Transcript for ABC News Live: Severe winter storm slams the South
AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE NEWS
SOURCE.
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY, AND THANKS
FOR STREAMING WITH US.
I'M ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS.
TODAY ON ABC NEWS LIVE,
NEW DETAILS IN THE CLASSIFIED
DOCUMENTS INVESTIGATION.
THE FBI IS SEARCHING
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S BEACH HOME,
WHAT THEY REMOVED.
PLUS, WHAT BIDEN AND SPEAKER
MCCARTHY ARE SAYING ABOUT
THE CHANCES OF REACHING A DEAL
ON THE DEBT CEILING.
>> SEVERE WINTER STORM WARNING.
THE DEADLY ICE STORM CAUSING
CHAOS ACROSS THE SOUTH.
DRIVERS TOLD TO STAY OFF
THE ROADS AS THE NORTHEAST
BRACES FOR RECORD .
COLD, WIND CHILLS AND THE WARM
UP ON THE WAY.
NETFLIX IS TARGETING CUSTOMERS
WHO ARE SHARING ACCOUNTS IN
DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS.
HOW THE STREAMING GIANT PLANS
TO CRACK DOWN.
AND BEYONCE'S BLOCKBUSTER OR
WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT SENDING
FANS INTO A FRENZY.
BUT WE'LL TICKETMASTER BREAK
THEIR SOULS.
HOW THEY'RE TRYING TO AVOID
ANOTHER MAJOR MELTDOWN.
BUT WE BEGIN WITH THE FBI
CONDUCTING A PLANNED SEARCH OF
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S REHOBOTH
BEACH HOUSE.
THE THREE AND A HALF HOUR
SEARCH FOUND NO ADDITIONAL
CLASSIFIED MATERIAL, BUT AGENTS
DID TAKE SOME OF HIS
HANDWRITTEN NOTES FOR FURTHER
REVIEW.
WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT
MARYALICE PARKS JOINS ME LIVE
NOW, ALONG WITH ABC NEWS
CONTRIBUTOR AND FORMER FBI
AGENT BRAD GARRETT FOR MORE .
MARYALICE, I'LL START WITH YOU.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THIS
SEARCH AND HOW IS THE WHITE
HOUSE RESPONDING?
YEAH, WE KNOW THE SEARCH LASTED
ABOUT THREE AND A HALF HOURS,
SO QUITE A LOT SHORTER THAN
THE SEARCH OF THE PRESIDENT'S
WILMINGTON RESIDENCE.
THAT SEARCH LASTED OVER
12 HOURS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS ALL OF
THIS IS A PART OF
THEIR INVESTIGATION.
THEY'RE COOPERATING IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
INVESTIGATION AND BEING
TRANSPARENT ABOUT THESE
SEARCHES TAKING PLACE, OF
COURSE, NOT TRANSPARENT ABOUT
THEM TAKING PLACE AHEAD OF
TIME.
WE LEARNED ABOUT THIS SEARCH
YESTERDAY WHILE IT WAS ONGOING
,AND IT WAS, ACCORDING TO THE
PRESIDENT'S PERSONAL LAWYERS,
THAT NO ADDITIONAL CLASSIFIED
DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND IN
THE REHOBOTH BEACH HOUSE.
WE HAVEN'T HEARD YET FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CORROBORATING THAT.
BUT IT'S INTERESTING THAT
THEY DID, LIKE YOU SAY, TAKE
SOME HANDWRITTEN NOTES OF
THE PRESIDENT.
THE PRESIDENT'S LAWYER SAID
THAT THOSE NOTES WERE LIKELY
FROM HIS TIME AS VICE
PRESIDENT .
I SUSPECT THAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE IS GOING TO LOOK
INTO WHETHER ANY OF THOSE NOTES
COULD CONTAIN CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION OR INFORMATION
ABOUT OTHER DOCUMENTS.
BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW YET
IS WHAT EXACTLY IN ANY OF
THE DOCUMENTS FOUND AT
THE OTHER LOCATIONS, ALEXIS AND
HOW DOES THE FBI GO ABOUT
PLANNING AND THEN EXECUTING
A SEARCH LIKE THIS?
AND HOW SIGNIFICANT
IS PRESIDENT BIDEN'S
COOPERATION HERE?
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
THE SEARCH IS A FAIRLY ROUTINE
PROCEDURE.
