good morning, america, on this wednesday, december 23rd. i m robin roberts, here in new york. and i m george stephanopoulos, back in washington this morning. good to see you there, george. and we have breaking news this morning. near disaster on a holiday flight. an american airlines plane, packed with vacationers, breaks apart on landing in jamaica. dozens are injured. we ll have the latest coming up. also, my exclusive interview with treasury secretary, tim geithner. does he think the recession is over? plus, michael jackson s fbi files. 7 investigations over 13 years. new allegations of abuse. all inside reports that we have never seen before. we re going to take a closer look. and aloha. the obamas are heading to hawaii for christmas. and we have an exclusive look at the winter white house, $9 million worth. good morning, everyone. a lot to tell you about, as always. beginning with american airlines flight 331, that slid off the runway overnight in kingston, j
good morning, america. on this wednesday, december 2nd, the president s battle cry. we will go forward with the confidence that right makes might. new troops. new commitment. overnight, the general who must win this war reacts. and back at home, vice president biden and senator mccain square off on the new marching orders. plus, the $164 driving fine that raises questions about tiger s millions in endorsements. new tabloid allegations this morning, as the titan of sport stays silent. desperate times. drowning homeowners trying to get out of huge mortgage payments by setting their homes on fire. a gma investigation. and gma lights up america. sam champion, somewhere out there, set to flip the switch on this year s best holiday displays. could he be outside your door in your hometown? and good morning, to all of you. we welcome you. diane sawyer with robin roberts this morning. and the president, after three months, made the decision. the dye is cast. 30,000 add
as president obama gets ready to defend his strategy to finish the job in afghanistan, he and the first lady wow washington with their first state dinner. let our two great nations realize all of the triumphs and achievements that await us. we ll bring you the details. get away day for millions of americans as they hit the road, airports, and even the stores in anticipation of the thanksgiving holiday. traveling that day before thanksgiving, you need to be prepared for the worst. we ll have tips on how to stay calm and save money while you travel. is he the new elvis? or did he go too far? american idol runner-up adam lambert is here to set the record straight after his controversial performance at the ama s. early this wednesday morning, november 25th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs good morning from new york city, this is fifth avenue and 59th street where for hours now all through the night people have been lining up by the hundreds hoping for a front row
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good morning maryland. now don scott, marty, breaking news with mary bubala. wjz maryland s news station. top of the hour look at that. rain is really coming down this morning. the melt down was yesterday, today a float off if it doesn t stop soon. problem on the parkway sharon will have more with that. first warning doppler radar, it is getting ready to come to an end. let me widen this out a bit. right down here just to the south of dc we are starting to see a pretty much the last bit of this moisture. let s look. i have been saying this all morning. something like 8 and 8:30 a.m. they are going to go what rain. it will remain great through the day temperature averaging around 50. not unlike yesterday. all day long. here is sharon at wjz traffic control. rain on the roads is causing trouble. one accident at this point don, on 295. it is in the southbound lanes, at water vie. watch for that. other view. watch for that. otherwise speeds on the belt way closer to u