investigators will be on the scene of a deadly plane crash in northwest atlanta. both people onboard were killed when the aircraft went down just after takeoff. terrified residents watched as the plane came straight towards their homes. but they credit the pilot for making a sudden right turn into the woods. >> looks like it was headed straight towards my house. i thought for sure, he hit a neighbor's house. and he -- he did it on purpose. i mean, he banked it on purpose so he wouldn't hit any houses. >> they ran toward the plane, hoping for survivors. but explosions were intense -- with intense fire kept them away. the aircraft was registered to an atlanta area business. >>> nevada police say they simply don't know why a gunman opened fire inside a hospital in reno. one person was killed and two others critically wounded before the shooter turned the gun on himself. investigators say they don't think the victims were chosen at random. a doctor was one of the two people who were hurt. >>> subfreezing temperatures are a big concern across the midwest and the northe

. >>> two people have died in the crash of a small plane in northwest atlanta.had just taken off en route to new orleans when it went down in a wooded area. neighbors said the plane narrowly missed nearby houses. they ran to the crash site to look for survivors but kept back by the explosion and the flames. >>> an absolutely terrifying scene from ontario, canada. the construction worker was trapped on a crane as a huge fire burned right below him. the fire was burning in a building that was under construction. eventually a search and rescue helicopter, you see it there, came to the rescue. a crewman secured the worker and both of them were hoisted into the chopper. lucky guy. look at that. >>> well, nasa is dropping everything for three emergency repair calls as the two american astronauts aboard the international space station will take risky space walks to try to fix the station's cooling system. abc's neal karlinsky reports on the walks that are scheduled for christmas day. >> reporter: it wasn't an easy decision, but nasa says a series of dangerous space wal

bill: that is fire on the ground there in northwest atlanta last night. martha: new developments in a problem at the international space station. we told you about the cooling malfunction. now nasa says two astronauts will take a space walk to fix it. the urgency is becoming a factor. >> absolutely. nasa evening years have been working this very serious issue from the past week writing new code, new software, essentially trying to fix this problem by a computer without requiring risky space walks. so three space walks are scheduled including one on christmas day to fix the faulty pump involve located on one of the exterior wings as part of two ammonia-driven cooling systems underlying the risk of death in space. the last one in july, water began spilling into one of the astronaut's helmets. >> the good news is we have the spare parts. we have the training, we have the skills and doing a space walk is always exciting but very challenging. >> reporter: nasa and the russians performed 130 space walks. so the likelihood of anything going wrong very, very tiny

were aboard the plane when it went down in the backyard of a home in the riverside community in northwest atlantaesses say it exploded in a massive fireball. one neighbor says the pilot managed to avoid hitting any homes in that densely populated neighborhood. >>> nasa saying that two astronauts on board the international space station will have to perform an emergency space walk to fix a bad pump on an external schooling system. as many as three space walks may be needed to complete the repairs. if the second one happened to go out, then the crew would have to evacua evacuate. quite a repair job. critical, important and timely. those are your headlines, guys. >>> the president, vice president and first lady will not be attending the winter olympics in sochi, russia. instead, the white house is sending an official u.s. delegation to the games and sending a message along with them. jim acosta is following developments at the white house. first up, who is going as part of this delegation? >> you know, this is very interesting, kate. let's put this up on screen in terms of who is leading the u.s. de

. >> mostly 40s in the northeast, 70s dallas to atlanta. 30 in the pacific northwest.rees in billings and 11 in denver. >>> two sky divers have been killed in an accident in southern arizona. witnesses say the divers had opened their chutes when they slammed in to each other a few hundred feet above the ground. the parachutes collapsed and the victims fell. one died on impact and the other pronounced dead at the hospital. >>> dense morning fog blamed for highway pileups in belgium involving 130 vehicles. at least one person died, dozens were injured. the heavy fog made it impossible to rescue them by helicopter. drivers said a sudden wall of white appeared before them and reduced visibility to almost zero. >>> a first of its kind case in california. a woman is fighting a traffic ticket that alleges she was driving while using google's computer in an eyeglass. cecilia abadie was ticketed in october for speeding. the officer tacked on a citation for driving with a monitor visible to the driver. she's fighting the charges now. >> it is exactly like now. it's on. the devic

