it was a routine play, something ware had done thousands of times before. but this time, as his 6'2", 175-pound frame landed on that right leg, it generated the equivalent of up to 2,500 pounds of force, snapping both his fibula and tibia -- the main weight-bearing bone in the leg, breaking so severely that it punctured his skin. the pain and shock on grisly display in front of his own team's bench, the severity of the injury made plain on the faces of his teammates, coaches and fans. >> i got everybody over after we covered up the injury and said listen to him. and he said it over ten times, "just win the game, i'll be okay." >> reporter: ware was rushed to the hospital -- and louisville did, indeed, win the game. >> this is an unusual fracture to see on the basketball court. >> reporter: doctors speculate ware may have already had a stress fracture. >> something suspicious, maybe he had a stress injury or he had some weakening in the bone because it failed so catastrophically. >> reporter: while he's certainly done for the season, ware suffered an injury

we'll give you the status update on kevin ware. >>> let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here in new york city. south korea is doing its own tough talk this morning to counter the ongoing threats from its neighbor to the north. the south's new president said their country would strike back against any attack against the korean regime. last week pyongyang said they were entering a, quote, state of war. the young dictator said they would continue to expand their nuclear arsenal. the pentagon continues to flex its own muscle by deploying f-22 fighter jets as part of an ongoing exercise. a shared border remains open. >>> one of the best known comedians is free on bail after he was questioned by prosecutors over the weekend for allegedly insulting president muhammad morsi. known as egypt's version of jon stewart, of course not funny, but this gentleman who hosts a weekly show is one of several people slapped with arrest warrants in recent days raising new concerns about the political intimidation in a highly divided country. yousuf was a guest on the "daily show" last year. he

ware taken to a local hospital. then the game resumed.mlee all alone but louisville with the lead at the half and dominated the final 20 minutes. russ smith, he had 23. siva fearless on the drive. cardinals with the lead. part of a 20-4 run. hancock extends the lead. teammates posing with ware's jersey and the moist region trophy. they're on to there fitting. the home of kevin ware. >> trey burke trying to lead michigan to its first final four since 1993. former nba stars glen robinson and tim hardway both have sons on the team. they scored the game's first 13 points. that's tim hardaway, jr., making it 33-15. then glen robinson iii, throwing it down. thick nick stauskas. 6-6 beyond the arc, the kid was in the zone. wolverines led by 17 at the half. burke, 15 points, eight rebounds, and robinson scoring again. michigan 79, florida 59. the wolverines meet a hot syracuse team in atlanta. >> the highly anticipated matchup between cal and stanford final won't happen. cal boat lsu tonight. stanford upended by georgia. the bears dominating in t

so kevin ware is the name of the final four right now. comes down here and the show of support he gets is going to be immense for kevin ware and for louisville. i think louisville is kind of a fan favorite as well. >> we're going to follow his every step, every move because he's going to be here. carlos of course we're going to bring that press conference as soon as it starts. this will happen momentarily here. programming note, our rachel nickels is going to sit down with kevin ware and his mom. 3:30 eastern right here on cnn. >>> well, his company not doing well, so jc penney's ceo is now taking a pay cut. and it's a big one. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. anne's. wiggle your toes. and it got his okay on treatment from miles away. it even pulled strings with the stoplights. my ambulance talks with smoke alarms and pilots and stadiums. but, of course, it's a good listener too. [ female announcer ] today cisco is connecting the interne

. >> that is a gruesome looking injury to kevin ware. >> louisville guard kevin ware and the stunning injury that shocked everyone, breaking his leg, a painful open fracture. >> it was a gruesome sight. nothing like i've witnessed before. >>> also texas on edge. >> we'll find you, we'll pull you out of whatever hole you're in, and we'll bring you back. >> a district attorney and his wife brutally murdered in their home. the assistant d.a. killed two months ago. who is targeting the prosecutors? >>> plus firefight. cnn on the ground and on the front lines with u.s. special forces in afghanistan. >> we know there is a taliban strong hold from here. >> a cnn exclusive straight ahead. >>> and easter finale. >> i am coming soon. >> the history channel's series making history, the actor who plays jesus moved by the powerful story. >> i can tell you that at one point being on that cross, i had a flash of my entire life leading up to that moment. >> the stunning series that has all of america talking this morning. you're live in the cnn newsroom. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank yo

