tonigh tonight on world news, safer america. a new report says highway deaths have dropped to the lowest level in half a century. soggy twisters. why all this wet weather is a breeding ground for tornadoes. preteen drugs. the alarming number of 12-year-olds who are sniffing spray paint. a remarkable girl. i met her on my trip to afghanistan, and i think you will never forget her, too. and, whale du jour. how the team that won the oscar went out and busted a trendy l.a. restaurant. good evening. and good news about safety on america s highways. word tonight that fewer people died in car accidents last year. in fact, as we said, the highways were safer than they ve been in half a century. we still lost 34,000 americans in highway accidents, but as you can see, it was a dramatic drop from the year before. and david wright made his way to an interstate and the overpass to tell us the reasons. david? reporter: good evening, diane. it is such a remarkable turn aroun
good morning, america, on this thursday, march 11th. i m george stephanopoulos. and i m robin roberts. this morning, breaking news. a dangerous storm front takes hold across the south, as tornadoes, hail and flooding rain cause damage in eight states. sam is tracking the watches and warnings. also developing. democrats say they re close to a final agreement on health care reform. but what s really going on behind closed doors? and how close are we to an actual vote? fore schlow sure dangers. this woman came home to a padlock on her door. her home ransacked. and her family had gone. it was all a mistake by the bank. could it happen to you? and what a little brave heart. there are some guys. they are going to kill my mom and dad. the 7-year-old whose 911 call saved his family. how his quick thinking could teach every kid in america how to do the right thing. we practice it every day. keep on practicing, carlos. we love carlos. we do. and it s great to have y
tonigh tonight on world news, safer america. a new report says highway deaths have dropped to the lowest level in half a century. soggy twisters. why all this wet weather is a breeding ground for tornadoes. preteen drugs. the alarming number of 12-year-olds who are sniffing spray paint. a remarkable girl. i met her on my trip to afghanistan, and i think you will never forget her, too. and, whale du jour. how the team that won the oscar went out and busted a trendy l.a. restaurant. good evening. and good news about safety on america s highways. word tonight that fewer people died in car accidents last year. in fact, as we said, the highways were safer than they ve been in half a century. we still lost 34,000 americans in highway accidents, but as you can see, it was a dramatic drop from the year before. and david wright made his way to an interstate and the overpass to tell us the reasons. david? reporter: good evening, diane. it is such a remarkable turn aroun
i m tamron hall. right now on msnbc news live, congress taking aim at toyota and the u.s. government agency that oversees car safety. the potential new changes that could affect every single car on the road in the future. new revelations that nancy pelosi s office knew about congressman eric massa and allegations of sexual misconduct. republicans moving to reopen an ethics investigation. plus we ll take you inside afghanistan for an exclusive look at the taliban actually making bombs to target our troops. also ahead, a new book detailing the nation s grief after the death of a president. we ll take a look at heartfelt letters written to jackie kennedy. looking out for your health but does a proposed ban on salt in restaurants cross the line? a congress hearing started just minutes ago where the head of the national highway transportation safety administration is expected to face some tough questions about his agency s handling of toyota s sudden acceleration problem
oscar party? good morning. it s tuesday morning, thank you for joining us, jamie costello. we are wearing orange in honor of. ms awareness week, multiple sclerosis awareness week. head to abc2news.com for more information. head to justin berk to find out about the weather today. 40 degrees, but we had 60 on thermometers, downtown baltimore, one notch away, 59 at the airport, although 60 degrees in downtown baltimore at the maryland science center. we ll be staying warm. rain may arrive, we may have to adjust this to a morning shower on wednesday and then in the afternoon. real rain comes in over the weekend. that could give us flooding, the flooding we dreaded after all that snow that slowly melted away. we still have piles on parking lots and wet soil that we have to deal with. let s enjoy today. after a nice weekend and yesterday, well, we ll try to go on a four day stretch with beautiful weather. 38 starting today at the owings mills campus of the harbor school.