats right. The summer long game where you toss a bag at a board 27 feet away aiming for the hole in the center. 17yearolds gavin hamaan and Jaxson Remmick just received College Scholarships to play the sport at Winthrop University in South Carolina. The firstever scholarship in cornhole. I really think cornhole, though it may not seem like its a very intense game, it can get really intense, and theres a lot of different strategies. Reporter the duo has been officially labeled as two of the countrys Best High School players by the American Cornhole league, with Winthrop University hoping they will build out their program and win championships. What does it feel like to be trailblazers . I mean, this professional College Cornhole program has not existed anywhere else in the country. Its awesome really to kind of like pave the way, you could say, to, you know, younger kids, kind of being like a role model. So like now they have something to shoot for. You can now kind of take that and build on it through the next couple of years and, hopefully, try and go into college for it. Amazing, right . This sport is not sanctioned by the ncaa, so they participate in tournaments held by other organizations. Look, these guys practice almost every day at least 30 minutes, and their ultimate goal is to win the College National championship and then win the world championship. Guys. Gio wow. Janai so, we did some research. Whit we googled it. Janai turns out, yes, the game cornhole is also called bags, baggo, bean bags, even sack toss. Thats how i grew up with it, sack toss. Janai and believe it or not, whits nickname in college was cornhole. [ laughter ] thank you, jaclyn. Whit thats not true. Gio lets keep it moving. From words to video its the latest in a. I. Producing realistic video but some people are warning about the possible consequences. We will look into that. Janai holiday deals. 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Meteorologist Francis Dinglasan is tracking it all for us. Good morning francis, and were about an hour out. Yeah, its going to be hitting San Francisco at around 830 9 00. Heres a look at live doppler seven satellite radar image. This is the storm were going to be dealing with today. And then right behind it is a stronger storm. This is going to hit us tomorrow and continue into monday. So we had some light rain already falling through parts of the north bay. We also picked up some lightrillionainfall along parts of the peninsula. Its a level two storm downpours are possible. Winds up to 40mph and rough and dangerous surf. So well start to see the rain move through the bay area by this afternoon. It will be heavier, especially in the north bay. Stephanie francis, thank you and thank you all for joining us. The news continues right now with Good Morning America but his vision dimmed with age. He had amd. I didnt know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. 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Gio a lot are excited. Janai all right. Lets take a look at some of the other big stories were following on this saturday morning. Happening right now, the manhunt for the shooter who entered a dorm room at the university of colorado in Colorado Springs leaving two people dead. Police responding to a 911 call early friday morning of shots fired in a dorm room on campus. While the investigation is ongoing, Authorities Say there is no threat to the Community Calling this an isolated incident. Gio also right now, President Biden visiting the small town of east palestine, ohio, to mark the oneyear anniversary of a Norfolk Southern train derilement that spilled hazardous chemicals. The president praised the communitys resilience and calling the crash preventable. Whit tiger woods shocking fans from withdrawing from the genesis invitational in the second round. The 15time major champion citing illness but not getting into specifics. Woods has been working on a comeback after suffering serious leg injuries in a car crash in 2021. Gio all right, and going to start this half hour with a closer look at the top political headlines this week and joining us are abc political director deputy political director averi harper and contributing Political Correspondent rachael bade. Welcome to you both, good morning. All right, so, averi, we are talking about George Santos again but for a different reason. Were talking about his congressional seat because a moderate democrat beat a republican. So, what does this mean for, you know, democrats nationwide . Right, it means that it could change how some democrats won particularly in some suburban swing districts, so tom suozzi was a democrat who won in that race. He campaigned as a moderate on the issue of immigration, really important to the voters in that district. He talked about strengthening border security. He talked about finding a bipartisan solution to immigration policy, and that boded well for him. So there are folks who are taking notes on his win but i think its really important to acknowledge the special dynamics that were at play. A Republican Party that was reeling from the scandal of George Santos, and also tom suozzi is not your average candidate. He held that seat for three terms before santos, and he had a long political career in that area before that, so he was a known quantity to the voters in that area, so because of that, i think there are going to be some limitations in terms of how much that can be replicated elsewhere. Janai its interesting because looking at the broader implications, speaker johnson i think said that suozzi sounded like a republican, but for republicans a narrow margin now even more narrow, rachael. Yeah, obviously unwelcome news for Speaker Mike Johnson who, by the way, warned his republican members not to vote with democrats to oust George Santos for this very reason. I mean, right now even before the special election the House Majority is so narrow, Speaker Mike Johnson and republicans are having a hard time passing anything. I mean, just this week they had to delay consideration of this really important surveillance bill, because they didnt have the republican votes, because they were too divided. Johnson has lost, like, half a dozen votes on the floor. Speaker nancy pelosi in all of her time in leadership never lost a single vote