can now lay claim to the two greatest athletes in the world after ashton eaton won gold in the gruelinghlon and his teammate trey hardee took the silver. the first one/two by americans in that event in 56 years. they are with us, ashton and trey, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we know you're the greatest athletes in the world. are you the tiredest? >> i think it's fair to say for both of us. the most sleep deprived for sure. >> people don't understand, this is ten events over two days. you get almost no sleep or food. >> you try to manage as best you can. you really are focused on competitions. sometimes there's things you have to do where you don't have access to those things where you would like to. >> what kind of athlete is drawn to a decathlon. >> a crazy one. >> yeah. >> a little bit of crazy, a little competitive. >> lot a bit of competitive. >> there was a moment ashton, after the pole vault, the eighth of the ten events where the look on your face seemed to say it all. did you know at that moment, i got this locked up? >> i mean, the pole vault is kind of a barometer.

ashton eaton, the world record holder did it jen for yesterday. finishing the competition with 8,869 points. trey hardy of the u.s. took silver. oscar pistorius, one of the great stories, his relay team moves on to the final in the four by 400. that happened by virtue of appeal. his teammate fell and they ruled he was blocked and decided south africa could race in the final. we will see him today. incredible story from the american team. mateo mitchell in the 4 by 400. he broke his leg inside of 200 meters. he said he heart it and saw the small bone pop in his left leg and he wanted to lie down, but he knew if he did, his team would not make it to the final. he ran through. mateo mitchell, what an effort. he is into the 4 by 400 final. in boxing, a 17-year-old woman of flint michigan won gold for the middle weight class out of flint michigan. marks the first time women's boxing has been included here at the olympic games and a 17-year-old american is the gold medalist. a women's basketball team trailed at half and did win in the semi final. they p

. >> american ashton eaton broke the world record earning 9,039 points.ntil then dan o'brien held the american record for two decades. he also of course, won the gold medal in atlanta at the '96 olympic games. and dan, it is so wonderful to be with us. in the commercial break, you outed the fact you've never been to london before. hopefully you're enjoying it. it's a lovely city. let's get straight to the decathlon. all eyes are on ashton eaton, sets this new world record as we mentioned. you walked up to him afterwards and give him this big hug. bring us inside that exchange. what did you say? >> you know, after ashton broke the world record i happened to be standing by and it was one of those moments i had been waiting a long time for somebody to score high and break my american record and he was the man to do it. i knew it was a matter of time and what do you say to a guy who just did somebody nobody else in the world has done. everybody -- everybody needs support, not just in track and field but in all olympic sports. i'm proud to be part -- i'm proud

ashton eaton, and clay hardee had a gold and silver for the united states. on the basketball court, the women's team made it to the finals after turning away australia, the number two team in the world. and in the water, haley anderson swam for two-straight hours, only to lose gold by a half-second. the u.s. women of water polo fared better, having failed to make the top prize in the last three olympics, they finally won their first olympic gold. finally, claressa shields, the middleweight punched her way to the gold medal. part of the freshman mras of women olympic boxers, the first in history. >> tom mentioned usain bolt. after he won the 100. he set another record on twitter. he set a olympic game conversation record with over 80,000 tweets per minute. >> one of the fastest human being on the planet. you're pretty cool. you deserve it. here's a guy who can play in pain. check him out. running in the 4x400 meter relay when he felt a pop in his leg. turns out, it was broken. and he finished his leg of the rel relay. and the u.s. qualified for the final. >>>

ashton eaton won the gold and his teammate trey hardee took the silver.t one twfinish in that grueling event since 1956. for team usa. the women's soccer final, carli lloyd scored twice. lead them to a victory for the third straight olympic gold. the women took the first ever gold in water polo. 17-year-old claressa shields won in her weight class. the first time women's boxing has been an olympic event. all that helped to bolster the u.s.'s lead over china. team usa has 90 medals, including 39 gold. the chinese with 80. 37 gold. russia is third with 56 total and a dozen gold. >>> one member of team usa deserves a medal for courage. sprinter manteo mitchell was running the first leg of a preliminary race in the meter rely when he heard a bop in his left leg. he kept on running passed the baton and limped off the track as his teammates went on to qualify for the final. doctors confirmed that mitchell had run half a lap with a broken leg. a major trade is said to be near completion this morning in the nba. a four-team deal that would send orlando center dwi

