Good morning. We begin with the deadly mix of rain and ice. Yesterdays ice storm is blamed for six deaths in the northeast and in the west. A 26car pileup. This is in oregon and ripping open a fedex truck and mangled a tractortrailer crunching this man between the two semis leaving him enough room to survive. The icing danger isnt over yet. Abc has the story. Reporter a winter mix of freezing rain and icy temperature reeking havoc over the week end causing delays, hundreds of accidents and claiming at least five lives. In philadelphia three People Killed after more than 50 cars and trucks slammed into one another. Officials closed icy highways and bridges for four hours. Like a skating rink. Reporter hundreds of crashes happened faster than could be cleared. At least 60 people were hurt including this man. In new york conditions closed parts of major highways. Smaller streets a challenge, too. Look out look out look out reporter in New Hampshire emergency cruise struggled. We were out
Super bowl super stunner, the seahawks coming back from the packers. One of the greatest comebacks ever after new england crushed it. This morning two of the best quarterbacks in the League Heading for an epic showdown. Good morning, america . Boy, lots of smiles on both coasts this morning. Seattle new england. That comeback by the seahawks seahawks. To be down like that in the 4th quarter in front of the 12th man. And Russell Wilson, the tears. Just feeling for him. Were going to get to that and were celebrating the life of dr. Martin luther king, jr. Theres a live look at the memorial in washington. We have a special tribute to him and selma and our own tribute coming up as well. Were going to begin with the chaos on the road. Such dangerous conditions all across the country. The ice blaming hundreds of accidents, some deadly and the incredible survival story. The driver pinned between trucks alive now. Abc gio benitez with the latest. Good morning. Reporter many accidents happening
And gma is home for the holidays. We have seen the incredible reunions this week. Now weve saved best for last. This mom about to get the christmas surprise of a lifetime as gma says ho ho ho its Christmas Eve and good morning, america. We are not going to keep santa for long. He has a lot of work to do this morning. And thank you for joining us this Christmas Eve. It is a busy one. Busy day. All the latest on president bush in a moment. First, this from columbia, mississippi, a ambulance overturned. And this after a storm swept through the area. We want to get to matt gutman in columbia, mississippi, with the very latest. Good morning, matt. Good morning, lara. Even in the darkness, you can get a sense of the scale of the devastation. This was the interior of a tire shop. The whole store was pushed back into the woods. Guts of the shop were flung right up into the woods right there. It came so quickly, it didnt give some people time to seek shelter. Wow. Reporter a series of tornados
Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. And we begin with the deadly travel for millions of americans. Freezing rain and icy temperatures triggering hundreds of accidents on both coasts. In the east, outside philly, littered with damaged vehicles. Not everyone survived this. Out west a major pileup of big riggs in oregon. This man pulled out of the mangled mess between the two of them. But, it just wasnt highways. This pickup fish tailing in a new york city suburb. That freezing rain delaying a hundreds of flights. Tonight abcs linzie janis reporting in. Reporter along the east coast today, a deadly mix. Freezing rain instantly icing over roadways. Look out, look out. Reporter sending cars out of control. In philadelphia, three people were killed after more than 50 cars and trucks slammed into one another. Officials closing icy highways and all bridges in the city for four hours. Emergency officials urging drivers to stay home. What was it like walking . It was like it is
However the pavement is a little bit below freezing. Here are the current pavement temperatures. Most of the pavement temperatures in virginia including 66 and 95 are a little above freezing. They did not gets a much rain there yesterday. So most of that pavement is dry there. However, right around the beltway, its right near freezing and 95 down to around 31 degrees. So is interstate 70. The icc between 270 and 95 read temperatures only 29. And the road temperatures at 31 from interstate 270 up through frederick and then between frederick and hagerstown is right near freezing, as well. So the moisture that came on through, freezing up on area roads, even though the air temperatures are generally above freezing in the 30s right now and its going to stay very cold here for another hour or two. And then after we see this moisture pulling away well begin to dry out and things will begin to warm up a bit. A look at the hour by hour warming for the day ahead thats coming up next weather and