thursday, canadian freestyle skier sarah burke passed away. she was 29, a pioneer in her sport. she won numerous competitions in the halfpipe including the dew tour and the x-games. it was a dream of sarah's to win the olympics but first her event would have to be included in the game so she lobbied hard for that goal. last april it was achieved. two years from now halfpipe skiing will make its olympic debut in russia. sarah would have been the favorite for the gold medal. she died from injuries sustained during a january 10th training run in park city, utah. the accident happened in the same exercise kevin pierce suffered traumatic brain injury in 2009. kevin survived and continues to recover. not only was sarah a huge success, she was actively involved at the grass roots. she enthusiasticry taught camps and clinics to hundreds of children. sarah wanted to see freestyle skiing grow. in 2010 she married fellow freestyle skier rory bushfield. they recently starred in a documentary film called "winter." a fund has been started to fund her legacy and support the causes she champione

and a tragic death and attributes pouring in for a skier sarah burke. and changing the way we define autism. 7 is on your side with what it would mean. and adam caskey is back with the winter storm watch. snow and freezing rain on the >> attributes are pouring in from all over the world honoring freestyle skiers sarah burke. nine days after suffering severe brain injuries in a practice run crash, the star has died. the 29-year-old canadian woman did not just conquered the sport of free skiing, she created it. >> enormous. >> combining the skill of skiing with the excitement of extreme snowboarding. >> amazing work from sarah burke. >> today and the sport that she brought to life is morning her death and questioning how happened. >> she was doing something well within the realm of her abilities, something she had done many times before. >> the six-time x games gold medalist fell at the bottom of a super piping used on nine days ago. she was training for the x games. the fall was harrowing. she is severed a vital artery and went into cardiac arrest. the b

a look back at the olympian, sarah burke. >> sarah burke sets the new standard. >> an innovater on thepes and one of the sports' most blod has passed away. sarah burke died a week after she landed a stunt but then fell over and hit her head. doctors performed surgery trying to repair a ruptured artery. but they were unsuccessful. her family says she passed away peacefully. >> she brought the sport today to a level where girls today are chasing her and trying to do what she has done but you are not going to find many athletes throughout that can bring what sarah brought to the sport. >> four-time gold medalist. burke successfully pushed for free style skiing in the winter olympics. sarah burke was 29 years old. [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nutella a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast and even whole-wheat waffles.it it's a quick and easy way to give my faly a breakfast they'an want to eat. and nutella is made wh simple quality ingredients like hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of

this morning, she's in a coma. >> this is the lovely sarah burke. so much hardware through the years. three gold medals in super pipe. >> reporter: she's not only one of the best female skiers on earth. but she's also a red carpet regular. a fashion plate once named once of fhm's 100th sexiest women alive. she's a freestyle skier. a daredevil sport. a sort of trick skiing that uses the same course as snowboarders. the halfpipe. >> the cork 720, sarah burke sets the new standard. in recent days, she's been training for the x games. in which she's won the gold four times. >> look at the size of that 900, enormous. >> this time, i'm coming in happy and having a good time and wanting to push myself and do the best i can do. >> reporter: on tuesday, while training in utah, she had a serious accident. >> we know that she landed a trick she had been doing. and bounced from her feet onto -- onto her head. >> reporter: it happened on the exact same course where snowboarder and olympic medalist kevin pierce suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2009. this morn

this is nine days after that she suffered a serious injury during training in utah sarah burke took a fall that led to bleeding in her head and cardiac arrest paramedics were able to revive her at the scene of the training accident and she had major surgery to fix a ruptured artery but she passed away yesterday morning she won four gold medals in the winter exclaims which was the event that she was training for during her accident sarah burke was 29 years old >>the board of trustees at penn state university will face questions today about the decision to fire former coach joe paterno the trustees will meet with an alumni group organized to review the reasons why joe paterno was let go in their opinion unjustly >>mayor rahm emanuel is joining mayors from across the country in support of gay marriage the mayors for freedom to marry is launching at the u.s. conference of mayors meeting in washington d.c. today ... >>occupy chicago has a new home base to coordinate its winter activities it is leasing two units of the riverfront work loftus complex at 50 west cermak in the pilsen neighborh

