:00:00. > :00:00.Mike Embley will be here in 20 minutes time. Time now for a look at
:00:00. > :00:00.the news as seen across the United States a couple of hours ago, in ABC
:00:07. > :00:12.World News with Dianne Sawyer. Welcome to what news. Breaking news
:00:13. > :00:17.from General Motors, pulling 1 million cars off the road. A new
:00:18. > :00:22.problem on top of the trouble with airbags. Midnight hour, the race to
:00:23. > :00:28.sign up for Healthcare ahead of tonight's deadline.
:00:29. > :00:34.New video tonight of a dramatic rescue at sea after a 90 minute
:00:35. > :00:39.trapped in the waves. And coming home from America's wars. A call to
:00:40. > :00:49.action to help the hidden heroes. Those who fought for us.
:00:50. > :00:57.A good evening to you. We have regular news from General Motors,
:00:58. > :01:03.another big recall. 1.3 million cars. This time from power steering
:01:04. > :01:07.cutting out. Right on the heels of the problem with ignition and
:01:08. > :01:11.airbags. This new recall comes on the eve of a piece of tomorrow of a
:01:12. > :01:17.new head of General Motors and drink of less before Congress about what
:01:18. > :01:23.is going on at the company. Our correspondent start of.
:01:24. > :01:30.It is the stunning revelation tonight that a new recall, 1.3
:01:31. > :01:34.million more can't recall this time for steering problems. Coming just
:01:35. > :01:37.one day before the automaker testified before Congress about it
:01:38. > :01:42.handling of the other recall involving ignition switches that
:01:43. > :01:50.took GM more than a decade to make and cost at least 13 people their
:01:51. > :01:54.lives. For our daughter and the other victims, there are still
:01:55. > :01:59.people out there driving this vehicle who should not be driving
:02:00. > :02:03.it. GM has now recalled 2.6 million cars because the ignition switches
:02:04. > :02:08.could turn off unexpectedly, shutting down the car's power and
:02:09. > :02:13.safety system. In testimony just released by the committee, the GM
:02:14. > :02:18.CEO will say tomorrow that she is deeply sorry. Reiterating her
:02:19. > :02:25.promise to conduct a thorough investigation. According to these
:02:26. > :02:34.newly released documents, it was a series of missteps by both GM and
:02:35. > :02:37.regulators. In 2002, GM approved using the faulty switches even after
:02:38. > :02:42.the outside vendor divided test results that showed GM apart did not
:02:43. > :02:48.meet specifications. It doesn't bite, GM engineers met to consider
:02:49. > :02:53.making changes to the switches but decided against it. The house also
:02:54. > :02:58.finding that in 2007 and 2010 after reports the ignition problems
:02:59. > :03:01.disabled airbags, regulator still declined to open enquiries because
:03:02. > :03:06.they did not think there was enough crash evidence. GM will have
:03:07. > :03:13.something to say at tomorrow's hearings. They could also give some
:03:14. > :03:19.families some answers. Tonight, a mad scramble is under way
:03:20. > :03:25.as the midnight hour approaches. It is the deadline to sign up for
:03:26. > :03:27.Obamacare. The website faltered today after that infamously troubled
:03:28. > :03:45.start. in mind to sign up for Healthcare.
:03:46. > :03:53.We will be here until midnight. In Miami, long lines as well. And San
:03:54. > :03:59.Antonio. It looked like election day as the BP visited enrolment centres
:04:00. > :04:05.in Washington and made his last minute pitch on a talk show. Any
:04:06. > :04:09.young person listening, if you don't need these for your peace of mind,
:04:10. > :04:14.do it for your mother. Do it for your father. Get health coverage.
:04:15. > :04:19.Deadline date has brought an Obamacare surge. More than a million
:04:20. > :04:25.visitors to Healthcare .gov. Even now, there were still glitches. The
:04:26. > :04:30.website was down to ours and again early this afternoon. The countdown
:04:31. > :04:35.clock on the website was off. It was not 16 days until the deadline but
:04:36. > :04:41.16 hours. White House dog is joined a push to date that also saw some
:04:42. > :04:49.odd presidential appearances designed to appeal to young people.
:04:50. > :04:53.Have you heard of the website? In a mash up of celebrity endorsements,
:04:54. > :04:57.parodied by television shows. Many questions are still unanswered,
:04:58. > :05:08.including how many people have paid to roll? How many have paid? That we
:05:09. > :05:12.do not have those figures. The White House has `` says 6 million have
:05:13. > :05:22.signed up but they have not said how many were previously uninsured. Both
:05:23. > :05:26.critical measures of this success. Next we turned to an urgent warning
:05:27. > :05:30.from some of the world 's top scientists. This is their message
:05:31. > :05:33.will stop the unforgiving wincing, those ferocious fires, extreme
:05:34. > :05:39.weather we have all endured good indeed be a herald of a new normal.
:05:40. > :05:49.Planet change. They say it is a reality that humans help create on
:05:50. > :05:53.the planet. It is not the future, it is here.
