g pain. >> we are awaiting mri results, no joke. . making news in america this morning -- breaking overnight. a significant find in the search for a missing air asia plane. debris and bodies spotted. large objects, even a plane's door possibly found floating at sea. we have the newing s just in. new this morning, an embattled congressman agrees to resign amid legal trouble. it's not the only house member facing criticism. what one says about one speaking to a group of white supremacist. caught on camera something streaking across the night sky. what is it? and good tuesday morning to

you all. we have breaking news in the search for flight 8501. crews are located bodies in the java sea likely from the air asia jet. >> and there are orange and gray objects bobbing in the water. some of the debris is several yards long. >> bodies have been recovered. the shadow in the shape of a plane can be seen below the service. and an exit door. >> and terry moran has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. you are right. what they have found is what they feared they would find. and what is that indoe nearby ya officials are calling, although they have not confirmed it completely the wreckage of airasia flight 8501 in the java sea, not far from where it last made contact with air traffic control more than two days ago.

this search has been going on. and today it broke wide open when fishermen and search teams both started identifying the debris field that you have described. what they believe is an exit door. what they believe and know are bodies and believe they are from that flight. this is as i say, what they feared they would find. but the fact there is some cloe sure here comes from a relief to investigators and family. >> the working theory was about weather. they were trying to avoid weather. is that direction this investigation is now going to go? and also questions, how can we keep in this day and age, losing planes? it seems falling off radar? >> reporter: the first question t.j. the weather was the one factor mentioned by the pilot of the plane in the last contact with air traffic control. that's what they'll look at.

the good news, if there is a thing, this is shallow waters. they will find the black boxes. the fact they can see the shadow of a plane indicates it came down more or less intact. as far as tracking planes, what we understand from aviation experts is that process needs to be improved. but the data that aplane needs to transmit is massive. and there are so many tens of thousands of planes up in the air every day. that's a huge engineering project going forward, but definitely needs to be improved. >> all right, teri moran live in jacarta. thank you. and in another part of indonesia, family members are getting word. an emotional scene there. >> reporter: yes, reena. i'm standing outside of the crisis center where the family members are at. it was quite emotional. once the news broke, they were

watching it live on television from jacarta. and once that news broke, people started shouting, crying and hugging each other. we have about hundreds and hundreds of journalists outside, peeking into the window trying to get an idea of the emotions going on. i saw about five or i think six people fainted. the medical team carried them out to the hospital. >> it sounded like you said they got the news from television. have the families been kept well-informed from officials whether from the airline or from the government? >> reporter: it seems pretty unorganized to me. because the members here they have been just getting information from national television. and the most emotional moment -- i have to tell you this -- was when indonesiaen television

live-streamed a body on television. emotions broke up. we have to understand they were here day and night for three days waiting for good news. that was it. >> and it seems like the debris has shattered the good news. thank you so much. stay with abc news or not latest. more updates coming up later on "good morning america." well now to the political firestorm developing overnight for two house republicans. >> yeah. one of them new york representative nicolle grimm, agreeing to resign following legal trouble. and one of the most powerful men in the house, steve alaska least, dmigt he spoke to a white supremacist group. >> sal salusan has the details. >> reporter: a week before the new congress convenes and the republicans take control on january 6th. michael grimm will resign the

day before congress convenes. it would have been his thifd term in congress. he pleaded guilty to tax evasion last week. he could face three years in prison. the lawmaker best known for threatening to throw a reporter off a balcony after a question he didn't like. and majority whip steve scalesae admits that 12 years ago he spoke at a conference hosted by a white supremacist group. the group was founded by former klan leader david duke. he spoke to lots of groups, and be detests hate groups but louisiana democrats say he needs to answer questions about how he ended up at that conference. >> susan saulny thank you as always. turn now to the weather in the midwest. bitter cold today. below zero in north dakota. and during the day, going down

to minus 13. today's high won't break zero. it's not keeping north dakotans from enjoying a wagon ride and other outdoor activity. >> let's get the with weather from accuweather's justin povick. >> thank you. the northeast, a couple of snow showers off the great lakes. a cold quiet day. and a couple of snow shower the in the appalachians. southwest, gearing up for a snowstorm tuesday through thursday. significant along interstate 40 twarz flagstaff. back to you. >> thank you so much. the chief of the los angeles police department says an investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black man is far from over. ford was shot three times in august. once in the back after scuffling with two officers.

