trump has claimed he will be arrested. no evidence yet of any such arrest coming. but this morning what we're learning about the case and how the district attorneys defending himself from claims that the investigation into trump's payment to stormy daniels is pure politics. school strike shut down schools and the nation's second biggest district closed today as tens of thousands of school workers walk off the job. what they're demanding colorado dentist accused of murdering his wife by poisoning her protein shakes but his co worker allegedly told police and what text mesndis wie

revealed pushing for change i as op when it comes to families flying together, plus why it could be harder to find jellybeans this easter and later the real life benefits of telling dad jokes. there's now scientific evidence. from news in new york. this is america this morning. good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm andrew timber. happy tuesday. i'm really in an alley. we want to begin this morning with new details about the case against former president trump, who has claimed he is going to be arrested today. so far, there's no evidence of any arrest looming. but the manhattan district attorney is now responding to critics who say the investigation into trump's alleged hush money payment to porn star actress stormy daniels is purely political. in the meantime, police here in new york city and elsewhere are on alert for potential protests. abc's justin finch is here now, with the very latest justin. good morning. brianna and good

morning and whether trump will be indicted remains unclear, but one thing is clear enforcement is getting ready just in case. this morning. police in several major cities are on alert for potential unrest in case former president trump is indicted, which trump has claimed will happen today. it may not happen , but the probability probability is it will happen, and the new york police have set up barricades outside the courthouse where trump could be fingerprinted and photographed if charges are filed, and every member of the nypd is reportedly being told to be in uniform today after trump called on his cell porters to protest. the nypd says it's seeing calls on social media for demonstrations , roadblocks and even a trucker boycott. we're here to clean our streets back. we need a d a. who is going to focus on doing the job and not weaponizing his office. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg is considering whether to charge

trump with falsified documents in connection with the hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels before the 2016 election. republicans accused brag of playing politics, florida governor and likely presidential candidate ron de santis took a shot at both brag and trump yesterday. i don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair. i just i can't speak to that the manhattan district attorney is a soros funded prosecutor. and so he like other soros funded prosecutors, they weaponize their office to impose a political agenda. on society brag, responded to two scientists saying homicides and shootings are down in manhattan . meanwhile attorney and trump ally robert costello appeared before the grand jury yesterday at the request of trump's lawyers, hoping to offer evidence that contradicts testimony from michael cohen.

cohen spent more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations. admitting he helped arrange the payment to stormy daniels at trump's direction if they want to go after donald trump, and they have solid evidence, so be it. but michael cone is far from solid evidence responded last night colleague costello statements false. there's not another dope that's willing to put his backside on the line for donald. for whatever the reason castello was elected to do this, i don't know. and the secret service is now coordinating security plans with the nypd in case of an indictment. rhiannon alright, justin. thank you for that developing story from los angeles, the second largest school district in the country. workers are walking off the job. their union says they're fed up trying to live off what they describe as poverty wages. here's a b cs andrea fuji this morning no classes for los angeles public school students as thousands of service workers go on strike. we've run out of time. the union representing

custodians, bus drivers and cafeteria workers, now vowing to pick it for three daysr andbefa wo's salary is most working, the only thing that will stop it is , um 30% plus $2 equity paid pay. a wage increase. euncelinge talks, claiming the district leaked confidential negotiations to the media, whichthe superintendent denies. i believe this strike could have been avoided. but it cannot be avoided without parties at the table. the district says it offered a 23% raise and a cash bonus. the union not budging, andnow with no classes, families of the nearly half a million children in the district are forced to find backup plans. it's a shuffle. yeah it becomes kind of juggling, and that's that's why it's a last minute or just the shorter notice. i think this time is harder kids and

ultimately i feel that they're probably being left behind. ah in in a battle between adults. the district will have trials supervision options throughout the city. this is the first strike in the l. a school district since teachers walked out for six days in 2019, andrew rhiannon, andrea. thank you. it appears the ceo of jpmorgan chase is leading a new effort to rescue first republic bank, the wall street journal says jamie dimond is in contact with leaders of other large institutions looking to stabilize first republic as it continues to lose value. stock in the regional bank dropped another 47% yesterday. its customers have recently withdrawn about $70 billion and amazon has announced more job cuts. it will lay off 9000 workers, the second largest round of layoffs in the company company's history. tech firms have slashed tens of thousands of jobs so far this year. we turn now to new details about the colorado dentist accused of murdering his wife and mother of

their six kids. he allegedly did it by poisoning her. police near denver, say dentist james craig bought the arsenic and cyanide he used to kill his wife, angela, allegedly slipping the poison into her protein shakes, according to the arrest warrant after multiple recent hospital visits, angela again checked into a hospital last wednesday, complaining of a severe headache and dizziness. she later had a seizure condition rapidly declining. she was placed on life support and passed away saturday. police say they focused on james after his coworker told a nurse james had placed an order for potassium. seems cyanide, which they did not need at the office. this was planned. it was researched. it was ordered the poisoning chose tons of premeditation, which will all work against him. james allegedly googled questions like is arsenic detectable in autopsy . according to the affidavit, he was having an affair and was reportedly struggling financially text messages with his wife weeks before her death reveal the possible strain in

