this morning on world news this morning on world news now, the perfect storm for big shipping companies. u.p.s. and fedex, damage control and deliveries after a series of storms that impacted so many. feeding frenzy. the holiday swimmers attacked by flesh-eating fish. the dangerous creatures, their unusual habits and who got hurt in a frightening scene. life lessons the newlywed and her unplanned pregnancy so soon after her wedding. how she addressed her doubts and is sharing her eye-opening journey with others. and comfort zone. overweight americans finding a new place of their own. see who s concentrating on healthier habits and finding a little camaraderie along the way. it is friday, december 27th. announcer: from abc news this is world news now. good morning. i m rina ninan in for diana perez.
this morning on world news now, the perfect storm for big shipping companies. u.p.s. and fedex, damage control and deliveries after a series of storms that impacted so many. feeding frenzy. the holiday swimmers attacked by flesh-eating fish. the dangerous creatures, their unusual habits and who got hurt in a frightening scene. life lessons the newlywed and her unplanned pregnancy so soon after her wedding. how she addressed her doubts and is sharing her eye-opening journey with others. and comfort zone. overweight americans finding a new place of their own. see who s concentrating on healthier habits and finding a little camaraderie along the way. it is friday, december 27th. announcer: from abc news this
and the succeeding hour is a half an inch. and then we reset everything if it stops raining. there may be some flooding across the southern parishes in addition to the city of new orleans. the wind and surge issues may pick up too. the rip current s a big issue for holiday swimmers. not that we re going to see a lot of sunshine. unfortunately little of any of this rain gets into texas where they would beg for a stinking drop at this point. we ll keep you update from the mighty mississippi. we appreciate that. 44,000 homes and businesses still do not have power in new jersey. it won t be much of a holiday weekend in patterson where they have yet to dry out from irene s floodwaters. president obama will be visiting on sunday to get a firsthand look at the damage. michelle franzen has the latest. reporter: the passaic river continues to remain above flood stage. it will for the next few days. when president obama visits here
michael marusarz is filling in. the next couple of days. welcome aboard the late train. the late train, the early train. depends what time your train left. no kidding. very fun. we ll be here all week. it should be fun. good morning, i m rob nelson. hurricane earl is a growing threat this morning out in the atlantic. it s one of three weather systems that forecasters are now watching. hurricane danielle kicked up danger along the east coast. chuck sivertsen reports. reporter: a familiar sound along the eastern seaboard this weekend, lifeguards alerting holiday swimmers to dangerous riptides. it s definitely very, very strong. if you re not an above-average swimmer, we re not recommending anyone out past their knees. riptides pulling you all the way across nearly to the middle of the next beach over. reporter: rescue teams pulled dozens of swimmers out of the water this weekend. it would always pull me under and i d get tossed around under the water.