making news in america this morning, stocks plunge overseas hours after the dow dropped nearly 1,200 points. what to expect today. plus, the vice president traveling to the olympics overnight addresses the sell-off. will he or won't he? president trump's lawyers advise him not to sit down with special counsel robert mueller for a wide-ranging interview in the russia investigation as we learn steve bannon is expected to skip his testimony on capitol hill today despite a subpoena. lottery lawsuit. the winner of a massive powerball jackpot launches a legal battle to keep her name out of the public's eye. experts weigh in on whether she has a case. plus, how drinking tea that's piping hot could be dangerous for some people's health. police respond to a reported

burglary at the home of football superstar rob gronkowski. and later, the new controversy over women-friendly doritos. we do say good morning on this tuesday, everyone, and begin with your money and the growing concerns about big losses on wall street. >> overnight asian markets fell sharply following wall street's lead. at one point the major stock average in japan slid more than 7% before recovering some of that loss. abc's serena marshall is looking at what's behind the losses and what's in store for today. serena, good morning. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning. it was a tough day on wall street but analysts and the white house caution simply part of the ups and downs of the market. single biggest one-day drop. anxious traders as it plummeted 1500 points before rebounding and ending still down more than 1100 points. but before you go racing to make

changes to your 401(k), that big drop isn't signaling another great recession. >> the stock market has gone too far too fast. it is just appropriate to hit the reset button. if we look at the results from last year, they're way above the normal historic averages. >> reporter: those historic highs, wage growth and job gains a signal for the federal reserve to hike interest rates leading investors to fear a correction. the white house is downplaying the drop as typical market seesaw. >> today's sell-off represents the ebb and flow of our stock markets. >> reporter: noticeably silent on the decline, however, the president, who often takes credit for market gains as indicative of his policies. >> i told you, the stock market is hitting one all-time record after another. >> reporter: but even with those drops, one thing to keep in mind, the long term. it's not about trying to time the market.

>> if you had put $1,000 into the market one year ago, you would have made as of today $200 on top of that. that money would be safe as of today even in spite of today's losses. >> reporter: it's likely today we'll see another tough opening with the dow futures way down but analysts say before acting take a deep breath and remember this drop was expected given those record highs. kendis, diane. >> serena, thank you. and overnight markets were down looking at a down open when wall street gets going. >> that, indeed. turning to the russia investigation, there's word this morning that president trump's lawyers are urging him not to agree to an interview with special counsel robert mueller. sources say the lawyers may be pushing for the president to answer questions in writing even though he's already said he's willing to talk. this morning, concerns growing among president trump's legal team. abc news has learned the president's lawyers are advising him against sitting down with the special counsel robert mueller. sources say the concern is that

the president could contradict himself during a wide-ranging interview. abc news political contributor chris christie, former governor, and u.s. attorney for new jersey agrees, the president should not sit down with mueller. >> should the president sit down with him face-to-face? >> no. >> why not? >> i don't believe so. listen, i don't think there's been any allegations, credible allegations against the president of the united states and unless there are credible allegations, which i don't believe there are should be sitting across the special counsel. i don't think they should do that and i think the administration has been cooperative in other ways. >> reporter: less than two weeks ago he said he would talk with mueller even under oath. >> i would do it under oath. i would do it. i'm looking forward to it actually. >> yeah. >> do you have a date set? >> just so you understand there's been no collusion whatsoever. >> reporter: refusing an interview with mueller could set up a court fight prolonging the special counsel's investigation. another showdown taking shape

former white house chief strategist steve bannon will not testify before a house intelligence committee despite a subpoena. the house intelligence committee is conducting a separate investigation from mueller's looking into the russian interference in the leng. the committee ordered bannon to return to capitol hill this morning after a meeting last month when he refused to answer questions about his time working for trump. he cited executive privilege, a claim the committee's top democrat called breathtaking. and two sources close to bannon say the committee has not determined the proper scope of questioning with the white house. bannon could be charged with contempt of congress. a memo written by democrats on the house intelligence committee as a rebuttal is now in the hands of president trump. the committee voted to release the document which is expected to shoot down claims of surveillance abuses by fbi and justice department officials conducting the russia probe. the white house says the president will not commit to making that memo public before it's reviewed. colorado is mourning the

third sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty within the last five months. 34-year-old michael flick was investigating a stolen car in colorado springs when he was shot and killed during a struggle. three other officers and a bystander were injured. the suspect was killed. deputy flick leaves behind a wife and 7-year-old twins. a data recorder was recovered from the amtrak train involved in sunday's deadly crash in south carolina. investigators say crews from the freight company csx left a track switch in the wrong position. that caused the amtrak train to divert onto the same track as a csx train. an engineer tried to stop it but slammed into the parked train at more than 50 miles per hour. authorities just released new 911 recordings. >> we derailed and everybody flew to the front of the train. the seats are not even on the chair anymore. everything is everywhere. >> the train's conductor and an engineer were killed and more

than 100 passengers injured. the sad irony is the track signal light system was out at the time of the crash because csx was installing a train control safety system which would have prevented that crash. time now for a look at your weather for this tuesday morning. a winter storm is blamed for crashes that killed at least 13 people in the midwest. this crash in iowa involved more than 50 vehicles including a "dancing with the stars" tour bus. some of the cast and crew actually suffered minor injuries. that storm is now passing south and southeast of the great lakes. some areas like cleveland could get several inches of snow. temperatures today will be below normal in the midwest. moderate along the east coast. 40 here in new york and mild in the south and west today. well, coming up, a young teacher falls victim to the flu as we learn this year's flu season could last even longer. also ahead, historic

liftoff. why today's launch at cape canaveral could be a game changer for space travel. and why mcdonald's french fries could be the cure for more than just the hunger pains.

♪ i can call you betty and betty, when you call me, you can call me al j.t. paul simon is the latest rock star to announce he's giving up the road. this spring's "homeward bound" tour will be his last. the 76 says his voice strong but says the travels take away from the joy of playing. the trump administration is being accused of handing out get out of jail free cards to equifax executives in the wake of that massive data

breach. that's in the words of senator chuck schumer after reuters reported the investigation launched by the consumer protection financial bureau stalled since president trump's budget director took over the investigation. it affected 143 million american, nearly eight out of every ten adults with a credit card. the death toll is mounting, almost daily, in this season's dangerous flu epidemic. this morning we're hearing about the death of a second grade teacher outside ft. worth, texas. 38-year-old heather holland, a mother of two reportedly died within a week of being diagnosed and just days after being treated with tamiflu. her school had just undergone a deep cleaning. the cdc is now warning this flu season could last well into may. and disturbing new details about the man arrested for the highway crash in indianapolis that killed nfl player edwin jackson and his uber driver. authorities say manuel orrego-savala who is accused of driving drunk and was in the u.s. illegally from guatemala had been deported twice and was previously convicted of dui in california.

police say his blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit. and the california highway patrol ended a dangerous high-speed chase in the los angeles area with a pit maneuver right there, bumping the vehicle with a police cruiser. the driver was suspected of stealing this dodge charger. during the chase he was clocked at 119 miles an hour. the weather in florida today is expected to be good for a historic rocket launch by spacex. the company's so-called falcon heavy rocket is set to take off for the first time and they test-fired it last month. that went well. the rocket can produce the same amount of thrust as 18 747 jumbo jets. eventually it's meant to send spacecraft to the moon, mars and beyond. the cargo for today's flight will be a tesla roadster. the car owned by spacex boss elon musk. >> harrison ford will be there to watch it before it's named after his old ship.

