making news in america this morning, evacuations under way. mud slides and flooding fears gripping people in parts of california. a new powerful storm coming ashore right now. breaking overnight tensions rising in ukraine as armed men take over an airport and the wait for the ousted president to break his size. back to life. a man pronounced dead and put in a body bag. what happened next is living, breathing proof that miracles do happen. work it out. a run around the white house with the president and vice president. good friday morning,

everyone. i'm john muller. >> and i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. the last day of february is proving to be a brutal weather day no matter where you live. take a look at the radar. heavy rains are taking aim at bone-dry california where evacuations have under way at least in one neighborhood because of mud slide fears. here's abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: they've been praying for rain, just not this much. this morning, drought-stricken california soaking wet. >> we need it. i don't necessarily like it but we need it. >> reporter: in the bay area the storms have snapped trees on roads, trucks are sliding out of control. an l.a. county yesterday more than 100 crashes. there's a lot of anxiety in foothill communities outside los angeles. the worry, mud slides. in glendora residents filled sandbags near land scorched by recent wildfires. >> i think we're a little aware that a lot of rain in a short period of time could create problems with mud slides. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations are ordered and

continue in some places. >> no entry zone except for authorized personnel. >> everything in the suitcase, papers, special items. >> reporter: they're hoping to avoid landslides like this one in lacon che conchita. wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. >> it's going to cause major problems on friday from the possibility of flash flooding to mud slides to major travel delays. >> reporter: then the storms move across the rockies making ice, freezing rain and sleet before marching into the midwest and touching parts of the east coast. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> and before that midwest snow extreme cold. they are bundling up in chicago where it could hit minus 4 in morning. breaking a record in one of its coldest winters ever. >> there will be no relief from those brutal temperatures any time soon. for more on this deep freeze and the california storm we turn to

accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. >> good morning, john and marci. brutal cold holding on. many spots going to challenge records here through the early morning hours. these are your expected lows here. those would be on the left. on the right, the record. detroit, pittsburgh, cleveland, all challenging if not breaking records here, chicago is likely setting a new record for the day. a new storm system moving into california is bringing moisture here and we'll see torrential rainfall likely leading to flooding as we go today toward san diego. john and marci, back to you. >> jim, thank you. canada a blinding snow squall causing a massive pileup. nearly 100 cars and trucks slamming into each other. they couldn't see for more than three feet in front of them. there were so many damaged cars police had to tow them to a racetrack to sort everything out. more chaos in ukraine this morning where armed men have seized two airports in the strategic crimea region. >> alex marquardt has the

latest. >> reporter: good morning, john. tension is building here on the k crimean peninsula. this morning, the so-called defense units descended on the two airports of this region including the one in the capital which is still working as normal. yesterday, armed groups stormed and occupied the parliament building and ran up the russian flag. you have to understand this part of ukraine is mostly ethnically and culturally russian. many would like to see it as a part of russia. ukraine's interior minister said today he sees these actions as a military invasion and occupation by russia. for the first time since this crisis in ukraine began, president vladimir putin of russia has commented on it saying russia is looking into providing assistance to crimea and later today in russia we

will finally get a glimpse of ousted ukrainian president viktor yanukovych at a press conference. he has fled ukraine for russia asking for their protection and insisting he's still ukraine's president. alex marquardt, abc news on the crimean peninsula, ukraine. >> we will stay on top of that throughout the day. a serious square in new mexico. investigators can't tell what caused the accident that exposed workers to radioactive particles in a nuclear waste dump. preliminary tests have found that 13 workers who were working above the ground there, the night of that leak inhaled radioactive material. the dump near carlsbad is the only nuclear waste disposal facility in the country. >> jury deliberations continue in new york this morning and kerry kennedy's dui trial. in closing arguments the prosecution disputed her claim that she didn't know she was impaired after dentally taking a sleeping pill. they said kennedy daughter of robert kennedy must have realized she felt drowsy before she slammed into a truck with

her lexus. images recorded on private yahoo! webcams may be in the hands of the british spy agency. "the guardian" reports the agency is stealing hundreds of thousands of screen shots including a huge haul of intimate photographs. it's not clear how many people had their images stolen but yahoo! messenger as 75 million users around the world of the paper says it got the information from nsa leaker edward snowden. eric holder resting at home after a brief tay at the hospital. holder was treated for an elevated heart rate after experiencing lightheadedness and shortness of breath. the department also said that holder did not suffer any heart attack. president obama has launched a mentoring program for at risk youth reaching out to black and latino boys growing up without a father. the president said my brother's keeper, the initiative will not just benefit the kids but the entire country. the issue hits close to home for the president who opened up

about his own troubles after his father waucked out. >> i didn't have a dad in the house. and i was angry about it even though i didn't necessarily realize it at the time. i made bad choices. i got high without always thinking about the harm that it could do. >> that was the third time the teens from chicago have met with the president. he also encouraged them to tune out naysayers who want them to give up. no longer our main squeeze, why the popularity of orange juice is plunging fast. and concussion concerns. among football players has been a hot tomic. now the discussion turns to another sport after an athlete's tragic death. plus, he's alive. the incredible story of a man would was declared dead and then suddenly woke up in the nick of time.

