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Convinced me to come out for that media preview and i am going to get back at him for that. im not sure if that rates up there with the cyclone out there in new york city, but nonetheless, not a bad day to take in -- >> did that rip your watch off your arm? >> yeah. i mean i had to grab it and hold on to it for dear life. you try to hold your hands up but when you come down from that after a 95-degree pitch going inverted and you hit the bottom of that, you got some g forces and i wasnt quite st...

>> on this holiday morning. >> and weve got a lot of news. we begin with the weather. first a new wave of spring storms is pounding the midwest. in fact, some of the worst damage is in battle creek, michigan. a storm packing 80-mile-an-hour winds snapped trees, brought down a lot of power lines. in fact, across the state some 100,000 homes and businesses lost power. >> a violent storm hit the chicago area. ferocious winds uprooting trees and sending them on the tops of houses and cars....

Variety here to the jersey shore. people like it here and like quieter pace and some of the other beach towns. here, though, there are a lot of thrills to be sought. there is wonderful amusement park and roller coasters. there is a new ride here this year. thats drawing a lot of people in to wild wood as well. the beaches not just about fun. also big business here in the state of new jerse the division of travel and tourism tells us tourism brings in about $35 billion a year to the state. so the...

New jersey brings in about $35 billion a year. things are looking optimistic for the season. people have been booking hotels and booking early. so a very busy weekend expected here in north wildwood. as well as several of the other wonderful shore towns. wonderful up and down the new jersey coast. thats the latest here from wildwood. back to you. >> ive got to ask your opinion because you may have seen that wildwood, new jersey, was voted the best of all the great beaches you refer to in new jer...

How does it look out there, marisa brahney? >> reporter: north wildwood. just named the number one beach in new jersey and for good reason. look at all these people enjoying the boardwalk here. out bright and early. soaking in the sun. taking in their favorite jersey shore spot. of course, theres a lot of variety here to the jersey shore. so people like it here. they like quieter pace and some of the other beach towns. here, though, there are a lot of thrills to be sought. there is wonderful amu...

>> they had to. >> they said on the invitation you could actually wear lounge suits, too. >> this is a big moment. he was the one who performed "candle in the wind" at dianas funeral. i suspect he hasnt been back to the abbey since. elton was in tears as he performed that song. i think its a bittersweet moment for him pep was a close friend of dianas. diana would have loved this. the great tragedy is it this was right up dianas street. she loved parties. >> and above everything else, loved her b...

That one day. there are ways you can get around that. if you just buy a ticket one day, they can tell you, come on back. well change this and become a season pass ticketholder. >> you think this is going to be a big summer blockbuster, amusement parks? >> great ones out there. >> whats your favorite? >> my favorite is actually in san dusky, ohio, cedar point. you did mention california screaming, which is -- >> oh, my gosh. that is the best. >> thats big for disneyland as well. >> you take off. ...

Parks. some job, peter. let me tell you. he is the aultor of americas top roller coasters and amusement parks, which i understand is a book you wrote to get over your fears. >> i was afraid of roller coasters, and, well, for many years i was afraid to actually go near one. my daughter was born, and i said, you know, i dont want to sit on the sidelines even though i was a pilot and still am a pilot. i just wanted to overcome that fear sxishgs realize thad childhood fear goes a long way, and it wa...

Throughout much of the tennessee and mississippi valleys. not a bad finish. new york at 41. d.c. at 42. thursdays even warmer, theres our storm system forming in the middle of the country. so i guess the bottom line is well have active weather for a lot of areas like new york and other mid-atlantic areas. its going to be a big rainstorm. that will help clean things up. we need that, we need to get rid of a lot of mess. >> all that brown snow which we know well here in new york. thanks. in a ma...

Alaskans to come together to take back power from the federal government. now, theres also a great little bit of drama here as well, savannah, because sarah palin defeated lisa murkowskis father when he left the senate to run for governor. so theres been a long time rivalry here. and it certainly does give a boost to palins political effect when she open divorces a candidate and joe miller described by many people as a formidable man. he was a west point graduate with a jail law degree, yale law...