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world champion canadian freestyle skier sarah burke passed away yesterday.he sustained an irreversible brain injury while training last week. sarah burke, just 29 years old. >>> hockey, the penguins have been struggling without sidney crosby, but they put it together zbens t against the first place rangers. penguins knocked off the rangers 4-1. >>> bruins and devils tied in the third. in the blink of an eye, boston took over. two goals in 30 seconds. bruins scored four unanswered to beat the devils 4-1. >>> in phoenix, the red wings put a personal spin on the shootout. a spinning backhand. no way to stop that. detroit won in a shootout 3-2. >>> how about an upset? illinois and penn state tied at 52. tim frazier with the tear drop that made happy valley cry tears of joy. it's been a rough year for penn state, but they're smiling now. they beat illinois 54-42. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> so who's america's favorite actor? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus

tonight from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: whether on the red carpet or the halfpipe, 29-year-old sarah burke was breathtaking. >> so happy. it's been a year since the injury. it's good to be back. >> reporter: she was a pioneer in a sport dominated by dare devil tricks and men. burke's still made her a champion. four times at the winter x games and early favorite to win the gold medal at the 2014 winter olympics. there her speciality of freestyle halfpipe will make its olympic debut, pushed for by the canadian skier. those dreams ended last week when burke crashed during a training run in utah, on the same halfpipe where snowboarder kevin pearce suffered a near-fatal fall in 2009. despite surgery to repair an artery that carries blood to the brain, burke suffered severe brain damage. at burke's request her organs and tissues will be donated. a real-life action figure blazing a trail for women athletes. anne thompson, nbc news. >>> we are back in a moment with a story about rescuing a national treasure. >>> if you were out east this summer for the earthquake, you remember where you were and y

. >>> canadian freestyle skier and x games star, sarah burke has died. died yesterday after a bad fall last week during a routine stunt on a half pike in park city, utah. she ruptured an artery in her neck causing bleeding in her brain. the four-time winter x games exam p helped the super pike get accepted into the olympics. sarah burke was just 29 years old. >>> the operators of japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant released the first pictures taken inside one of the ruined reactors. they show pipes, steam and rusty metal surfaces scarred by exposure to heat and water. in the ten months since the earthquake and tsunami. >>> an alzheimer's patient missing from the san francisco area for more than a week has been found in new york city. 81-year-old jude hunter turned up dazed and confused in grand central station nine days after he had vanished. how he got from oakland, california, to new york nearly 3,000 miles on his own? well, that's a mystery. the fact that he survived is almost a miracle. >> in many cases, if they're not found within 24 hours, the

and that freestyle skiing superstar who's fighting for her life in a salt lake city hospital. >> sarah burkereporter: rob and paula, good morning. you know, burke actually landed the trick she was attempting, then fell over and hit her head. this is a devastating injury for a woman considered fearless and ferociously talented. they're the words that have defined her life. >> sarah burke sets the new standard. >> reporter: now sarah burke is fighting for her life after crashing during a practice run in utah. the canadian freestyle skiing superstar, one of the best in the world, was training for the upcoming x games. >> we do know that she did land a trick that she had been doing and bounced from her feet onto her head. >> reporter: doctors successfully performed surgery to repair a ruptured artery that led to bleeding near her brain. however, burke is being kept in a medically induced coma and she remains in critical condition. a four-time gold medalist at the x games, burke embraced the extreme risks of her sport and made it look easy. >> you learn how to crash at the beginning and how to ta

we take a look at the impact and life sarah burk had on the sport and those who will live on. >>> as we go live look at moscow. they've got snow on their rooftops. it's russia. have a good day over there, guys. you are watching "good morning maryland." we're back in just a bit. >>> welcome back. we are tracking a big story out of afghanistan this morning where a nato helicopter has crashed in the southern area of that country, killing six members of the air national military force. that crash happened in the helmand province. a source tells several media outlets that all those on board the navy helicopter were marines and all dead. the taliban claimed responsibility for bringing that helicopter down. >>> bad weather has forced rescuers to suspend the search for victims of that cruise ship disaster off the italy waters. at least 11 people have been confirmed dead and more than 20 remain missing after the ship hit a reef and capsized last friday. for more on the concordia tragedy and what you need to know before taking a cruise, tune into abc's "20/20" tonight. that show airs at 10:00

