Everywhere in america. New numbers this morning. Were going to have practical advice for you from dr. Jen ashton in a few moments. Not just the flu. But the whooping cough, as well. High concern this season. Also this morning, mystery solved. We track down the man in the newlydiscovered photo of young Princess Diana. The picture that was never supposed to be made public. Everyones been talking about this picture the last couple of days. Were going to hear from him. And true grit. The College Football player who kept on playing. Never missed a game, in fact. Even during chemotherapy treatments. He beat cancer. Last night, he led his team to the cotton bowl. Coming up, the key role his mom played in all this. And first, theres a lot of news overnight. And for that, as always, we turn to ron claiborne. Hell be using his own face. And my own voice, too. Hi, dan. Hi, bianna. Trying to get in sync with you there. Good morning, everyone. We begin with the developing story overnight. Lance armstrongs lawyer is denying a report that he, armstrong, is about to admit to doping. The New York Times reports armstrong has told associates and antidoping officials he is considering publicly admitting that he used performanceenhancing drugs and blood transfusions during his cycling career. Armstrong has denied these allegations for more than a decade. Earlier this year, armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour De France titles for doping and banned from competing in all events in the future. Also breaking overnight, a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of alaska. The 7. 5 magnitude quick hit about 60 miles from the city of craig, alaska. A tsunami was generated but did not pose a threat to land. And meanwhile, overseas, the brother of al qaedas chief has reportedly been captured in syria. Published reports say that Ayman Al Zawahiris brother, mohammed, was arrested by syrian troops while meeting with opposition activists in syria. The terrorist leader recently released a message, encouraging fighters to join the civil war there in syria. And former arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was in newtown, connecticut, meeting privately with the families of those killed in last months school massacre. The visit came just days before the second anniversary of the shooting that critically injured her. And the white house, meanwhile, released this photo on friday, the moment that president obama learned of the shooting that left 26 people dead. The president has called it the worst day of his presidency. And days after the republicanled house was blasted for failing to provide funds for victims of hurricane sandy, a bill to do just that is headed to president obamas desk. Lawmakers passed a measure providing nearly 10 billion in aid to help 120,000 people. Another bill authorized, 51 billion in additional aid will come up for a vote in the house in ten days. And finally, love was in the air in china on friday. Thousands of couples across the country died the knot because of the date. In mandarin, january 4th, 2013, sounds very similar to the phrase, i will love you for all of my life. And those who got married because of the date. I got two words. [ speaking Foreign Language ] you know what that means . No. Prenup. Prenup, in mandarin. I thought you were romantic. No. Thank you. We turn, now, to the two, shocking backtoback stories about alcohol and airlines. In one case, passengers took matters into their own hands, going to extremes to restrain a drunk passenger. And the other case, a pilot was arrested before takeoff when someone smelled alcohol on his breath. First up, abcs lisa stark joins us from Reagan National airport outside of washington, with details about that pilot. Good morning, lisa. Reporter good morning, bianna. It was just in the nick of time. This pilot was set to fly a planeload of passengers from minneapolis to new york. Luckily, because of some very alert officials, that never happened. The pilot had already passed through security at the minneapolis airport. And was waiting for an elevator, when a tsa agent and other officers happened by and smelled what they thought was alcohol. They alerted airport police, who caught up with 48yearold captain kolbjorn kristiansen, just before 53 passengers would have boarded the American Eagle flight to new york. Police say kristiansen failed a preliminary alcohol breath test. He was arrested. Neighbors of the pilot were shocked at the news. Seemed to be very quiet. But he was a regular, family guy. Reporter its not known what the tests showed. But the legal limit for pilots is 0. 04, half the limit for drivers. And equaling roughly two drinks for an averagesized man. The Airline Industry basically takes a stance of zero tolerance at showing up with liquor in the bloom. Reporter one of hollywoods current hit movies, flight, focuses on a drunk pilot that pulls off a miraculous crash landing. But he doesnt stay a hero for long. This toxicology report states that you were drunk. Reporter pilots can lose their license and get jail time. Up to 15 years in extreme cases. In 2002, two america west pilots were caught on tape, partying and drinking for hours the night before their flight. The next morning, tsa screeners smelled alcohol on their breath. The pilots were arrested, convicted, sent to jail. As for the american flight, the airline scrambled to find a replacement pilot. Passengers finally arrived in new york more than two hours late, shocked to learn then what had really happened. Im feeling very unsafe. Reporter kristiansen has now been grounded, pending a full investigation. But the associated press, quoting an Airline Spokesman says, that he was well above the legal limit for that initial breath test, at least. Dan . Serious problems. Lisa stark, thank you. Now, to another case, another case study, in the pitfalls of mixing alcohol and air travel. Take a look at this picture. This is a guy literally strapped into his seat with duct tape. His fellow passengers say he went on a drunken rampage during an overseas flight. And they had no choice but to tie him down. I want to know who travels with duct