welcome back. the bulls are running on wall street again, the s&p 500 is opening at an all-time high this morning, the index hadn't set a record in six weeks. investors were encouraged by federal reserve chief janet yellin's assurances that the fed will step in if it falter. lego has a hit. sales are up 10% while the rest of the toy market is sluggish. "the lego movie" has been number one at the box office for the past three weekends and might do it again this weekend. >> all right, it appears orange juice is no longer our main squeeze. oj sales down 40% since the late 1990s. that's per person. one reason is the trend towards consuming less sugar and oranges have a lot of sugar.

a big reason ma maybe fewer of us are stopping for breakfast as well, high prices not helping. ryanair, europe's biggest discount airline offering $14 flights to the u.s. even less expensive tickets back across the atlantic. this won't happen for several years. it first has to buy the aircraft and known for charging passengers for everything from meals to baggage, even traveling with a baby. taco bell may have a new item. really new this is a hybrid. >> called the quesarito. it'swered in a quesadilla. they are testing it in oklahoma city and sells for $2 to $3. yeah, sure, why not. >> why not. i feel like they've combined every other thing. tacos and burritos. >> when you get down to it, the ingredients are just about the same. >> right. >> cheese, some kind of meat and a tortilla. >> sounds good to me.

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all right now to a somewhat surprising report about the effect of heading a soccer ball. this comes after the study of brain tissue of a former soccer pro, patrick grange much grange died at age 29 from lou gehrig's disease. >> they found his frontal lobe was riddled with cte, the same repetitive head trauma disease found in many football players. this is the first time a soccer player has been diagnosed with cte. >> headers as a youth under the age of 14 should not happen. >> getting hit in the head hundreds or thousands of times is not a normal part of life. it does not happen outside of sports. >> many doctors even some soccer coaching clinics are now advising against kids practicing headers until the age of 14. in san francisco, a dramatic rescue of three teens. they fell down a steep cliff. two of teens both boys may have been trying to help a girl in the water. rescuers couldn't reach them from the ground so turned to the coast guard and sent in a helicopter that took the girl to

the hospital. she's expected to be fine. a central florida man has survived an attack by a bear. the victim's wife says her husband managed to fight off the bear in the road outside of the couple's mobile home. he was left with deep scratch marks on his back but the florida fish and wildlife commission has not been able to confirm an attack took place. bear sightings have increased dramatically in the area. a mississippi family is rejoicing after the apparently -- what they're calling a death and seemingly resurrection of a loved one. >> it's an incredible story. 78-year-old walter williams pronounced dead by a coroner wednesday night. they put him in a plastic bag, zipped him up and took him away in a hearse. two hours later williams' grieving relatives go the a phone call from the funeral home. he was clearly alive and started kicking the bag to get out. >> i don't know how much longer he going to grace us and bless us with his presence, but hallelujah, we thank him right

now. >> right now. >> right now. >> funeral director said he's never seen anything like it. even the coroner is calling it a miracle. can you imagine being the coroner. >> incredible for this family and they say that he's doing just fine now. >> they say he's full of energy. it's an amazing story. >> it is. all right, well quite a meeting last night for brooklyn nets center jason collins, the first openly gay athlete in a major sport. he tweeted this picture with the family of matthew shepard. >> he wears the number 98 in shepa shepard's honor much the meeting took place after the nets beat denver. some of lebron james' teammates are having fun with his new face mask. >> all the kidding didn't start until after last night's game. our hoops highlights from the guys at espn. >> he's stan, i'm neil. this is the "sportscenter" set, the original "sportscenter" set. >> would we be on a fake one?

>> good point. >> lebron james and the heat at home taking on the knicks. james first action since breaking his nose. has the mask on. raymond felton in the news this week, as well. hits the bucket there for the knicks but check out james. right down main street. he had 31 points, shot 13 of 19 and the heat big over the knick, 108-82. >> okay oregon needs to win at pauley pavilion because they make not make the tournament. anderson and adams sat down by coach alfred and what the ware brothers did on the final play of regulation. where was the oregon "d." >> dana altman and company can go, ooh, we almost gave that one away. in the end, oregon, quack, 87-83 and have usc on saturday. big for the tournament hopes for the ducks. >> they have to beat usc on

saturday. >> okay. >> i'll be at that game hopefully. >> that's all we got. back to you. >> good morning. guys, thanks. an incredible soccer goal. this happened at a high school game in georgia. it is our "play of the day." >> yeah, check out andrew deltak of harrison high school. he hit that goal from 67 yards out. >> man, oh, man, that's like an nfl field goal. look at that thing. the opposing team by the way came back to win it 3-2. that is awesome. >> that is so cool. up next, "the pulse," the countdown is on for the big oscar night on abc of the so who are the favorites? who are the long shots? plus, workout buddies. why the president and vice president today took a midday or yesterday anyway took a midday jog around the white house. the video just in. [announcer] welcome to the all-new intuit quickbooks.