ware helped dave deliver the top ten. >> thoughts going through kevin ware's mind.e we go, paul -- number ten. >> what was that loud cracking sound. >> number eight. >> hey, look, my tibia. >> that's right. >> six. did it go in? >> number four. >> take me up coach, i'm staying in. >> three? >> they fired leno? and the number one thought going through kevin ware's mind at the moment of the broken leg -- >> at least my break is not busted. >> your favorite? >> i have to go with number one. my bracket is not busted either. i have louisville going all the way. >> cocky, huh? >>> in a gesture of cross generation diplomacy, kid president and adult president finally met. >> cool. >> i think you should try to sit behind the desk so you look more official. >> hello. >> any advice for me as an ordinary president? >> i have one. >> okay. but it's not really advice, it's just how you are doing. you're doing awesome. >> you think i'm doing awesome? that mean as lot to me. i think you are doing awesome. we have a lot of responsibility, but we are handling our business. >> i think

not far from ware's high school. a destination that louisville head coach rick pitino said is a bittersweet next step on the cardinals' mission to win a title. >> if we let up for a second, then kevin ware doesn't mean how much he means to us. i said we're going to dig in. we're going to play this game to the end. we're going to get him back home. nurse him to good health. and we're going to get him to atlanta. >> surgery to repair ware's broken leg was successful. he'll remain in the hospital until at least tomorrow. >> all right. >> the school says they are hopeful that he will return with the team and hopefully travel to atlanta for the final four. >> that would be amazing if he makes that trip. thanks to you. >> just the presence on the court will help his team come saturday. want to talk a little bit more about this injury with cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. and i know this was an open fracture. his right tibia. he's already undergone surgery. what did doctors have to do, elizabeth? >> the fir

ware's leg snapped in the middle of a matchup with duke. hehe had no clue how bad it was until he saw the coach's eyes get huge. he woke up after surgery to see his coach holding the regional championship trophy. a moment he called one of the greatest in his life. kevin ware joins us live in louisville. thank you for coming. >> nice to meet you. no problem. >> i was watching that live. i got you going all the way, to make it happen. i'm watching live and i didn't realize what went down until i saw the rest of the players on the bunch jumping over the seats. they took a shot of your face and it was as if you were sitting at the dinner table. are you always that chill? >> i would say so, yeah. you know, just the situation, i kind of went in shock. i didn't expect -- i really didn't know honestly that my leg was broke. only reason i glanced down was because the coach's eyes, he looked like he'd seen a ghost or something he'd never seen before and i understand. when he saw my legs, the bone was six inches out. so it was hard to deal with but al

the sophomore guard kevin ware suffered a broken leg. we're not showing it to you, because you know what, this injury is simply too disturbing to watch. seeing and hearing the break brought players and coaches to tears. and left the crowd in indianapolis eerily silent. a senior member of louisville athletic department spoke to cnn's don lemon last night. >> while kevin was down, one of the players -- called the players over and said, you know, win the game. win the game. it was his message to the team. and they certainly took it to heart, and got the task accomplished. >> have to imagine that those guys at that level they want to win so bad. he said surgery to repair the bone was successful. he'll remain in the hospital until at least tomorrow. this instagram picture overnight shows ware in his hospital bed with louisville's trophy for winning the ncaa -- there it is on the left. winning the regional tournament. meanwhile, michigan passed florida to earn its trip to atlanta. it's the wolverines' first final four berth in 20 years. the fi

kevin ware suffered such a devastating fracture. it happened in an instant. up to date. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by consumer cellular. save them. woolite everyday, cleans your jeans and won't torture your tanks. woolite washed clothes look like new, longer. ♪ >>> welcome back. we are learning more about the horrific injurthat c >>> welcome back. we are learning more about the horrific injury that college basketball player, kevin ware, suffered during sunday's game. >> medical experts offering theories as abc's josh elliott reports. >> reporter: it was one horrifying moment, one so graphic that we have purposefully blurred it, that would change a game and one young man's future. >> that is a gruesome-looking injury to kevin ware. >> reporter: louisville sophomore guard kevin ware leaped toward a duke player with the ball. it was a routine play, something that ware had done thousands of times before. but this time, as his 6'2", 175-pound frame landed on that right leg, it generated the equivalent o

ware's already back on campus with the cardinals.anta for the final four. >>> year two for you in the lone star state got off to a near perfect start. the rangers ace was dealing against the astros retiring the first 26 batters he faced. yu was just one out away from a perfect game in the ninth. but astros nine-hole hitter marwin gonzalez shoots this ball right through yu's legs. that single ends the perfect game bid for yu and the night. the heartbreaker for the rangers. they still win the game 7-0 over the astros. >>> shaq was back in l.a. last night to have his number 34 jersey retired by the lakers. and as these ceremonies usually go, he was secelebrated with a video tribute. the fans went crazy as shaq delivered old famous one liners like can you dig it. they also showed their love for their former head coach phil jackson. >> coach, i have a confession to make, you gave me a lot of weirdo books to read. i like to thank my good friend cliff notes for helping me read those books. >> those we want phil chants had to be offered for