there could be history on the track for team usa as well. 24-year-old decathlete ashton eaton will look to claim his first gold medal and break an olympic record at the same time. he set the new world record for decathlon points at the u.s. trials and is on track to come close to that mark. two locals are also looking for a podium spot today. julie zetlin of bethesda is looking to break a european strongle hold on the sport. she is the 2010 u.s. champ and 2010 pan am champ. she is also the first american to make the olympic sport since 2004. and finally, it will be a marathon day for tae kwon do athlete terrence jennings. the alexandria native is the u.s. tae kwon do athlete of the year, and he won the bronze at the pan am games. he will try to work his way through a 16-man bracket today and all the way to the gold medal match later tonight. >> and team usa is once again in the lead with the medal count with 81. 34 of those are gold. china now trails by four with 77 but still holds the lead in gold medals. russia moved ahead of great britain into the third spot with 52 medals. another i

ashton eaton wins the event. it was a double play in the triple jump. another record for usain bolt. this one on twitter. he was averaging 80,000 tweets per minute. >> good day for team usa yesterday. >> a big day of finals. 4 by 100 relays. vault.ole team usa is taking on argentina as they advance to the medal round in the basketball. >> brian hickey, thank you. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. attack ads clatter the airwaves. >> sharks invade martha's vineyard. >> this is the beltway and york road. very very light. >> welcome back. 81 degrees at the maryland science center. it is dry in baltimore city right now but that would change over the next 30 minutes. we have some rain coming in. take an umbrella with you. you can see the rain extending parts of the carroll county and howard county. this is all moving east down. of the rain moving across anne arundel county. everybody will get some rain to start today. scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning. more thunderstorms will likely develop for the evening commute. high temperatures in the 80's. we wil

ashton eaton and tray hardee went gold-silver in the decathlon. and usain bolt, the fastest man in the world is just that. led a jamaican sweep, george, in the 200 meter. a dubouble-double to repeat. >> america back in the lead today? >> reporter: they're back in the lead, ten more than china in the total medal column. two more in the gold column and a big weekend ahead, including the dream team going for gold again. >> bill weir, thank you very much. >>> very different story now. late this afternoon, a dramatic development in the case of that movie theater massacre in aurora, colorado. we all remember that first sight of james holmes in court, dazed an confused with that red hair. in court again today, his legal team declared holmes mentally ill. abc's clayton sandell has the details. >> reporter: his hair still bright orange, james holmes stared blankly and yaubed in court today, where, for the first time, his lawyers claimed he is mentally ill. that asked the judge to force prosecutors to hand over evidence. without it, daniel king said, we can

ashton eaton wins the event. usain bolt broke an olympic record on twitter. he was averaging 80,000 tweets minutes. >> coming up, the women's four- by 100 relay and bmx racing. >> 6:06. 76 degrees on tv hill. there will be shark-infested waters at martha's vineyard this weekend. >> google has to pay more than $22 million in fines. details in this morning's "consumer alert." >> a play-by-play of my olympic adventures after the break. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have some rain in areas and it is affecting your ride >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:10. 81 degrees downtown. still i humid start to the day. rain advancing from the west. i am finishing my olympic adventures. i've been going through all the different sports. we'll recap them for you in case you missed the highlights. my olympic adventures have come to an end. what an exciting two weeks it has been. >> i'm not going to mess with the meterology department anymore. >> the journey began with a splash with synchronized swimming. my next adventure took me to the trampoline, wh