their relationship. angela complained that my head feels funny and dizzy and even wrote, i feel drugged, james replied. given our history the i know that must be triggering just for the record. i didn't drug you so james craig has not yet entered a plea, but later on good morning america we hear from a former patient of craig's overseas. it is day two of vladimir putin summit with chinese president xi jinping in moscow. she got she got a red carpet welcome before sitting down for more than four hours of talks. china has offered a peace plan for ukraine, but the us dismissesthe proposal because it would allow russia to keep the territory it currently holds . meanwhile ukraine yesterday claimed it destroyed missiles in russian held crimea atop ukrainian official claims that vladimir putin is sending body doubles to public events, he says differences in the chin are one giveaway and photos from putin's recent trip to ukraine. skeptics also claimed the men have different ears country a massive fire has destroyed a

church near philadelphia, flames consumed the fountain of life church in burlington, new jersey, more than 150. firefighters responded to the scene. no one was hurt. it is time now for a look at your tuesday forecast. another big storm is hitting the golden state as we speak. we're going to see an atmospheric river that brings 4 to 8 inches of rain in the california valleys in the foothills of the mountains and up in the sierra. we're looking for 4 to 8 ft of snow. damaging winds will be a problem to folks especially down here in southern california, san diego, los angeles, monterey, gus could be over 70 miles an hour. widespread power outages. meantime, we're warming up for the rest of the country this week. accuweather meteorologist kevin costner in. it's an end of an era when it comes to car radios will explain why, but first when we come back how officials in 23 states want

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this week on good morning america. back now, with a wild crash in new jersey, check it out a tractor trailer crashing into three police vehicles on this highway. thankfully everyone got out of the way in time. police say it's a reminder to slow down and move over first responders smash that car was in surveillance video capturing a deadly scene in new york. a driver crashed after hitting an suv and then jumped a curb in brooklyn. two people were killed there. five others were injured . witnesses say the driver appeared intoxicated. no word yet on any charges, police are calling a crisis of car thefts. officials in nearly two dozen states are demanding to major car companies take action as

soon as possible. this morning, attorneys general in 23 states are blasting hyundai and kia, claiming the automakers have failed to address the spike and thefts of their vehicles in milwaukee alone. nearly 7000, kias and hyundais were stolen in 2021, a nearly 800% increase in one year. imagine how you would feel if you go to work school, etcetera and hope that you still have a car. when you come outside, the attorneys general saying for vehicles made between 2011 and 2021, hyundai and kia chose not to include anti theft technology that most manufacturers include as standard the little effort it takes to steal. the vehicles prompted a challenge on social media leading to more thefts, officials say. it's a problem not just affecting the car owners. they say these stolen vehicles are often driven recklessly or used to commit crimes. many of our shooters are shooting from stolen vehicles, and many of our shooting victims are being shot and stolen vehicles have offered free software upgrades requiring a

key to start the vehicles and making the cars alarms sound for longer, but critics say it's too little too late. they want more action. we need to know what key and hundreds plan is for people who who are not able to get that software. we need to make sure that people who can't access the software are able to get steering wheel locking devices free of charge, and so we also need to know what key and hyundai are going to do to help the communities that have been impacted by these steps and statements yesterday, hyundai said all of their vehicles meet federal requirements, and kia said it's contacted more than one million customers. about software upgrades. possible change in the era's flight attendants are now renewing their calls to ban babies from their parents' laps. the flight attendants union says the recent cases of extreme turbulence show the need for every person on a flight, no matter their age to have their own seat. most airlines allow kids under the age of two to fly for free on their parent's lap. although the faa urges young children to be using an approved restraint, not

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vicious rumors that link him to the murder of his former high school classmate years ago. it's the latest fallout from the alex murdoch case, and now we're hearing from a former police officer. raising questions about that case. this morning, weeks after the conviction of alec murdoch for the murders of his wife and son, there's a new focus on the mysterious death of his surviving sons, classmate. stephen smith's body was found on a rural road in 2015, not far from the murdochs property. the 19 year old's death was initially deemed a hit and run, but authorities reopened the investigation after the murders of maggie and paul murdoch, based on what they say was information gathered during the course of the double murder investigation. at first we were told he was it was a gunshot. and then they come back and said that, um he was hit beat up and then it come out that he was hit by a car surviving son buster is now breaking his silence,

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: largest school district are on strike. teacher and staff in los angeles on the picket lines. >> i believe there strike could have been avoided. reggie: the demands being made as hundreds of thousands of students are kumasi: left without instruction. kumasi:law enforcement is preparing a storm is rolling over the bay area. we will talk about that. good morning everyone it tuesday, march 21. drew: we see the returns of on the radar.

this threat will be more of a wind threat that a rain threat.