on the house floor, so this is going to make his job even harder in terms of getting the votes for passage and will also note this comes at a time when a lot of republicans are having buyers remorse about johnson and voting for him for speaker. I have talked to a lot of republicans on the hill. While they wont necessarily admit it publicly but privately they say he is indecisive and doesnt know what hes doing and sort of flipflopping on everything and its really going to raise, you know, the prospect of people asking questions, how long can this guy be speaker . Whit weve seen this perpetual gridlock that just continues to be in place there, even on Bipartisan Legislation and proposals. Averi, lets turn now to the republican primary, because one week from today weve got the primary in South Carolina. Nikki haley still far behind donald trump in the polls, but what is her strategy at this point in staying in the race . Right, its going to be tough for her. She is trailing behind former President Trump by 30 points in South Carolina according to fivethirtyeight, and i think its really interesting how she shifted her messaging on this. Earlier she said she was strong in iowa. She was going to be stronger in New Hampshire and Even Stronger in her home state. She is not saying that anymore. She is saying that shes just going to be competitive in her home state, which i think is some tempering of expectations. Shes doing some traveling crisscrossing the state of South Carolina talking to voters there, but i think her team is focusing toward to super tuesday, and thats why weve seen her go and fundraise, hold events in delegate rich states like texas and california, but it remains a big question if shes going to be able to maintain the confidence of supporters to propel her campaign forward. Rachael, lets turn to nato. We saw donald trump say that if nato countries dont pay those defense funds or enough of those defense funds, that he would encourage russia to do whatever it wants. How is that playing on capitol hill . Not exactly well. Gio, as you can imagine, democrats obviously outraged here, and while a lot of republicans are saying, look, this is just trump being trump, he doesnt mean it. He was trying to make a point about u. S. Funding for nato, privately a lot of republicans did have concerns about what he said. I do think the most interesting thing here is actually the timing. Trumps comments about, you know, russia invading nato potentially or invading a country who is part of nato, it comes just a couple of days before we get this news that, you know, russia is trying to put Nuclear Weapons in outer space. The putin critic, Alexei Navalny, was killed while he was in prison, most likely murdered, and this is going to really force congress to address the issue of how is it best for the United States to counter russia . Right now there is a bill that has been sort of on hold in congress for the past, what, four months, to fund ukraine, which is obviously on the front lines trying to defeat russias invasion. Its gone through the senate, but the house, even though theres probably more than 300 votes, it could easily pass if they put it on the floor, Speaker Mike Johnson has been getting pressure from the maga wing, from donald trump not to put that bill on the floor. With the confluence of these russia headlines, its going to be interesting to watch to see if the pressure builds on johnson enough to move on something with ukraine assistance. Whit so much at stake, thank you so much. We appreciate you. Janai also real quick, personally, congratulations to averi and her husband. They announced they are expecting. Whit its official. Yes, yes. Congratulations. Thank you, thank you so much for mentioning that, thank you. Janai love having you here to talk politics but celebrating personally. Whit growing our Good Morning America family. Thats great. Another ray of sunshine. Whit yes. Congratulations, averi. Lets turn now to the weather, and we need a ray of sunshine. Brittany bell telling us about the latest snowstorm coming in. Brittany also rain. I wish they could get more sunshine across california, but that is not the case. They are bracing for backtoback storms after being hit by historic rain about a week and a half ago, so the first already falling across the Pacific Northwest and Northern California bringing them showers. Check out the latest flash flood alert. So, we have a slight risk of for flash flooding from redding towards los angeles. Check out Santa Barbara and that moderate risk, that means lifethreatening flash flooding and mudslides are possible. Lets look at the timing. The first storm hitting today through this afternoon. That next storm arrives late tomorrow, and that will last through monday. This is going to last a little bit longer and will be stronger as well bringing widespread heavy brittany so, just not getting that break across california and the Pacific Northwest due to multiple rounds of rain and heavy snow that will fall. Janai oh. Oh. [ laughter ] its tough. Whit well said, janai. Janai brittany, thank you very much. Whit couldnt have said it better myself. [ laughter ] janai i had nothing. Coming up here on Good Morning America, a. I. As you have never seen it before. The groundbreaking incredible images and the potential dangers of this new technology. Mer serv, this is maya. Jennifer oh, hi maya. You robots are sounding more human every day [customer service rep] oh, i am human. Jennifer yeah, its like im talking to a human [customer service rep] at discover, everyone can talk to a human representative. Jennifer alright, prove it. [customer service rep] wait, are you a robot . Jennifer oh. How would i prove that im not . 24 7 u. S. Based customer service. 