while head coach rick pitino says he will play again, ware's future is still unclear. the sound is all too familiar for one professional athlete, former washington redskins quarterback joe theismann. back in november 1985 during a monday night football game with o.j. simpson sitting in the broadcaster's booth, size man was tackled by giants linebacker lawrence taylor. theismann's leg snapping as he describes it like a breadstick. it ended theismann's career. joe theismann joins me on the phone fresh off an airplane to los angeles. i guess you were besieged, most of the country wants to know your reaction to this story. >> yeah, it's a little bit crazy to have to sort of relive something that happened almost 30 years ago. thankfully it looks like kevin's going to be okay and that's the most important thing. >> when you were watching the game last night, what was your immediate reaction? did you think of your own injury? >> oh, i got chills. i did, right away. anytime i ever see something like that it's just -- you know, you turn your head away, and then i was real curio

here is king james, my prayers go out to kevin ware and his family.ay you have a speedy recovery, kid, and come back even stronger. >> isn't just king james. kobe bryant called him. michelle obama called him, and i want you to look at this photo of him. this is just sort of after he had had his surgery and trying to get up and walk around and he is so drugged up at this point and he told me he did not even remember the first lady calling him. he was so cute about it. he was like call me back, first lady, please call me back. >> it is amazing. even on the crutches, when you saw the injury live obviously and now you see it bandaged up, it is amazing he is getting around good on the crutches as well. >> maybe if louisville will win he can go to the white house for real and that will make him very happy. do you think -- >> a little more clarity. >> do you think that his injury is going to affect louisville's negatively, positively, what do you think it will be like to have him on the bench. >> one of two things will happen. win one for the giper, rally ar

all he kept saying was "win the game." >> theismann tweeted his best wishes to ware. louisville beat duke to advance to the final four. ware shared this picture of his recovery via twit he after a successful two-hour surgery complete with his louisville final four trophy right under his arm. >>> immigration reform, do they have a deal or not? democrats and republicans say there is a deal. some predicting legislation could be written as early as this week. but at least one republican says not so fast. nbc's tracie potts is in very foggy washington, d.c., right behind her there. good morning to you, tracie. >> reporter: richard, good morning. believe it or not, the capitol is back there. i saw it a few minutes ago. as you said, the fog has settled over d.c. take a look also where we think the monument still is, we can assure you it's still there, but the capitol is here. and inside the capitol, they are going to be talking about immigration reform this week. it looks like one of the major sticking points which is a guest worker program so that people who are here illega

it was requested by the school, do a shirt for ware. they didn't want to take so many of the profits. i would be the first to point a finger in somebody was trying to take advantage of a situation. this case don't think they are. kids have injuries all the time. it was public, gruesome, triumph over adversity is the staple of sports. but it really does show that, as many problems as the ncaa and sports have, these teams, these players do not play for money. they kind of play for the love of each other. louisville zem pli that. there's a fair amount of inspiration you can fairly take from it, absolutely. >> is there an explanation? there was a moment with the syracuse coach. he was asked a question about whether or not you'll be there next year. he's been asked that question before but this time after a loss maybe it didn't feel so good. let's take a listen. then mike, i want your analysis on the back side. >> why ask that question? do you -- you going to ask john beilein that question? >> we ask 19-year-olds the same question and they h

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s replaced by kevin ware number 5.if it was pulled or did gang busters sales so it's already sold out. but the deal is this, some are questioning if it was right for adidas and the ncaa to profit from kevin ware's pain. louisville's athletic director told wdrb, quote, this shirt was created as a respectful tribute to honor kevin and allows fans tole rally around the team. and because of that, a desdas contributing a portion of receiver sale to the university's scholarship fund. so let's talk t-shirts and kevin ware. our hot topics panel today. congratulations on your new book. also comedian, kelly goff, correspondent, and hadley heath. independent women's forum. so welcome to all of you. happy friday. since and you hayou have a new get first dibs. do you see anything wrong with? >> if the immediate photo that followed the break wasn't him standing up and on crutches, that's inspirational. i get it. had he been out for three months flat on his back in a coma, no one would have done this. within 24 hours he was up, sayin

ware was taken to the hospital and is doing well.hen the game resumes, mason plumlee all alone for the alley-oop. louisville with the lead at the half then dominates the final 20 minutes. russ smith hat 23. seive into, fearless on the drive. cardinals take the lead, part of a 20-4 run. 85-63 the final. teammates posing with ware's jersey. they're on to atlanta, which is his home city. pitino saying the sophomore will return possibly a year from now. >> i'm real proud of the team. i don't think any of us, with what we had to witness, could have overcome it if it wasn't for kevin ware, 12 times, saying to the guys, eye'll -- i'll be fine. win the game. >> trey burke, trying to lead michigan to its first final four since 1993. glen robinson and tim hardway with teams on the team. hardaway, jr.'s three made it 33-13. then glen robinson iii throwing down. and nick stauskas, 6-6 from beyond the, a. 22 points. wolverines up 17 at the break. burke, 15 points, eight rebounds. here's one of his seven assisted. robinson on top again. michigan 7

