And the father who gave his teenage daughter her first skydive for her 16th birthday. That jump ending in disaster when she fell more than 3500 feet after her chute tangled. He speaks out this morning for the first time about her recovery. And we do say good morning, america, on this wednesday morning. And look who is there in our nations capital, looking good, george. Good morning to you. Good morning, robin. Of course, the state of the Union Address last night for the president. Pretty tough sell for the president before an anxious country deeply divided congress but, boy, he brought all of them to their feet with that emotional tribute to an American Hero right there, Cory Remsburg, army ranger. And well talk to Vice President biden in a minute. The ovation went on and on. That was quite a moment, george. You were right about that. One of many stories we have this morning so lets get right to it. That winter weather, dangerous ice, snowstorm now paralyzing an entire region of the co
airstrip. she did not open the second chute. her father told reporters the trouble started immediately. she was rocking this way, then she went into a spiral. reporter: a 3500-foot drop and her father, who jumped first, watched the entire thing from the ground. mackenzie is in the hospital with a broken vertebrae and shattered pelvis. her injuries consisted with being struck by a car going 60 miles an hour. if she truly fell 3,000 feet, i have no idea how she survived. reporter: the u.s. parachute association does allow 16-year-olds to jump, provided they have parental consent. joe wethington said he expected a tandem jump with an experienced skydiver but the company only offered single jumps. all she went through, she hasn t shed a tear. reporter: an investigation should tell us exactly what happened when she jumped out of that plane. molly hunter, abc news, new york. it is shocking that he let her go without doing a tandem