the hospitals. paramedics treated dozens of others at the scene for minor injuries. here s a look at the weather. rain and snow showers in the pacific northwest. the gulf coast and south florida will get rain. the great lakes region will get more snow. windy and warm in southern california with highs in the 70s and low 80s. the south highs in the 50s and 60s. temperatures will rise today. and potential meltdown with 50s expected. the east will range from the 20s to 40s. more than a million out-of-work americans are ending their near on an especially bleak note. benefits run out tomorrow for people unemployed for more than 26 weeks. an emergency program had been sending checks since the recession in 2008 congress did not renew the program. new jersey will be hardest hit. 90,000 people will lose benefits. encouraging news about unemployment, though, are sending markets into record territory again. this morning, the dow industrial average set another record yesterday as did the s&
this morning on world news this morning on world news now, the perfect storm for big shipping companies. u.p.s. and fedex, damage control and deliveries after a series of storms that impacted so many. feeding frenzy. the holiday swimmers attacked by flesh-eating fish. the dangerous creatures, their unusual habits and who got hurt in a frightening scene. life lessons the newlywed and her unplanned pregnancy so soon after her wedding. how she addressed her doubts and is sharing her eye-opening journey with others. and comfort zone. overweight americans finding a new place of their own. see who s concentrating on healthier habits and finding a little camaraderie along the way. it is friday, december 27th. announcer: from abc news this is world news now. good morning. i m rina ninan in for diana perez.
this morning on world news now, mean season. the christmas week agony courtesy of mother nature. this huge pileup sent a busy highway and caused power outages from michigan to maine. get this another storm is on the way. freeway inferno. a car erupt in flames on a southern california highway. the risky rescue and split-second decision. now or never. i mean, either you re going to get him out, or he s going to burn alive. the frightening scene and big hero. and store secrets. the deep discounts of the year to attract everyone who got gift cards for christmas. the goal is to get the shopper in there and redeem that gift card so the retailer get the foot traffic. what do you do if you have a gift card you don t want? we have the answers on this from abc news, this is
people? go slow. slow down. come dunn to speed. absolutely. many homeowners have been using their generators to keep the basics like haiti and lights going during power outages. that leads to a surge in thefts in michigan where thieves are stealing generators right off front porches in broad daylight. a homeowner in lansing chased down the crooks and got his generator back. other people have started chaining them down. a snowboarder has died after triggering an avalanche in the back country near jackson hole, wyoming. investigators say the 29-year-old victim was the first among a group of skiers and snowboarders to go down the slope. he was immediately buried in the avalanche. rescuers including a doctor tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. heavy rain being blamed for bringing down the roof of an apartment complex in south florida. more than 200 people had to be evacuated in the middle of the night when part of the roof of their north miami building
hours. a day at the beach in south america looked like a scene out of a hollywood thriller. flesh-eating fish went on attack in argentina taking aim at unsuspecting families trying to beat the heat. by the time it was over, dozens of people were injured. here s abc s matt gutman. reporter: in feeding frenzies like this one, captured by animal planet s river monsters, piranha can devour ever willing everything, including bone. a pack of piranha attacked dozens of swimmers on argentina s second largest city, chomping into these men and biting off one girl s gingers. fingers. one of the worst attacks in memory. officials say the beach was packed with thousands of bathers because of the soaring heat. that heat wave blamed for drawing in piranha. the fish long fed into big popular nightmares. fodder for hollywood flicks like piranha 3-d and watch this