On the phone. Right. Another big headline this morning. We could be at the start of the worst flu season in ten years. Is your flu shot working . Is it too late to get one at this point . Dr. Besser is here with some answers for every family in america. Well, it will help if you jumpstart your january, everybody. Jessica simpson looking dynamite in those daisy dukes. Now, superstar trainer Harley Pasternak is here. He did that for her. Its part of jumpstart january. A whole lot going on. Lets start with headlines from josh. Were going to begin with our money. The average 401 k in this country has gained 1,900 in the wednesday. Gaining over 300 points, thanks to the fiscal cliff compromise in washington. But this morning, it appears to be fizzling. Abcs Bianna Golodryga is here to tell us what lies ahead. Reporter good morning, josh. Despite this weeks euphoria on wall street, we still have plenty of hurdles to jump in fact, a major Credit Rating agency just warned Congress Needs to do
And meet the worlds smallest sportscaster. The 3yearold playbyplay wizard, who is going viral this morning. The way hes touching that ball. But hes really not. Watch out, john madden. Well hear from her, only on gma this morning. And good morning, america. Hello to robin, recovering at home. Welcome back to elizabeth vargas. A whole lot to get to this morning, including the wrath of new Jersey Governor Chris Christie. He took off on House Speaker john boehner on failing to act on aid for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Thats one of the many hot debates ahead for the new congress that gets sworn in today. Look at the headlines today. Stabbed in the back. This is the accusation of governor christie to john boehner. Terms like duplicity, selfishness and moral that was after talking to him on the phone. Another big headline this morning. We could be at the start of the worst flu season in ten years. Is your flu shot working . Is it too late to get one at this point . Dr. Besser is here wit
Good evening. We begin tonight with that dangerous goliath of a winter storm. You can see it visible from space in an image released today. This storm has prompted 750 reports of Severe Weather on the ground. And a lot of drivers are learning the highway can turn into a deadly slick in just seconds. Abcs meteorologist ginger zee takes us to a stretch of american highway that felt it the most. Reporter tangled and twisted on a detroit highway. This was the scene along a mile and a half stretch of i75 today. At least 30 vehicles were involved in the crash. Three people were killed, including two children believed to be siblings. The culprit . Whiteout conditions from a single band of snow. Only 15 minutes. Thats all it takes. Reporter this is what it looked like inside that blinding whiteout. Its called lake effect snow. And it was created as cold air and wind passed over the warmer waters of lake michigan. Lake effect snow squalls are notorious for changing conditions quickly. You can b
That has created weather bedlam around the nation the past few days, including that tornado, believed to have had winds of 160 Miles Per Hour in adairsville, georgia. Abcs Steve Osunsami visited with danny and katherine welch, sifting through what was left of their home. I found this one that has all of our names on it and my kids names. Reporter daddy. Thats you. Reporter the same vicious cold front brought springlike floods that washed out roads in North Carolina. When the levee or whatever broke loose, there was trash, there were limbs, even saw a tire was floating by. Reporter in parts of maryland, two to six inches of rain fell, making it a morning full of rescues. And then there was that wind. Wind gusted over 70 Miles Per Hour in connecticut, taking down power lines and trees. Diane, i wanted to go back to that image inside the detroit whiteout today. Now, if this happens, the recommendation is to gradually slow down, turn on your flashers and if you can get off the highway, do