lapd says the report corroborates the account of the officers. his family is filing a lawsuit, saying he was harmless. a small number of protests took over in the streets. and police have ended their search for a second suspect who opened fire on officers. they fired at the officers with a rifle. they weren't hurt. one is in custody. the other is armed and. >> and the ferry disaster between greece and italy. they don't know how many people are missing. the death toll has arise ton at least ten. passengers aboard other ships say the scene was chaos. what's also unclear is where the ship will be towed into port. former president bush could be home in time to ring in the new year.

he's breathing normally again. shortness of breath is why he went to the hospital. it's up to doctors to decide when to discharge him. he's 90 years aeld ss old and he and his wife are thanking people for their support. the flu an epidemic in this country. and fiery jets from a jet engine. the passengers talking about the scary scene and the emergency landing. and the breaking news. the search for the missing airasia plane. bodies being pulled from the water, families getting the news. just ahead. stay with us.

well, the national average for a gallon of gas this morning is $2.27. but in two states, the average is already below $2 a gallon. if you want to save money, head to baton rouge, louisiana. costco and sam's club selling gas for $1.65. it's falling a nickel or more every week. >> don't tempt me. forget milk and cookies for santa. this year was apples. half of the mobile devices activated in the week leading up to christmas was apple iphones and ipads. the apple activations were almost triple those of samsung. the analysis firm says medium-size phones were two-thirds of the activations. but the bigger fab lets are gaining. netflix is helping parents get their kids to bed early on new year's eve. a fake countdown to fool kids into thinking it's midnight. it is filled with characters from madagascar and a three

minute countdown to 2015. it's available at 8:00 p.m. new year's eve. you can use it any time. and dunkin' donuts has new menu items in 2015. now offering chocolate croissants and bagels topped with mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and herbs. the company will also be holding daily sweep stakes on twitter. winners could receive $100 worth of coffee or a $100 gift card. when we come back, an update on the search for the airasia jet. plus a car submerged, overturned in a pond. a good samaritan jumps into action and saves a toddler. and unnecessary roughness on the sideline. and it wasn't a player who threw the punch. esurance was born online. which means fewer costs, which saves money. their customer experience is virtually paperless which saves paper, which saves money. they have smart online tools so you only pay for what's right for you which saves money. they settle claims quickly which saves time, which saves money. they drive an all-hybrid claims fleet

which saves gas, which saves money. they were born online, and built to save money, which means when they save, you save. because that's how it should work in the modern world. esurance. backed by allstate. click or call. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot but ended up nowhere. now...i use this. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time to be my last time. that's why i choose nicoderm cq. my advice for healthy looking radiant skin. a good night's sleep... and aveeno®. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® positively radiant has an active naturals® total soy formula. it helps reduce the look of brown spots in just four weeks. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results™.

yoplait has the only yogurt brands endorsed by weight watchers and your taste buds have always endorsed us. so, you know what this means... this is a real win win! yoplait, it is so good! updating the morning's breaking news -- it appears searchers have found the missing airasia jetliner. >> indonesian officials say they have pulled bodies from the java sale as well as what appears to be wreckage from the airbus a320. disappeared on a flight this weekend. the pilot asked for permission to climb to avoid severe storms. some family members became hysterical as they watched the recovery efforts on tv. we have full coverage on abcnews.com and just in a bit on "good morning america." and here at home there have

been hundreds of reports about meteors spotted across the northeast overnight. >> the upper right of your screen, something streaks across the sky. it was caught on a dash cam. there are also sightings from pennsylvania to maine. plenty of people in north carolina had plenty of sightings. could be an early portion of a meteor shower that usually starts in january. and airline drama starting at london's gatwick airport, a virgin atlantic 747 with more than 460 people were forced to make an emergency landing. that's all because of trouble with the landing gear. a set of wheels was stuck in the upright position. several people suffered undisclosed minor injuries. the airport is back to normal this morning, although arrivals and departures yesterday were tied up for hours. and more plane trouble here. a passenger on a u.s. airways express flight, flames shooting out of the right side engine. can you imagine looking out the window and seeing that? that was after taking off from philadelphia. the engine was backfiring as the pilot tried to restart it. passengers say the plane was

