this is at the indiana state fair. >> it is exciting to be on the news and have a lot of people know who i am and be seeing my video, but it's also very, very sad at the same time. >> this is ford versus chevy in a classic tug of war game. this is lacy the alpaca playing with a tiny kitten. >> what's going on there? >>> this is at the indiana state fair. it was shot by a young woman named jessica silas. >> my dad was actually one of those people who's a doctor. as soon as he saw the stage fall, he ran down, and he helped. >> this is a wedding of jonathan and jamie. her best friend couldn't make it to the wedding. so they brought her to the wedding using an ipad. >> dashboard camera, oklahoma city. about as mundane as you can get. wait, wait, what's going on? look. oh, geez. >>> welcome back to "right this minute," everybody. this next video you're about to see is sure to go down as an internet classic. this is at the indiana state fair. a giant wind gust came in and blew down a stage at a concert. 5 people were killed,

. >>> finally, we remember that fwlouerring sky and the stage collapse at the indiana state fair, justefore the country superstars sugarland were supposed to per for. well, tonight, they talk for the first time about what they saw in that moment of crisis. "gma" co-anchor robin roberts joined them as they made a return to indiana. >> i think any sort of crisis can test our faith. for sure, there will always be a before that happened and an after. >> reporter: what happened was the unimaginable. last august at the indiana state fair, moments before the band sugarland was to step on stage, high winds took down the massive rigging of their production. 45 people were injured. seven people lost their lives. >> i mean -- there are no words for that kind of tragedy. jennifer nettles is sugarland's lead singer. she's never spoken about that night until now. you could have been on that stage. >> was about to be. everything suddenly looked dark and then wind and then a crashing. horrible metal twisting sound. >> reporter: when you saw it and you knew that people who had come to see sugarland los

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. >>> country music duo facing a lawsuit over the devastated collapsed this summer at the indiana state fair. seven people died and 40 others were injured when high winds toppled the stadium on to a crowd. the lawsuits are from the families of those who died and other victims that blaine sugarland and crewmembers for the tragedy. they said that the band had the final say on whether to cancel the concert due to the weather. >>> president obama had some fun this morning as the ability turkeys -- as two luckkyy turkeys took part in an annual white house tradition. >> we cannot wait to pardon these turkeys. [laughter] >> he says the two birds will retire to a life of leisure at mount vernon. on our website wjla.com, we have a whole presidential pardon lookback across the decades back to j.f.k.. it's really cool. >>> and it is really kind of cool to see the sun shine. >> you cannot sum it up in one forecast. it's a lot to talk about. it is a transition period >> that is meteorologist talk. >> conditions will change our by our and drastically at times. we are looking at the radar. a few showers ma

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country music band sugar land has been named in the law neat indiana state fair for the stage collapse lighting company. >>> a texas supreme court has suspend adjudge whose beating of a teenage daughter in 2004 was viewed by millions over the internet. judge adams is under review by the state commission on judicial conduct earlier this month. >>> prosecutor in virginia says the petition to have man suspected on the east coast rapist extra dprietd connecticut to face a trial in -- extradited from connecticut to a trial in his jurisdictions first. >>> frost butte corse say jack -- prosecutors says jack johnson deserves a long prison sentence. he is scheduled to be sentenced december 6th. >>> today in washington, president obama will pardon the national thanksgiving turkey. this is the 64th anniversary of the pardoning. it will take place at the ceremony in the rose garden. >>> and country music superstar brad paisley is coming to town and will have a concert on march 1st. he will be joand by the band perry -- joined by the band perry and american idol winner scott mccreery. tickets go on

superstar band sugarland is among 12 defendants named in a lawsuit over last year's deadly indiana state fairge collapse. the victims' families says sugarland's contract gave the band final say whether the show should go on despite the weather. several people died when the stage setup came crashing down. >>> lawyers for michael jackson's doctor are asking for probation rather than prison when he's sentenced next tuesday. however, prosecutors say conrad murray has shown no remorse, following his conviction for involuntary manslaughter. they're urging that murray be sentenced to four years behind bars. >>> and his wife says the pilot of the chopper that crashed in new zealand is still trying to get his head around what happened. greg gribbe was able to walk away unscathed after that horrible accident. he tells a newspaper that he blacked out and doesn't remember a thing about what happened. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the crash. >> unbelievable video. wow. >>> negotiators are back at the bargaining table, working to end the nba lockout. fans are fed up. they signed petiti

