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Theyre called salp. and they forced the diablo canyon nuclear plant to close. all that white? that is the salp, clogging the screens that are supposed to keep the marine life out of the water that cools the reactors. theres no word when the plant will go back online. and in less than 24 hours, our funny pal at abc climbs onto the highest high wire in comedy, roasting the president at the white house correspondents dinner. jake tapper sat down with the host of "jimmy kimmel live." >> reporter: ...

Some rare extremes in hawaii. heavy flooding, 70-mile-an-hour winds and record hail, three inches across, pounding houses and trees, causing heavy damage on oahu. one family there froze some of the huge chunks of ice that crashed into their backyard, saving it in their freezer. were going to turn overseas in syria. a well-known diplomat arrived to to pressure president assad to stop the attacks and to talk to the other side. what did assad say? abcs alex marquardt reports from the region tonig...

Ripping off a roof like a tin can. an incredible look at its sheer power. in henryville, teachers returned to the decimated school today where a handful of students and staff rode out the storm and were amazingly unharmed. teachers spent the day digging through the rubble to see if there was anything to salvage. students will attend classes at schools in nearby cities for the rest of the school year. we turn to hawaii now which has been far from a vacation paradise this week. as record break...

two days before the all important super tuesday. rush limbaugh style. the radio host apologizes after calling this woman a prostitute and a shut. >> you are a shut, right? >> is it too little, too late? thats no talking point. all that and more, right here, right now on cnn. >> im don lemon and thank you for joining us. her story captured hearts around the nation. she survived a tornado that killed her entire family. her tiny thrown into a field by incredible forces. angel babcock is a...

the white house. hhis takp his take on the ttwo days before the all important super tuesday. the radio host apologizes after calling this woman a proustitut and a slut. is it too little too late? thats tonights talking point. all that tonight right here on cnn. >> she survived a tornado that killed her entire family. her tiny body thrown into a field by incredible forces. 14-month-old angel babcock her hold on life was too fragile. angel died a few hours ago after she was taken off lif...

Were less than a month away from that first day of spring. but for any of you who had hoped that the worst of winter has already passed, mother natures message today is who are you kidding? tonight, a single, massive storm has 24 states, nearly half the country, in its grip. and it is fierce. hurricane-strength winds, hail, snow, even tornadoes. as we come on the air, that brutal weather is bearing down hard on the south. abcs meteorologist ginger zee is tracking it all for us tonight. >> report...

A week now before christmas and it turns out, great gifts have already been uncovered. using good old american metal detectors. nick watt in the uk where christmas has come early. >> reporter: gigantic troves of treasure lurk under englands fields. thousand-year-old viking silver

Everywhere. and a new study certain to be fodder in the mommy wars, and the question, who is happier and healthier, working moms or stay at home moms? researchers at the university of north carolina studied more than 1,000 mothers over a decade and concluded, moms who work full or part-time have better health than stay at home moms, including fewer symptoms of depression, they say. and they add that part-time working moms come out ahead of earn on showing sensitivity to their children and givi...

A baby seal had already made itself at home. she said she thought she was hallucinating. it had come in through a cat door, knocked over a lap, got on the couch, crossed its flippers and took a nap. the animal control folks say it was likely just weaned from its mother and was walking around the seaside neighborhood confused. and among the reasons liz taylor always seemed to look like a million bucks, her jewels, which just went for a record $116 million at auction here in new york. among the ...

>> pelley: finally tonight, there are just 11 shopping days left till christmas, and if you still dont know what to get the lady in your life-- well, michelle miller does. starting tonight, an incredible collection of jewelry is up for auction at christies-- jewelry that once belonged to hollywood royalty. >> reporter: elizabeth taylors motto was "the more the better." she lived it through high fashion, husbands, and diamonds. like the ones she called her everyday ring-- just 33 carats. so this ...