ware underwent two hours of surgery. he reportedly is resting comfortably at an indianapolis hospital. >>> to washington, immigration reform, do they have a deal or not? democrats are claiming victory predicting legislation could be written as early as this week. republicans say not so fast. nbc's tracie potts has details. good morning, tracie. explain some of this confusion. >> reporter: sure. there's not a complete deal yet. this gang of eight who has been working sings last fall has one of the biggest disagreements in place. the aflcio and the union have come together on a guest worker plan. how do you keep them in the country legally but not necessarily give them a path to citizenship? they've come up with some dedales that would start in 2015. up to 200,000 visas could be issued. marco rubio is on that gang of eight, but he says while there is a deal they need to go through hearings. >> tracie potts, thank you so much. we appreciate that. >>> officials say four people were injured after a driver crashed into a calif

kevin ware of louisville the heartbreak. ware suffered this gruesome leg injury sunday. to repair a compound fracture of his right tibia. on monday, though, ware moving around on cultures. he was in good spirits. could be released from an indianapolis hospital today. hopes to join his team midweek for the final four. played high school ball in atlanta. so it's a homecoming for him. his mother talked about her son's ability to come back from this big injury. >> i have no doubts that he would be back stronger and even better than he was. like i said, he's had to overcome a lot of obstacles, and is seems as if every obstacle he has to go through he becomes a better man because of it. >> of course, wishing him well. >>> the nationals' bryce harper received his rookie of the year and then showed he's not a rookie. he blasted not one but two home runs. at 0 harper became the youngest player to blast twourns home rn opening day. >>> and the los angeles dodgers, they put on a show not far from hollywood on opening day yesterday. matthew johnson on the mound to throw out the cere

if you missed anything with kevin ware, we have your kevin ware match-up. >> my first instinct is i can'tsneaker on, but my leg is like this. >> he kept chanting, just win the game. just win the game. we did it for him. >> i have pictures of them putting the trophy by my side and me sleeping with it. >> thank you for all the support. thank you so much. >> my injury or not, i still want to win a national championship. the president picked us to lose, but when i speak to him in the white house, i will for give him. >> and the number one thought going through kevin ware's head at the time of the break -- >> louisville, >> reporter: lieu izville the sentimental favorite and at night michigan taking on syracuse. jim boeheim, second most wins in college basketball history taking on john be line making his first appearance in final four. he says he thanks jim boeheim getting him in to coaching in the first place. >> he assisted me from getting to richmond and west virginia. i'm indebted to him but we won't be doing him any favors on saturday. >> reporter: that's going to be the game tonight, mic

i was wrong. >> shepard: earlier i asked louisville's kevin ware about that video.e called it devastating to watch. >> i honestly feel like i couldn't be one of those kids getting attacked by a coach or even just being -- using the kind of language that he did to those guys, you know. it's not right. you don't treat people like dogs because you don't know how those people might react to you. >> shepard: treat people like dogs. rutgers' president said the school's athletic director told him about that video months ago. at that time the school suspended the coach for three games, fined him 50 grand and ordered him to get anger management counseling. but now rutgers' university president says after seeing that video himself firing coach mike rice was the right decision. jodi arias was a strange person. that's a quote and it's not from investigators, attorneys, or even his former friends but, instead, from the father of the woman accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend, stabbing him 27 times with a kitchen knife and slitting his throat. jodi arias was in court for day 40 o

kevin ware doesn't have $6.5 million. but louisville's basketball program brought in $42.4 million in revenue during just the 2011-2012 academy year, according to numbers reported to the u.s. department of education. kevin ware's immediate career and recovery will be paid for, but coverage in these situations is deliberately narrow and there are examples of players who incur horrendous bills, in some cases because they're not qualified for coverage. so louisville is under no obligation to re-sign kevin ware's contract. the good news, he emerged today from emergency surgery, which was successful, and he's expected to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. the spokesman reported than doctors are expecting a full recovery. but for the university of arizona basketball player kevin hardwick, it's a different story. after a knee surgery, he was not taken care of. his mother said you believe your child will be taken care of on and off the court throughout their college career. my insurance doesn't cover all of kyle's medical

first, all of our thought and prayers go out to kevin ware.ver want to go through or know anyone who goes through. it is awful. we pray for his recovery. and there was some tentative good news that looks like his surgery was successful. so that is a hopeful sign. it raised questions for mexico i am a division one swimmer. very difficult from basketball and football where the school is profiting off you. i was surprised to learn that you're actually not guaranteed your four years of scholarship. so if you are injured, like kevin ware has been, you're not guaranteed anything. you're not even guaranteed that your medical bills will be covered. he is a high profile case. he will probably be taken care of. i'm sure there are at love college athletes who are injured who don't get publicity who won't be taken care of. that seem really wrong to me. >> i think that's absolutely right. and the kevin ware injury reminded me why these guys should be paid. they rick their career and in some way, their lives every day. this was a horrific noncontact injury.

