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Transcripts For WPVI Good Morning America 20150322

Others jumping to safety. And the rescue. So, what went wrong. And busted brackets and broken dreams. Number one seed villanova sent home. Oh, oh yeah this piccolo player performing in tears. The internet having a field day with that one. As underdogs prove theyve got what it takes. Hard enough to play the piccolo when youre not crying. That was an amazing moment. Well talk much more about that. Good morning on a sunday when a lot of people are talking about pope francis and a purported miracle. He can seemingly do no wrong. What happened when he kissed that mysterious glass relic containing the blood of a saint. Can we call it maybe a half miracle . Thats what hes calling it. Were going to start with the new isisrelated threat. Overnight, American Military commanders issuing a warning after a group claiming to represent isis posted an online hit list calling for attacks on u. S. Personnel here at home. Pretty disturbing. They revealed their photos, names, and addresses, this, as the u. S. Decides to pull troops out of yemen after isis claimed responsibility for a Suicide Attack there. And the security situation rapidly deteriorating. Lets go to washington where Martha Raddatz is covering both of these stories. Hi, martha. Reporter good morning. Only about 100 u. S. Special forces remained in yemen. But the situation is so bad, even they had to be pulled out. This, as an alarming threat, like no other before, from isis aimed at 100 u. S. Military personnel here at home and abroad. This morning, u. S. Military leadership Warning Service members to use caution when posting on social media. After an online Group Calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division released personal information for over 100 military members. Calling for isis sympathizers to kill those listed. This is the kind of activity theyve engaged in over the last severals. Specifically asking their followers and their supporters to carry out attacks. Reporter while the threats accompanying the list are being taken seriously, the information doesnt appear to have been hacked from government servers. This doesnt necessarily look like it is the result of hacking. This information is largely publicly available. Reporter still, defense officials are not taking any chances. Contacting the families of those on the list, largely made up of air force and navy personnel. A department of defense spokesperson telling abc news that even though they wont confirm the validity of the claims, the safety of our servicemembers is always a concern. And looking at the lists is chilling and has to worry military families. The pictures are clear. The information is clear. And so are the addresses, dan. Disturbing to say the least. Lets get back to the situation in yemen. Why, exactly, is the u. S. Pulling out . What does this seeming dissent into chaos mean for Americas National security . Reporter it was just far too dangerous. Its a lawless, leaderless place, turning into a failed state. Rebts backed by iran are taking over the place. U. S. Diplomats pulled out last month. Now the special forces. Al qaeda in yemen is considered the most dangerous threat to the u. S. Its where the so called underwear bomber was trained. The late americanborn radical cleric Anwar Al Awlaki lived there. And the question this morning, dan, with no u. S. Personnel there, how do we continue to track terrorists . Thats the worry. Chaos can be great for al qaeda and isis. A breeding ground perhaps. So well have to keep an eye on that. Martha, thank you. A reminder martha will have much more on both of these stories, plus yahoo s katie couric interviews mitt romney. Thats coming up on this week. Looking forward to the show. Moving to new orleans, and the shocking new details about the machete attack at the airport. We have learned the suspect, who was shot and has now died, was also carrying a deadly arsenal of explosives, including smoke bombs and chemical tanks. Kendis gibson is at the scene this morning with the latest. Good morning, kendis. Reporter paula, good morning. I gotta tell you, in friday nights scramble so many people left different bags right here in this tsa area. It wasnt until they reviewed some surveillance camera footage that they realized one thing. The machete and bug spray, the least of their concerns. This morning, new details about the arsenal 62yearold Richard White was carrying when he attacked the new orleans airport. Sometimes the saying you would rather be lucky than good. And i think we were both last night. Reporter the chaotic aftermath caught on camera. By panicked passengers. As white stormed a Security Check point wielding a machete and a can of toxic spray friday night. He sprayed her in the face. She went down. And then he went to the next officer. Thats when he pulled out the machete and started swinging it at people. Reporter moments before his rampage, he dropped a bag loaded with molotov cocktails. Six glass jars filled with gasoline. And in his car, abandoned on the airport terminals upper ramp, potentially explosive tanks and smoke bobs were recovered. He has a barbecue lighter in the bag. And there was some crushed powdery material found near his body. With green fuses or wicks. Reporter while six tsa officers and bystanders were up juried in the chaos, the only callty that night, white himself, pronounced dead saturday evening from injuries sustained when sheriffs deputies opened fire, stopping the blade of the machete just inches from this tsa agent. I really thought he hit me with the machete, he was that close. Reporter she ran and screamed for people to clear the area. One bullet pierced a tsa agent. It went through here and here. I was fortunate. It went through and didnt hit any tendons. Im fine. Reporter and Law Enforcement officials are saying that white had Mental Health issues. While they say everything worked out for the best, they continue to review the procedures here in new orleans. Dan . Kendis thank you, and great to hear from