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christmas 2004. families wander onto a beach. no idea of the terror to come. they look see a baffling apparition on the horizon, almost like a towering white wall of water. then something may be someone is swallowed up by. the wave. doesn't stop. people begin to scream. all around. merciless waves of water hit hundreds of miles of shoreline. in some places at ■40 to 50mph, and in this horror is a 25 year old woman. i first met her right after the nightmare. her name is petra nemcova, one of those people who seemed to live a

lucky life, a beautiful small town girl from communist czechoslovakia who was discovered and becomes one of the top supermodels in the world on runways. the covers of vogue magazine. she'd also found the man of her dreams, simon atlee, a gifted photographer with piercing blue eyes. they were on vacation in thailand in their bungalow, packing to go home when? >> and it was just such a spirit of something just pulled us out out of the bungalow and we were outside. >> and as she's carried away, the final thing she sees and hears is simon. >> then he can scream. petra! petra. saw him. >> that was petra when i first met her. this is petra today.

t's always difficult to go back in in that moment. and when my life changed, in the deadly chaos, she grabs onto the top of a palm tree. i went into the stillness, into almost like a meditative state, because i knew if i start panicking, you lose more energy and i needed all my energy to keep alive. >> strangers give her clothes and gently place her on a floating mattress to steer her through the debris toward medical help. >> one of the times when it was so sweet because actually the water took everything. what i had on. and so he just left me some clothes and i like i asked him, can i, can i get your t shirt. and so i got a t shirt.

those people were ready to risk their lives for strangers. and that shows you the best of humanity. >> our thanks to diane. later today on gma, diane shows us what petra has been doing over these last 20 years and a way for anyone to help. and by the way, there is now a warning system for tsunamis in that area to help give people the chance to get to higher ground. so many devastating stories. >> still unbelievable to know. it was 20 years ago, right? 20 years ago. okay. coming up, the sporting event that starts tonight, that's never happened before. >> and the scary christmas surprise for one little boy. you're watching world news worn out bath or shower? now you can have a new one installed in just one day with a new limited time offer from jacuzzi bath remodel. we're waiving all installation costs with no interest and no payments for up to one year. hi, i'm art

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for it all. like the battle for indiana we are getting tonight on abc. on one side, you have one of the most storied college football programs ever, notre dame, taking on a school primarily associated with basketball, the indiana hoosiers. guys, the hoosiers have the most losses in college football history. that doesn't matter tonight, okay? there is an indiana showdown going down in south bend with a forecast of 28 degrees. it's supposed to snow in the morning. that will be fun. indiana versus indiana. that's cool. right. >> and someone has to win indiana. indiana. >> andrew okay. now andrew is on board with that pun. meanwhile, another game tomorrow night where emotions should be high. this will be ohio state's first time taking the field since we saw them lose the big game to michigan. then getting this big brawl we told you all about with the wolverines after the game, so i'm sure they're going to be pumped up as they take on tennessee, who's quarterback. andrea was the former polynesian football player of the year in high school. his name is niko m maleeva. >> good job. >> thank you. yeah. no bad. and he's really good. taking on ohio

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>> starting with this, if you look closely, that is a dog in there. retailing for 29.99 on amazon, made out of a sweat trapping poly spandex blend, or this green hoodie with a christmas tree growing out of a cat's head with real ornaments. >> i love that, and this is actually an entire outfit. those are not tattoos. those are actually sleeves. >> and then these last two are at least a little easier on the eyes. both of them are of mike tyson. they are having fun with his list, but i will not read them because i'm terrified of him. >> but you can read them and then you can say them on tv. look at this, a freak out across the pond. >> just an ordinary day in daventry, england, when five year old ezra runs to answer the door. and this happened. >> here we go. that's right. ezra sacrificed his own dog to save his own skin from the grinch, who was actually his mom in disguise. but what about the dog? >> hey, fight or flight? you know? there you go. >> polka time. oh, fa la la fa la la fa la la la la fa la la la

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