jerking back and forth violently. >> there was like a loud noise and it was really like shaking. and they kept trying to turn it on and it just kept failing repeatedly. >> the plane landed safely. no one was injured. everyone boarded another plane who's engines were not shooting flames. a mississippi preschooler is fighting for her life this morning, but only because of heroic efforts as captured by a police car dash cam. her mother's car flipped over in a ditch full of water. the little girl was trapped inside. the family across the street rushed in, but had trouble cutting her free from the safety seat. >> at this point she had been under water for already five minutes before -- probably closer to ten, honestly, by the time we had enough people who -- my father had stopped to get the car up. >> the jacksons say they didn't think, they just acted. the child is in critical condition. her mother escaped with minor

injuries. she may have been distracted by her daughter in the backseat. the flu season is upon us and spreading fast. it's been confirmed in 22 states some deaths reported, even. the very young and very old, at least 15 children have died. this year's vaccine is not a very good match at this point to fight the virus strains that are making the rounds. even if you've had the shot, use common sense. you're not automatically protected. use health precaution. we turn to sports now. and particularly, football. former 49ers coach jim harbaugh is expected to be named the coach at the university of michigan. >> one detroit newspaper so excited that it put his brother, baltimore raven's coach, john harbaugh, on the front page. the detroit free press has since apologized for the error. another error. texas a&m student assistant. you see him on the sidelines, taking cheap shots at university

of west virginia players on the sidelines. they are going out of bounds. this is at yesterday's liberty bowl. the coach found out about it at halftime, and he wasn't allowed back on to the field for the second half, and actually he was sent home early. >> as for how things went, let's get the highlights from the guys at espn. >> it's almost the end of the year. we're looking forward to a whole other year of doing this. he's stan i'm neil. this is the "sportscenter" set in los angeles. >> bowl game action. we have west virginia taking on texas a&m. clint trickett, out at quarterback for west virginia due to concussions. kyle allen started for west virginia. true freshman. fifth career start. a touchdown pass. howard going for west virginia making his second-career start. but here's allen once again. another touchdown pass for him. allen, threw for 294 yards, 4 touchdowns and ran for another one. >> nice work. clippers/jazz, across the street.

jordan i bet he makes top plays. blake griffin, right there. kenny's favorite player. chris paul. jordan. no. chris paul there. still no jordan. oh, that's jordan up there. just touch it in, no dunk. 101-97. clippers. >> good bounce back win for the clippers after losing at home. >> thank you. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> that's all we got. >> happy holidays. up next in the pulse. hollywood's hottest couple, "modern family"'s sophia verfia vergara and her summer love who just got serious. and president obama apologizing to some newlyweds for becoming the ultimate party crasher. nourishes from the inside... with biotin for beautiful hair and strong nails. and vitamin c and e for vibrant skin. give it a month, if your hair, skin and nails don't look and feel more beautiful we'll give you your money back.

i did it...and i feel beautiful. take the nature's bounty hair, skin and nails challenge visit naturesbounty.com for details. in delicious gummies too! when heartburn comes creeping up on you... fight back with relief so smooth... ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum...♪ smoothies! only from tums. [vet] two yearly physicals down. martha and mildred are good to go. here's your invoice, ladies. a few stops later, and it looks like big ollie is on the mend. it might not seem that glamorous having an old pickup truck for an office... or filling your days looking down the south end of a heifer but...i wouldn't have it any other way. lo ok at that, i had my best month ever. and earned a shiny new office upgrade. i run on quickbooks. that's how i own it. [ male announcer ] are you so stuffed up, you feel like you're underwater?

try zyrtec-d® to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve your other allergy symptoms... so you can breathe easier all day. zyrtec-d®. find it at the pharmacy counter. time now to check "the pulse." stories you'll be talking about today. starting with wedding bells about to ring for one of hollywood's brightest stars. >> multiple reports crime that sofia vergara is engaged to that guy, joe manganiello. he played the were wolf in true blood and was a stripper in the magic mike films. word. >> word is he proposed in hawaii on sunday.

