. making news in america this morning -- torture report. disturbing allegations aimed at cia. accused of harsh interrogation methods and secret prisons. we're live in washington with the details. breaking overnight, protesters arrested, rubber bullets fired. new video just in showing another round of unrest in the bay area. survival story. presumed death and all hope lost. a sailor lost at sea finally found after two weeks. the mayday that said his life. and crystal clear, the viral video showing two hikers walking on water. and good wednesday morning

you all, we begin with the blistering senate report on the torture of terrorism suspects by the cia. >> it lays out a systemic program of brutal interrogation methods during the bush administration. >> susan saulny has the details. >> reporter: good morning. experts say the new information is very likely to be used by terrorists as propaganda. humiliating abuse now in stark detail. the senate intelligence committee so-called torture report, an indictment of the secret interrogation techniques used by the cia after the nechb attacks. they beat, shackled and nearly drowned al qaeda operatives. one chained to a wall for 17 days. another left to die of hypothermia in a cold cell. and now on high alert for the serious repercussions. >> the interrogations of cia

detainees were brutal. far worse than the cia represented them to policy-makers and others. >> reporter: among the senate conclusions, many of the gruesome tactics did not save lives or stop terror plots. a finding that the cia says is flat out wrong. in a fiery defense, three former directors of the cia said it was marred by errors. an attack on the agency that did the most to protect america after the 9/11 attacks. >> this particular release in my judgment serves no purpose what so every other than to endanger americans. >> reporter: president obama spoke to fusion. >> what's not controversial is the fact that we did some things that violated who we are as a people. >> reporter: the president added that he wanted the report released to show that america can learn froms it mistakes.

>> all right susan saulny in washington. thank you very much. and harsher claims of interrogation going further than water boarding. >> one was stuffed in a coffin-like box for 266 hours. another blindfolded while an interrogator had a cordless power drill near his body. >> and hanging family pictures so he would be concerned about their well-being. two psychologists who designed the so-called interrogation techniques were paid more than $80 million. they had no knowledge about al qaeda. sources told abc news in 2009 the pair bragged about making a thousand dollars a day. >> and stay tune fd of the latest, live coverage on the fall out on "good morning america." the other big story following this morning, twin monster storms on the east coast

and west coast. >> the west coast bracing for the strongest storm in five years. while another powerful nor'easter rakes across the northeast. some 36 million americans are in the storm zone as the northeast faces another day of severe weather. with gusty winds and mix of snow and rain from virginia into upstate new york. in alantown, pennsylvania, an icy bridge is blamed for this 17-car pileup. there were only minor injuries in the chain reaction crash. a foot or more is likely by the end of today in new hampshire. deja vu for seabright, new jersey, hit by hurricane sandy. inundated neighborhoods, with residents warned to move belongings to higher floors. and the west coast, the worst storm in years. expecting over a foot of rain by thursday. and sandbagging across the san

francisco bay area. clearing out debris basins where up to 8 inches of rain is expected. residents of the drought-ravaged state have mixed feelings. >> if it gets in the garage, if does. we need the rain. >> we need the rain. i'm glad it's coming. of course we don't want our house to flood. >> california expected 2 to 3 feet of mountain snow with wind gusts near 100 miles per hour. it's raising the threats of mudslide and debris flow in wildfire-ravaged areas. >> accuweather's jim dickey is tracking it. good morning. >> good morning. dealing with the nor'easter, hasn't moved much. swirling off the coast of new jersey. keeping rain and a mix of ice and snow and some snow in place across the region. where we so that mixing in plain rain, that'll keep accumulations down. but interior new england, upstate new york, a foot or more by the time it's said and done.

and rain in california, all the way south into l.a. by friday. flooding and mudslides. back to you. turning now to another night of unrest in california over the grand jury decision in missouri and new york. hundreds poured into the streets of berkeley and oakland overnight. police fired rubber bullets at protesters shutting down a highway in berkeley. it forced amtrak to stop service, and a city council meeting was postponed because protesters threatened to disrupt it. and oscar pistorius could be facing a new trial. a judge ruled that prosecutors can appeal the manslaughter conviction for the death of his girlfriend. he's serving five years. that could be changed to house arrest after ten months. after a new court trial, a court of appeals must rule on several issues. and democratic lawmakers

have agreed on a spending bill. some conservative members had said they were going to halt it over the executive action on immigration, but decided to hold off until next year. and commissioner roger goodell is going to have a tough new code of conduct. it's similar to the new york city police department. a player would go on paid leave when charged or undergoing an investigation. the player's union has come out against the policy. the young british royals have flown back to london. william and kate's final event was a black tie fundraiser for their alma mater held at the new york metropolitan museum of art. and there was that gown, you see. and those earrings, they were a gift. >> were they worth $2 million?

we have a $2 million bra to show you coming up. >> never talk about her undergarments. and cam newton in a serious car wreck. new details about his condition. and the sailor missing since thanksgiving finally found even after the coast guard suspended the search.