IN OTHER WORDS, THIS IS A
DOCUMENT SEARCH.
SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE OBVIOUSLY
GOING TO EVERY LOGICAL PLACE IN
THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE AT
THE PRESIDENT'S BEACH HOUSE AT
REHOBOTH BEACH, ROOM, THE ROOM
WHERE PLACES THAT THINGS MAYBE
ARE STORED IN ATTICS, GARAGES,
EVERY FILING CABINET, EVERY
DESK, ANY PLACE LOGICALLY THAT
YOU COULD KEEP DOCUMENTS OR
PAPERWORK THAT THEY NEED
TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
SO THE IDEA THAT THE PRESIDENT
APPEARS TO BE COMPLETELY OPEN
ABOUT THIS AND PROBABLY EVEN
GAVE THEM SOME DIRECTIONS,
LOOK, THERE MAY BE THINGS
STORED IN NOT OBVIOUS PLACES.
AND HERE HERE ARE
SOME POSSIBILITIES AND MAYBE
ALSO HAD HIS STAFF TALK TO THEM
SINCE THEY PROBABLY WERE
THE ONES WHO PLACED THESE
DOCUMENTS AT THE BEACH HOUSE
AND OTHER PLACES.
>> AND WHY WOULD AGENTS TAKE
SOME OF BIDEN'S HANDWRITTEN
NOTES?
>> WHAT WOULD THEY BE REVIEWING
OR LOOKING FOR THEIR SO
PRESIDENTS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN
POSITIONS LIKE THAT TAKE NOTES
WHEN THEY READ THINGS OR
CONVERSATIONS?
LET'S SAY HYPOTHETICALLY,
A CONVERSATION HE HAD WITH ONE
OF HIS CABINET MEMBERS ABOUT
A A SECRET OPERATION OR A PIECE
OF INFORMATION THAT THOSE NOTES
ALSO HAVE TO GO TO THE NATIONAL
ARCHIVES.
NOW, MY GUESS IS IT'S PROBABLY
AN OVERSIGHT JUST BECAUSE IF
YOU IF YOU SORT OF KNOW
THE FRENZIED NATURE OF WHEN
PEOPLE LEAVE THE PRESIDENCY OF
THE VICE PRESIDENCY,
HOW QUICKLY THEY HAVE TO MOVE
AND STUFF GETS TOSSED IN BOXES,
YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE.
>> BUT I THINK IT'S PROBABLY
THE REALITY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
OUTSIDE THESE CLASSIFIED
DOCUMENTS.
MARYALICE, WE KNOW THAT
PRESIDENT BIDEN MET
WITH SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY
STANDOFF OVER RAISING THE DEBT
CEILING.
>> ANY INDICATION THAT PROGRESS
IS BEING MADE?
>> WELL, PROGRESS AND THAT BOTH
SIDES ARE SOUNDING OPTIMISTIC
AND HOPEFUL.
KEVIN MCCARTHY, SPEAKER
MCCARTHY CAME OUT HERE
YESTERDAY AFTER THE MEETING
AND SAID THAT HE THOUGHT
THE MEETING WENT BETTER THAN HE
EXPECTED.
HE FELT GOOD ABOUT
THE CONVERSATION, FELT GOOD
ABOUT THE IDEA OF REACHING
SOME DEAL.
OF COURSE, THE WHITE HOUSE HAS
SAID THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE
ANY DEAL .
THEY DON'T THINK THAT THE DEBT
CEILING RAISING THE DEBT
CEILING SHOULD BE UP FOR
NEGOTIATION AT ALL.
BUT BOTH SIDES AT LEAST TALKING
AT THIS POINT, SOUNDING PRETTY
FRIENDLY, SOUNDING LIKE
THEY ARE WORKING TOWARD
SOMETHING.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE.
WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM EITHER
SIDE THAT THERE WERE PLANS
SHARED OR DETAILS SHARED THAT
WOULD LEAD TO SPECIFICS AROUND
A DEAL.
>> BUT AT LEAST BOTH SIDES AT
THIS POINT SOUNDING OPTIMISTIC.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, AT LEAST THAT'S
A POSITIVE NOTE.
MARYALICE PARKS.
BRAD GARRETT, THANK YOU.
THE FBI HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED
AN INVESTIGATION INTO EMBATTLED
CONGRESSMAN GEORGE SANTO'S.