we also learned today the country superstars sugarland are being sued for their role in the indiana state fair stage collapse that killed seven people last august. 44 survivors and families of the four victims claimed sugarland's contract gave the band final say over whether the show could go on dispute the weather risk. >>> and it was a rough day on wall street. the dow closed down more than 230 points, a dip of more than 2%. dropping to a six-week low. the markets were rattled by indications that germany, which has been relatively unscathed by the economic crisis engulfing europe, may not be vulnerable. >>> and retailers are holding their breath this weekend, hoping the experts are right when they predict a banner holiday shopping season. they're taking action, as well, extending black friday by opening some stores thanksgiving night. but as abc's linsey davis reports, for all of us buying this year, it might pay to be patient. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, george. more than 150 million people plan on shopping black friday weekend and hitting stores like this best buy, which opens

in court later today >>the country duo sugarland has been named to a lawsuit in the deadly indiana state fair stage collapse. the group was set to perform on the stage collapsed during a storm with strong gusts of wind on august 13, 2007 people were killed the lawsuit is filed on behalf of the estates of four of the deceased and more than 40 survivors lawyers say that sugarland had final say on whether or not to cancel a concert due to the whether the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages from sugarland its producers stage riggers and others associated with that show >>at least one downstate lawmakers as the political divide is too big between chicago and downstate. a bill was introduced in springfield to make cook county its own state. republican representative bill mitchell of decatur says that while cook county has 40 percent of the state's population mitchell says that cook county selected pat quinn gov. weld practically every other county voted for republican bill brady and he blames democrats for a massive tax hike abolishing the state's death penalty and legalizing same-sex civil unions al

this happened at the indiana state fair.hen the stage came down during a storm. the lawsuit claims the band, crewmembers, and the sound and lighting company for safety failure and the lack of an emergency response plan. >>> now back to doug hill. you saiddave thanksgiving day a 10 in the weather department. >> absolutely. a nice pattern. you will see a noticeable improvement throughout the area today. let's look at what we have outside right now. nine minutes away from sunrise. a few breaks in the overcast. we will seek changes in the skies. it will be cloudy for a while and then sunshine and then additional showers through the afternoon, clearing tonight. current temperature is in the area in the 50's. 59 in mount airy right now. look at the rainfall since monday. 3.4 inches of rain in mount airy. dew point 3 in martinsburg. over an inch and a half in gaithersburg and the little over an inch in gaithersburg. -- in --. 62 degrees in the northern neck. here's the story on the doppler radar. heavy rain continuing to move off t

>> such a terrifying moment when a huge stage ripped apart in high winds, collapsing at the indiana state fairjust before sugarland was supposed to take the stage. this happened last august. i sat down with jennifer nettles, talking about the first time about that deadly accident. >> do what he does. >> reporter: jennifer nettles and kristian bush. the duo that make up sugarland. that push the limit of what it means to be country. ♪ why don't you stay >> reporter: from hits like "stay," to their latest, "tonight." ♪ tonight, tonight, tonight tonight, i'm waiting ♪ >> reporter: a fiercely loyal fan base has made some of their concerts some of the most popular in country music. ♪ you and me, baby >> reporter: this august, at the indiana state fair, everything changed, with a gust of wind. moments before sugarland was to step on stage, high winds took down the massive riggle of the production. [ screaming ] 45 were injured. seven people lost their lives. i would imagine going through something like that has to change you. >> i think any sort of crisis can test our faith and push us to our limits.

