drivers got a little bit off guard. vehicles sliding off of slippery roads. there was a 17-car pile-up in portland that we have pictures of here. and some drivers just abandon their cars and decided, heck, it s better to walk home. we well, a soggy mess. streets had to be shut down because of the buckling asphalt. drivers also getting stranded in that water. a tragic accident on broadway last night during a preview performance of the broadway musical spiderman. the show had to be stopped when a spiderman stunt double fell from a platform and came crashing down into a stage pit. he had to be taken away in an ambulance. earlier on american morning, we were joined by two men in the audience when the show came to a halt. they shot this video for us. and given all the technical problems, they didn t seem surprised at what happened.
31-year-old guy. again, bellevue hospital not confirmed any of this yet but associated press told by a fellow actor that christopher was the guy injured last night. kyra, the buzz that this play is getting is just unbelievable. $65 million. most expensive production launched by broadway. bono and the edge from u2 behind the music. first time they ve involved in this and plagued by mishaps. one of the dancers at a preview performance for the people who were involved in the industry who have to talk about this and sell tickets broke both of his wrists and a catapult from the back and the front and landed like this. broke both of the wrists. natalie mendoza hit in the head by a rope, a very heavy rope and suffered a concussion. had to leave the production for ten days so this thing has had the fair share of problems. to the degree that the opening
good morning, and thanks for joining us on this tuesday the 21st of december, i m john roberts. i m kiran chetry. glad you re with us and happy winter officially. top stories, it is wet and wild out west. california s been drenched by heavy rains for days. and the rain s still coming. they have floods and mud slides. they ve had to close roads and thousands of people living in the area have been forced to evacuate. we re tracking the extreme weather with a report on the ground in a moment. terrifying moment during a preview performance of the musical spiderman, turn off the dark. spiderman s stunt double injured after taking a terrible fall. one more stunning setback for the most expensive broadway show ever produced. and there s some of the most high-tech anti-terror tools being used by local police departments across the country. while these tools are tracking potential terrorists, there s also a growing concern that
new mexico governor bill richardson wrapped up a visit to north korea where he served as an unofficial envoy. he says north korea is promising to allow in inspectors for the search for uranium. toyota is being slapped with the maximum fines allowed by law for failing to recall millions of vehicles quickly enough. the menalities total $32.4 million for two violations. the automakle recal t moren 11 million vehicles in the last year. a 31-year-old actor from the broadway actor spiderman: turn off the dark after falling 30 feet from a preview performance. police say the actor sustained minor injuries. it s the fourth time there has been an injury associate washington, d.c. the production. to politics now. so far not a single republican has announced a 2012 presidential bid.
to someday help meet the wor s energy demands. welcome back. quick headlines. new $65 million spiderman show on the new show got started on broadway and it got off to a rough start. preview performance reportedly had to be stopped five times last night due to technical problems. spiderman was left dangling over the crowd when a stunt malfunctioned. uh-oh. meanwhile, the 12 days of christmas costing more this year. the wealth management survey said it would cost nearly $97,000 this year for all those golden rings, maids a milking, swans a swimming and so much more. that s up more than $23,000 from last year. ho, ho, ho. gretch, over to you. heard of the u.s. government seizing land under eminent domain? now, something unheard of is