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dense fog rolling over downtown ft. worth, texas. it's in there somewhere. nearly brought the city to a standstill. nearby dallas was equally affected. this a shot of that. caused the delay of dozens of flights out of dfw. a wintry mix of snow and flooding from virginia up into new england. and torrential rains, flooding conditions from central california to washington state. and flying, airport delays possible in philly, new york and boston. and now a 67 year-old sailor expected back on hawaii today after spending 12 days lost at sea. >> mayday, mayday, anybody picking this up? >> yeah, can somebody hear me? that's ron ingram, tamaking a desperate call for help. he was sailing on thanksgiving when he made other calls. >> the coast guard searched for

four days and didn't find him. a navy ship found him. he was hungry, weak and dehydrated but otherwise okay. they were planning a memorial service, now planning a party. and cam newton expected to be released from the hospital in charlotte today following a traffic accident. >> his pickup truck was badly damaged in a two vehicle crash. he suffered two fractures in his lower back. it's unclear if he will play on sunday. and praying for avril lavigne, she has an undisclosed illness. she reportedly said she's not feeling well and asked for prayers. fans tweeted #getwellsoon and #pray foravril. she was thankful for the well wishes. a man who spent 30 years in

prison for a crime he did not commit has been exonerated. he finished serving the time in 2003, but returned to court to have the charges dismissed. it was for a 1979 murder. it was after the star witness recanted his testimony. his brother and codefendant were also cleared last month. another man tasered by police in maui is now representing himself in court. bo hockeys was captured on camera running from an officer with a stun gun. he was stopped for a traffic violence. he ran because he thought the officer was going to hurt him. well, a close call for a driver during a powerful thunderstorm in australia. >> wow. wow. >> oh -- >> yeah, you don't see that every day. a bolt of lightning splitting a tree in half, narrowly missing

cars. it was just inches from the hood of one car. nobody was hurt here. passengers on a southwest airlines flight got a surprise when a pregnant woman delivered a baby in midair. they made an emergency landing in los angeles. they started out with 109 people on board and finished with 110. the people next to the pregnant woman had no idea what happened. >> i heard a baby cry. there's no babies on the flight. >> lady stood up, she just had a baby. >> it was a baby boy who made his dramatic entry into the world. as far as we know, the child and his parents are doing fine. >> we are in our own world when we fly. don't notice a baby being born in the next seat. >> they don't charge for lap babies. >> that's what we're told. >> time for sports. >> all from the guys at espn. >> kenny, stan, doing sports.

big baseball deal. hold on that, we have people playing games right now. >> yeah, cavaliers looking for an eighth-straight win. taking on toronto, top team in the east. last team to beat them was toronto. love, 17 points and 9 rebounds. beat toronto on friday, get a measure of revenge. but how about two in a row against toronto? because lebron james said so. ten in the fourth, 35 for the game. cavaliers, 101-105. that's eight in a row for cleveland. and john lester going to the cubs. $155 million for six years. that's going to present a lot of tax problems. used to play for boston, traded to oakland, oakland didn't have the money to keep him. jonah hill running things out there. and brad pitt. and now he goes to the chicago cubs. you know about that. john lester. he'll be pitching in the midwest. >> i got it. money ball. >> yeah.

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time for us to check "the pulse" now. we start with what could be the big break for a young man here in new york. 22 years old, steven prescott, he really made an impression on the british royals, will and kate. >> they watched as prescott did his one man performance about growing up in tough circumstances. then william took a few minutes to chat with him. >> it was just great meeting him. and he's very just down to earth

guy. he's so cool. it was just very great standing there and talking to him. >> and apparently they're going to keep in touch. >> this is why people love these two royals. william gave prescott his contact number, offered to support his career moving forward. love to see the followup later. >> great story. and getting a glimpse of san andreas. >> wracked up nearly 1.5 million views in just a day. look. ♪ >> i cannot emphasize this enough. you need to get out. and i mean now. >> we love disaster flicks and love to see the cities we live in destroyed. this is ann andreas, starring the rock, dwayne johnson. and it's a massive earthquake in california. hollywood hoping, of course, for

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good wednesday morning. at 4:28. the storm will arrive very soon. i am kristen sze. leyla gulen is with us and following traffic. mike has the latest on the storm. it is coming tonight. it is slated for tonight. into tomorrow. it will be moving, the heart of it, into the north bay. the commute is full of fog and drizzle. before we get to the details of what will happen we will get you out the door with san ramon valley filling with fog as is 101 in the north bay. you can see the fog and drizzle here in the san francisco area. that is a backdrop to talk of temperatures in the low-to-mid 60's. do not be surprised if you have a few sprinkles. when the sun sets the rain will

move into the north bay and we have 24 hours before the heaviest stuff gets to the north bay. >> take advantage of it while we can. it will be mice and clear so far to get us started. the only challenge is the fog. as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza we have cars that are stacking up in the far right hand lane as we take a look at the rest the bay. thing are moving along fine through berkeley to emeryville. you can see it more in the foreground and the rest of the city in the back ground. accident free right now. mass transit was affected because of protests in the east bay. leyla gulen, thank you. in the news at 4:29 protesters oakland marching, shutting down a freeway and unfortunately the violence returns. dozens of protesters were arrest the and a grocery store was

lotted. amy hollyfield? we are in front of what is a familiar scene, a boarded up business in emeryville where windows were shattered and the store was lotted. we have video of it being looted, one of many businesses trashed during the protests. a lot of them in emeryville. a black and white liquor store, a black and white liquor store, a c.v.s., a 7 halt. protesters staged a die in and set off fireworks. c.h.p. move merchandise and arrested -- move merchandise and arrested 14 people. officials say as officers moved to clear the freeway they were assaulted by