Its earnhardt and the dramatic end to the d daytona 500. Cars slam into each other on the final turn. Nascars most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt jr. , emerging from the smoke to win. As we say good morning, america. And good morning erks america. Hope you all had a good weekend. An exciting weekend for so many. What a farewell to the olympics last night. Blockbuster show. Circus performances. Ball ballet. The olympic torch put out. Congratulations to all. What a show they put on over the weeks. The overall medal count for team usa, 28. Only russia was better. The host country showed a sense of humor in the end. In the closing ceremonies, if you remember the opening, and the ring that wasnt. This was part of the closing ceremonies last night. Acknowledging the imperfect perfection. Can you picture the guy going to putin saying, trust me, lit work. Remember, security concerns before the games. Thankfully, everything turned out. I was just thinging about that. Knock on wood. How about th
Home. The house quickly filled with flames and heavy smoke, while firefighters worked to put it out. But the smoke could be scene from 680. Firefighters havent released the identity of the victim or what started the fire at this point. We have a news crew on the way and well have a live update in a few minutes. Now to the peninsula. Two people found dead inside of a house in palo alto. This is an upscale area with Million Dollar homes. This fire not far from highway 101. Cheryl hurd is on the scene and cheryl, two people found dead. Any idea how this happened . Not yet, raj. Police are waiting for the coroner to arrive to remove the victims from the home. The fire is out and the street is still blocked off near highway 101. Police are not releasing the names of the victims, but neighbors have a good idea who they might be. Mike kelley was relieved to find out that it wasnt his home that caught fire this evening. His attention quickly turned toward his neighbors whom he says he hasnt se
Air. Panicked passengers fearing the worst. The pilot with an Emergency Landing. What caused the inside of the plane to crack. There are a group of hikers on the rocks. Hikers tracked with the rising tide. Almost out to sea with giant waves. Bystanders pulling them back to the beach safe and sound. We do say good morning, america. Back full force. Everybody is here. And we need all decks on hand because we have a lot of news to get to. Were learning more about the nurse fighting for her life. Friends speaking out this morning. So much fear and concern all around the country. And when you see pictures like these, hazmat crews escorting five sick passengers off a flight in boston. It was another false alarm. Well get to that in just a moment. Everyone is on edge. And begin with the Severe Weather. A dozen tornados reported and threats of more. We have rob marciano in atlanta, tornado warnings all morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning, george. The south getting hit hard today. And,
One. Historical continuity here and not the best one. I agree we should not use extreme forms of discussion or fights. We should not smear people for their position. And i will try to do my best to avoid that. On air for over an hour. Lets take some of the phone calls. Thank you, caller. We have calls coming from. Kraine, crimea, Border Regions borders with ukraine. We are now going to take a call russia coats, from rkutsk, russia. Roman. I would like to ask you, is mr. Supports the idea of bringing Russian Troops to the ukraine . Of we should not be euphoric about what is happening and onuld always use our actions the reality. The makeup of ukraine is different from these south southeastern russia. Those territories were given to ukraine in 1920s and then until 1954 when crimea also was given to ukraine for some reason, the ethic competition makeup was approximately 50 50. The final decision to return crimea was only made after i had seen the south of the referendum. Results of the re
This kid is hit in the head as he poses in front of a train. Now he can make as much as 250,000 on that tape. The youtube nation is scoring big. And how you can cash in, too. Good morning, america. Good morning to Michael Strahan. [ applause ] great to be here. Im so happy to be here. So, thank you. Thank you. And good morning, america. Yeah. And america, our Company Softball team just got a whole lot better. Always been a part of the family and love having you here. Thank you. I love being here. A lot more coming up. Lets get right to the breaking details coming in on missing flight 370. The object just found is a long piece of metal. It comes after the bluefin21 has hunted through over 80 of the targeted search area. David kerley here with the latest. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, george. Is this finally the confirmation the world has been looking for. 47 days after flight 370 disappeared. Sources tell abc news that this piece of metal is found on the coast of australia