northwest. >>> if you're flying, airport delays likely in d.c., philly, new york, boston, charlotte, and atlanta the top story, the memorial service for nelson mandela. thousands have gathered in the cold and rain in a stadium to mourn mandela and to celebrate his life. >> president obama is among the world leaders paying his respects. he arrived with the first lady. president george w. bush, his wife, laura, and former e serk tear of state hillary clinton. we'll have a complete update on "good morning america." >>> concern this is morning about the fate of a missing nevada family. >> the two adults and four children set out for a day in the snow and they have not been heard from since. it's an especially dangerous situation since temperatures have dipped below zero both nights. and the area is remote and vast. >> it's the proverbial needle in the hay stack. >> they'll be searching the area by plane again this morning as soon as it gets light out. >>> a corruption scandal. 18 current and former deputies are accused of mistreating former jail mates and visitors. one visitor thrown into a refriger

northwest. watch for washouts in the south from missouri to ohio. >>> if you're flying, airport delays possible in atlantacharlotte, washington, philadelphia, new york, and boston. >>> a young public relations executive is doing dam control. at the start of a long flight to her native johannesburg, south africa, she made a disparaging comment about aids in africa. >> she tweeted. i'm going to africa. hope i don't get aids. just kidding, i'm white. by in the time she landed, she was fired. she's now apologized saying she's ashamed. >>> that brings us to in the facebook question of the day. have you ever regretted something that you have shared on social media. we can't wait to hear about your confession at atm fans.com. >>> a suspect in custody after a terrifying kidnapping ordeal in fee neex. an 8-year-old girl was captured while she rode her bike. she was able to run into the arms of waiting police officers. neighbors who saw that child being taken alerted the police officer who happened to be in the neighborhood at that time. >>> wild scenes over the week end from stores selling the newest model of nike

20s in the great lakes and mid-40s in the midwest low 50s in the pacific northwest and 50s in denver, dallas, new orleans and atlanta. >>> a little mixing and matching have led to a very rare delivery in oklahoma. >> listen to this. the country's first ever cubs. all three born at the gw zoo. their mom is a liger. a liger is a cross between a lion and tiger. their dad is a lion. it is a liliger. >> based on their genetics they could be the largest cats ever getting to oh my god 800 pounds. >> and they are spotted, one looks like a leopard there. >> they look cute but 800 pounds. >> nuts. bigger than the lion or tiger. tricky pet. i don't recommend it. >> movie theaters jammed with must see films. >>> and sounds like a hollywood movie script. a generous benefactor is turning homeless in to homeowners. >>> and later it's time to get ready for your new year's bash. we will look at high-tech gadgets that can turn in to a real party. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by go go pillow. for most of us having a roof over their heads is easy to take for granted. for the h

it does kind of get itself together just before it reaches atlanta, say, and portions of alabama, northwest georgia. we think that during the overnight hours tonight into the early hours of tomorrow, we could see some pretty nasty storms in those areas, and then it just kind of sets up shop as it gets on the east coast. so this is mainly a rain event. we do have some ice and snow, but for the majority of folks, the big story will be the rain and the possible severe weather and flooding. >> all right. bottom line, roads are slick. so people be careful. >> right. >> you know, just take it easy out there. thank you so much, jennifer. okay. >>> now to a developing story out of africa. a u.s. aircraft in south sudan came under heavy gunfire during a mission to evacuate american civilians. four service members are injured. the country has been in turmoil since the president accused the former vice president of attempting a coup last week. and a lot of people have been killed in those clashes since. pentagon correspondent barbara starr joining me now from the pentagon -- washington, rather, with m