AGENTS ARE NOW LOOKING INTO HIS
ROLE IN AN ALLEGED GO FUNMI
SCHEME INVOLVING A VETERAN SICK
DOG.
SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL
CORRESPONDENT RACHEL SCOTT HAS
THE LATEST ABC NEWS LEARNING.
>> THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING
WHETHER GEORGE SANTOS WAS
INVOLVED IN AN ANIMAL CHARITY
SCAM.
>> ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT BEING
PROSECUTED?
I HAVE NO CLUE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
IS DENYING ANY WRONGDOING WHEN
QUESTIONED BY ABC NEWS IS WELL
STATED TO YOU MORE THAN YOU
TALK TO ME.
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN REACHED OUT
BY THEM, SO I CAN'T COMMENT.
>> BUT NAVY VETERAN RICHARD
ALL-STAFF ALLEGES THE NEW YORK
CONGRESSMAN STOLE
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS MONEY
THAT SANTOS PROMISED WOULD HELP
HIS DYING SERVICE DOG.
>> I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE
ANOTHER PERSON, ESPECIALLY
A VETERAN, GO THROUGH SOMETHING
LIKE THIS AGAIN.
>> I'LL STOP TELLING.
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES CONTACTED
HIM AS PART OF THEIR PROBE
SAYING, I'M GLAD TO GET
THE BALL ROLLING WITH THE
BIGWIGS.
HE SAYS WHEN HIS DOG, SANDFIRE
,HAD A TUMOR, A VETERINARIAN
TECHNICIAN REFERRED HIM TO A
PET CHARITY RUN BY SANTOS.
>> BUT ABC NEWS HAS REPORTED
THAT CHARITY NEVER EXISTED.
>> USCIRF SAYS SANTO'S SUDDENLY
STOPPED RESPONDING TO HIS
MESSAGES, NEVER TURNING OVER
A PENNY.
>> HIS DOG SANDFIRE PASSED AWAY
LESS THAN A YEAR LATER.
>> I WAS SUICIDAL AGAIN AFTER
WHEN I NEEDED THAT DOG.
>> SANTOS DENIED HE EVER MET
STAFF AND CLAIMED HE NEVER MET
ME AND I NEVER MET HIM.
ON THE RECORD.
>> BUT A SOURCE CLOSE TO GO
FUND ME CONFIRMED THE ACCOUNT
BELONGED TO SANTOS.
SOURCES SAY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS
IN THE NEW YORK
ATTORNEY GENERAL, BOTH
INVESTIGATING SANTOS, ARE
LOOKING INTO THE CHARITY ALONG
WITH PROBES OF HIS CAMPAIGN
FINANCES.
EVEN IF ALLEGATIONS HE STOLE
CHECKS.
THE TEENAGER IN BRAZIL
WITH PRESSURE GROWING ON SANTOS
TO RESIGN, THE LONG ISLAND
REPUBLICAN IS DEFIANT.
>> I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
WANT TO CREATE THIS NARRATIVE
THAT I .
I FAKED MY WAY TO CONGRESS,
WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY,
CATEGORICALLY FALSE.
>> GOTTEN ME DECLINED
TO COMMENT ON ANY SPECIFIC
DETAILS.
BUT A SPOKESPERSON TELLS ME
THEY ALWAYS COOPERATE WITH ANY
ONGOING INVESTIGATION.
SANTOS HAS ALREADY ADMITTED
TO MISREPRESENTING LARGE PARTS
OF HIS RESUME AND HIS
BACKGROUND.
BUT IT IS THESE ALLEGATIONS OF
THEFT AND DECEPTION THAT COULD
LAND HIM IN REAL LEGAL TROUBLE.
>> ALEXIS SENIOR, CONGRESSIONAL
CORRESPONDENT, RACHEL SCOTT,
THANK YOU.
AND NOW TO A STORM OF FREEZING
RAIN MAKING ITS WAY NORTH FROM
TEXAS.
THE SEVERE WINTER STORM HAS
CREATED DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND DAMAGED POWER
LINES IN ITS WAKE WITH OVER
400000 CUSTOMERS NOW WITHOUT
POWER IN THAT STATE.
MIREYA VILLARREAL SHOWS US THE
DAMAGE FROM DALLAS, TEXAS,
TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
PLAGUING THE SOUTH IN TENNESSEE
,A TROOPER RESPONDING TO AN
ACCIDENT WHEN THEIR VEHICLE WAS
SLAMMED INTO AT LEAST
SOME BLACK ICE.
