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Coping mechanism. you create a story that leaves you there. >> jeff knows he has created his own story of addiction. he has yet to write awe new chapter where he will get out alive. strauss strawrks cbs news, atlanta. >> axelrod: still ahead, an american teenager tears down the slopes and into the record books. [ male announcer ] when youre going the distance its nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. aarp medicare supplement insurance plans, insured by unitedhealthcare...

Shes 17 years old and americas newest world champion. in fact, skier mikaela shiffrin is the youngest world slalom champ in almost four decades. manuel bojorquez has the story. >> mikaela shiffrin was in third place heading into this final run, but after the race, her time said she was the fastest in the world despite her prerace jitters. >> just tried to find my legs. they popped up out of nowhere. i was in the starting gate. and i was like, there they are. i can go no. >> reporter: geoff mintz...

Arent feeling the glory. in their village near the olympic park, theres no gas or plumbing, little power or heat. we are worth nothing in our own land, he says. and then there is sochis location. beyond these mountains just behind me is chechnya, a hot bed of islamist militants, who have threatened to strike during the games. but putins biggest enemy could be another mild winter. with so much of his and russias prestige on the line, he has ordered mountains of snow stockpiled, just in case. jim ...

World cup champion. the most successful american skier in history. >> action. >> reporter: a favorite with sponsors, tabloids love her, too. her unconfirmed romance with tiger woods and her revelation that shes battled depression. >> hi, dad! >> reporter: but since she was 3 years old shes been happiest on the slopes. telling brian williams in 2010 that this is what she was born to do. >> ive given my entire life for the sport. >> reporter: there have been other heart-stopping falls. she came ba...

>> so many traps in this course with the conditions. >> reporter: it was the kind of jump lindsey vonn has made a thousand times before. but today, a horrific crash. >> over the top! and she is down heavily. lindsey vonn -- >> reporter: you can hear the painful screams, and see the shocked reaction on the faces of her fans and competitors. >> to watch her lie there, of course, as a ski racer and as a commentator, it was horrifying. >> reporter: medical teams treated vonn for 12 minutes before sh...

Zip code, our milky way. 84 million stars in this one picture. including some familiar ones. the constellation sagittarius and scorpius. and the video in the news, the grand canyon about to be photographed as never before thanks to this. a 40-pound backpack with 15 cameras inside, invented by google, to help us see the canyon through a superhuman eye. the panoramic images will be uploaded later this year. and this shot of stonehenge. taken by a kind of tricycle with nine cameras onboard. and...

In a 24-hour period, more than half the country has traded flip-flops for snow boots or t-shirts for sweaters. temperatures plummeting so fast, records are shattering from coast to coast. so what is the consequence of this, and what does it mean for the winter ahead? abcs weather editor sam champion tells us. >> reporter: after suffering through the third hottest summer on record, a quick turnaround. a preseason blast of cold air bringing snow in early october from the rockies to new england. in...

Its a no-fail mission. but there are real concerns. sochi is just 300 miles from chechnya and its unstable pockets of islamist militants. the brains behind deadly suicide attacks on moscow subway and international airport is still on the loose and has promised more attacks. >> russian security services, of course, that will be their absolute priority, to watch chechnya before olympics, during olympics. >> reporter: still, a world class ski resort is on track. venues have passed international tes...

Autos were live in high sierra tonight for what is shaping up to be a great weekend for skiers. >> the roar of thunder and hundreds of lightning strikes. more than anyone can remember in a single storm in the bay area, good evening, everybody. im cheryl jennings. >> im dan ashley. harsh weather had deadly consequences for one family. a 6-year-old girl killed when she was pinned under a log by a large wave. in a beach in santa cruz county. david lieu gee on the scene live tonight with the story. ...

They hit an all-time march high of 83 degrees. this has many wondering, has the weather lost its cool? its a study in contrast and extremes. on the last day of winter, in normally chilly chicago, the city of the big shoulders has seen five consecutive days of record breaking 80-degree temps. >> no reason to go to florida anymore. stay right here in chicago. >> and the heat wave continues. >> i have never seen people playing volleyball on the beach in march. >> minnesotas march has been extraordi...