atlanta. plenty of sunshine at 55. birmingham warming up there. and then, i mentioned that big storm in the northwestch snow and where it will produce snow. there are six states that are in some winter watch or warning. extended into north dakota. as we begin that first date of meet row logical winter. look at how cool it gets. 6 for billings. denver drops from 52 today to 16 on wednesday. this stuff is going to extend into parts of california, l.a., san diego is going to get considerably cooler. not too bad for the northwest. that's the big picture. >> look at all of the votes. i swear they get bigger and bigger. i put them up last night and today. with almost 200 votes, the winner is "d," from santa barbara, meredith garofalo. she's starting at our affiliate kyte. congratulations. >> you need an assistant now, ginger. >> she's been tallying those votes all morning. ron, would you like the job? >> recount. recount. >>> coming up on the show -- the song that you didn't get to see. a performance from one direction's concert just for you. >>> gisele bundchen passing off beauty secrets to baby. how she'

atlanta. plenty of sunshine at 55. birmingham warming up there. and then, i mentioned that big storm in the northwestch snow and where it will produce snow. you can see it there in that dark fuchsia. there are six states that are in some winter watch or warning. extended into north dakota. as we begin that first date of meeteorological winter. you're going to feel it. look at how cool it gets. 6 for billings. by the time we reach to midweek. denver drops from 52 today to 16 on wednesday. this stuff is going to extend into parts of california, l.a., san diego is going to get considerably cooler. here's a look at what your travel conditions are. not too bad for the northwest. >> good morning. after a very chilly saturday we're going to be turning back the brr a bit today. 45-48. tomorrow near 50 and then midweek temperatures in the low >> look at all of the votes. i swear they get bigger and bigger. and of course, i put them up last night and today. with almost 200 votes, the winner is "d," from santa barbara, meredith garofalo. she's a meetologyist. she's starting at our affiliate keyt. congratulation

northwest. got plenty of it in seattle. however, chicago, boston, atlanta, pretty nice, all things considered. so you have that going for you. on the road in new orleans, things are pretty good, pretty dry there. and in boston, roads icy in a few spots. be careful. more coming up on "squawk box." sit tight, guys. see new a few. >>> a new piece in the harvard business review online takes readers step by step through the fine art of tough love. joanne litman is the author of the piece and the coauthor of strings attached. joanne, thank you for coming in today. >> thank you for having me. >> the book has been very well received. you've written a harvard business piece online to take a look at runs through how you can take some of the steps that you learned and let ceos and executives pick up on some of these steps. tell us about mr. k, who was -- sure, so the book strings attached is interesting. the book is about a public school music teacher who changed the lives of thousands of students. >> including you. >> including me. he was my childhood music teacher. he taught me the viola. it's a guy i

in metro atlanta, the cheapest silver plan for a 21-year-old is $179.20 a month, matching the rate in regions in northeast as well as northwest georgia, which are more populated. that's half the rate of an individual in southwest georgia, where the income -- average median income is the lowest of any part of our state. so needless to say, house households in rural house west georgia do not have the same income as those in the northwest and northeast part of the state, but yet they're being stuck with the highest premiums. and i could go on and on about these anecdotes and about the serious economic consequences that obamacare is going to cause on individuals in my state, but i want to turn back over to the senator from mississippi for some additional comments. mr. wicker: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: indeed, this does hit rural america much harder, but it hits all americans hard. i would ask the gentleman, if we could speak as if in a colloquy, mr. president. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wicker: i didn't hear any debate during 2009. there were extensive hours

northwest. that big storm. we'll get to that. let's start with where it's actually nice. we talked about the south. 62 in atlanta there. notice the difference. chicago gets warmer by wednesday and then it dips down, a good 20 degrees. let's talk about that story. we know where we have to go to do that, out west. we have that big system again, huge snow maker, out there in minnesota today, getting some good snow. colorado starting to get some of that heavier snow farther south. again, let's talk about the system, where it's going, dipping farther to the south and moving east. but here is the key. as it does so, so does the cold air. it dives down right with it. we are calling this an arctic blast t literally has that frigid factor. it is so chilly, these temperatures, that we'll start to see not only snow but also keep in mind the dangerous side of this, looking for the chances of that wintry mix and freezing rain potential will be out there. illinois, back through texas, right around dallas. we had that similar threat just a week ago. also in the southeast for now, it looks like we will be seeing just rain in th