deal in which he would get life without parole. eric holder will represent the obama administration at the funeral for mario cuomo. he will be laid to rest later this morning. cuomo died of heart failure on new year s day at the age of 82. a number of people paid respects on monday. united states ski team is reeling this morning from the deaths of two stars. ronnie berlack and bryce astle were killed in an avalanche in austria. four other skiers managed to escape. 7-year-old sailor gutzler is back home in illinois this morning in the arms of her family. the resilient girl is the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her parents and sister and cousin.
people in new york and new jersey probably root for the jets or the giants or the eagles saying too bad, i ve been a cowboys fan since i m a kid. hate me if you like. how many people were watching that game? like 18 million? so 18 million tv viewers got to see chris christie a few times? that s earned media. we ll see if he goes to lambeau there weekend. if scott walker the republican governor maybe the republican governor will be sitting down out in the cold. maybe it will be snowing at lambeau, scott williamer can hold up a beer from the stands and say come out of the box, christie and have a beer. that would be a good message. this scorery that has gripped the nation 7-year-old sailor gutzler is back home after a surviving a plane crash that killed much of her family. all of her immediate family. new details on the tragic accident. and we will talk with someone else who also walked away from a plane crash. and what happens next.
things don t happen very often, thank god but in as much as they do happen this is how they happen. so we should be able to find these things. i have to be hospital mistic that before very long hopefully within a couple days at the most we ll find the black boxes and get real answers. i agree. i m glad you agree that. thank you to both of you, jeff wise and paul ginsburg we appreciate the expertise. for a seven-year-old sailor gutzler, the long road to recovery and healing is only beginning. she is the lone survivor of a weekend plane crash that claimed the lives of several relatives, including her parents and her sister. sailor s incredible story involves her nearly one-mile trek alone from the crash site to a nearby home in the cold and through very deep and dense forest. now, where she told owner larry wilkins ordeal she experienced at the end of the journey. wilkins describes the area as rough, fallen trees, blackberry
i think that me surviving was random i just happened to be in the right place at the right time. one of the more touching aspects of the story involves the firefighter who helped rescue her from the crash site. she says they ve stayed in touch over the years. she says he is the link between her before and after. he went to her wedding, and they danced at her reception. dan simon, cnn, san francisco. talk to that firefighter in a moment. but sailor gutzler had her own guardian angel. he was the first to comfort her after this horrific experience. and there is no doubt he too, was touched by little sailor s bravery. all scratched up, arms scratched up bloody nose crying and she said her mom and dad were dead. she wanted me to go with her. let them go.
treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital over the weekend. thank you so much. we will speak with that man who sailor gutzler arrived at his house in a little while. a tremendous story there. north korea blasting the white house, call agnew round of u.s. sanctions an act of hostility. those sanctions are retaliation for north korea s alleged cyber attack asenseagainst sony. will good to see you. reporter: good morning, mikaela. north korea s strategy that they re using here appears to be trying to discredit the occupation they re clearly watching international news coverage. they re talking about some of the cyber security experts skeptical that north korea was involved in this hack thinking it might be an inside job, north korea saying the united states is launching the sanctions as a way to try to validate a shaky case and accusing the u.s. of essentially bullying against north korea.