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. >>> now to champion freestyle skier sarah burke. she's in critical condition with a traumatic brain injury. dan harris with the latest on all this. >> reporter: a tough story. sarah sburk the winningest woman in a sport where athletes are constantly pushing themselves to do the wildest tricks possible. this morning, she's in a coma. >> this is the lovely sarah burke. so much hardware through the years. >> reporter: she's not only one of the best female skiers on earth. she's a red carpet regular. once named one of fhm's sexiest women alive. she's a freestyle skier. a daredevil sport. a sort of trick skiing that uses the same course as snowboarders. the halfpipe. ? recent days, she's been training for the x games. >> look at the size of that 90. enormous. >> this time, i'm coming in happy and having a gad time and wanting to push myself and do the best i can do. >> reporter: on tuesday, while training in utah, she had a serious accident. >> we know that she landed a trick she had been doing. and bounced from her feet on to -- on to he

s sarah burke has died after suffering a severe head injury in a training run earlier this month.ple just stunned, george. >> such a sad story. >>> we have major health alert this morning. the definition of autism may be about to change. we'll talk to dr. richard bess they are morning. all kinds of potential consequences, insurance coverage and special assistance. >>> right to the danger zone in reno, nevada. the rain is providing relief. winds could still whip up the fires. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this is one of the homes destroyed by this fire. as you can see, not a whole lot of it left. we happened to be here shooting a different story when the flames were at their worst, right besigned the highway we were driving on. the wind so strong, it tore off a freeway sign and sent it hurdling into the back window of our car. terrible conditions for a wildfire. >> holy crap. i can feel the heat. >> that is really hot. >> that's bad. >> reporter: the fast-moving fire is still burning this morning. fueled at times by more than 80-mile-an-hour winds. the flames as h

and last tuesday, free skier, sarah burke, was critically injured during a training run in utah. all of these athletes take risks. all of them at the leading edge of extreme sports. a one-time bit player on the scene that has exploded in recent years, thanks in part to social media, and tv coverage. the birdman even attracted the attention of "60 minutes" in 2010. >> how long have you been doing this? >> five years. what's special about the wing service? >> you know, it's -- it's just like so many children dream. it's flying. >> you feel like you're flying? >> well, i am flying. >> reporter: corliss jumped without permission. a jump that not only put him in danger, it also put his rescuers at potential risk. >> and right now, skier sarah burke remains in a coma, following that crash during a training run in utah. >>> well, some good news from wall street today. the markets have been building since the opening bell. the dow is up 97. s&p up 14. nasdaq up 42. let's go to new york right now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >>> seven people are being

sarah burke was just 29 years old. >>> penguins put it together against the first place rangers. malkin has seven goals in the last four games. penguins knock off the rangers 4-1. in blink of an eye, boston took the game over. two goals in 35 seconds. nathan morton and gregory campbell with the honors. bruins score four unanswered to beat the devils 4-1. >>> coyotes mike smith is dizzy with a spinning backhand. illinois and penn state tied. ten seconds to play. tim frazier with the teardrop that made joys for their coach. rough near for penn state but smiling now beating illinois 54-52. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> who is america's favorite actor? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he may be commander in chief but can the president survive the audience at harlem's famed apollo theater? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." on the way for many cities today. today arriving from des moines to chicago, 3 to 6 inches. later on tonight, detroit, clev

." >>> and a followup involving the serious accident of sarah burke. she's had a successful of ration to repair an artery that tore in her brain. doctors have her in a medically induced coma. her family and husband are by her side. >>> for some of last night's college hoops action, here's espn news. >> good morning, i'm zubin mehenti. a crazy finish for the cameron crazies and duke. 43 straight on coach k court. mike scott, top five in the acc in points and rebounds showing you why. hanging in in durham. tied at 38-38. steph curry. his dad and brother can shoot. he might be on his way to the nba, too. mat's miles, one of the triplets putting duke up seven. virginia down by five. lewis misses. mitchell will not. the three-point game. ensuing duke possession. curry's got it. blocked by scott. loose ball. melee. virginia has a chance to tie. they'll spot up in the corner. virginia was 0 for 11 from downtown. any triple would have tied it. how about that? wide open. off the mark. duke survives. 61-48. they've won 44 straight games at cameron indoor stadium

talking about sarah burke, young and vibrant and at the top the game in every way.pion free style skier who won four gold medals at the x games. she died in training yesterday. she was a pioneer bringing women to free style skiing as well as bringing free style skiing to the 2014 olympics, but most of all, she was one half of a fantastic love story, as you will see in the ski channel film about burke and her skier husband rory bushfield. >> that is where we are the happiest, and that is how we met, on the moup tntain, whethet is an x games contest or rory is out there doing a heli contest. it is where we met, play and live. >> hopefully where we die. >> hopefully where we'll die. >> burke was 29 years old. she had been training on the super pipe here, and this one in park city, utah, when she fell doing a trick. her heart stopped causing irreversible brain damage. her family says in a statement, before her death, burke talked about the dangers of her sport with bbc radio. >> everything that you see is well calculated i would hope from any athlete, but it is risky an

