the texter was walking with her husband and son when she walked right off the pier. now fortunately for her, another woman who happened to be there with friends jumped in and got her. >> i didn't think about it, i just saw her and i was running, saw her, jumped in. >> other than being shaken up and very wet, the texter was okay. >>> still ahead, a video goes viral. we'll tell you why. >> but first, the cherry blossoms are gorgeous, no doubt, but bringing health problems with them and advice for keeping their pollen at bay, up next. >>> check this out, it's a photo of the cherry blossoms from along the title basin and sent to us by lieutenant colonel. you can submit your photos to us at wusa9.com. >>> and tomorrow, the first of 100 cherry blossom trees will be planted at reagan national airport. it's a gift from the main international airport that serves tokyo in honor of the 100th anniversary of japan's first cherry blossom gift. the metropolitan washington airport authority plans to use some special light in the terminals to show things in a cherry blossom pink. >>

kermit the fog tells u.s.a., he is not much of a texter. >> i drop the phone, being a frog, i'm a little moist, it slides out of my hand. >> he tells u.s.a. today, cell service is not good and no pockets for a phone. 3q every day, an average of 5,000 people switch from cascade to finish dishwasher detergent. that's about 150,000 a month - over 2 million people so far. with finish quantum you get incredibly clean, sparkling dishes without having to rinse them first. now see for yourself why millions have switched to finish. join the finish revolution. and for two years in a row, finish quantum was rated #1 by a leading consumer publication. >>> we want to remind you, look at the bottom of your screen. there are several school districts on a 90 minute delay because of the fog. it will deep you update -- keep you updated with information on the bottom of the screen and abc2news.com. >>> 30 new families get a experience of homeownership, thanks to habitat for humanity. linda so is live this morning, in orchard ridge to tell us what is planned for the community there. >> reporter: [technical

older teenage girls are the most prolific texters, sending an average of 100 techs per day.ge boys send half that, 50 techs a da-- texts a day. >> 100 a day? >> don't they have homework, things to do? nobody uses the phone. >> not for phone calling. 4:59 is the time. stay with us. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m.

you're supposed to -- >> unplug your -- >> are you one of those crazy tweeter, texter?weet but i'm really electronically ignorant, to be honest. >> what's your ring tone? >> my ring tone. >> when i call you, what would it be? >> let's see. let me pull it up. ♪ >> what is that? who is that? >> ernest. >> ernest who? >> tub! country's come to town, y'all. yaw! ee ha! >> country's come to town. when you're away from your husband, like i don't know, you're here on the show -- is he in town or somewhere else? >> lord only knows. >> so do you keep in touch? do you guys call every now and then? >> we talk every now and then. we try to -- we talk all the time. i'm honestly not a big phone person. >> you're not. >> i'm not. i much rather talk to someone in person and make eye contact with them. >> me, too. the texting -- we're going to do a segment coming up talking about how we're a little disconnected but i think that is something like this, we're losing this part. >> we're losing communication skills. people don't know how to talk to people anymore. they're used to texting an

older teenage girls are the most prolific texters. they send an average of 100 texts per day.eenage boys come in at half of that at 50 texts a day. >> for girls, if you take eight hours out of the day, 16 hours -- how many per hour are they sending? >> i know. are you allowed to text in school? will. >> i don't think so. not during class. >> after school, that's all you're doing? hands get tired. >> and walking through the halls. >> that's right. >>> guinness has rewarded romania with the world record for the longest wedding train. >> get this. the train is almost two miles long. two miles. >> please. >> a model wearing the gloun floated in a hot -- gown floated in a hot air balloon above downtown bucharest. it took ten seamstresses 100 days to create this silk and lace gown. a beautiful sight, though. the previous record held by a dutch designer. pedestrians didn't seem to make much of the event. a few bystanders looked up but many others ignored it. it's gorgeous, look at the model in the gorgeous dress. really? i'm all for a dramatic gown, but does it need to be two niles.

if you're a good texter and haven't made a mistake, it's fine. >> so if you are living in a state thate you suggesting other states should have this ban as well? and do you really think this law will make a big difference? >> yeah. i think every state should have this law. and part of this law is it might not make changes right now. it will be the younger generations that it will be an educational tool like the seat belts. we all fought seat belts. but now all kids wear their seat belts. everybody does. the kids will be trained and learn from a young age they can't text and drive. >> your girl sounds amazing. what did the world lose in losing your daughter? >> she just loved everybody. she was an amazing friend. but she really -- like on that clip, she wanted to take on the world. and she would have. >> the two of you are going to make sure her legacy is strong, it's clear. it's lucky that she has you. thank you so much for joining us. i know everyone agrees with me, i hope you can heal from this. clay and shawna, thank you. we'll be right back after this. [ male announcer ] take a dul

it touched down twice in the texter area. right now no injuries. truly a miracle.you. that system is part of a massive system of moving across-country. janice, this is unbelievable. i'm told it is quite early for the season for this, right? >> very rare, very rare, to see tornados this far north in march. the good thing was that the national weather service sounded those alarms an hour before the tornado went through. so people had time to take shelter and go in the basements to know what to do. that is the good news. thankfully, thankfully, no one hurt and no one died. but there is the tornado, around dinnertime she said. that is exactly when we saw the big huge cell move through deckser it and then move to the south around the ann arbor area. the good news the storm doesn't have as much punch. we're not expecting any tornadic activity across the great lakes. there is march tornado probability, guys. we see them across the deep south. ex ord extraordinarily rare to see them across northern parts of the michigan. there is the system as it continues to lumber across