diane, kendis. >> gloria riviera live from d.c. for us. gloria, thank you. >>> so, what happens if the government does shut down? well, the last time it happened was in 2013. nearly 800,000 federal workers were out of work. >> and gloria mentioned, but just want to highlight this. the military will still be on duty, as she said, and the troops may not be paid. but the national parks would be open through this weekend with limited staffing but could close next week. the same with the smithsonian museums. the post office, social security, air traffic control and the tsa will all continue to be funded. and no worries for members of congress, they'll still get paid but it's the law. >>> we do have a new development to tell you about in the russia investigation. white house communications director hope hicks was expected to testify today before the house intelligence committee, but her appearance has been delayed because of negotiations over claims of executive privilege. sources close to hicks say she intends to cooperate. >>> and "the wall st

here's abc's gloria riviera. >> this was my old blast furnace burning jacket. it's worn out but i'm very proud that i managed to save it. it's all i have left. >> reporter: 30 miles south of pittsburgh, monessen, pennsylvania was a bustling steel town. once home of the wheeling pittsburgh mill. in its heyday it employed over 2,000 workers. john gullen was one of them. >> i've been a steel worker for 3 1/2 decades. it was quite dangerous. making iron is quite a process. >> reporter: he's here where the mill once was for the first time in years. it's now a factory called alumisource, a recycling center. >> we really had high hopes that oh, boy, this is going to be a lifelong job for us. >> reporter: of course that was not to be. in 1986 the mill shut its doors as the steel industry collapsed. thousands including john lost their jobs. >> it's overwhelming. i've got to tell you, it's overwhelming. they promised this would be the beginning. everyone had high hopes. everyone. >> steel's not just a job for you. >> no. it was my way of life. i supported my dear childre

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diane, kendis. >> gloria riviera live from d. crust for us, thank you. >>> so, what happens if the government does shut down? the last time it happened was in 2013. nearly 800,000 federal workers were out of work. >> gloria mentioned, just want to highlight. the military will still be on duty and troops may not be paid. but the national parks would be open through this weekend with limited staffing. but could close next week. same with the smithsonian museums. the post office, social security, air traffic control and tsa will all continue to be funded. no worries for members of congress, they'll get paid but it's the law. >>> new development in the russia investigation. white house communications director hope hicks was expected to testify today before the house intelligence committee but it's been delayed because of negotiations over claims of executive privilege. sources close to hicks say she intends to cooperate. >>> "the wall street journal" is reporting that president trump's lawyer formed a private company just weeks befor

here's abc's gloria riviera. thy life >>y. >> reporter: for talented go hardr go home free skier roy tuscany. >> skiing always provides to you this absolute ultimate rush. >> reporter: at 24 he dreamt of extreme skiing stardom. those dreams ending after a terrible crash. >> the look that they had on that face was like if you had just saw a puppy get hit by a car right in front of you. >> reporter: he was told he would not walk again. >> reporter: i remember telling my moi i don't warrant this. i want to die and my got so angry for basically saying i was ready to give up. she's like i didn't raise someone to give up. i didn't birth to you so you could give up. >> reporter: he fought back eventually walking out of the hospital with help and a new reason to live. helping others like him. roy starting the high fives foundation in 2009 with just $500. today it's raised over $2.5 million. funding rehab for people like cody walker. >> probably one of the best things you want to have in your life is people to show up whe

abc's gloria riviera with tonight's comeback. >>orth living for talented, go hard or go home free skier roy >> skiing always provides to you this absolute ultimate rush. >> reporter: at 24 he dreamt of extreme-skiing stardom. those dreams ending after a terrible crash. >> the look that they had on that face was like if you had just saw a puppy get hit by a car right in front of you. >> reporter: roy was told he would not walk again. >> i remember telling my mom i don't want. i want to die and my mom looked at ee and got so angry for basically saying i was ready to give up and she's like i didn't raise someone to give up. i didn't give birth >> eventually w the hospital with help and a new reason to live. helping others like him. roy starting the high fives foundation in 2009 with just $500. today it's raised over people like cody wal the best r life is people to show up when the chips are down, right? >> reporter: to every patient he helps roy has one message. >> you'll never be the s it's going to be awesome. >> reporter: gloria