as we saw last night kevin ware is a very big inspiration for his team.thinks by being there he can help them win. today the university of louisville president also spoke with kevin ware. here he is. >> when i asked him if he he thought he would be able to go to atlanta, he said i have got to be in atlanta. so, i think he dual whatever he can to be back home and to be with the team this weekend. >> yeah. gets back to louisville on wednesday and i would be very surprised if kevin ware was not in atlanta on saturday louisville against wichita state. shep? >> shepard: shockers in louisville. thanks. there is word of another suspicious fire on virginia's eastern shore tonight. investigators say this makes more than 70 suspicious fires just since november. according to police there the latest one broke out last night at an abandoned building in the middle of the woods. cops say almost all the fires happened at night. almost all of them in empty buildings. so far no word of any injuries. investigators say there may be more than one suspect. said so. fires broke

ware suffered a horrible injury.s you probably know by now during sunday's ncaa midwest regional final. the injury was so gruesome, it left his teammates and coaches in tears. before he was taken off the court, he will his teammates to just win the game which they did, beating duke 85-63, advancing to the final four. after the game, his teammates visited him at the hospital and brought along the regional championship trophy. joining me for more on his condition, the sports reporter dan wilkin who was at the game. thank you for joining me. >> thank you. >> so good news, he is on crutches, he could be out of the hospital by tomorrow. going back to the reaction. the people in that arena, tell me a little of what you saw and when people really, i guess, the impact of what had happened hit them. >> well, i just saw a regular basketball play. he was going out to contest the three-point shooter. the shot went in. and then there was just immediately chaos around the louisville bench. you saw guys on the floor all over the pl

you can leave that kevin ware. >> kevin ware is coming with me to the stadium. see these on tv tomorrow, a bunch of people in the arena holding them. you'll see a lot of people supporting michigan. let's not kid ourselves. michigan, big school, a lot of gradua graduates. >> she's not mean but she's not leaving me with that. rachel. >>> coming up after this quick break, it is a topic i've covered many times before. missing people of color. it's a topic that often gets overlooked by the national media. "jet" magazine did an exhaustive investigation. the magazine cover says it all. "missing & black: where's the outrage?" i'm going to talk with the magazine's editor in chief. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion dollars to grow jobs, cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com ...and we inspecte

and another inspirational figure for many folks, college basketball player kevin ware, who suffered aerrible, terrible injury at a march madness game on sunday has made. well, on the way to making a speedy recovery and now he's about to offer a press conference and his coach has been speaking for 20 minutes now. and the coach goes first and player goes second. he's just now sitting down. let's listen in. >> well, he started out the game, i think shane was just disappointed in the way he's been playing. and he says, it's time for me to play better. >> all right. with all due respect to the coach we're not going to talk about basketball strategy here and we want to hear from kevin ware. and trace gallagher has been listening to the coach and check with him and wait for kevin to speak. >> yeah, before kevin speaks, they're going to go through rick pitino's stuff. the final four this saturday, but pitino started out the news conference recounting what happened the other night, the amazing story that captured the imagination of the country which kevin ware broke two bones between his knee

kevin ware of louisville was the heartbreak.ry to repair a compound fracture of his left tibia. on monday ware was moving around on crutches. he was in good spirits. he could be released from the indianapolis hospital where he had the surgery on tuesday. and he hopes to join his team in atlanta midweek for the final four. ware's mother lisa talked about her son's ability to come back from his devastating injury. >> i have no doubts that he would be back, stronger, and even better than he was. like i said, he's had to overcome a lot of obstacles, and it seems as if every obstacle that he has to go through, he becomes a better man because of it. >> we wish him well. now baseball the nationals bryce harper accepting the rookie of the year award. he blasted not one but two mammoth home runs to lead the nationals over the marlins. at 20 years old harper became the youngest player in major league history to hit two homers on opening day. i think it's safe to say harper has the highest approval ratings right now in d.c. the los angeles

