united airlines passengers flying cross-country to l.a. finally landed after an agonizing 16-hour delay. an emergency landing in texas forced passengers to sleep on airport floors and basically fend for themselves. as abc s alex michaelson reports, there was a medical emergency on board that triggered the incident. reporter: a trip many of these people took to disney world did not come with a fairytale ending. the stranded passengers started on united flight from orlando, bound for l.a.x. passenger alice martinez, an icu nurse, responded when the crew asked for medical personnel on board. what i was about to face, a man, diabetic patient, passenger, completely unresponsive, just in the back of the plane. reporter: a come of ski patrol officers then performed cpr they say for about 30 minutes. we were hoping for the best. just do what you are trained to do. reporter: the plane made an emergency landing in midland,
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it s best and always best to give a gift receipt even though you know in your heart, deb, the gift you re giving someone is exactly what they want. correct, always just a little piece of insurance and put the gift receipt in there. okay, christine romans thank you so much. be sure to tune in to with your bot come line with christine romans every saturday morning at 9:30. check in the latest developments in our top stories a major blizzard in the northeast paralyzed air travel. new york s three major airports are shut down, closed. the faa says jfk and laguardia could reopen at 6:00 p.m. no word on laguardia. more than 2,500 flights have been canceled since yesterday leaving thousands and thousands of passengers stranded, many sleeping on cots and airport floors and making friends with strangers. julian assange is reportedly landed a book deal worth at least $1.3 million.