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♪ all right. it's time to check "the pulse." we start with the vegas odds for sunday night's oscars of the right now oddsmakers have "12 years a slave" has the heavy favorite to win best picture. "american hustle," a distant second. >> in the best actor category the smart money is on matthew mcconaughey for his role in "dallas buyers club." it would be his first oscar win. >> incredible performance for sure. cate blanchett's performance in "blew jasmine" has it as best actress. >> those are your picks too. you must know what you're talking about. >> it must mean it's not going to happen. looks like sandra bullock got more than -- an academy

award nomination for her role in "gravity." the star pocketed at least $70 million from the movie. >> 70 million, folks. that's because she gets 15% of the takings in addition to the $20 million fee. so far "gravity" has made $700 million worldwide. it's till in theaters. bullock was not the first choice to play that character marooned in space. angelina jolie dropped out of that film. >> kicking herself now. >> you got to wonder. 70 million and god forbid if it wins it'll make a lot more. he may look like a tough guy but you'd be surprised to know he's a real pussycat. >> hammy the bulldog wouldn't hurt a fly or a kitten cozying up to this adorable litter born after his owner took in a pregnant stray cat. he loves to cuddle with the kittens and is always gentle. >> the kittens have since found a new home but hammy is busy trying to win over the permanent pet cat. good luck with that. he thought he was mommy. >> adorable.

they ran for the white house together and now they'y're runng around the white house. decked out in ties and suit pants, president obama and vice president biden taking a jog around the building in this video that has gone viral. >> yeah, even bo and sonny are shaking their heads going what the heck is going on. >> you're hard to keep up with. >> after a good workout, got to drink up. >> all right. >> otherwise we're going to be in trouble with jill and mirnl. >> just let jill know i did this. >> to promote michelle obama's let's move physical fitness campaign. >> i don't know how hard they worked out. wearing white shirts, they didn't have the sweat stains. >> maybe the sweats and sneakers next time. did you notice the vice president said let's do this again next week? >> come on. you got -- >> a weekly workout. >> all right. well, for some of you your local news is next. for everyone else we'll be back with your "friday funnies." instead of mailing everyone my vacation photos,

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checking our top stories, armed pro-russian forces were patrolling two airports in the ukraine peninsula of crimea where gunmen raised the russian flag. the ousted ukrainian president breaks his silence later this morning holding a news conference in russia. officials at the nation's only nuclear waste dump site say they don't know what caused a leak that left 1 workers injured. they believe those workers inhaled radioactive particles. parts of california could see thunderstorms and up to an inch of rain per hour this morning as the second storm in as many days blankets the entire state. a thousand homes have been evacuated. looking at today's weather, there will be dry conditions in the east, south and midwest will see scattered light showers. cold near the great lakes. finally from us, sometimes it's the really serious stories that the late night comics take aim at like the capture of

mexico's biggest drug lord. >> but they also can't resist the huge award shows like the oscars. here are your "friday funnies". >> this sunday is the oscars or as they're officially called hoarders, the meryl streep edition. >> where did i park my car? oh, no. >> talking about the movie "12 years a slave." >> i'm talking about the movie year in a sleeve. the guy -- what his name? what is the name of this guy? i forget. jenna jennabelle something. it's called years a slave. >> el chapo. >> mexican drug lord joaquin guzman known as el chapo has been captured ending a

13-year-long manshouldn't. >> el chapo translates to a short stout person or corn porridge. kind of a weird name for a tough guy. you know me, corn porridge. >> we have ahold of his mug shot. look at this guy. dangerous. >> he was the leading distributor of cocaine and cocaine-related items in the world. so another setback for toronto mayor rob ford. >> sources tell us he's responsible for more dead americans than osama bin laden. >> suddenly corn porridge seems like an understated nickname. be like finding out hitler's friends called him little snitsle. >> drug kingpin hiding in a little apartment. say hello to my little kitchenette. >> el chapo. >> too funny. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america" and have a great friday.

>> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> 4:30. a shooting in the district claims the life of a teenager and the shooter is still on the loose this morning. a late-night fire lease three dozen people out in the cold. good morning. i am jummy olabanji. >> i am autria godfrey. it is the coldest day of the week. >> i see you're rocking the black turtleneck. time to break out the winter gear today. you have to bundle up today.