sophia posted this birthday photo of them looking pretty happy there. while they're just beginning their journey to marriage a newlywed couple has started their life together with a presidential apology. >> this was a heck of a start. the president had to call to say story. the couple, two army captains were going to be married along the golf course. their location had to be changed because the president was playing a round of golf. he called them and said he was sorry and wished them well. >> the bride said they ended up at a better location. >> it works occupant ss out. you get a call from the president. you can get everything at costco. >> yes. >> a couple met in the store a year ago while shopping. wanted to hold the ceremony right there in the frozen section where they met. >> and that's where meredith and robert met. like you said she walked down

the aisle, passed frozen entrees, and then the happy couple settled into a recliner. as they say in store this is time of year many happy returns. they found themselves a leather couch. wonder if that's on the registry. i believe there is true happiness at costco. >> i have found happiness many times at costco. a cat named ka moe is out of hiding after being sold with an old mattress set. he was hiding in the box spring when the deal was done. he jumped out in transit and went missing. >> his desperate owners took to social media. after ten days there was a sighting. they set a trap. they had to bait the cat. c camo came in two pounds lighter banged up, but made it home all right. >> sash deans, a male cat. straight to the stomach. >> we have to find out the sex

of the cat. >> for many of you, your local news is next. >> for the rest of you, we are back next. i was a doer. then the chronic, widespread pain slowed me down. my doctor and i agreed that moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. he also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. for some patients, lyrica significantly relieves fibromyalgia pain and improves physical function. with less pain i feel better, and can be more active. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you.

those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. fibromyalgia may have changed things, but with less pain, i'm still a doer. ask your doctor about lyrica today. lyrica. move forward with less fibromyalgia pain. patented sonic technology with up to 27% more brush movements. get healthier gums in two weeks. innovation and you philips sonicare save when you give philips sonicare this holiday season. (humming) oh yeah. (humming) they're magically delicious. . ha! very funny, kyle. i was not aware of how much acidity was in my diet... that it was damaging the enamel. i wanted to fix it right away. my dentist recommended pronamel. he said pronamel can make my teeth stronger. pronamel is helping me lead the life that i want to live.

(tiffany) ask yourself what you'll miss more. your children or cigarettes. for as long as i can remember, my mother smoked. she died from lung cancer when i was 16. i could not take the chance of continuing smoking and not being here for my daughter. i know how much i needed my mom still, and i didn't realize it until i had lost her. you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good tuesday morning at 4:28. it is december 30. thanks for joining us. we will get to meteorologist mike nicco and leyla gulen with the weather and traffic in a bit. first, we have breaking news. >> an outpouring of despair in southeast asia as several bodies have been recovered during the search for the missing airasia passenger plane. family members are reacting with gravy to the announcement that crews recovered six bodies. they were found in the java sea six miles from where they last had communication with air traffic control. officials are confirming at least ten pieces of debris from the search area are from the plane.

>> seven nations including the united states are helping in the search. there were 162 people on board. it disappeared from radar on sunday 45 minutes into the flight from indonesia to singapore. berkeley police are investigating a deadly shooting. it happened last night outside a store near a busy intersection. amy hollyfield is at investigators are still on the scene. they focusing on the car behind the crime tape with the shooting happened. investigators will measure this situation, the scene, and they will create a diagram of evidence that police will study as they try to solve the crime. it happened last night at 9 near university in berkeley. a man was shot and killed. a woman was shot but she survived. she was taken to the hospital.

>> we dope think this is random but we are trying to determine how shooting occurred or where they may have been or if there were vehicles. we do not believe it is random. we are trying to determine how it occurred. that is part of the process during the investigation. >> police say they think the female victim is going to survive. no arrests have been made. at this point they are not saying what they think the motive is. they are asking any witnesses or anyone who has information to come forward and share the information with police. now the south bay: a san jose school will be assessing damage this morning after a fire broke out on campus last night during winter break. flames broke out at the elementary school at 10:15. officials say the fire burned next to a school bu