ashton eaton won gold. in the jump, gold and silver. the fastest man in the world now has another olympic gold medal. jamaican sprinter usain bolt won the 200 meter thursday to become the first man to win back-to-back gold in both the 100 and 200 meter. as always bolt gave the crowd a show to celebrate his win. >> there's no words to explain how i feel. i came here to become a legend and i'm now a legend. i've shown the world i'm the best without a doubt. thank you very much. >>> one team, no losses, gold medal. >> more celebrating in the pool with gold in women's water polo. team usa beat spain for its first olympic gold medal. maggie scored five goals. >> we turned it on. we knew it was going to be a battle. we knew they were going to keep fighting until the last breath. >> in women's boxing, the 17-year-old high school student beat russia. back on the track, an incredible run for mitchell. broke his leg in the 4 x 400 relay. you can see him limping at the finish. he thought it was just a cramp. later doctors said he had broken his le

ashton eaton, and trey hardee, hoping to bring home gold and silver for the united states. >> exciting day, julie, thanks very much. >>> now to a real scare in the air. an alaska air jet, headed for seattle, carrying 131 passengers, forced to make an emergency landing on wednesday. abc's jim avila is in washington with the latest on what went wrong. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, amy. it was another scare the faa is looking into. this one caused by a small part that malfunctioned, in telling the plane it wasn't flying at 25,000 feet, it was actually on the ground. the plane, then, shut down vital systems. a painful trip for the 131 passengers onboard alaska air 539, from ontario, california, to seattle. finally landing overnight, five hours after takeoff, after a loss of cabin pressure forced the plane to make an emergency landing halfway through its trip. >> emergency in progress. we have an emergency aircraft on 30 left in alaska. >> reporter: the first clue in the passenger cabin, a chorus of screaming children. >> they said that the cabin had lost pressure. but that

also, americans ashton eaton and trey hardee, well-placed for a one-two finish in the decathlon.t long. the american stranded in antarctica, with a medical emergency, has just been rescued during the heart of the antarctic weather. an australian rescue team completed the flight into sub zero temperatures in antarctica. we don't know the illness of the person in question. but the patient has been rushed to a hospital in new zealand. we'll have updates as they become available. >>> and the most intense day of bombing yet at ground zero, syria's civil war. the battle for aleppo will likely determine who controls that country. rebels are struggling as the government unleashes a new wave of attacks. >>> the president and founder of the susan g. komen for the cure is stepping down. liz thompson is leaving and nancy brinker is taking a less-visible job. it's the latest fallout for the foundation's decision to drop funding for planned parenthood. that funding has since been restored. >>> a special picture to bring you this morning. remember the terrible story of dr. william petit, his fa

in the decathlon side, an event i know very well, ashton eaton has a chance to continue in the decathlon. women's sprinting, the decathlon. and look for young faces if the men's triple jump. will clay, christian taylor, could come away with medals there. it's all about track and field for team usa. >> we can't talk about track and field, without talking about the fastest man in the world, usain bolt from jamaica. what can we expect from him today? >> mystery shrouds usain bolt. he has a posse around him. rumor has he's not 100%. but i don't think it matters. everybody will be watching him run. he's the biggest star at these games. can he run 100%? johannes blake is the best jamaican right now. i'm not sure the americans can contend with them. but if there is an american who can, i think it will be justin gallon. he comes up with big performances when he needs them. >> we appreciate your time this morning. thanks for joining us. >> glad to be here. >>> with her cute nickname and a megawatt smile as bright as her gold medals, is it any wonder that advertisers are falling over themselves to

also played out in track and field in the decathlon ashton eaton won gold trey hardee silver. >> another one-two finish in the triple jump. christian taylor won gold, will claye silver. >> the fastest man in the world has another gold meteorologist, jamaican sprint are usain gold become the first man to win back-to-back gold in the 100 and 200 meter. as always bolt gave the crowd a show to celebrate his win. >> i came here to become a legend and i am a legend. i've shown the world no doubt. >> celebrating in the pool with women's gold for water polo. team usa beat spain for its first olympic gold medal. maggie steffens scored gold to lock in the win. in women's boxing claressa shields took the first gold medal. the 17-year-old high school student beat the russian athlete. >>> back on the track incredible moment for manteo mitchell. he broke his leg during the opening lap of the 4 x 400 relay. can you see him limping at the finish. he thought it was just a cramp. but later doctors said he had broken his left fibula. that's the guy you want on your team. >>> and that run there by mitchell