STAY HOME.
>> STAY SAFE .
DASH CAM VIDEO CATCHING THIS
SEMI TRUCK, LOSING CONTROL
AND CAREENING OFF THE ROAD IN
OKLAHOMA.
>> AT LEAST EIGHT DEATHS ARE
NOW CONNECTED TO THE STORM FROM
MOSTLY THE RESULT OF CRASHES
ON ICY ROADS IN TEXAS.
>> BRANCHES SNAPPING AND TREES
CRASHING, POWERLINES TAKEN
DOWN, LEAVING MORE THAN 390000
CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER ACROSS
THE STATE AS TEMPERATURES
STAYED BELOW FREEZING FOR
THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
>> NEARLY HALF OF THE OUTAGES
WERE IN THE STATE'S CAPITAL ,
AUSTIN.
IN DALLAS.
PEOPLE WALKING MILES FOR
GROCERIES, EVERYTHING
IS CLOSED.
>> AND THIS FALL, SUV PULLING
A CITY BUS.
THE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT
GET STUCK OUT HERE.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP THEM
OUT.
MORE THAN 5000 FLIGHTS CANCELED
SINCE THE STORM BEGAN IN
THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA.
ONLY ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR
FLIGHTS MADE IT OUT.
>> AIRPORT OFFICIALS ARE
HOPEFUL THAT THEY WILL
GET FLIGHTS BACK UP AND RUNNING
TODAY.
AS FAR AS THE POWER LINES GO .
CREWS ARE RUNNING AROUND
THE CLOCK TO TRY AND SERVICE
BACK ON.
THEY'RE EVEN BRINGING IN CREWS
FROM OUT OF STATE TO HELP IN
THIS MOMENT.
RIGHT NOW, THE GOOD NEWS IS ,
IS THAT WE SHOULD SEE
TEMPERATURES RISING THROUGHOUT
THE DAY AND WE MAY EVEN SEE
A LITTLE BIT OF SUN .
SO FINGERS CROSSED THAT ONE .
>> ALEXIS , GOOD NEWS THERE.
MIREYA VILLARREAL FROM DALLAS,
THANK YOU.
HUNDREDS GATHERED IN MEMPHIS
FOR TYRE NICOLS FUNERAL WEEKS
AFTER THE 29 YEAR OLD DIED
FOLLOWING A VIOLENT ENCOUNTER
WITH MEMPHIS POLICE.
DURING THE EMOTIONAL SERVICE,
NICHOLS MOTHER REMEMBERED HER
SON AS A BEAUTIFUL PERSON
AND CALLED FOR PASSAGE OF
THE GEORGE FLOYD POLICING ACT.
STEPHANIE RAMOS HAS MORE FROM
MEMPHIS.
>> THE FAMILY OF TYRE NICOLS
LAYING THE TWENTY NINE YEAR OLD
TO REST THREE WEEKS AFTER HE
DIED FOLLOWING A BRUTAL POLICE
BEATING CAPTURED ON DISTURBING
VIDEO EITHER SHOWING HIM LOVE
AND FIGHTING FOR HIS JUSTICE.
BUT ALL I WANT IS MY
BABY BROTHER BACK IN
THE SERVICE FILLED
WITH SCRIPTURE POWERHOUSE SONGS
AND CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> HIS FAMILY REFLECTING ON WHO
HE WAS, A LOVING FATHER
WHO ENJOYED SKATEBOARDING
AND SUNSETS.
HE WAS A BEAUTIFUL PERSON FOR
THIS TO HAPPEN TO HIM.
IT'S JUST THE BASTABLE IN
THE CONGREGATION.
FAMILY MEMBERS OF GEORGE FLOYD,
ERIC GARNER AND BRIANNA
TAYLOR , ALL OF WHOM DIED AT
THE HANDS OF POLICE.
ALSO, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA
HARRIS SUPPORTING THE FAMILY
AND DELIVERING A LETTER FROM
PRESIDENT BIDEN.
THE PRESIDENT WRITING IN PART,
THE LOVE YOU HAVE RETIREE THAT
LOVE WILL BE THE SOURCE OF
YOUR STRENGTH.