. >> soaring high above the snow, sarah burke made it look easy. in a difficult and dangerous sport, she was considered one of the best. a four times winner, she campaigned to get this sport into the olympics. she was a gold medal favorite for the winter games in 2014. she died from injuries sustained during a training accident in utah. she was airlifted to the hospital but she never recovered. she was just 29. among the hundreds of tributes, she was described as a great athlete, a role model, and an inspiration. >> one of the world's largest file sharing websites has been shut down. the indictment accuses them of costing copyright holders more than $500 million. before the site was taken down, they put a statement saying that the allegations were grotesquely overblown. several u.s. web sites have been reportedly packed in retaliation -- hacked in retaliation. a reminder of our main news, there is more evidence of failings in the emergency procedures aboard the coast in korea. a recording has been released in which a crew member assures the authori

officials at the university of utah hospital say the 29-year-old canadian sarah burke ruptured an artery blood to her brain and that triggered severe bleeding. we're told she was in a coleman when paramedics rushed her in for treatment. sarah burke was defending x games champion super pike skiing and reportedly fought for that sport's inclusion in the 2014 olympic games. actor mark wallburg kicks a lot of butt in the new flick contraband. when the former underwear model said he would have defeated the hijackers on 9/11, some folks got a little upset. now old markey mark is trying to sing a different tune. plus, a world cup without beer? the showdown in brazil coming up. there he is, poised to discover plum amazins, the amazing alternative to raisins and cranberries with more fiber, less sugar, and a way better glycemic index. he's clearly enjoying one of the planet's most amazing superfruits. hey, keep it down mate, you'll wake the kids. plum amazins. new, from sunsweet. >> shepard: more than three years ago somebody murdered three relatives of the singer and actress jennifer hudson. the

moving tribute last night at the winter x games in aspen, colorado, to remember freestyle skier sarah burkethe 29-year-old olympic hopeful who died earlier this month after a skiing accident. her friends and fellow competitors gathered silently for a candlelight vigil, wearing stickers and arm bands in her memory. >>> there is more good news to report tonight about the homeless teen from new york's long island whose story inspired so many people after she was named a semifinalist in a prestigious science competition. well, tonight, samantha garvey and her family are homeless no more. today, they received the keys to a new home through a program that helps families move out of shelters. the family had been flooded with an outpouring of support from folks all across the country. >>> if you have ever found yourself sitting on the tarmac during a long delay like i was just last night, looking for someone to blame, you might want to remember this. the faa says one-third of all flight delays across the country are caused by a ripple effect from delays at just four airports, new york's big three,

so sad news now canadian freestyle skier sarah burke has died nine days after suffering a crush duringa training run burke fell onto her head while training for an event in new tal in january tenth the twenty nine year old had been in critical condition since then burke was widely considered the pioneer for her main sport of freestyle lobbying aggressively to have it included in the winter of the program where it will eventually debut in russia in twenty four to. finally the russian cat stable are celebrating their first cycling win of twenty twelve spanish veteran oscar ferry confidently taking stage four of the tour down under his first event with detain overnight leader on rick repeal obviously to eleven seconds by winning the first intermediate sprint of the day things going downhill fast for the german from there on in with the two time champion eventually finishing a hugely disappointing fifty fifth ferry though still had plenty of strength left in his legs after three hours in the saddle the thirty five year old showing just why he's one of the world's top sprinters on a three t

i will talk more coming up. 29-year-old sarah burke being mourned the world over in her birth countryccident on training accident in you utah. nine days in a coma. talks about burke's death and recent injuries in the sport will ignite safety of halfpipe competition t was set to debut in the winner olympics in russia in 2014. her husband and fellow skiers and parents, apparently her medical bills were in excess of half million dollars. they say they need help. she created so many opportunities in the sport of sking and her specialty the super pipe. amazing sking, that they're wondering if maybe her fans and the fellow skiers can help out. the website, give forward.co forward.com/sarahburke. she is missed today. jenna? jenna: harris, thank you. jon: well, back before the commercial break we asked, what do president obama and ron paul have in common? one of the answers? they both enjoyed a lot of support among young people but there are new questions about how much support the president can expect from young voters this year. in 2008 he won a whopping 66% of the youth vote. new poll numb