you're the american women's soccer team gold medal and the american women's gold team, and he is ashton eaton. >> yes, let me get you to weigh in on europe, peter. you have been writing about it a lot. do you expect a solution any time sun, when does eurooon, wh settled? >> there will just be more time bought. the only thing that solves the problem is a restructuring of debt and extinguishment of debt. they're choking on too little debt. unfortunatelyly politicians won't go down the path of restructuring and money prints and buying time. >> peter and david, you don't think there is money to be made in stocks, is there money to be made in bonds? >> the bull market remains in commodities. banks will print more money, and precious medals, energy, and interesting spin. >> david, what do you say? >> tyler, it depends, we say with the treasuries, stay away from them, they're near record low yields, go into high quality corporate bonds. mix in a little spice, high yield bonds -- >> do you like that? >> commodities, you have the soft commodities driven by weather, but the baltic dry freight index, wh

but ashton eaton, the world record holder, i expect him to win here. we can do well here.'ll finish at the top of the medal, but it's been tougher. >> great to have you. >> appreciate it. >> you still running? >> i wouldn't call it running. >> you're down to my level, eh? michael johnson. coming up, legendary olympic gymnast and the sport she revolutioniz revolutionized. ♪ ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has an olympic dream. dow is proud to support that dream by helping provide greener, more sustainable solutions from the olympic village to the stadium. solutionism. the new optimism.™ ♪ this dream [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i soluapprove this message.mism.™ for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. a

but ashton eaton, the world record holder, i expect him to win here. we can do well here.he top of the medal, but it's been tougher. >> great to have you. >> appreciate it. >> you still running? >> i wouldn't call it running. >> you're down to my level, eh? michael johnson. coming up, legendary olympic gymnast and the sport she revolutionized. ♪ ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has an olympic dream. dow is proud to support that dream by helping provide greener, more sustainable solutions from the olympic village to the stadium. solutionism. the new optimism.™ ♪ this dream morning because my back hurt so bad. the sleep number bed conforms to you. i wake up in the morning with no back pain. i can adjust it if i need to...if my back's a little more sore. and by the time i get up in the morning, i feel great! if you have back pain, toss and turn at night or wake up tired with no energy, the sleep number bed could be your solution

ashton eaton, earned the title of world's greatest athlete.nited states. on the basketball court, the american women's team have made it to the finals after turning away australia, the number two team in the world. they're playing for a fifth straight gold. and in the water american haley anderson swam for two straight hours, that is six miles, only to lose gold by a half second. though the u.s. women of water polo fared better having failed to make the top prize in the past three olympics, they finally won their first olympic gold. finally, claressa shields. 17-year-old middle weight known as t-rex, punched her way to the gold medal. forever part of the freshman class of women boxers, the first in olympic history. tom rivers, abc news, london. >> there have been so many firsts. >> yeah. >> michael phelps was incredible. most decorated olympian of all times. got the 17-year-old. >> t-rex. i don't want to fight anybody with nickname t-rex. that's crazy. >> she's got the gold. women, soccer. >> awesome. >> just awesome. >> volleyball, misty may

ashton eaton.en and women spent hours striving to accomplish their dream, shaving milliseconds off their time to go a millimeter further and add a tenth of a point of difficulty for most of them this has been their life. they started in little league and gymnastics classes. most of us never get close to an olympic podium, but doesn't mean we wasted our determination and hard work. 18 of the staff members out front played sports in high school. this weekend in new york city, 2500 people are going to compete in the iron man triathlon. colleges across the country, athletes are on the fields practicing getting ready for the fall season. many of theaz athletes set goals for themselves. maybe breaking a record if you are lucky when you do, that's the gold medal for you. for me playing college sports is a big part of who i am. it taught me persevere yens and resilience and how to lose. 6'10" and 3/4 inches. that's the height our producer jerry wilson who goes by will, jumped in the high jump at duke. it w