REVEREND AL SHARPTON EULOGIZING
TYRE NICOLS WITH STRONG WORDS
AGAINST THOSE FIVE MEMPHIS
POLICE OFFICERS IN THE CITY
THAT DR. KING LOST HIS LIFE NOT
FAR AWAY FROM THAT BALCONY.
YOU BEAT A BROTHER TO DEATH.
>> BOTH HARRIS AND SHARPTON
CALLING ON CONGRESS TO PASS
THE GEORGE LLOYD JUSTICE
AND POLICING ACT, WHICH CALLS
FOR COMPREHENSIVE POLICE REFORM
.
>> REPRESENTATIVE SHEILA
JACKSON LEE SAYS SHE
WILL REINTRODUCE THE BILL RIGHT
AFTER THE STATE OF THE UNION IF
IT PASSES.
THAT IS THE CHANGE THE FAMILY
TYRE NICOLS IS LOOKING FOR.
ALEXIS STEPHANIE RAMOS, THANK
YOU.
CUSTOMERS WHO ARE SHARING
THEIR NETFLIX ACCOUNTS OF
DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS MAY NEED
TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNT
SOON.
THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE HAS
UNVEILED PLANS TO LIMIT ACCESS
FOR DEVICES THAT DON'T
REGULARLY CONNECT TO THE MAIN
ACCOUNTS HOME WI-FI EVERY
MONTH.
THE CHANGES COME ON THE HEELS
OF INCREASED PRICES FOR
MEMBERSHIP AND THE INTRODUCTION
OF ADS INTO THE SERVICE.
THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS,
THOUGH.
NETFLIX PREMIUM MEMBERS
WILL SOON BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD
ONTO SIX MOBILE DEVICES INSTEAD
.
>> JUST FOR COMING UP, BEYONCE
FANS BRACING FOR A POTENTIAL
TICKET FRENZY AFTER SHE
ANNOUNCED HER WORLD TOUR.
WHEN WE COME BACK ,
HOW TICKETMASTER IS TRYING
TO AVOID ANOTHER TAYLOR SWIFT
LIKE MELTDOWN.
ALSO AHEAD, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
YOU TO NEW ZEALAND FOR A LOOK.
THE DANGER THE GLACIERS THERE
ARE FACING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE.
WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE COUNTRY
AND OUR PLANET.
>>.
>> WELCOME BACK.
HUGE NEWS FOR BEYONCE FANS.
SHE IS HEADING BACK ON THE ROAD
FOR HER FIRST SOLO TOUR
AND MORE THAN FIVE YEARS NOW,
YOU KNOW, HER FANS ARE READY,
BUT THEY'RE ALSO BRACING FOR
A HUGE TICKET RUSH AND CONCERNS
ABOUT THE PREVIOUSLY OF
TAYLOR SWIFT TICKETS.
TICKETMASTER SAYS IT'S TAKING
STEPS TO AVOID ANY ISSUES, BUT
WILL IT BE ENOUGH?
>> OUR LARA SPENCER HAS
THE LATEST YANKEE FANS BUZZING
AFTER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> INSTAGRAM PAGE READING
SIMPLY RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR
2023 GENERATING NEARLY
EIGHT MILLION LIKES
AND COUNTING THE TOUR RUNNING
FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER.
NOT SO HIGH DEMAND, FORCING
TICKETMASTER TO TAKE MEASURES
TO AVOID A TAYLOR SWIFT STYLE
DEBACLE.
>> THE PARLIAMENT MEETING LAST
NOVEMBER, THE TICKET BEHEMOTH
CANCELING SALES FOR SWIFT'S
TOUR AFTER THE TICKETMASTER
SITE CRASHED DURING
THE PRESALE.
EVEN CONGRESS GETTING INVOLVED
A BIPARTISAN COMMITTEE LOOKING
INTO THE WIDESPREAD OUTAGES
AND HOURS LONG WAIT TIMES.
>> TICKETMASTER SHOULD LOOK IN
THE MIRROR AND SAY, I'M THE
PROBLEM.
>> IT'S ME, TICKETMASTER
BLAMING BOTS FOR THE ISSUE
OVERNIGHT.
THE COMPANY SAYING THEY HAVE
INSTITUTED NEW POLICIES
TO ENSURE FANS ARE ABLE
TO PURCHASE THE BEYONCE TICKETS
TO INSTEAD OF PUTTING TICKETS
FOR ALL SHOWS ON SALE AT ONCE.
THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING ROLLING
SALES DATES DEPENDING
ON THE CITY.
BUT IN ORDER TO HAVE A CHANCE
FOR THE GOLDEN TICKET, YOU MUST
SIGN UP AS A VERIFIED FAN,
WHICH WILL DISCOURAGE BOTS
AND TICKET RESELLERS.
A LOTTERY STYLE PROCESS
WILL DETERMINE WHICH FANS
GET UNIQUE ACCESS CODES AND BE
PLACED ON THE WAIT LIST.
>> OUR THANKS TO LARA SPENCER
FOR THAT REPORT.
AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
GETTING TICKETS, MAKE SURE
TO REGISTER NOW BECAUSE
SOME CITIES LIKE CHICAGO
AND LAS VEGAS ARE SET TO CLOSE
THEIR REGISTRATION TODAY.
GOOD LUCK, EVERYBODY.
AND AS WE COUNT DOWN TO SUPER
BOWL FIFTY SEVEN GMS
MICHAEL STRAHAN RECENTLY
VISITED A TOWN KNOWN FOR
SENDING MORE PLAYERS TO THE NFL
PER CAPITA THAN ANY PLACE ELSE.
KIDS ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA,
GROW UP WITH THE MOTTO NFL OR
BUST.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE
DREAMS DON'T COME TRUE?
HERE'S MICHAEL STORY.
THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ARE
BRIGHT IN FOOTBALL CITY USA.
FRIDAY NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL GAMES ARE AN AMERICAN
TRADITION.
THIS TOWN , ROCK HILL, SOUTH
CAROLINA, CALLED ITSELF
FOOTBALL CITY USA WITH A
POPULATION OF ABOUT 75000
PEOPLE.
IT SAID THIS TURNED OUT
MORE NFL PLAYERS PER CAPITA
THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE U.S.
TONIGHT'S HIGH SCHOOL STARS
COULD BECOME TOMORROW'S NEXT
PRO ATHLETES.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST WIDE
RECEIVERS IN THE COUNTRY.
THAT A LOT OF PRESSURE BECAUSE
YOU'RE ONLY A FRESHMAN.
>> NAH, YOU CAN'T LET A GANG
GET BIG ANY.
>> SO I DON'T THINK ABOUT IT
TOO MUCH.
MUSAVIAN, AT JUST 14 YEARS OLD,
ALREADY HAS MULTIPLE DIVISION
ONE OFFERS TO PLAY IN COLLEGE.
>> BUT WHEN DID YOU KNOW IT WAS
GOOD?
BY THE TIME HE WAS SIX , HE HAD
HIS FIRST RANK LIKE
EIGHT TOUCHDOWNS.
>> BY THE TIME HE WAS NINE OH
NINE .
>> YOU?
YEAH, THIRTY NOW AND HAD
AND ONCE AND HAD THREE GAMES.
HE HAD FIVE TOUCHDOWNS,
ONE GAME.
HE HAD FIVE TOUCHDOWNS IN
THE FIRST QUARTER.
>> WE ALWAYS PREPARED FOR HIM
TO GET AS MUCH ATTENTION FOR
SOME THOSE BIG DREAMS PAY OFF
IN BIG CONTRACT IN SUCCESSFUL
CAREER.
>> BUT GIBRIL FUEL KNOWS ALL
TOO WELL WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT
DREAM BURST.
YOUR BRIVE IS ONE OF THOSE HIGH
SCHOOL PHENOM PLAYERS EVERYONE
SAID WOULD MAKE IT TO THE NFL.
HE PLAYED COLLEGE BALL BUT
DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT FOR THE NFL
.
>> HOW DOES THAT FEEL TO COME
BACK HERE AFTER NOT YOU MAKE
A HIT IN THE ULTIMATE DREAM OF
MAKING THE NFL ALL THE PERSON
THAT FELT LIKE A THE VIEW?
AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS
REALLY MEANT, SO I KIND OF WENT
INTO A DARK AREA.
>> GABRIAL IS NOW A YOUTH
FOOTBALL COACH , HELPING KIDS
LEARN HOW TO BOUNCE BACK WHEN
FOOTBALL ENDS.
HE BRINGS IN MENTAL HEALTH
ADVOCATES AND EVEN FORMER
PLAYERS TO HELP KIDS THINK
BEYOND THE GAME.
>> REPEAT AFTER ME, SAY
MY IDENTITY.