:05:54. > :05:58.Bigger storms. This one last night in Hong Kong flooding eight shopping
:05:59. > :06:07.maul. Today's ominous reports blending the increase on global
:06:08. > :06:10.warming. The wildfires in the US. The iMac it was awful to watch it
:06:11. > :06:19.burned down. Devastating drought in the west. Higher food prices for
:06:20. > :06:21.all. The nation coastline under pressure from rising seas, lower
:06:22. > :06:28.Manhattan and the Jersey shore underwater during hurricane in
:06:29. > :06:32.Sandy. Last year alone, the US suffered seven weather disaster
:06:33. > :06:37.events. Costing the country $7 billion and 109 lives. You lack the
:06:38. > :06:42.global warming that have occurred is already having impacts. While global
:06:43. > :06:47.warming is easier to see at the polls, this report by the UN side
:06:48. > :06:52.panel says there is no more debate, global warming is real and here.
:06:53. > :06:56.Wreaking havoc worldwide and is caused by humans. You lack is
:06:57. > :07:01.consistent with human activities, particularly greenhouse gas
:07:02. > :07:04.emissions. America is making some progress in cutting back emissions,
:07:05. > :07:10.unfortunately, India and China are not. Which is now rising three to
:07:11. > :07:17.five degrees worldwide since the 1950s. Despite America's recent
:07:18. > :07:27.winter, around the globe, Tony 13 was one of the warmest years ever.
:07:28. > :07:33.An update from the Indian Ocean and the search for the missing plane,
:07:34. > :07:37.flight 370. Word that the new degree spotted in the water raised some
:07:38. > :07:43.hope of is `` solving the mystery, including for orange objects, turned
:07:44. > :07:48.out to be a false lead. Fishing equipment. The search continues.
:07:49. > :07:52.Next, join us on a special mission that has a direct impact on every
:07:53. > :07:59.community and every family across this country. As America's wars end,
:08:00. > :08:05.tens of thousands of wounded veterans have been coming home.
:08:06. > :08:08.Every day, every night, hidden army of loving caregivers take up the
:08:09. > :08:13.struggle of their own for the rest of their lives. A groundbreaking
:08:14. > :08:18.study was released today, showing 1.1 million caregivers younger than
:08:19. > :08:24.ever at risk of major problems of their own and they need help.
:08:25. > :08:32.Tonight, coming home, a cry for the people inside the world of hidden
:08:33. > :08:37.heroes. When a hero goes to war, so does the family. All the dreams of
:08:38. > :08:40.all the families of warriors who went off to fight with everything
:08:41. > :08:46.they had. But when they were wounded, though one has a medal for
:08:47. > :09:00.the people now taking up their fight at home. Like Jessica, with her
:09:01. > :09:04.6`foot tall husband. Today, she is the primary caregiver as he fights
:09:05. > :09:07.his way back from an IED explosion in Afghanistan. The loss of legs and
:09:08. > :09:12.an arm, the muscle that allows him to sit down and massive lower body
:09:13. > :09:18.injury. We know that his courage is incalculable. How many days do you
:09:19. > :09:25.say, you can't do it? Pretty much daily. It's funny, the people around
:09:26. > :09:29.me have much more confidence in me and my abilities than I do. There is
:09:30. > :09:34.the Mother Teresa quote, God only gives you as much as you can handle.
:09:35. > :09:39.Apparently got inside pretty good. She is just one of over 1 million
:09:40. > :09:45.caregivers who do the impossible. She is tiny but his support at home.
:09:46. > :09:49.When they travel. At times, I have had to pick him up and carry him to
:09:50. > :09:57.his aeroplane seat. It was his legs failed. And showered him? I have had
:09:58. > :10:02.to pick him up soaking wet and try not to drop him while I am on foot
:10:03. > :10:05.in the tub at one foot out. She didn't know that someone caring for
:10:06. > :10:11.her husband at the hospitals was watching the other caregivers. This
:10:12. > :10:16.former Senator seeing the battle that caregivers base. She
:10:17. > :10:23.commissioned a report to put some hard numbers to these caregivers. Is
:10:24. > :10:28.this a crisis? I think so. A societal crisis that requires a
:10:29. > :10:33.national response. The needs of the caregivers remain largely unknown.
:10:34. > :10:42.These are people who just voluntarily... They are and am paid
:10:43. > :10:46.workforce, no question. The majority trying to juggle full`time jobs and
:10:47. > :10:50.full`time caregiving. Nearly 30% can't get it and have to give up
:10:51. > :10:55.jobs altogether. Did you have any doubt she would be here every step
:10:56. > :11:00.of the way? Not once. Nearly one third have no health insurance for
:11:01. > :11:10.themselves and nearly 40% are at risk of major depression.