and the fans will certainly have these kevin ware cutouts. on the other side, win for ware. >> twice the size of your head, john. >>> time now to get back to ginger zee. a tale of two americas this morning. storm on the west coast. on the east coast, a long-awaited warmup. >> we want a spring. i'll get to that. start in seattle, where they had a half inch of rain yesterday. already getting more here in washington this morning. much of the day spent under the clouds and heavy rain, and then it starts to break up a little. behind that low is a cold front attached to it. behind that, will be very gusty winds. some of them damaging. look at this red, that's 50 to 75 miles per hour wind gusts. that includes colorado, i was telling you about the snow. we could see blizzard conditions in portions of the plains. on the front end, all of that severe weather. speaking of that warmup, i have to leave you with 80s. that's right, i said 80s. for washington, d.c., by >> some of my favorite pictures come from inside an airplane. this was on the ground. stil

ware had a successful operation. he'll be motivation. >> they might make it all the way because of him. he's doing better. >>> up nexty "the pulse" two guys with some explaining to do. >>> and a pro golfer who decided he wouldn't let his pesky pants get in the way. check this out. hinking... especially my niece. the moment she pointed out my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis... well, it was really embarrassing. so i had a serious talk with my dermatologist. this time, she prescribed humira-adalimumab. humira helps to clear the surface of my skin by actually working inside my body. in clinical trials, most adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis saw 75% skin clearance. and the majority of people were clear or almost clear in just 4 months. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worse

kevin ware, louisville player, breaking his leg in two places to the shock of millions watching. were one of them. >> i wish i wasn't. it's one of those things you can't unsee. it was absolutely gruesome. we're going to discuss it here. we have blurred it in its entirety. even the cbs broadcaster showed it twice until everyone realized what happened. doctors saying that the

well, ware underwent surgery.nd two days later returned to his hometown atlanta to watch his team compete in the final four. ware told our rachel nichols that he will return to play. his mother was at his side as he described the injury. >> reporter: first of all, tell us about the leg. how much pain are you in right now? >> i'm actually fine really. it might hurt here and there. the actual part where the bone came out. but i've been fine. i've been trying to walk as much as i can, you know. >> reporter: listen to what you just said, you know, the part where the bone came out. i mean, this is surreal. can you describe for me what it was like when this happened to you, what you first thought? take me through that moment. >> i guess i landed completely wrong. honestly, i felt like it hurt like i thought it was a cord that went across. but it turned out to be my knee, you know. coach gave me one of those looks like somebody just saw a ghost or something like that. and i'm looking at him like, yo know, confused. i loo

we're pleased with that. >> nfl legend joe theismann who had a similar injury in 1985 called ware to offer his support and theismann will be on "fox & friends" this morning at 7:30. >> amazing to see ware walking around already. >> later on this morning we'll get an up close and personal look at a state-of-the-art observation deck on top of the new world trade center. we got a peek at this last month. you can see right here from the 100th floor were unveiled. the deck is 1,250 feet above ground zero. it is due to open in the year 2015. that is your five at 5:00. >> overnight north korea vowing to restart activity at a nuclear complex that comes as the u.s. moved a navy destroyer capable of intercepting missiles to the korean peninsula. kelly wright is live with the latest. >> north korea says it will reopen its nuclear reactor under an international nuclear disarmament. you may recall the plutonium reactor was shut down in 2007. the north is also saying it will put a uranium enrichment plant back into operation which can lead to producing more bombs. the united states is sending more

ware says he will never watch the footage of his injury. rehab the leg in eight to 12 weeks. >>> on the mound for the bombers. second inning, shane hits a line drive. the trainers let him stay in the game. it was not a good idea. he gave up two runs. add his name to the list of injured yankees. he would leave the game with a contusion on the ankle, which is a bruise. they win 7-4. this is the first time yankees opened with two home losses. orioles taking on the rays. bottom of the ninth. matt joyce takes tommy hunter. that would be the ball game. the rays walk off and beat the orioles, 8-7. diamondbacks against the cardinals. single up the middle. jason scores the game-winning run. d backs get the win. the longest home game in d backs history. >>> president obama's push for tougher gun regulations runs into opposition in congress. is the debate inspiring people to go out and buy more weapons? the "morning joe" crew weighs in. when we come back, the return of the political wake-up call. the big guns in the morning play book. way too early is

that is for louisville basketball player kevin ware. yes, the sophomore guard is already up on crutches after his tragic accident during sunday night's ncaa game versus duke. louisville coach brought ware the game trophy when he visited monday morning where his mother said, she is so proud of her brave son and he has been so very brave through all of this. >> he's very positive. he's not so much focusing on what happened but he's focusing on the recovery of it all. >> we all want him to recover. ware will join his teammates in atlanta saturday when they face wichita state in the final four. definitely not going to miss that. >> here's a first look at the dish of scrambled politics for you. monday was opening day for major league baseball. but now we know just how much teams are opening up their wallets when it comes to politics. new numbers from the sunlight foundation look at political contributions from club employees and members of ownership groups. the chicago cubs gave nearly $14 million baltimore, san francisco, boston and milwauk