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> we thank gloria for that story, and we thank you for watching. i'm tom llamas in new york. david muir will be right back here tomorrow. happy new year. have a good evening. good night. ,000 deaths in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. ♪ this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- a museum educator from everett, washington... an intellectual property attorney from white plains, new york... and our returning champion, a phd student from pittsburgh, pennsylvania... ...whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. [ cheers and applause ] happy new year, everyone. if you're a big television fan, today is one of the busiest days of the year. we've got the parades, we've got the footbal

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> we thank gloria for that story, and we thank you for watching. i'm tom llamas in new york. david muir will be right back here tomorrow. happy new year. have a good evening. good night. >>> and that breaking news, out of san francisco's richmond district, a serious traffic accident left at least seven people hurt. initial reports indicate a large white windows xp trucked crashed in several parked cars and hit real estates at geary boulevard. happened 30 minutes ago. >> fire department and ambulances on the scene. two people suffered serious injuries, five others minor. we have abc7 news crew on the way and will bring you information when it arrives. >> now to the other top story, legalized recreational cannabis. >> first purchaser in california. long time for this. >> it's history. >> recreational marijuana now officially legal here and two other states. pot can't be sold everywhere in california. right now not even in san francisco. >> before sunup, hundreds lined up in oakland at harbor side dispensary to be among the first to legally buy canna

abc's gloria riviera with tonight's comeback. >> reporter: this was the only life worth living for talented, go hard or go home free skier roy tuscany. >> skiing always provides to you this absolute ultimate rush. >> reporter: at 24 he dreamt of extreme-skiing stardom. terrible crash. >> the look they had on their face was if you had just saw a puppy get hit by a car right in front of you. >> reporter: he was told he would never walk again. >> she's like i didn't raise someone to give up. >> reporter: he fought back eventually walking out of the hospital with help and a new reason to live. helping others like him. roy starting the high fives foundation in 2009. today it's raised over $2.5 million. funding rehab for people like cody walker. >> probably one of the best things you want to have in your life is people to show up when the chips are down, right? >> reporter: to every patient he helps roy has one message. >> you'll never be the same but it's going to be awesome. >> reporter: gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> so tonight we salute roy thank you for watching. have a great even

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> we thank gloria for that story, and we thank you for watching. i'm tom llamas in new york. david muir will be right back here tomorrow. happy new year. have a great evening. good night. the air alerts. >>> it's a landmark day in california. recreational cannabis is legal. >>> plus, could the world be running out of chocolate? >>> live where you live. this abc 7 news. >>> on a day like this, there will be increased visits to emergency rooms across the bay area. >> the start of the new year continues an unhealthy trend from last year, a series of spare the air alerts. >> a new spare the air alert has been issued for tomorrow and one is already in effect today. in fact, you can see the haze over san francisco in this video from our tower camera. >> and look at the colors and the time lapse of the sun rise over the bay. tomorrow's spare the air alert is the 18th one this season. we are joined live from the newsroom to explain the health impacts. >> health experts are telling us 2017 was one of the worst for bay area air quality because of the wine c

abc's gloria riviera with tonight's comeback. >> reporter: this was the only life worth living for talented, go hard or go home free skier roy tuscany. >> skiing always provides to you this absolute ultimate rush. >> reporter: at 24 he dreamt of extreme-skiing stardom. those dreams ending after a terrible crash. >> the look that they had on that face was like if you had just saw a puppy get hit by a car right in front of you. >> reporter: roy was told he would not walk again. >> i remember telling my mom i don't want this. i want to die and my mom looked at me and got so angry at me for basically saying i was ready to give up and she's like i didn't raise someone to give up. i didn't give birth to you so you could give up. >> reporter: he fought back eventually walking out of the hospital with help and a new reason to live. helping others like him. roy starting the high fives foundation in 2009 with just $500. today it's raised over $2.5 million funding rehab for people like cody walker. >> probably one of the best things you want to have in your life is people to show up when the chips are

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