sarah burke is a free style ski champion and a trailblazer for women in the winter olympics.d a serious head injure in utah and her prognosis is unclear. trace gallagher has more from our west coast newsroom. >> reporter: sarah burke is the top female half pipe athlete in the world. those who don't know the sport, it's a continuous series of flips and gainers, and multiple 360s. the training run she was on was in park city outside of utah. those who witnessed the accident say it didn't appear to be that bad of a crash. now we know it was. she tore an artery at the base of her neck which led to bleeding on the brain. she is in critical condition, she is on a breathing tube. but as has previously reported she is not in a coma. her husband who is also a proskier calls her a very strong woman who says will certainly fit to recover and she is strong. she's won the x games four times. she is instrumental in getting the half pipe added to the 2014 winter olympics in russia, and if she is healthy she will compete for gold there. thousands of facebook and twitter posts wishing her wel

that followed very sad news canadian freestyle skier sarah burke has died nine days after a crash onthe super pipe during a training run remember burke fell on. had while training at an event at the park city mountain resort on the tenth of january had been in critical condition since then the twenty nine year old athlete was widely considered the pioneer for the one main sport of freestyle pipe aggressively to have it included in the winter olympics where it will eventually debut in russia in twenty fourteen was regarded as the main contender for the olympic gold in the event in sochi. ok that's all from me for today good bye. question was that so much about the taxpayers' money lending his interest in how many people at various supporters of the stamp online piracy act claimed they were losing billions of dollars a year to step on the internet opponents of sopa worry the internet. world for good. science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the huge earth covered. download the official ante up location job on the phone called talk from the

sarah burke, just 29 years old. >>> hockey, the penguins are struggling without sidney cross by.hey put it together against the first place rangers. malkin has seven goals in the last four games. penguins knock off the rangers 4-1. bruins and devils tied at one in the third. at the blink of an eye, boston took the game over. two goals in 35 seconds. nathan horton and gregory campbell with the honorsment bruins scored four unanswered to beat the devils. phoenix, red wings todd bertuzzi put his own spin on the shootout. made mike smith dizzy with a spinning back hand. detroit won in a shootout 3-2. how about an upset? illinois and penn state tied 592. how about ten seconds to play? the teardrop that made happy valley cry tears of joy. it's been a rough year for penn state but they're smiling now. they beat illinois 54-52. that's your first look at sports. have a terrific weekend. >> and now for another quick look at the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. there it is. there's the snow. >> a little bit of snow. just a little bit to p

sarah burke died yesterday. she was just 29 years old. the canadian skier had an accident ten days ago. she suffered a torn artery and went into cardiac arrest. burke won four winter x games gold medals and helped lobby the olympic committee to add the skiing halfpipe competition for the 2014 winter games. >>> now 4:51. time for a look at weather and traffic on the 1s. tom's here to tell us about winter weather heading our way. >> if you have plans to be out and about late this friday, be aware of that. there could be slippery going. although many of the departments of transportation have pretreated roads, they're anticipating this. much of the metro area may be just wet roadways with maybe a little light snow coming in later this evening. right now, though, no travel problems. we have just a few clouds coming through. temperature now 36 at reagan national. near freezing in montgomery and prince george's, arlington and fairfax counties. a few locations in virginia have dipped into the 20s. around the shenandoah valley, into the mountains,

get more out of what you put in. >>> sarah burke has died. comm succu to injuries that she sustained last week. she suffered a brain hemorrhage that led to cardiac arrest. she's considered a pioneer of free style skiing. >>> mitt romney already has the south carolina governor stumping for him and paul steinhauser says he has the support of another southern governor. hey, paul. >> reporter: yeah, this happened a couple hours ago. the governor is bob mcdonnell of virginia, fellow southerner you could say coming one day before the primary. mcdonnell he was on this morning. take a looisten to what he said. >> i'm a southern governor endorsing mitt romney in the first southern state primary. the governor of south carolina has endorsed him, as well. and i think hopefully that will help him. >> reporter: will it help or hurt, i don't know. probably can't hurt. i don't kn how effective these endorsements are going to be. one thing about mcdonnell, he was kind of close with rick perry, so i guess it's no surprise that he waited until one day after per