tape. John schriffen is here. Maybe you can answer that question. Good morning, sir. Reporter i dont know if i can answer that one. But this one is strange. It seems like weve all been on a flight that seemed like it would never end because the person next to you wasnt the most considerate neighbor. What happened on this flight to iceland takes it to a new level. One passenger, who the Airline Still has not identified, was allegedly so bad, he had to be dealt with in a special way. This is what happens when your fellow passengers have had enough. According to iceland air, a man onboard their flight thursday from reykjavik to new yorks jfk, started acting up. Hitting, screaming, even spitting on other passengers. The whole time, cursing up a storm. Then, like a scene out of the movie airplane, passengers took matters into their own hands, taping him in a chair. Fellow passenger andy ellwood snapped this picture after the man was secured in his seat. His gut busting out. But his mouth shut. According to ellwoods blog, the man became unruly after drinking all of the dutyfree liquor onboard. And tried to choke the woman next to him, scheming the plane was going to crash. In a statement to abc news, the airline says, quote, he was restrained by passengers and crew. And was monitored for his own safety for the duration of the flight. Its certainly not the first time a passenger was caught behaving badly. Alec baldwin was kicked off a flight when he was playing a game on his phone and was kicked off. After this kid cut the lines to board a plane, his teacher made him apologize to everyone over the loud speaker, asking for forgiveness. As for this man, for the last two hours of the flight, well, he wasnt saying much of anything. Upon landing at jfk, the man was met by police and taken to an area hospital to be treated for alcohol poisoning. The Port Authority wont confirm if this is the man they took into custody. So far, he has not been charged. Dan . Bianna . Thank you. So many hours. Must have drank a lot to get alcohol poisoning. Now, to a Major Public Health issue in america, the flu. It is spreading like crazy this season. New numbers from the centers for Disease Control shows that 41 states is showing widespread outbreak. Thats up from 31 states 2 weeks ago. Our medical contributor dr. Jennifer ashton is here to tell us about that. Good morning, guys. Good morning. Can you help me . I think you need to go home right after youre finished with the show, bianna. We dont have answers. We dont know why the flu this year is so bad. We dont know how bad it will get. What we do know is that the cases of influenza or flulike illness are picking up speed. Theyre gaining momentum. We do expect them to get worse before it gets better. And these are particularly bad strains this year, making people incredibly sick. Even people who have had flu shots . Yeah. Listen, the flu vaccine is not 100 effective. It varies between 60 to 85 effective. But people who are vaccinated, if they do come down with influenza, seem to have a let severe course of the illness and a shorter course of the illness. Its not too late to get vaccinated. If you can see your doctor and get that vaccine today, it may save your life or someone elses life. Such an important note. Before we go, you were pointing out to me before the broadcast, that these new numbers out this morning are not even telling the full story, most likely. Thats right, dan. Theres a lag time when patients go to a Health Care Provider and when the cases get reported to the cdc and when the cdc releases those numbers. It varies about one to two weeks. The numbers will go up. Were not even close to through the worst part of it. One important tip, stay home if youre sick. If youre sick and not gotten the vaccine to protect yourself and youre ill, protect others and stay home from work or school. So, you need to go home right after the show. She says she doesnt have the flu. Well see about that. Thank you very much. Get the flu shot. All right. Now, to a very satisfying story of payback in the digital age. Its about a guy whose iphone got stolen. He turned into a virtual vigilante, setting up a sting operation involving an Online Dating site. What happened next is hilarious. Abcs tanya rivero is on the story. Good morning. Reporter good morning. This is a do not try this at home story of stolen iphone retrieval. The police even told this guy he was taking too big a risk, setting up a meeting with the thief. But in the end, it was the thief who got the surprise of his life. Nadav used some steamy lines to lure a thief into his trap, like this one. Hey, im here and out of the shower. It started on new years eve when nirenberg left his iphone 4 on the cab. The next morning, he saw someone sending messages from his phone, using his online profile, trolling for dates. He was using my okcupid account. So, he created a phony female profile, with a clevelandbearing photo from the web. My best version talking as a girl, or a flirty girl, i should say, is adding winky face emoticons. Reporter the thief took the bait. Writing, you wanna meet . Nadav replied, yeah, i kind of do. Will you kiss me . He coyly responded, well, i dont have a boyfriend. They made a plan to meet up at nadavs apartment for a date. I followed him up the stairs. He turns around. And basically, i confront him right here. And i put the 20 in his hand to diffuse the situation as fast as possible. But i had a hammer in my hand, just in case. Reporter the thief handed over the phone, took the money and ran. He was dressed up with a nice jacket and shirt. And he smelled like cologne. And had a bottle of wine in his hand. Reporter nadav got the phone back. But the thief kept the wine and the cash, making us wonder if the punishment fit the crime. Theres no hard feelings. But he still couldnt resist a parting shot. As the thief ran out of the building, nadav called out to him, you smell nice. What a character. He thinks that was his cab driver. Reporter he does. But he doesnt have any proof. I see. Theres a lesson there. Carry 20 and a hammer. Both. Tanya, thank you so much. Now, to the newlyrevealed picture of Princess