country music and do well sugarland sued as a result of a fatal stage collapse at the indiana state fairt august. 44 survivors injured seven people killed four of them from the collapse as a result of 64 mi. per hour wind attorney for those suing state contract gave the band the final say whether to cancel the contract due to the weather prevented the tragedy. sugarland. one of jerry sandusky family members not accusing of sexual abuse a former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky accused of assaulting a family member before being are arrested early this month authorities have not identified the family member lawyers say accusations stem from a family fight one of two new cases recently opened accused of sexual assault of eight boys maintaining has not done anything wrong new result shows those who drink canned soup expose themselves to bpa researchers said eating once a day had 20 times the amount of bpa in their body compared to those who ate fresh soup. says a coating to prevent rust in cans bpa can disrupt a person's glands connected to issues like heart disease and dia

we are getting word from dozens victims of the deadly stage collapse in indiana state fair are now suingountry set who performed that night. you will recall the stage rigging chanced during a wind gust killing seven people and injuring more than 40 others and 44 survivors and family members of four who died are now suing sugarland arguing the band and you procedures did not pay close enough condition to weather reports and should have called off the show. there has been no comment from sugarland. >> well, the search continues for a florida mother who went missing after an appearance on "the people's court," and now police say they have a new clue which may have find her but they say they still need your help. or creates another laptop bag, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $13.2 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more whelp make opportunitpossible. >>trace: an

country band sugar land is facing dozens of lawsuits after that deadly stage collapse at the indiana state fairack in awing killing seven. the claim filed tuesday -- in august killing seven. the claim filed tuesday. one of the attorneys said the contract specified sugar land had the final say on whether to cancel due to weather, no comment from the band. >>> the act with the lowest number of votes and who who leroy bell. >> talk about being on pins and needles. [ tech dale difficulty ] [ network difficulty ] >>> a juicy turkey in half the time, sounds great, but it could also lead to this, tips on how to avoid a holiday disaster coming up next. >>> on the news edge black friday sales literally hours away. we have the hatch tag to help you find the best deals and beat the crowds. >> today's five-day forecast is brought to you by your local dodge jeep and chrysler dealers. hey... there's mom! hey, let mom try. ready, go! ♪ yeah, rock on, mom! [ male announcer ] sometimes a hint is all the wrapping a gift needs. wait a minute...i... [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sale

sugar land is named in a lawsuit filed over the deadly stage collapse that happened at the indiana state fairpeople died and more than 40 were hurt last august. the band was about to perform when a severe storm as you see tore apart the stage there. attorneys blaming the band and the crews for safety failures and a lack of emergency response plan there at that fair. >>> we have some dramatic new video of a chopper crash. but this time the pilot actually managed to walk away. it happened in new zealand. a helicopter was helping install a christmas tree for a public display and then suddenly you will see here the main rotor hits a cable. the rear section of the helicopter broke, the whole thing tumble to the ground. this pilot has 20 years of experience. he is said to be doing fine. amazing that he managed to avoid everyone around him. >> wow. >> and a flying chunk of space junk proved not to be a problem for the international space station. scientists were concerned about a four inch piece of a chinese weather satellite that was going to pass by this morning. even something that small could ca

high winds took down this indiana state fair minutes before the band was set to perform back in august. the new lawsuit against sugar land is filed by 48 victims alleging breach of reasonable care for the victims. the suit seeking unspecified damages from the band and 12 other defendants, including producers and stage riggers. >>> a new front-runner emerges in the gop race for the presidential race. newt gingrich delivering a new dynamic to last night's debate. gingrich is surging to lead in the polls, now 24%. mitt romney coming at 20%. herman cain now down to 17. the candidate sparred on foreign policy in washington, d.c. they also talked immigration. gingrich really broke from the pack saying long-time undocumented immigrants should stay. >> if you've been here 25 years and you have three kids and two grandkids, paying taxes and obeying the law, belong to aek lol church, i don't think we're going to separate you from your family, kick you out. >>> the debate comes six weeks before the iowa caucuses begins. >>> a veritable smorgasbord to talk about on that thanksgiving menu. it's als

the stage collapsing at the indiana state fair before sugarland was about to perform.that collapse and the families of four people who died are suing the band, concert producers and stage riggers. the suit said the band had the final say on whether or not to go on in the bad weather. >> look at this amazing video from new zealand. a helicopter being used to help set up a big christmas tree as you see there appears to clip a cable and plummeting to the ground. the chopper was badly damaged, but the pilot, greg gribble, was treated and released from hospital. the caus the cause of the crash is underinvestigation. >>> getting ready for the big day. this is a live look at a true new york city tradition. crowds gather late in the night on the upper west side to watch the blowing up of big balloons for tomorrow's macy's thanksgiving day parade. are you ready for thanksgiving, john? >> it looks like spider-man is taking a nap there before the parade. i'll be ready. i'm not ready at the moment. i'll be ready. >> i'm not cooking, so it's going to be a tremendous thanksgiving. i