>> the millennium falcon. >> a gently used spacex rocket is being sold on craigslist. a measly $9.9 million or best offer. the seller says you have to bring your own tugboat to pick it up. >> that's the problem. >> is that all? >> otherwise, 9.9, all right. coming up, a new warning to people who like drinking their tea boiling hot. also ahead, how the winner of a powerball lottery jackpot is fighting to keep her name out of the public. and hours after getting home from the super bowl, a reported burglary burglary at rob gronkowski's house. but for both of them, the most challenging opponent was... pe blood clots in my lung. it was really scary. a dvt in my leg. i had to learn all i could to help protect myself. my doctor and i choose xarelto® xarelto®... to help keep me protected. xarelto® is a latest-generation blood thinner... ...that's proven to treat and reduce the risk of dvt

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in medical news some who drink tea are being urged to let it cool off before taking that first sip. a new study warns drinking tea considering burning hot can because a two to five times increase in your risk for throat cancer. but only in people who also smoke or drink alcohol on a daily basis. the hot tea can irritate the lining of the esophagus making it more vulnerable to cancer-causing agents like tobacco and alcohol. and police south of boston have responded to a reported burglary at the home of new england patriots superstar rob gronkowski. he was seen at the door of his home just a few miles from the patriots stadium. officers were seen in the house and garage but did not release details about the investigation. the patriots got home from the super bowl last night. and philadelphia public schools will be closed on thursday so students can attend the eagles super bowl celebration. preparations are under way at philly's art museum where the team will hold a victory rally and bud light representatives will be along the parade route giving patrons

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hold on tight. we may be in for another rocky day on wall street after an 1,100-point plunge yesterday. global markets are down this morning. it is 4:27 on this tuesday, february 6th. we're all here for you. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. weather is not doing that whatsoever. we keep going up or staying steady. yesterday was our fifth consecutive day with record highs. today it's possible a sixth. did you notice the breezes? if you live in the hills 12 to 24 miles an hour and look at our temperatures. i noticed at my house it was very mild this morning. we have a lot of upper 40s to mid-50s out there to even 57 right now in places like los gatos, half moon bay. 56 in san francisco. oakland, 47. san jose 50. 48 in santa rosa.

about 49 right now in concord and san ramone. we come back we'll look at your accuweather 12-hour planner. stepping out the door this morning, hi, sue. >> pretty quiet this early tuesday coming up on 4:28. we have the east shore freeway with very light conditions. you can see travels at the limit with some nice brakes and in between the headlights heading to the mcarthur maze. what a difference a day makes over at the san mateo bridge. yesterday we had monumental problems mostly in the eastbound direction for your late-morning commute. today it looks great. it's 15 minutes for your commute direction over towards the san mateo and foster city. sue, thank you. breaking news in san jose. police are on the scene of what could be another homicide. it comes just hours after gunfire that left a man and woman dead at a denny's. >> matt keller is live for us in san jose. matt? >> reporter: good morning, reggie and in the gnnatasha.

we are standing at key street and 8th street about a block over from spartan stadium here, the san jose state football stadium and you can see there are a lot of police officers on the scene doing a major investigation. i talked to an officer. he said it was a car stopped, but obviously there's more to it than that. that was on that scene on humboldt street. they have a big area blocked off to traffic in all directions, and they have a lot of crime scene tape up. we're still looking for more details from a police lieutenant here on the scene. not too far from here two people were killed in a shooting. police say they had multiple calls of shots fired at the denny's restaurant around 10:50. a male and female with one gunshot wound each. they both died at the scene. homicide investigators are there as well. traffic is blocked off in all directions. at this scene here, though, traffic is blocked off at 9th and key street and humboldt

street. police will be out here for a while. we're going to try to get more information from san jose police. matt keller, abc 7 news. hi, everyone. we've just obtained this video from a crash in pittsburg. there's a pretty extensive investigation under way right now. it happened just outside the bay point b.a.r.t. station overnight. you can see one car was smashed tape surrounding the vehicle. unclear how many vehicles involved and if police have anyone in custody this hour. our team here at the live desk has a call in to pittsburg police. as soon as we get updated information, i'll let you know. thank you, jessica. it is 4:30. let's get an update on weather and traffic we start with mike. live doppler 7 is really clear out there. maybe a cloud