chelsea edwards of kabc has the story. >> reporter: believe it or not this isn't a movie set. a massive helicopter dangling a clear glass slide over the streets of downtown los angeles. >> one word -- epic. >> reporter: this man works in the building next door to the u.s. bank tower where the slide will eventually be mounted. 1,000 feet in the air. >> i didn't think it was going to be this crazy. like, the helicopter was right there. literally right there. >> reporter: the massive project hit a bit of turbulence. >> everything was shaking and shattering. it actually broke our awning. just a large crash. >> reporter: workers said a window on the upper floor of the tower was broken during the lift. unforeseen. but the damage here is any nice call in what we achieved. >> reporter: all and all the lift was a success. safety has been the number one priority in this project which has gone through rigorous testing. >> before we brought that thing out here, we loaded it with 10,000 pounds of sand. it's pretty robust. i don't see it coming apart. >> when complete the sky slide will tak

in downtown los angeles, chelsea edwards, abc news. >> out of your mind. >> yeah, yeah. >> that sums it up. >>> that's what making news in america this morning. start start start >> we're going to try our traffic predicter to see how things will stack up as the taking a look, 6:30 is when we start to see the backup, 71 near clark and 90 eastbound and 77, starting to see backups also. remember that construction project, west third under 90. that will continue today. that's expectly to wrap up after the morning rush. this is a live look at our o.d.o.t. cameras this morning. this is a look at 77. >>> new information coming into the live desk about a man who died at a steel plant in canton. a local police department said he was a member of their force. kenny ray junior was new to the department but well liked by his peers. they showed a photo of ray on their facebook page. perry township firefighters were called to the plant on sunday. the fire technician was found dead after checking the company said they are deeply saddened by the loss of a colleague. the coroner has not released the c

in downtown los angeles, chelsea edwards, abc 7. >> out of your mind. >> yeah, yeah. >> that sums it up. >>> that's what making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america" and have yourself a great day. "good morning america" and have yourself a >>> right now and accused teenage killer is in jail, friend of a 15-year-old victim -- friends of the 15-year-old victim were heartbroken. why one family member doesn't believe the shooting was accidental. >>> making history today was obama's first full day in cuba. what that means but >>> your time at spotting on -- your time is 5 am monday, march 21. >>> what a change of pace. >> the cold front made its appearance and pushed through and you will feel the difference when you walk out the door. we have partly cloudy skies but don't worry clear skies will be with us as a system has cleared and we're looking at a cooler day today. 56 in orlando and 53 in daytona and 62 in cocoa beach and we're just starting our cool down. we are 14 degrees cooler than we were yesterday at this time in our cooler morning will start a

in downtown los angeles, chelsea edwards, abc news. >> out of your mind. >> yeah, yeah. >> that sums it up. >>> that's what making news in america this morning.

in downtown los angeles, chelsea edwards, abc news. >> out of your mind. >> yeah, yeah. >> that sums it up. >> see what's happening this instant. john: breaking right now, a major police president of the durham county jail. our crew on the scene is reporting shots fired. anthony wilson in his photographer are headed; more as soon as they are here. barbara: right now, history in the making. president obama beginning his first foray into cuba. the controversy surrounding his visit. john: shots fired at a gas station; police review whether they are searching for suspects. barbara: and don't pack up the winter coats for good. don schwenneker will tell us how cold it will feel today. good morning, carolina. welcome. 39 degrees right now at 4:30. john: thank you for joining us. we are helping you get ready for the day ahead. here's don schwenneker. it is chilly out still. don: 30's this morning, and tomorrow will be even colder. because of that, the national weather service has issued a

in downtown los angeles, chelsea edwards, abc news. >> out of your mind. >> yeah, yeah. >> that sums it up. america this morning. >>> now, eyewitness news this morning. >>> good morning it is 4:30. here is a site you don't expect to see on the second day of spring, snow. winter storm warning is in effect for our area, eyewitness know. >>> better close your eyes, the easter bunny on an attack in a mall in new jersey, the video you have to see to believe. >>> looking at the george