carol roushel. Shes very tough. Now to high anxiety at a popular ski resort in maine. The chair left went lurching back wards, stranding people in the air. Panicked riders jumping off. Rescuers leaping into action. Abcs linzie janis is on the story this morning. Good morning, linzie. Reporter good morning, dan. It is something you never expect. The chair lift to suddenly reverse direction, backsliding. With its speed picking up, many skiers decide their best option was to bail. Are we going to be okay . Reporter a nightmare on the slopes. Screams of horror as this chair lift malfunctions. Get off reporter suddenly rolling backward down the mountain. We knew in our gut something was not right. Reporter skiers jumping off to try to save themselves. As rescuers evacuate more than 200 people dangling from maines sugarloaf mountain. Some trapped for as long as two hours. Seven people hurt in total. Four taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. Were deeply sorry that this happened. Reporter within hours of the incident, state investigators on the ground. We fully intend to get to the bottom of why it did. Reporter the resort is calling the mall malfunction a rollback. When chairs roll backwards after the braking system failed. One destruction test performed at a colorado ski resort showing after a brake failure, rollback speeds could reach 1500 feet per minute, almost 20 miles an hour. The expert experiment that at that speed, the lift could send passengers flying over 120 feet into the air. The reason some decided to jump to safety saturday. Get off reporter sugarloaf says the chair lift was inspected that morning and was functioning normally. It also gets inspected annually by safety experts. This is not the first time theres been a malfunction at the resort. 2010, the chair left derailed. I used to ski there as a kid. A very popular place in new england. Thank you, linzie. Appreciate it. Yeah, thanks, linzie. Now to the latest on the road rage incident that sent a woman to the hospital. The gunman who shot her in the head, remains on the loose this morning. And Houston Police are desperate for help in finding him. Looking for any drivers who may have witnessed the shooting to step forward. Ryan owens reports. Reporter police have not found the road rage driver who left a bullet hole in kays car and bullet fragments in her brain. But this morning, they have narrowed down what they think hes driving. A white chevy tahoe. Last seen during friday mornings rush hour. On a gridlocked interstate 45 in houston. One suv run off the road and shot at her window. Shes bleeding from the head. I think shes been shot. Reporter hafford, a 28yearold on her way to work at a gas company, didnt even realize she had been shot at first. She somehow got off the interstate and called 911. She was in and out. She blacked out several times at the scene. Reporter as shes merging on to i45, she admits to honking at a driver who she says cut her off. Thats when she says he starts to taunt her, ultimately pulling up right next to her, firing the single shot through the passenger side window, and driving off. Nobody deserves this. Nobody deserves this. Reporter her husband tells us she continues to improve. At this hospital. Shes now been upgraded to good condition. Doctors successfully removing the bullet fragments from her brain. And expecting her to make a full recovery. She and a lot of other drivers here in texas hoping the manhunt for her shooter ends, and soon. For good morning america, ryan owens, abc news, dallas. This case needs somebody to step forward. Who witnessed that. Youre right. And say exactly what happened. Lets turn to Ron Claiborne with the other top stories were tracking. Good morning, ron. Good morning to you, paula. Dan. Robert. Good morning, everyone. Hazmat crews are on the scene in texas this morning where a train carrying a toxic chemical went off the rail. Near the town of valley mills. Among the cars, five tanker cars carrying the Hazardous Material methanol. An investigation is under way. Investigators in another case blaming a deadly fire that killed seven children in brooklyn on a malfunctioning hot plate left on the stove. The victims were siblings ranging from 5 to 15 years of age. Their mother and a teenage girl managed to jump out of the window and are in critical condition. Now to the countdown to a possible nuclear deal with iran. With ten days before the deadline for the deal top u. S. And iranian Officials Say that an agreement is within reach. They hope to reach a rough draft of the deal by the end of next week. A final deal by the end of june would call for tehran to significantly curtail their program in exchange for sanctions relief. And this morning, the pub owner who denied entry to a junior for public intoxication is nout now coming to the students defense. A report described marquise johnson as belligerent and highly agitated. The owner of the bar turned him away because they thought he was using fake i. D. Says that that not what he saw. I didnt think he was intoxicated. He was very cordial. I asked him what high school he went to. Johnson is africanamerican. His arrest he appeared bloodied. His arrest has led to several protests. And finally, you can file this under who knew . A los angelesya candy shop says its set a new Guinness World record for the largest peanut cut. Oh, yes. Thank you. They poured melted chocolate and spread Peanut Butter into a kiddie pool to make it. They used more than 444 pounds of ingredients to best the old record by 190 pounds. Once verified, or i should say if verified, the Peanut Butter cup will be sold one pound in onepound pieces. The proceeds will go to charity. Everybody into the pool. Yes, lets buy some. The kiddie pool. I love it. Thats hard to spread. Have you ever made a Peanut Butter and jelly sandwich . Yes, a long, long time ago. I make them on the daily. My kids not old enough yet. I see a lot of those in my future. Thank you, ron, appreciate it. Fresh news on sunday morning from a pope who has shown us time and again that hes full of surprises. This