IS GREATER THAN MY ABILITY.
ONCE PEOPLE REALIZE THAT
FOOTBALL IS 90%, EMMETT TILL,
10% PHYSICAL, THEY UNDERSTAND
HOW IMPORTANT I'M NOT.
>> WILL HEALTH IS SORT OF
FOOTBALL PIECE MICHAEL STRAHAN
OUR THANKS TO YOU.
YOU CAN WATCH MICHAEL'S FULL
REPORT ON IMPACT BY "NIGHTLINE"
STREAMING NOW ON HULU.
>> COMING UP, WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE YOU TO NEW ZEALAND FOR
A LOOK AT THE DANGER
THE GLACIERS THERE ARE FACING
FROM CLIMATE CHANGE, WHAT IT
MEANS FOR THE COUNTRY AND OUR
PLANET.
STAY WITH US.
>> WHEREVER THE STORY IS ,
WE'LL TAKE YOU BACK TO YOUR
SCREEN.
ABC .
WELCOME BACK.
WE'RE TAKING YOU TO NEW ZEALAND
NOW, A COUNTRY FULL OF
STUNNING NATURAL BEAUTY
AND HOME TO THOUSANDS OF
GLACIERS.
THOSE GLACIERS ARE MELTING
QUICKLY BECAUSE OF RISING
TEMPERATURES AND ROBIN ROBERTS
TRAVELED ALL THE WAY THERE FOR
A FIRSTHAND LOOK TO GET AN UP
CLOSE LOOK AT NEW ZEALAND'S
SPECTACULAR YET VANISHING
GLACIERS.
HELLO.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
SO THIS IS A BIRD WE'RE GOING
UP IN SYDNEY.
IS WE SUITED UP TO SOAR
THE BLUE SKIES FOR A BIRD'S EYE
VIEW?
IT'S WHAT SCIENTISTS CALL
A CRITICAL PART OF THE CLIMATE
CRISIS.
TAKING OFF TO WITNESS
THE DANGEROUSLY THIN ICE
AND OUT OF THIS WORLD
EXPERIENCE, WE DIDN'T FACTOR
FOR THE BALLOON CHARGE.
YOU GO , WHOA, HOUSTON, WE HAVE
LIFTOFF.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
OH, THE EXTREME TERRAIN NESTLED
AT THE TOP OF NEW ZEALAND'S
SOUTHERN OUT, A BUSTLING
TOURISM HUB AND AN EVERYDAY
OFFICE FOR LONG TIME, GLACIER
PILOT MICHAEL KLEIN.
MICHAEL, YOU'VE BEEN A PILOT
SINCE 2004.
I STARTED FLYING IN 2004.
I'VE SEEN LOTS OF INTERESTING
THINGS THAT I GUESS MOST PEOPLE
COULD ONLY DREAM OF.
SO MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
SOAKING IN THE MAJESTIC
MOUNTAINS SO UNTOUCHED, JUST SO
NATURAL.
CRYSTAL BLUE LAKES.
OH, MY .
AND BREATHTAKING WATERFALLS.
WOW.
ARE LARGER THAN LIFE TREK,
REVEALING THE IMPACT OF
CHANGING CLIMATE.
IT LOOKS LIKE A WATERFALL, BUT
THAT'S ACTUALLY ALSO FALLING
OFF THE CLIFFS, SMASHING IT SO
YOU COULD SEE THE DISAPPEARING
ARISE.
FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW,
HOW HAVE YOU SEEN THE GLACIERS
CHANGE OVER THE YEARS?
I'VE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME
THINKING ABOUT IT AS I FLY
AROUND EVERY DAY AND ON AND ON
THE I CAN TELL YOU I'VE WATCHED
GLASSES COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR
THROUGHOUT MY CAREER.
>> BEHIND THE STUNNING
LANDSCAPE, LIE CRACKS
AND CREVICES, THE ICE MELTING
AT A RECORD RATE.
WE MINICOMPUTER ABOUT
THREE THOUSAND OF THEM VERY
SMALL.
AND WE'VE BEEN LOSING.
I REALLY RAPIDLY ACCELERATING
THE RAPID RETREAT, CREATING
A LONG TERM THREAT TO LOCALS
WHO DEEPLY RELY ON BUSTLING
GLACIER TOURISM AND THE GLACIER
MINE ROUGHLY BEING HERE
SOMEWHERE.