Diana weve been mesmerized by this week. Taken right before she would become the most documented woman in the world. Looking so young and so innocent. But who is the young man with her . It was a mystery until abcs Nick Schifrin got down on the case and tracked the mysterious stranger. Nick is with us from london. Good morning, nick. Reporter good morning, bianna. We pieced through every clue. We looked under every manhole. We called every contact we had. Its the biggest mystery since the loch ness monster. We think weve solved it. She was just diana spencer. It was 1979. She was 17 years old, skiing in the swiss alps. Diana tore her ankle tendon. So, she spent a lot of time indoors with a certain silent suitor. I can categorically say that the man in the picture is adam russell. Reporter adam russell, great grandson of a prime minister. He always liked diana. But he never told her. If adam russell had told her how he really felt about her, the british monarchy would have been a very different monarchy than we see today. Reporter same is true for russell. Today, hes a farmer, way down here, dorset, england, where he runs this b b. He traveled the world. And thought he could make a go of it with diana. Only to find a friend telling him, too late, adam. You have one rival, prince charles. Reporter and thats when diana became, well, the princess. The glass carriage. The dress. That train. One of the most photographed women of alltime. When she looked down your lens and you smiled, you knew you had a great picture. Reporter Arthur Edwards was one of dianas first photographers. This woman was not just a beauty. She sort of changed the way the royal family worked. Completely. She did everything her way. Reporter walked in mine fields. Helped take the stigma out of aids. Everything she did was documented. And yet, this photo disappeared, just two days after dianas engagement. The mirror newspaper got scared it would offend the palace. They didnt want any trouble. Im sure. Thats the reason they werent published. Reporter theres whiskey in the corner. A young, happy diana, whose life had been very different. If she had fallen for adam russell, she would be herding deer in the south of england. And someone else would be the future queen. Reporter now, i called russell down on his farm. He wouldnt tell me much other than confirming it was him in the photo. He said he looks pretty much the same today, but his hairs a little shorter now. Mystery solved. Dan, bianna, were headed up to scotland to find the loch ness monster. Were convinced you can do anything, nick. Time, now, for the forecast. And for that, as always, ginger zee. Ginger, good morning. Good morning. Hey, yall. It snowed in texas. Thats for you, bianna. Its usually san angelo has 2. 9 inches on average each year. Yesterday and the day before, 2. 8. Theyre getting a whole season in one day. Youre seeing from brownsville, they had schools closed. And they had a lot of fun with that snow, too. El paso had 3. 1 inches. Abilene, 1 inch. Austin, an inch of snow. There was also other weather happening. A funnel was reported outside of miami, just south of it, actually. You can really see it well there. Funnel different from tornado. Tornado touches, has debris. A funnel is just a funnel. Thats what they had in miami. And the weather today will be foggy inland in south florida, especially. Just south of that stationary front. Showers throughout the state. 81, ft. Myers today. 74 for tampa. 62, a lot cooler in tallahassee. Another storm up in the north, will be bringing just a few inches of snow for parts of michigan, into parts of the eastern great lakes and up into parts of new england, too. So, not the warmth and the miamitype funnels. But on the west coast, something to note for the weekend, you get about a halfinch of rain for San Francisco, and rain down to l. A. , as well. My first Twitter Photo comes from wisconsin. It is a sun pillar. Thats an actual thing. I just taught you something, dan. I know i see your face, a little eyebrow raised there. What is that . Its light from the sun. A sun pillar. Ill stop asking questions now. And this one from california, too. If i could say jeez o. Pete, and bring in my midwest vernacular, as you said, i could say yall. We appreciate it. Moving on. Emotional night at the cotton bowl between oklahoma and texas a m. Despite losing, it was a magnificent finish for one of the sooners players who has inspired everybody, Beating Cancer while never missing a game this season, even as he went through chemotherapy treatments. Ron is back with that story. This is a great story. It really is, dan. Bigtime College Football is hard enough. Imagine practicing and playing for months. And doing well in the classroom to be named an academic allamerican, all the while battling cancer. Thats what a young man named austin woods, big number 50, on the oklahoma sooners, did. When austin woods hit the field with his fellow oklahoma sooners for friday nights cotton bowl classic, he was fulfilling a lifelong dream. Being out there on stage like that is the ultimate dream from when i was a little kid. And its great to be living it. Reporter but it almost didnt happen. Earlier this year, during spring practices, woods felt something wasnt right. I thought it was mono. I didnt know what it was. Reporter late in april, the junior offensive lineman found out it was hodgkins lymphoma, a form of blood cancer. When he began chemotherapy, it appeared that woods would have to sit out the upcoming season. But he was determined to keep playing. A lot of its up here, between your ears. Your attitude and the heart you have. Reporter despite the harsh rounds of chemotherapy, which left him exhausted, woods kept coming to practice. One day, hed miss a monday practice because he was in the hospital getting his chemotherapy. Tuesday, hed be out there on the practice field. Reporter treatment after treatment, woods charged ahead. On the field, and on his twitter feed, with progress updates like, fighters mentality, round two. Six rounds of chemo down. And home stretch. All of them tagged beatcancer50. His fellow offensive linemen tweeting back, hea