time pope francis went to a prison where he broke bread with gay and transgendered inmates. Then, a purported miracle and attack on the italian mafia. Heres abcs david wright. Reporter he chastised the mafia on its home turf, in naples calling on criminals to repent. And on ordinary citizens so stand up to gangsters and dealers. Dont let them steal your hope, he said. This sea port is known for high unemployment and organized crime. And pope francis visited some of its poorest neighborhoods. Naples is also a gateway for Illegal Immigrants entering europe. He reminded the crowd, were all gods children. His theme has been mercy. The church needs to show mercy. It needs to reach out to the alienated. The suffering. People who have felt excluded. Reporter that message of inclusiveness extended to this prison, where the pope had a private lunch with inmates, including some who are gay, transgender, or hiv positive, a remarkable statement from the head of the Roman Catholic church. The trip to naples included a miracle. As the pope kissed one of the citys holiest relics, the dried blood of st. Gennero. The cardinal said with that kitsz, half the dried blood this that vial turned to liquid. To which pope francis smiled and said, if only half of it liquefied, we still have work to do. For good morning america, david wright, abc news, new york. Now, the real madness in march is that your bracket is probably on life support this morning. We thought it would be fun to track down the one guy out of 11. 5 million espn brackets who had a perfect one. Thats right. 1 out of 11. 5 million. Getting all of the games from round one correct. How is he doing in round two . For that we turn to espns Lindsay Czarniak who joins us in the abc studios this morning. We obsess over the brackets and love this tournament because anything can happen. What happened last night is one reason you should pay close attention to n. C. State. They beat duke and North Carolina in the regular season. The last acc team to do that and then best a top seed in the tournament went on to win the championship. Overnight, more march madness drama. Bingo. Reporter the first one seed to follow. Villanova lost to eight seed n. C. State. An upset that left the nova faithful devastated. This band members tears as she played on for her team going viral. The memes pouring in. Emotions running high on the Georgia State locker room as well. Coach ron hunter giving an emotional speech after his team became one of two cinderella teams to hear the clock strike midnight. Giving his son a hug after their loss to xavier. I dont want these guys to be sad. Reporter for kentuckys big blue nation, it was a sweep saturday as the wild cats take their undefeated streak into the sweet 16, shutting out cincinnatis bear cats. Remember the fan with the last perfect bracket . This morning, finally broken. Leaving us to wonder about his ultimate prediction of epic pro portions. Including espns neil everett. That guys got duke beating kansas. Without kansas scoring. Last year, no one had a perfect bracket after 25 games. This year, after 35 games. Thats why this is called march madness. Reporter malaquais, who wanted to remain anonymous, managed to get the first 34 games. Unlike the other brackets so badly busted before the first day of play was over. I only had 15 minutes to pick my teams. I picked the teams i wanted to see advance, and also the underdogs. Reporter those underdogs his downfall. Ohio state failing to beat arizona. The wild cats of arizona winning by 15 points. The emotion of the win hit n. C. States cat barber after the game. He used an expletive calling out the president who picked villanova to lose to kentucky in the National Championship game. It was caught on live television. He has since tweeted an aji. The president 14th in the standings. Paula, we know youre 33rd. I didnt know. Thank you for telling me. I kind of sent my bracket to the morgue after yesterday. 33rd is great. I have high expectations. I have wisconsin winning it all. Going with the big ten. Good call. You dont want to offend the president of the free world. Gotta clean it up quickly if you do. Right . Dan, by the way, still has louisville. Theyre playing today. I picked the team with a mascot thats a cardinal. A bird. A bird. I just liked the bird. Thats all that matters. I just clicked a bunch of random numbers. Its time to get to the weather. In honor of the second full day of spring dr. Rob marciano wearing a threepiece suit today. Its feeling again like winter. Im trying to shake things up. Maybe dressing in layers will help. Check out this video across Southeast Texas midland, in connection texas you got doused yesterday. We had 6. 8 inches of rainfall, the Golden Triangle getting doused. Houston getting an inch of rain. Flooding there. Where is the storm going . Parts of louisiana, gulf coast and mississippi and mobile alabama and tallahassee. The rain will be heavy at times. Well see an inch to two inches. Most of the heavy stuff will be across parts of south georgia. We have a brief clipper system driving down south against warm air. 70 in denver. 38 in fargo. Lighter snow firing across minneapolis to chicago. Anywhere from 3 to 6 inches. That will be in mini appear Police Minneapolis chicago a light dusting. Reporter heres whats shaking locally. Reporter good morning, everyone meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. Theres the ben franklin bridge, we have high thin clouds above. Temperatures in the 20s and 30s, windchills in the 20s and 30s. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, were up to 45 today. Ten degrees below average for this time of the year. Windchills around 35 or 36 and then only 42 degrees for tomorrow. Spring. It will warm up in june. All right. Waer shorts next weekend. Coming up on gma, new clues in a murder mystery. Could the victims tiffanys bracelet lead cops to her killer. A selfdriving car begins a historymaking trip across america. We take the thing for a test drive. How does it work and sit sa

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