>> AT THAT TIME PERIOD, CLIFF
GOODWIN HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE
TO GUIDING GLACIER TOURS.
JUST A DECADE AGO, THE GRIM
REALITY SETTING IN THE POPULAR
FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER, DEEMED NO
LONGER SAFE TO ACCESS BY FOOT.
>> YOU COULDN'T WALK
ON THE GLACIER ANYMORE.
YOU HAD TO STOP FLYING IN.
A HELICOPTER IS A BIT SAD FOR
US .
LIKE WE SEE A LOT OF THE BASES
DISAPPEARING.
>> SO, CLIFF, LIKE MANY MADE
A PIVOT WITH HIS WIFE, TORC
BY HIS SIDE.
THE COUPLE NOW RUNS GLACIER
VALLEY ECO TOURS, TAKING
VISITORS ON NATURE EXPEDITIONS
NEAR THE FOOT OF THE ICE.
THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE RECEDED
SO MUCH IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT
OF TIME IS NOT NATURAL.
EVEN IF IT'S NOT RIGHT IN
YOUR BACKYARD, IT'S STILL GOING
TO AFFECT YOU.
>> LOCAL SCIENTIST
BRIAN ANDERSON STUDIES THEM
INSTALLING CAMERAS
ON THE RIVERS ICE TO MONITOR
DRASTIC CHANGES IN REAL TIME.
ALL OF THE WORK THAT I'VE DONE
OVER THE LAST TWENTY YEARS HAVE
CHANGED THE TEMPERATURE.
THE FUTURE DEPENDS VERY MUCH
ON THE TEMPERATURE OVER 6000
FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
IT WAS TIME TO EXPERIENCE
THE GLACIERS CONDITIONS
FIRSTHAND.
>> SO, MICHAEL, WHERE ARE WE
ABOUT TO LAND AND WHAT SHOULD
I BE PREPARED TO SEE?
SO WE'RE APPROACHING THE CLOCK
GLACIER.
IT'S GOING TO BE BROUGHT SO
UNIQUE TO SARNIES.
I SOAK UP THE PEACE AND QUIET,
THE SERENITY, SERENITY.
>> NOW STICKING OUR LANDING,
A SURREAL MOMENT TO TAKE IN
THE SHEER MAGNITUDE ON TOP OF
THE ICE.
>> WOW.
WELL, KEEP US .
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
NICE OFFICE YOU GOT HERE.
>> PRETTY GOOD.
OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS I AM ON LOCATION.
>> YOU ARE.
AND IT'S QUITE SOFT.
EVEN FOR THIS TIME OF
THE MORNING.
LOOK AT THAT.
YES.
JUST A LITTLE BIT AFTER 9:00 AM
AND IT'S WARM, MICHAEL.
PEOPLE THAT WILL BE WATCHING
US , MANY OF THEM HAVE NOT BEEN
TO NEW ZEALAND.
THEY'VE NEVER BEEN ON A
GLACIER.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU THAT
PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ?
HERE?
WELL, THEY ARE DISAPPEARING
QUICKLY, LIKE A FEW YEARS AGO,
THE GLACIER FINISHED THERE.
AND IT'S JUST BEEN SORT
GRADUALLY RETREATING.
I BRING TOURISTS FROM ALL
AROUND THE WORLD TO APPRECIATE
AND LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIFUL
GLASSES.
BUT ONCE THEY'RE GONE,
OBVIOUSLY, WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO DO THAT ANYMORE.
>> ONCE UPON A TIME, YOU COULD
ACTUALLY WALK TO THE GLACIER.
NOW, THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN SEE
IT IS BY CHOPPER.
IT'S OVERSTATED THROUGHOUT
THE MOUNTAIN.
IT'S BASICALLY SURROUNDED
BY CLIFFS.
AND YOU'VE GOT TO BE PRETTY
INTREPID MOUNTAINEER TO HIKE UP
HERE, I WOULD SAY.
SO THE MAGIC CARPET A LOT
MORE CONVENIENT.
>> IT'S A THRILL FOR YOU.
IT IS OUR TRIP WRAPPING
WITH BRIGHT SUN , SOFT ICE
AND EXTRAORDINARY VIEWS AS WE
TAKE OFF IN MAGIC CARPET.
>> WHAT A WAY TO START THE WEEK
FROM OTTOWAY.
>> INDEED.
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