kevin ware broke his lower right leg in two places this week.hinbone in fact actually broke through the skin. it was so gruesome, too gruesome to really show again on television, but you get the idea of what happened. you could see the looks on his teammates faces and really everyone else nearby. it was a pretty unusual injury. appears he jumped quite significantly horizontally and vertically and landed in an awkward position. look at the lower bones over here. this is the knee up here. obviously the ankle. this is the tibia bone and then the fibula. and both these bones were broken as a result of that jump. show you an x-ray now. this is sort of illustrated, this isn't his x-ray specifically, but keep in mind the picture you just saw and you see the fracture here, and then you see another fracture down here. this is the skin. and you can actually see the bone coming through the skin there. when that happens there's a big risk of infection as well. and one of the keys is you got to operate, but you've got to do it even more quickly because of th

amar'e stoudemire donating cutout of his ware's face to fans. and this louisville team has more games this season than any other team in school history. but to win one more, the big one, they'll have to go through a tough michigan team for the national championship. monday night, right here, in atlanta. the fans will certainly these kevin ware's cutouts. >> twice the size of your head, john. >>> time now to get back to ginger zee. a tale of two americas this morning. >>> we want a spring. seattle half-inch of rain yesterday. already getting more here in washington. much of the day spent under the clouds and heavy rain. then it starts to break up a little. behind that low is a cold front attached to it. behind that, very gusty winds. look at this red, 50 to 75-mile-per hour wind gusts. i was telling you about the snow. we could see blizzard conditions in portions of the plains. i have to leave you with 80s. that's right, i said 80s for washington, d.c., by tuesday. >> some of my favorite pictures come from inside after airplane. this was on the g

the final four -- we all cringed when kevin ware went down on the court. i'm going to show you exactly what surgeons did to fix his leg. plus, one thing you can start today that will lower your kids' risk of futurer heart disease. >>> but first, on friday, a federal judge allowed the plan b pill. previously it was prescription only if you were under 17. plan b is called emergency contraception and the cdc says one in nine women age 15 to 44 have used it. to joining me to talk more about this is my friend and colleague elizabeth cohen. you've been following this story for some time. the news is interesting because the judge said there was no real reason that it shouldn't be sold over the counter. what are you hearing from your doctor sources? >> right. the judge called it capricious and i think doctors would agree. what he basically said was look, the fda is charged with deciding whether a drug is safe and effective, and if it's safe and effective for 17 and older, it's also safe and effective for 17 and younger. he said the medical data is clear. it works

. >> guard kevin ware cheered them on from the sidelines. more highlights from espn coming up. >>> and coming up, the nation's number one airline. we have the results from a new survey. >>> and troubled retailer jcpenney going into its past as it looks towards its future. we're going to explain in your business news straight ahead. >>> and the feathered friend that seems to be ruling the roost at a college in florida. we'll be right back. >>> fighting slumping sales. jcpenney is looking to its past for a new ceo. it comes after current ceo ron johnson was fired yesterday after just 17 months. before taking the job, he was known for creating apple's popular retail stores. myron ullman now takes over, he served as ceo from 2004 to 2012. >> overall performance for the u.s. airline industry is at its best ever. that is according to the airline quality rating report. it used on time arrivals, denied boardings, mishandled bags and customer complaints to compile the ratings but complaints are up 2% from last year. now, overall virgin america ranks

ware was taken to a local hospital in indianapolis. he is doing well tonight.hen the game resumed, nathan of duke throwing it down. louisville able to grab a 3-point lead at the half. russ smith flashing. he had 23. peyton the point guard taking it. cardinals take a lead. this is part of run. they extend the lead. 895-63 and posing with ware's jersey and patino said he will return possibly a year from now. >> i'm real proud of the team. i don't think of us with what we had to witness could have overcome it if it wasn't for kevin ware 12 times saying to the guys, i'll be fine. win the game. >> trey burke trying to lead michigan to a win. former n.b.a. star, glen remember inson and hard waej weaw, all over florida. that is tim hardaway, jr. and then ghreb ron inson the third. nick stopped it on fire. six of six. seven of eight in the game. the kid with a in the zone. wolverines up 17 at the break. burke, here is one of the seven assists. 79-59. wolverines will meet a hot team in atlanta. >> chiney ogwumike tweeting tonight, that my friends is what we call march m

