getaway day. happy father s day. thank you very much. big plans? just the usual. grilling and chilling. perfect. nice. you have family coming over. brother and mom coming down. to my house. get another tie. i hope not. but if i do i will go, oh, it it s just what i wanted. wow, just what i was expecting. all right. by the way, first father s day for your man. that s right. he did you right on mother s day. you better. i am working on it, honey. the whole thing. thanks. now i have got to do it. you have got to do it. he did you right on mother s day. you re right. here we go. we begin this half-hour with powerful storms hitting the east coast the strong winds are blamed for at least one death in virginia. power knocked out from virginia to new england. there could be major delays during the morning s commute. here is abc s larry jacobs. reporter: damaged power lines and downed trees littered the washington area. a powerful storm overshadowed the c
this morning on world news now killer storms. the human toll and the widespread damage after forceful winds and rare tornados tear across parts of the east coast, the power outages and the damage this morning. waterfront scare a pier at a sports bar in miami crashes. dozens watching the heat splash into the bay. the injuries and the investigation. landmark decision, the supreme court rules on an issue that is very important to superstar actress angelina jolie, the legal move. and why it breaks new ground. career move, sarah palin s latest decision. why you may be seeing the former alaska governor and vice presidential candidate more often. that s coming up in the skinny on this friday, june 14th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. tgif, everybody. father s day weekend. getaway day.
so to make the holiday a little brighter for them all across the country there are mission as cross the u.s. like this one in los angeles, that are serving up traditional thanksgiving meals. for those who are less fortunate. so great to see that they do that. it is also a truly happy holiday for hundreds of military families in washington state. reuniting just in time for the holiday. good to see this too 200 soldiers returned from afghanistan off to the base near tacoma yesterday. there were lots of hugs and kisses as their loved ones turned out to greet them. some of the most precious moments, of course, the dads seeing their newborns for the very first time. what a great holiday for those families. enjoy every moment of that. and, new york s penn station is up and running this morning. but that was not the case last night. at the height of the evening rush, on getaway day for the long holiday weekend, train traffic actually was shuttle down completely for more than an hour.
long. welcome everybody. welcome to early start. i m ashleigh banfield. good morning. i m alina cho bringing the news from a to c. so weird. we have the alphabet all mixed up. anger, sadness and overwhelming shame at penn state. a scathing report conducted by a former director of the fbi, leaving the school and its legendary coaches shattered. saying joe paterno and top university officials not only hid but empowered a child predator in jerry sandusky. the outrage is spreading so quickly there are calls to tear down a statue of paterno that stands youds of beaver stadium. will more criminal charges be coming? susan candiotti is live in philadelphia this morning. susan, good morning to you. reporter: good morning. yes, you re right. former fbi director lewis freeh laid the blame at the feet of four top penn state officials leaving jerry sandusky free rein to abuse children over the course of almost 15 years. our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disreg
as the president of yemen. in front of the saudi king and others, he has agreed to relinquish power. it is going to be a new era in his impoverished country. we ll see what some of the other gulf states, some of the wealthy ones like saudi arabia will come to theiraid. but ali abdullah saleh, the long-time president of yemen, has agreed to leave office. meantime, the occupy wall street movement in this country is costing cities bigtime. the price tag for those protests ahead. you won t believe who s really footing the bill. we re live with that story. jenna: i hope it s going directly to jon scott. jon: i don t have the money. jenna: the amazing discovery, if you take a look at those outlines, what scientists are learning. jon: also getaway day underway from coast to coast. we re live right now at lax. the sun s shining there with the lowdown on what travelers are facing as they head out for