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
Around the bay. So chillier today. Even at the coast its a cold start. By this afternoon only in the low to mid50s. Afternoon highs are seasonal. That is near 60 trees for san jose and up toward santa rosa. San francisco should come in at 57. Oakland maybe about 60 and by the evening it will be clear and a chilly night tonight although im anticipating increasing clouds for everyone. Some of you are seeing some rain as soon as tomorrow. I will show you it and the timeout for you for the rest of the weekend. Eric. All right, lisa. Thank you very much. Californias drought is so severe that for the first time state officials wont be able to supply any water to cities or farms anywhere in california unless things change drastically that means 25 Million People who depend on water from Northern California rivers and reservoirs are on their own this year. Same for the million acres of farmland in the central valley. If conditions stay the same in the bay areas two water districts will be hard
Being on vacation these passengers would like to forget. More than 600 people on board, violently ill from a stomach bug believed to be the norovirus. If it is, the largest in 20 years. Symptoms disgusting. Violent vomiting and diarrhea, all at once. Even though the sick were quarantined, fear spread. I was worried. But i managed not to, somehow. I knocked on a lot of wood. Doctors told passengers who still have symptoms to seek medical care before going home. Royal caribbean apologized and promised a 50 refund and half off another cruise. But for some, thats not enough. Thats the first time ive had a bad experience. I want to know what they will do. This thousandfoot vessel is about to get a thorough scrubbing before heading out to sea friday. Thanks, to tahman bradley. Looking at numbers, 630 passengers, 54 crew members, sickened. This would be the one of the largest outbreaks on a crews ship in the last 20 years. 630 passengers, thats unbelievable. And they expect to be back sailing
Meanwhile, american officials find a disturbing hole in security at the sochi olympics. And Football Frenzy with Super Bowl Fever now in full effect we have the best pregame fun and sneak peek at some of the hottest ads. This is the best thing in the world. Im not sure i wanted hey, good morning, everybody on this first day of february and the eve of super bowl xlviii. Do i have that number right, ron, 48 . Yes, correct. Check out this live shot of the Metlife Stadium in new jersey. There it is where the seahawks and the broncos will face off in the first open air super bowl in a cold climate. It will be cold, though, tomorrow. Who will win . Who knows and espn sportscenter poll has 50. 4 saying the seahawks will be champs but thats about as close as you can get. Meantime, the Empire State Building has been showing both teams some love as we like to do in new york city lit up in a Different Team color at various times. It looks like we have two different Empire State Buildings side by
Good thursday morning, im marci gonzalez. And im ryan smith. John and diana are off. One of the countrys largest metropolitan areas is still at a standstill following a winter storm. This is the scene around atlanta. Abandoned vehicles littering major highways, helicopters took to the sky to search for stranded drivers following two inches of snow. Abcs mary bruce has the latest. Reporter after two days of cold chaos, the cleanup is finally under way. After much of the south was paralyzed by a rare winter storm. Its pretty bad. We were not expecting it. Reporter just 2 inches of snow fell in atlanta, but the city was blanketed in slick ice. Bringing it to a screeching halt. I was on ice and it just kept slipping and i thought i was going to tumble over. Reporter crashes, some deadly, blocked the interstate, cars jammed for miles with no way out. Frustrated drivers stranded. Many for almost 24 hours. One mothertobe stuck miles from the hospital gave birth on i285 to a baby girl named gr