0 >> a horrific crash sends three time indy champion dario franchitti flying into the air and into a fence. >> that crash right there happening as he was battling sato on the last lap of the houston grand prix. you can see the debris flying into the stands. fans and an official injured. >> car completely spun around. fires are flying off. >> franchitti remains hospitalized. he suffered a conclusion fractured two vertebrae and had surgery to fix a broken ankle. >> police are hunting for a suspect in the stabbing death of an army soldier. investigator say it could be a hate crime. kevin gikhi and his friends were washington a state highway when someone in a karieled at racial slur about them being white. one of the soldiers yelled back about the suspects disrespecting combat veterans. five black men got out of the car surrounded the soldiers and investigators say one of the suspects stabbed him before they all took off. >> it was a random act of violence to someone who did not have it coming. he left knowing that go he was loved and we cared about them and we were next to him. >> he was a specialist in north carolina. >> there's video about a good sam pair man w-- samaritans who stopped the biker from beating up the 33-year-old. he is describing what happened. >> i said let him go, man. let him go. >> somehow they stopped. >> police are looking into whether any off duty police officers are looking at the incident and did not report it. one detective is already on leave pending the investigation. >> new details for you on daring twin raids on terror targets in somalia and libya. al qaeda operative al-li libi w soon be handed over to the fbi and brought to the u.s. to stand trial on terror charges. >> we find out somalia operation carried out by seal team 6 was designed to capture the commander of al-shabaab in somalia. they were forced to withdraw after coming under heavy fire. kelly wright is here to break this down for us. >> let's start with what happened with anas al-li libi. he is being held on a u.s. war ship. special forces nabbed him in trip pli. al libi has been a wanted man for 15er yaos for the role he played in the deadly bombings of u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania in 98. john kerry who was attending a conference discussed al-liby's capture. >> we hope that this makes clear that the united states of america will never stop in this effort to hold those accountable who conduct acts of terror and those members of al qaeda and other terrorist organizations literally can run but cannot hide. >> congressman howard mckee an jack lu talked about the crisis raising the debt ceiling. >> would it be catastrophic? >> chris, i am telling you that i know the direction, i know the direction is bad. there are a range of how bad. it is not responsible, it is irresponsible, it is reckless to take that chance. >> tax revenue would continue to pour into the government alouing it to take creditors although the president has no negotiating stance on both the shut down and the debt limit. john boehner says there are no talks taking place with the administration. >> the american people in washington during a crisis like this they can sit down and have a conversation. i told may members there may be a bad room somewhere but there's nobody in it. up lawsuits over part of the president's new healthcare law. one of the most high profile cases is hobby lobby. being forced to provide insurance coverage for contraception care violates religious belief. >> cleanup across the nation after a he can wouldn't end of extreme weather. snow falling in parts of wyoming, south dakota and colorado. some areas getting up to four feet already. in nebraska three people died in a traffic accident because of the snowy roads there. also in februanebraska the same system creating a mile wide tornado when it touched down in the town of wayne. the same system moves down to the south six inches of rain pouring down louisville kentucky causing flash flooding there. >> for more on this wicked weather let's turn to maria molina to see what the latest is. flooding, snowstorms, we have all of it. >> a crazy weekend. the snowstorm will go down in the books for the most snowy season of the season. it is just an incredible snowstorm that has produced flash flooding across ohio, parts of kentucky, indiana and southern parts of illinois. half of a foot locally in these areas. we see extreme flooding across parts of the midwest. we are lacking at potential for severe weather today. interior sections in new england, new york city, today you have the possibility to be seeing strong thunderstorms that could produce damaging winds in excess of 60 miles an hour and even isolated tornadoes. if you live out here as you head outdoors through the afternoon and during the evening hours. up and down the east coast. 3-4 inches possible in some of these spots all of the way down into parts of florida. temperature wise behind the storm system only 60 mid will 70s in new york city today and by tomorrow ainsley and heather will be only 70. it will get a little more seasonable in areas and warm. >> you have snow in some parts. thank you so much maria. >> prosecutors are said to have made their case against this mandy frauding donors of $100 million all under the guise of helping veterans. he faces up to 40 years in prison. he is charged with masterminding a fraud that spread over 41 by make instead of model year. honda accords nearly 59,000 of them stolen in 2012. the most popular among feeds are from the 1990s. honda civic is another frequently stolen car. pickup trucks including ford and chevrolets from 200 to 2007 and toyota camry. car thieves are going for older cars or newer pickups. something to think about. at the weekend box office "gravity" was the claer winner rocketing to number 1 with $55.6 million. the warner brother's movie starring sandra bullock and george clooney trying to navigate back to earth after the destruction of their space shuttle. the mochallenge took the second spot with it 1 and a ha21 and a and runner runner came in third. >> lauren simonetti, i heard gravity is really good. >> i can't wait to see it. >> 13 minutes after the hour. a mom lashing out at her daughter's school after they sent the 11-year-old home with a letter that, get this, says she was over weight. does the school have the right to do this? 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