ABC News Live: Severe winter storm slams the South

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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. STUNNING VIDEO THERE. OUR THANKS TO ROBIN ROBERTS. AND THANK YOU FOR STREAMING WITH US AS ALWAYS. I'M ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS ABC NEWS. IS HERE FOR YOU. ANY TIME WITH THE LATEST NEWS, CONTEXT AND ANALYSIS, YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND US ON HULU, THE ABC NEWS APP AND OF COURSE ON ABCNEWS.COM. THE NEWS NEVER STOPS. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK .

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