in downtown los angeles, chelsea edwards, abc news. >> out of your mind. >> yeah, yeah. >> that sums it up. >>> that's what making news in america this morning. >> stay >>> right now local 10 news at 4:30, president obama's historic touchdown. the commander-in-chief waking up this morning for a second day in cuba. >>> also notar away, several cuban dissidents drrested even before the president arrived. local 10 has complete coverase from havana. frantic search at sea, a boaterissing for several hours in key biscayne. >>> good monday morning, south florida. i'm eric yutzy. >> i'm jacey birch. hoho you had a great weekend. now let's get ready for the workweek. teorologist jen correa is in for julie with a check on that forecast. >>>>ood morning, guys. we are still dealing with a cold front. it's actually moving through right now. plenty of cloud cover. by the way, the cloud cover that is over us has stopped these temperatures from drping, but nonetheless, it is cool out there picking up by the way. 66 in ft. lauderdale. check out the wind speeds. they are coming in out of the north and

in downtown los angeles, chelsea edwards, abc news. >> out of your mind. >> yeah, yeah. >> that sums it up. >>> that's what making news in america this morning. >> staya this morning. >>> this morning, police are looking for a gunman who shot and killed a former cmpd dispatcher. that night. >>> a cary bus crash in indiana with a high school basketball team on board. to their rescue. >> it just was -- i happened to be driving by at that time. >> the north carolina doctor talked to channel 9 about the chaotic scene and the reason authorities say a driver sideswiped the bus. good morning to you, i'm stephanie maxwell. >> i'm john ahrens. we will have that and more. >>> it feels a lot cooler out there than it did last week. >> yes, it does. and we had rain move through late last night that since moved out of the area. we're left with a little bit of cloud cover early this morning, but the clearing skies is going to allow the temperatures to drop here in the next couple of hours. we're in the 20s and 30s in the mountains. upper 30s and low 40s across the metro area. going out the door thi

. >> rare event sending people flocking to death vaichlt chelsea edwards from k abc sister station inise0k over oneçc of the hottest driest places on earth. death valley is suddenly full of life. >> flowers in death valley how unusual. >>reporter: first time in more than a decade typically barren terrain is bursting with color. phenomenon unofficially known as super pwlichlt beautiful. beautiful deserts. beautiful scene richlt everything is puzzle. >> i have waited for this too long. i was beginning to wonder if i was ever going see another one. >> we wanted to see the desert in bloom we didn't know it would bloom like this. >> the national park now packed with tourist from all over the world. >> it was just on tv in sweden too. it was a lot of flowers in death valley we were we are going in a week so we were very lucky. >> maybe i'm at late. notch a little late but still pretty spectacular. >> patches of purpose el and gold and white thanks to unusual october storms that sobingt usually parched landscape. >> washes away coating on the outside of the seed sitting for years and allow t

a new whistleblower has joined the ranks of edward snowden, chelsea manning and other courageous individuals. the unnamed person who chose to remain anonymous because of the obama administration's unprecedented and vigorous prosecution of whistleblowers is a member of the intelligence community. in the belief that the american public has the right to know about the fundamentally and morally flawed u.s. drone program, this source provided the intercept with a treasure-trove of secret military documents and slides that shine a critical light on the country's killer drone program. these files confirm that the obama administration's policy and practice of assassination using armed drones and other methods violate the law. the documents reveal the kill chain that describes who will be targeted -- that decides who will be targeted. as the source said, this outrageous explosion of watch listing, of monitoring people and racking and stacking them on lists, assigning them numbers, assigning them baseball cards, assigning them death sentences without notice on a worldwide battlefield. it was, from the

chelsea, logan, chris and grayson, pop pop says hi. >> reporter: tamala edward channel six "action news my name is pamela and i've been making dog chow for 36 years now. my dog girlfriend is 17 years old. she's been eating dog chow from her very first day and she can still chase squirrels. she can't catch them, but she can still chase them. after 17 years i'm still confident in feeding her dog chow because i see the high quality ingredients that go into it. >> so glad you're waking up with us, 77:21. a sure thing that spring is on its way the return of the philadelphia flower show, the 188th happening of the famed bloom festival pops up today. it runs through sunday. this year's theme explore america celebrating the 100th anniversary of the national park service. you can get a preview on our special tonight on 6abc at 7:00. the flower show opens its doors to the public at 11:00 a.m. >>> get into gear for spring and summer for the philadelphia rv show at the greater expo center in oaks montgomery county. there will be plenty new rvs on display as you plan your summer getaway. 8:30 to 5:0