:11:11. > :11:16.Depression, real depression? Yes. It's a process but I grieve. He
:11:17. > :11:21.grieves. We grieve together and we grieve apart. There was a life we
:11:22. > :11:27.were supposed to have and we grieve for it, yes. It's very difficult. Is
:11:28. > :11:31.what we heard all over the country. Not only the medical responsibility
:11:32. > :11:35.of life and death but being a therapist and taking on a system
:11:36. > :11:41.that can be famously bureaucratic. A constant battle. Always more
:11:42. > :11:49.redtape. A constant rush of everything. Green, redtape. She is
:11:50. > :11:55.as much of a warrior as I was in Afghanistan. `` the redtape. A
:11:56. > :12:01.nation coming home from war but millions of caregivers, for whom the
:12:02. > :12:06.war will never end. She is organising a nationwide effort to go
:12:07. > :12:11.state`by`state, combining faith, nonprofits, government, to help the
:12:12. > :12:16.caregivers. Standing by her, her husband. A war hero and once wounded
:12:17. > :12:23.himself, giving absolute to all of those who care for the wounded
:12:24. > :12:28.today. I am trying to inspire organisations and Americans all
:12:29. > :12:31.across this country to support these hidden heroes, because their story
:12:32. > :12:37.really is not known across America. And these are the very people who
:12:38. > :12:48.are caring for those who cared for us. So, do you want to say
:12:49. > :12:57.something? I want to say, don't forget about us. In the coming days,
:12:58. > :13:01.we will tell you about ideas people have to help these caregivers. If
:13:02. > :13:06.you want to learn more about this, go to our website.
:13:07. > :13:16.Up next, man overboard. New video of a rescue at sea. A sailor swept away
:13:17. > :14:43.by giant waves and how he kept his head above water until help arrives.
:14:44. > :14:47.Officials in California are on alert, keeping a watchful eye over a
:14:48. > :14:51.surprising outbreak, the measles. Thought to have been eliminated in
:14:52. > :14:53.the US. Tonight, it's back. The number of cases climbing. The choice
:14:54. > :15:05.by parents might be the reason. You have probably never seen this.
:15:06. > :15:09.Neither has your doctor. Measles, caused by one of the most contagious
:15:10. > :15:17.viruses around. 49 cases in California. Last year, four. Very
:15:18. > :15:22.contagious. We are trying to prevent the exposure and spread. Measles can
:15:23. > :15:26.be deadly but it pretty much disappeared in America over the past
:15:27. > :15:31.20 years. Most people vaccinated toddlers on schedule. Some ignore
:15:32. > :15:37.that now. Why are we seeing these outbreaks? Parents aren't aware of
:15:38. > :15:38.measles, so they are spreading out these vaccines, leaving their
:15:39. > :15:47.children susceptible. The warning signs: it looks like a bad cold.
:15:48. > :15:52.The rash, classic and not always present in some individuals, comes
:15:53. > :16:01.later. Which is why health officials are urging anyone who hasn't been
:16:02. > :16:04.vaccinated to get that shot. Nothing less than the holy Grail.
:16:05. > :16:08.Historians say they have found it. The cup Jesus drag from the last
:16:09. > :16:18.supper. They say it was found in Spain and was fused into this ornate
:16:19. > :16:23.goblet. `` drank from. They say ancient documents show it is the
:16:24. > :16:28.real deal. It was given as a peace offering to a Spanish king. Carbon
:16:29. > :16:33.dating traces it back to the time of Jesus. Since the news broke, the
:16:34. > :16:37.tiny church where it is housed has been flooded with believers, hoping
:16:38. > :16:41.to get a look. Next, a harrowing rescue at sea caught on camera. A
:16:42. > :16:46.sailor swept overboard during a race around the world. Barely visible and
:16:47. > :16:48.struggling to keep his head above water as the crew for giant waves to
:16:49. > :16:59.take him to safety. The ocean was so rough, the waves is
:17:00. > :17:06.a relentless, it is hard to believe the sailboat stayed afloat. `` waves
:17:07. > :17:13.so relentless. There he was. At first just a speck of yellow.
:17:14. > :17:19.46`year`old Andrew Taylor spent 1.5 hours battling the Pacific Ocean,
:17:20. > :17:24.during a storm. He fell overboard changing the sale but never gave up
:17:25. > :17:30.hope. I didn't know if you are looking for me or not. I didn't ``
:17:31. > :17:33.didn't know if you had seen me. Little did he know his crewmates
:17:34. > :17:40.were giving up, either. I was winning around... Thinking you would
:17:41. > :17:45.be back quickly. It got further and further away. After all, they were
:17:46. > :17:50.2500 miles from San Francisco in the middle of the Pacific. They were
:17:51. > :17:55.onboard a racing yacht, one of 12 teams racing around the world. They
:17:56. > :18:01.were on the 10th leg of the race, travelling between China and the US,
:18:02. > :18:04.when they lost their man. He only likely survived because he was
:18:05. > :18:08.wearing a life jacket and a dry suit. It probably didn't hurt he
:18:09. > :18:18.spent the last seven months on the water.
:18:19. > :18:23.Tonight, the crew is back together and back in the race. Although one
:18:24. > :18:30.lucky sailor might have already won the ultimate battle. For survival.
:18:31. > :18:57.We thank you for watching tonight. See you again tomorrow.
:18:58. > :18:58.T's a quiet weather story at the moment. Most of the chatter has