the stage collapsing at the indiana state fair before sugarland was about to perform.ow, 44 survivors of that collapse and the families of four people who died are suing the band, concert producers and stage riggers. the suit says the band had the final say on whether or not to go on in the bad weather. >> and take a look at this video from new zealand. a helicopter used to set up a big christmas tree. as you see, it appears to clip a cable and plummets to the ground. the chopper was badly damaged. but the pilot, greg gribold was treated and released from the hospital. the cause of the crash, that's under investigation. >>> and getting ready for the big day. this is a live look at a true new york city tradition. crowds gather late into the night on the city's upper west side to watch the blowing up of big balloons for tomorrow's macy's thanksgiving day parade. great scene there. are you ready for thanksgiving, john? >> looks like spiderman is taking a nap before the parade. i'm not sure how that works. i'll be ready. how about that? i'm not ready at the moment. but i'l

superstars sugarland are being sued now for their role in last summer's deadly stage collapse at indiana state fairand four of the victims' families claim that sugarland's contract gave the band final say over whether the show should go on despite all those risks from the weather. seven people of course died when that stage setup came crashing down in the midst of all those high winds. >>> also, police in kansas city are shutting down the command post set up to coordinate search efforts for missing baby lisa irwin. leads have virtually dried up, and police say they have too many other pending cases to devote so many resources to this case alone, but they insist they will continue to look for the little girl. lisa's parents reported her missing way back on october the 4th, saying they believe she was snatched from her crib by an intruder. >>> well, florida a&m's university's long-time marching band director is out of a job this morning after the hazing death of a drum major. it's not the first incident of its kind at the school. now the governor is calling for an investigation. more from abc's matt

country band sugarland being sued following that deadly stage collapse at the indiana state fair. >>s scary. sugarland was about to take the stage when a strong wind gust caused the whole thing to collapse. the lawsuit has been filed by 44 survivors and the families of four people who were killed. they claim sugarland and the show's producers should have canceled the show when the weather started to deteriorate. a new jersey man demanding u.s. airways change its policy after he was reportedly forced to stand for a seven-hour flight. arthur berkowitz says the man seated next to him was so obese, he took almost two seats. he asked for a different seat but was told the flight was full forcing him to stand without a seat belt. even during takeoff and landing. huh? u.s. airways reportedly told the f.a.a. they were unaware of that since it's a violation. they have called the incident regrettable. that seems surprising. you can call it occupy black friday. protesters are planning to show up at shopping malls in wal-mart parking lots to discourage people from spending money on the busiest sh

this morning, the last lawsuit has been filed stemming from last summer's stage clips at the indiana state fairur gust toppled the stage just before a sugarland concert. survivors and victims' family members say they should have canceled the show. >>> we have new betails on what's being described as a terrorism plot discovered in georgia. all of the suspects in late 60s and 70s. pierre thomas has the newly-released audiotapes in the case. >> reporter: if you believe the fbi's case against four senior citizens, accused of plotting terrorism, then these secretly-recorded audiotapes are in a word, chilling. >> when rite comes time to saving the constitution, that means some people got to die. >> reporter: the government says the men were planning a campaign of terror at this georgia waffle house. and in their homes. the tapes portray them as cold-blooded. calculating. >> all right, so, who's willing to take a life? >> this wasn't just talk. they had taken real steps toward carrying out their plan. >> reporter: the alleged plan, is self-described covert group, involved murdering federal agents in w

well, the country music band sugarland is being sued over that dead lay state collapse at the indiana state fairt to perform, when this happened -- a severe storm knocked down the stage. this is october 13. seven people were killed, more than 40 others were hurt. the lawsuit was filed by the victims' families and dozens of survivors. it also blames the producers of the show and those who set up the stage. >>> 8:52. new this morning, the fbi says it arrested seven members of an amish group during a raid that happened before dawn in eastern ohio. federal authorities plan to bring hate crime charges again the men for their alleged involvement in the forced hair- cutting attacks on amish men and women. the group's leader, sam mullott, he was arrested. last month he sold "the associated press." that he did not order the -- press "that he did not order the haircutting but he didn't stop. >>> bad news. we're getting word this morning that thousands of job cuts were announced. we'll give you the details. >>> also, the spirit of giving is alive in the bay area this holiday season. volunteers are getting