ashton eaton, trey hardee finished days of running, jumping and throwing, and gold-silver in the decathlonuble, winning the 100 meter and 200 meter sprints in back to back olympics. led an all jamaican sprint. bill weir, abc news, london. >> got to tell you, our viewers know this. i am so obsessed with the olympics and have been. today after working yesterday morning. i wok e up in time to watch >> were to wire? did. such a girl power moment. i looked like the girl inhe piece. ah, ah. i was doing all that. i thought it was really impressive that the women really did so well. little girls before weren't really encouraged to be athletes. i think that's changing so much. so important. >> women have been phenomenal for the usa. incredible stuff. >> have you been obsessed? >> not obsessed. very into it. slightly less than obsessed. i enjoy the olympics. >> it is almost over. closing ceremony set for sunday. >> right. >> rumors, spice girls, adele, george michael, queen, one direction, elton john, rolling stones. >> it is going to be good. going to be good. opening ceremony was really good. the

decathlete ashton eaton. these men and women have spent hours striving to accomplish their dream.off their time, milliseconds off their time, to just go a millimeter further. for most of them, this has been their entire life. they started out like a lot of us in little league and gymnastics classes. most of us never get anywhere close to an olympic podium. it doesn't mean we wasted our dream, sweat, determination, hard work. 18 of the 22 staff members of "outfront" played sports in high school. four played in college. this weekend in new york city, 2,500 people are going to compete in the ironman triathlon, a true test. colleges across this country, athletes are on the fields practicing already for the fall season. many of these athletes set goals for themselves. championship. few more goals. maybe breaking a record if you're lucky. when you do, that's the gold medal for you. it's the equivalent. for me, playing college sports is a big part of who i am. it taught me perseverance, resilience, how to lose. our number tonight, 6'10 3/4". that's the height of our executive producer. h

there could be history on the track for team usa as well. 24-year-old decathlete ashton eaton will lookclaim his first gold medal and break an olympic record at the same time. eaton set the new world record for decathlon points at the u.s. trials and is on track to come close to that mark. two locals are also looking to earn a podium spot today. rith mist gymnast julie zetlin of bethesda is looking to break a european stranglehold on the sport. zetlin is the 2010 u.s. champ and the 2010 pan am champ. she is also the first american  to make the olympic sport since 2004. >> did you see the eaton kid on the long jump? he almost jumped out of the box, almost went past it. >> an amazing athlete. he is incredible. >> i'll tell you. >> putting us to shame. >> 6:21 is the time now. let's look outside with meteorologist tom kierein. tom? >>> good morning. starting off this morning with a little patchy fog some rural areas, got a few murky, low clouds along the eastern horizon. live view from our nbc 4 hd city camera on this thursday morning. overhead we've got a mostly clear sky, but a few low

but ashton eaton, a decathlete. >> michael, a pleasure to meet you.> you still running? >> i wouldn't call it running. >> you're down to my level, eh? michael johnson. >>> coming up, olga corbitt and the sport that she revolutionized. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has an olympic dream. dow is proud to support that dream by helping provide greener, more sustainable solutions from the olympic village to the stadium. solutionism. the new optimism.™ ♪ this dream those surprising little sstill make you take notice.m.™ there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be re

there could be history on the track for team usa as well. 24-year-old decathlete ashton eaton will look to claim his first gold medal and break an olympic record at the same time. eaton set the new world record for decathlon points at the u.s. trials and is on track to come close to that mark. two locals are also looking to earn a podium spot today. rhythmic gymnast julie zetlin of bethesda is looking to break a european stranglehold on the sport. zetlin is the 2010 u.s. champ and the 2010 pan am champ. she is also the first american to make the olympic sport since 2004. and finally, it will be a marathon day for tie kwon do athlete terrence jennings. the alexandria native is the u.s. tie kwon do athlete of the year and he won the bronze at the pan am games. he will try to work his way through a 16-man bracket today and all the way to the gold medal match later tonight. >> right now, we have 81 total medals, 34 of those gold. china now trails by four with 77 but still holds the lead in gold medals. russia moved ahead of great britain into the third spot with 52 medals. >>> all right, 5:

>> ashton eaton in the men's decathlon. it should be great event for he and trey hardy. it or not, i'm looking forward to a distance race. rupp and legatt will battle the rest of the world for 5,000 meters. it will be just as exciting as the 10,000 meters. we could bring home a gold, maybe a silver, maybe both in the women's high jump. >> and how about christian taylor? >> well, christian is jumping by far the best of even in the world in the men's triple jump. we'll see will clay, the world indoor champion as well. he's the bronze medalist in the men's long jump here. they have a great shot of getting medals and going one and two. >> thanks, dan. >>> now to josh with the top stories. >>> exciting breaking news early this morning. after a journey of 352 million miles, the rover curiosity landing safely on the surface of mars. the most advanced spacecraft sent to another planet. something of a $2.5 billion gamble. a rocket-powered backpack lowered the rover to on to the martian surface. rover sends wac the first pictures. looking for clues whether life ever existed on the

>> ashton eaton in the men's decathlon. gets started in just a couple of days. it should be a great event for both american, he and trey hardy will be the favorites in the decathlon. believe it or not, i'm looking forward to a distance race. galen rupp already got a silver medal. he and bernard legatt will battle the rest of the world for the 5,000 meters. for those of you that aren't distance race fan, stay tuned for this one. it's going to be just as exciting as the 10,000 meters. we could bring home a gold, maybe a silver, maybe both in the women's high jump. >> and how about christian taylor? >> well, christian is jumping by far the best of everyone in the world in the men's triple jump. we'll also see will clay, who is the world indoor champion in the triple jump. he's the bronze medalist in the men's long jump here. those two guys have a great shot of not only getting medals but going one and two. >> thanks, dan. >>> now to josh with the top stories. >>> we're going to begin with some very exciting breaking news early this morning. after a journey of 352 m

ashton eaton's lead secured his win even before the last event began. >> we're the strongest in the world. no one can touch us much it's an amazing feeling. >> it's america's women scoring the most wins. nearly 60% of team usa's medals. michigan native collar he is a shields added to the count. the middleweight boxer struck gold at just 17. this is the first time female boxing has been allowed at the olympics. >> this is my gold medal. i earned it. >> how does that feel around your neck right now? >> it's heavy but i'm not ever going to take it off. >> it's gold and the last minute of play. >> another victory for the women, usa's water polo team grabbed gold away from spain. >> it's time for the coaches to go in. >> the coaches join the celebration in the pool. >> now, the women's volleyball team has a chance to serve up yet another gold. jeff and gayle, they defeated south korea 3-0 in the semifinals. >> bigad, thank you very much. >>> the american women are on track to win more medals than in beijing four years ago. not only have they done better than the u.s. men, they've won twice as

all the news after two days of running, jumping and throwing, americans ashton eaton becomes the decathlonmpion. greatest athlete in the world. trey hardee takes silver. look at the effort on their face. good job. claressa shields, grew up with a dad in prison, a life of abuse. now, the 17-year-old, first american woman ever to win olympic boxing gold. great story. not to be undone by their teammates on the soccer pitch, the women of water polo got gold. how do you celebrate? everybody in the pool, of course. and 129 medical ceremonies found that 40% of people sing their anthem. and 16% cry. women, a lot more than men. but when men cry, they really lose it. when it comes to nations, china cries the least. great britain, the most. i have to admit, i got a little misty a couple times during "god save the queen." i thought they were playing "my country tis of thee." enjoy the weekend. i'll have tweets out in real-time. and i'll see you back on "nightline" next week, everybody. >> we've enjoyed it very much. >>> let's look at the medal count. josh is at the board. >> as bill mentioned, it was

ashton, eaton and hardee were in front this morning.to custody for illegal possession of a firearm. she had ties to some of the white supremacist group as did page. but police do not believe she was involved in sunday's attack. they're hoping she can shed light on page's state of mind before the rampage. >>> an emergency rescue operation has been launched to the bottom of the world this morning. the national science foundation reports an american in antarctica has a medical emergency there. they are not providing anymore details. but a rescue team has been dispatched but only to new zealand. they must now wait there for the weather in antarctica to break before making the risky and rare winter flight to the mcmurdo research station. >>> meanwhile, police in louisiana believe they have found the body of a missing college student. mickey shunick vanished in may after leaving a friend's house on her bike. acting on a tip, investigators have found a body in a rural area some 45 miles from where she disappeared. a registered sex offender has