The radio host who criticized his 5yearold daughter. And the new role for tom hanks everyone will be talking about. We do say good morning on this tuesday. Were going to start with that bitter partisan fight erupting in washington. Republicans, as you know, have voted to release a classified memo on the russia investigation despite some dire warnings from the Justice Department. That memo written by a republican allegedly details fbi misconduct and the secret surveillance of a Trump Campaign aide, but democrats say the memo is just an attempt to discredit the special counsel. This all comes just as the fbis second in command abruptly steps down. Abcs Serena Marshall has the latest on that. Good morning, serena. Reporter good morning, kendis, diane. That memo release and news that Andrew Mccabe, the Deputy Director, often the recipient of the president s ire announcing he will leave his post six weeks early, this while the president was preparing for his first state of the union. Andrew
Welcome back to squawk alley. Joining us as always, john ford. Joining us as well the cofounder of aol ventures. Good to see you this morning. Markets down 148. Simon brought you up to speed on the comments regarding oil and opec and would be Production Cuts. Well keep our eye on that. Bill gates breaking with tim cook in an interview with the financial times. Gates said quote this is a specific case where the government is asking for access to information. They are not asking for some general thing. They are asking for a particular case. Gates actually walked back some of those comments later in interview with the bbc in bloomberg saying he was disappointed with the headlines saying he was backing the fbi. He pushed for tech and government to strike a balance and additionally with charlie rose didnt answer it that plainly. This is right in your wheel house. Thats the general consensus view where you live and then your own view . Its a very thorny issue. You have zuckerberg, cook, dors
Why wwe star Daniel Bryans wife agreed to keep quiet about her husbands concussions, the ones that eventually forced him to call it quits. Everybody and the grammys rocking all night long. Lionel richie saying hello to musics biggest night. Taylor swift taking home a huge award and taking on kanye west. You dont let those people sidetrack you. We could be heroes just for one day and lady gaga with an outofthisworld tribute to david bowie. This is Ground Control to major tom this morning, the secrets behind that electrifying night only on gma. And good morning, america. Boy, what a night at the grammys. Lets take a little look at the Lionel Richie medley, joined on stage by john legend, demi lovato, luke bryan. Demi lovato was so good singing hello. Lady gaga with that david bowie medley. Of course, everybody wanted to hear adele perform. Easily one of the most anticipated moments of the night. However beset by technical difficulties. What adeles saying about those this morning. With a
Grammys. Lets take a little look at the Lionel Richie medley, joined on stage by john legend, demi lovato, luke bryan. Demi lovato was so good singing hello. Lady gaga with that david bowie medley. Of course, everybody wanted to hear adele perform. Easily one of the most anticipated moments of the night. However beset by technical difficulties. What adeles saying about those this morning. With a smile on her face. Of course. First, to those major winter storm spawning tornadoes that tore through the south. 15 states on alert this morning, from North Carolina all the way up to maine. And that storm also dropping a dangerous mix of snow, ice, and rain across 1200 miles. Its blamed now for thousands of accidents. Abcs mary bruce has the very latest. Reporter overnight, slick, sleety roads leading to wreck after wreck. Theres a lot of icy spots. Reporter early this morning, this massive pileup in scranton on i81, semitrucks plowing into each other after hitting black ice, crushing cars in
Of a twin peaks double homicide. Police believe the man they arrested is responsible for another high profile crime we covered back in 2014. First, who is this guy. Richard contreras of richmond is accused of gunning down three men before fleeing in a stolen suv. Police spotted the car last night at a richmond gas station. Law enforcement quickly swarmed the area. And they called in s. W. A. T. Teams to make sure he wouldnt getaway and finally, they have their man. Kpix 5 has learned that contreras was responsible for a felony hitandrun. He rammed into a transit bus and narrowly missed a 3month old baby. He fled on foot and was later apprehended. Two years later. Hes being charged with two counts of murder, one court of attempted murder. One count of carjacking, assault with a gun. People trading boots and sweatshirts for tshirts and flipflops. Were in the midst of some of the best february weather on record. And just about everyone is enjoying every bit of it. My girlfriends and i are