. >> sugarland is facing dozens of lawsuits after the deadly stage collapse at indiana state fair the fell in a storm in august killing 7 people. the complaint includes, suits from the estates of four victim44 people who were hurt one attorney says the contract specified that sugarland had final say whether to cancel the concert due to weather so far no comment from sugarland. >> overseas now, who needs santa's reindeer when you have sheep a korean amusement park is celebrating the holidays with festively dressed sheep filling in for six reindeer this year. they are like what is this furry -- this fleet has the job of escorting santa around the park covered in bell covered hats, scar scarves, christmas cape. >> i think they got -- >> where are the reindeer. >> right. i didn't see rue do feel. >> sheep didn't look like they were feeling it. >> no, we are sheep we don't do this. >> nice day weather ice. >> gorgeous, sunshine -- wise. >> gorgeous, sunshine, temperatures jumping back into the 50s. but right now generally 30s. 39 washington, 35 dulles, 32 winchester, baltimore, 31 degrees

the horrifying state fair collapse back in august, you may remember, seven people were killed and dozens were were injured before a sugarland concert. the state of indianauit and does have plans to pay out $5 million to the victims. >>> we head now to broward county, florida. in this case, a mom is suing over bullying. randy says her daughter brianna attempted suicide after being bullied relentlessly at school. she's a middle school student and for months was called names and racial slurs and even physically abused by another student. but the family's lawsuit claims, despite their complaint, school officials did little to help. the lawsuit also alleges that the broward county school district was negligent and allowed her to fall victim to hate crimes, among other things. her mom along with her attorney joins us live from plantation, florida. first, why do you feel a lawsuit was necessary? >> to make them realize that they need to do something and enforce their policies. >> and you say you found yourself, randy, at one point catching your daughter trying to commit suicide. she was trying to choke herself. i'm sure at that point you realized how horribly

you heard jay carney yesterday, he makes a fair point that president will be aso has expand the electoral map. in 2008 he won states like virginia and indianat had not been won by a democrat in years. when you compare statistics to president bush, when he visited virginia, that would not have been considered by professors as a visit to a battleground state because virginia was not considered a battleground. their points is this president expanded the electoral map in terms of battle grounds up for grabs. however, several people were asking yesterday the basic question is not whether he should be traveling. but as goes to a state like north carolina a fourth or fifth time, should the campaign be picking up the tab rather than the taxpayers. there is official business there and it's also clear he's trying to get a political benefit as interacting with voters in a battleground *. jay carney's basic answer is the president is entitled to interact and speak with any state he wants. he believes the taxpayers should pick up the tab and he will continue to do that. megyn: a fox news alert with new details on a story that broke an hour ago. a califo

fair code of laws designed to facilitate substantial legal immigration into our country. moreover, the obama administration is systematically going after states that attempt to assist arizona, alabama, now south carolina, indiana next. even more egregious, i think, is that the administration has refused to take any action against states and localities that affirmatively, proactively and intentionally impede the immigration enforcement in the united states. these jurisdictions include san francisco county, santa clara county, washington, d.c., and perhaps the most egregious example, cook county, illinois, which recently passed an ordinance -- part-d an ordinance -- passed an ordinance directing law enforcement officials to ignore u.s. immigration and customs enforcement detainers. the detainers are sent to local jails, and they request that officials at those jails detain illegal aliens for an additional 48-hour period, statutorily provided after the jurisdiction ceases -- after that local jurisdiction's business over that immigrant ceases. so that a nice officer may place an alien into federal custody. this is done on all sorts of crimes throughout the country. people are arrested in alabama, georgia has charg