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This morning, openai, the Company Behind chatgpt, introducing the world to this groundbreaking text to video a. I. Tool called sora that can quickly create videos on command like this. This feels like a very big moment, a turning point. Reporter Ceo Sam Altman stating, were teaching a. I. To understand and simulate the physical world in motion. This is how it works. Put a prompt into the app like this one openai featured. They say a movie trailer featuring the adventures of a 30yearold spaceman wearing a red wool knitted motorcycle helmet, blue sky, salt desert, cinematic style shot on 35 millimeter film. Vivid colors. Boom, in seconds, the system creating this. Experts say generative a. I. Like tools out there by Companies Like runway could hold major consequences. Its going to shift everything for us. We can no longer trust what we see and what we hear. Should we as a society be nervous about this . Its a mix. There is a lot of excitement and fear. This tool and the others on the market are such concerns because of the speed at which the technology is evolving. Reporter so far the company is only allowing a few users to test features, say theyre taking important safety steps but havent yet announced when they will make it public. What kind of impact will this have on hollywood . Time will tell. Its either going to be a threat and replace jobs, or its going to create more jobs, you know. These tools still need a human in the loop. That means there needs to be a human that prompts the tool into creating the incredible videos that weve all seen on our feeds this week, and that takes writing, and that takes creativity. So, heres the thing, it is not perfect yet. The example that openai gave is it doesnt understand cause and effect. So, if you prompt someone to bite a cookie, the cookie might not have a bite mark. The tech is improving, and soon our naked eye will not know if something is made by a computer or a human. Guys. 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Whit were back on president s day weekend and already are seeing stores offer up some big sales for the weekend, and abcs Alexis Christoforous is here with the scoop on the savings. Alexis, good morning. Good morning to you, whit. Two hot inflation reports this week poured cold water on hopes for a march Interest Rate cut from the federal reserve. Prices rose more than expected in january at both the retail and wholesale levels, but thankfully some big discounts over president s day weekend will help your dollar go further. This morning, president s day sales offering consumers some relief from stubbornly high prices. Just like last year, were seeing sales kick off early. Most of the big players are already live, and some are even running past president s day, so you have extra time to shop. Reporter there are some great deals on tech. Amazon has the apple airpods max on sale for 450, a 100 savings. The super bowl may be over, but there are still tv deals to be had like this 48inch lg oled now 50 off at best buy. When it comes to president s day sales, the big ticket home items are going to be the things most impressively discounted, so think furniture, appliances, mattresses. Reporter macys is having a mattress closeout sale. Save over 500 on this Sealy Posturpedic and get another 10 off when you use the code refresh. Home depot offering up to 50 off select furniture like this dresser, now 549. Not just big ticket items, but a smart time to score on seasonal clothing. 30 off most snow gear at north face. All right, so after this weekend, the next major sales event wont happen until memorial day, and while some retailers are offering deals on spring clothing now, your best bet if you can wait for them to go on clearance in july and june. Guys. Janai especially because spring is nowhere to be found. Alexis, thank you. Whit not around here. 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Thats a nice way to put it. The two ended up facetiming and one step closer to getting it back, and noting it got trent mcduffies autograph, and he said it would be cool if kelce signed it too. Gio im sure he will, right. So great. Well be right back with our macond hour. Stick around. Great. Well be right back with our gma second hour. Stick around. Seven news starts right now. Good morning, im stephanie sierra. Another summer storm is set to pour into the bay area. Firstrillionesponders say theyre ready to quickly respond to any power outages. Tree and pgandes crews were seen trimming branches and reinforcing equipment in santa rosa. The storm earlier this month knocked out power for 1. 4 million customers. Utility Officials Say this time they anticipate winds wont be Strong Enough to hit their equipment directly, while heavy rain here means potentially 3 to 4ft of snow in the sierra. Officials anticipate ski resorts to be 100 open in the lake tahoe area. Kevin cooper from California Mountain resort Company Tells us. Snow levels could teeter, which is great for the resorts snow base. He also recommends layering up on clothing if youre going to hit the slopes. If youre driving to tahoe, the best time to go is before this evening or midday tomorrow. Frances, hows it looking . Its starting to look wet. Were showing you live doppler seven satellite radar image. So heres the first storm thats going to hit us today. Then heres the storm tomorrow and monday, which is going to bring even more rain and windier conditions. Some lightrillionain falling over parts of the north bay. We even saw a few rain drops on parts of the peninsula. The rain will start to hit the rest of the peninsula later on this morning, and then the heaviest rain will continue this afternoon and this evening, mainly in the north bay. Thats where we see the oranges and the yellows there. And then well continue tonight. But then well get a little bit of a break early tomorrow morning until about midday before another system arrives sunday into monday, with the chance of thunderstorms also on monday, more rain, but lighter on tuesday and wednesday before we finally get a chance to dry out thursday and friday. Stephanie yeah, what a week ahead. Frances. Thank you and thank you all for joining us. Im peter dixon and in kenya. We built a hospital that provides maternal care. As a marine. We fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. And in Hillary Clintons state department. We took on genderbased violence in the congo. Now extremists are banning abortion and contraception right here at home. So, im running for congress to help stop them. For your family. And mine. I approved this message because this is who we are. Visit your volvo car retailer for special offers during our president s day sales event. Gio Good Morning America, it is our second hour. Deadly house explosion. 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