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ware plans to reunite with his teammates later this week at the final four in atlanta - which is ware'setown. >> jacqueline: the rainfall is coming to an end. with clouds in the distance. a look at the san mateo bridge with also sumcloud coverage but also as we take a look at the stormtracker 4 radar. range. other than that, we are in the clear. easter and this morning. pop up storms still seeing some showers for the sierras. those are also coming to a close. with drier conditions and another system setting up offshore. more rainfall for thursday. with the rainfall, we are going to see fog tonight. temperatures are mild. mid upper 60s. 59 in san francisco 54 degrees in half moon bay. the weather headlines, with areas of dense fog. slow clearing but warmer near the coast. and as i mentioned, the rainfall will be returning. >> catherine: after weeks of threatening war. north korea's young leader gathered legislators today for a spring session of parliament. top party officials have adopted a statement on the building of nuclear weapons. the white house meantime, says that it isn't seeing

guard kevin ware's leg buckled as he went to block a three-point shoot. he broke the bone in his leg. players and coaches and everybody who saw that, many of them at least forced to wipe away tears after they witnessed that horrific injury. the school overnight said he had surgery and it was successful. it is not expected to be a career-ending injury. good news there. >> baseball season officially underway. the first game of the season taking place last night. the astros beating the razors 8-2. the astros first game in the american league. >> it is now 40 minutes after the hour. wouldn't it be nice to write off your daughter's wedding? one guy did it and got away with it. we'll tell but these crazy tax write-offs. >> it's not allowed? do you want to look like kate middleton? now you can with one download. we'll explain. >> good morning. it is 44 minutes after the hour. what does a college degree get you these days? for a whole lot of students a minimum-wage job. about 284,000 college grads are working for minimum wage. that's a 70% increase from just ten

. >> reporter: to do something special for ware, his team will hit the floor tonight sporting warm-up shirts like this one with his number 5 on the front and their new slogan on the back, #winforware. >> because he's a big part of this team, i'm glad all the attention is on him. i just feel sorry for whoever has to fill his shoes. >> reporter: the nation two is behind the cardinals with ware getting a call from first lady michelle obama. support on twitter from lebron james and when louisville faces wichita state tonight, the shockers will be greeted by 1,000 fans wearing a mask of kevin ware paid for by the new york knicks' amar'e stoudemire. here in atlanta, ware's high school coaches say the community can't wait to see their hometown superstar even if he can't take the court. all of atlanta is rooting for louisville. >> i'm not going to say all of atlanta, but the atlanta i know, they are. ♪ >> reporter: for "good morning america," john schriffen, abc news, atlanta. >> all right, bianna and i are going to take a quick break and google wichita. >> right. >> meanwhile, ginger zee is

here with kevin ware and his mom lisa.o much for joining us, because it has been quite a few days. first of all, tell us about the leg. how much pain are you in? what do you feel like right now? >> i'm actually fine really. it might hurt here and there, just the actual part where the bone came out, but i've been fine. i've been trying to walk as much as i can, you know. i got two metal plates, metal rods in my knees, one at the top, one at the bottom. i got a metal plate on the side of it, and i'm just ready to recover from this, you know? >> listen to what you just said, the part where the bone came out. i mean, this is surreal. can you describe for me what it was like when this happened to you, when you first saw it and take me through the moment. >> it is kind of insane, you know, because we played duke earlier in the year in the bahamas and the same exact play happened, not the injury, but the contesting the threepeat shot of the same and earlier in the year it happened just like that, but i kind of closed out not seei

suffered last night by kevin ware the equivalent to a car crash. it was a horrific and gruesome thing to see. >> kevin ware just took a shot, oh, my goodness. >> reporter: with 6:30 left in the first half in an elite 8 game, between duke and louisville, kevin ware landed awkwardly, after contesting a shot in the front of his own bench. >> that is a gruesome-looking injury to kevin ware. >> reporter: as ware touched down, his right leg detonated beneath him, breaking in two places, his bone protruding through his skin. >> when he landed, i heard it. and i didn't ever think in a million years i would see something like that. >> reporter: cbs stopped showing the replay during the game. and the tears in the eyes of fans, players, and coaches on both teams said it all. >> i got everybody over after we covered up the injury. i said, listen to him. he said it over ten times. just win the game, i'll be okay. >> when kevin landed and his foot planted, the significant forces on the bones led to it coming through the soft tissue. >> reporter: overnight, in a

win the game. >> teammates posed with ware's jersey after the game. they face wichita state. michigan beat florida and will face sear use koos. >> eric: opening day in major league baseball. giants will face the dodgers. a's are at home after taking two out of three on in the bay bridge series. a's will host the mariners in their home opener. giants are on the road, they are inviting fans to an opening day party. game will be shown on the jumbotron and first 5,000 fans will get free tickets for a hotdog. the gates open at noon and telecast starts at 1:00. >> move by google that has caused a lot of controversy. who is criticizing the company over the timing of this image. >> and silicon valley xeaws are getting in on april fool's days. a look >>> welcome back on this monday morning. you are taking a live look at golden gate bridge, seen a little fog coverage. meteorologist mike nicco fresh back from vacation, rumor has it he is bringing lovely weather today. >> eric: new report revealing a number of children diagnosed with adhd. 11 person of children overall have received a me