making news in america this morning, remembering an icon. the new tributes to kobe bryant including a push to redesign the nba logo in his honor. as new details emerge about that fateful helicopter ride, the pilot's final transmission and why investigators are now asking for the public's help to figure out what happened. the president's impeachment defense. attorney alan dershowitz addresses the senate. why he says the new revelations from john bolton are not enough to remove president trump from office. royal refusal. the new twist in the jeffrey epstein investigation as the fbi claims prince andrew is not cooperating. >> prince andrew has provided zero cooperation. >> why they say the prince is going back on his word. a new twist in the search for two children missing for months. their mother turns up in hawaii

with her new husband. plus, forget the atari of your childhood. how the video gamemaker is expanding into the hotel business. hosong got this famous sausage in hot water with polic good tuesday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm kenneth moton. >> and i'm kimberly brooks. we begin with new details about the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant. investigators are describing the crash site as devastating. they confirm the pilot was trying to climb above a layer of clouds just before the crash. >> overnight the empire state building was lit up in the colors of the los angeles lakers as kobe bryant's fans, admirers and former teammates came together to mourn. overnight emotions running high as the nba paid tribute to their fallen star. ♪ o, say, does that star spangled banner ♪

>> reporter: players taking a moment of silence hugging, crying as the world mourns kobe bryant and the eight others killed in sunday's helicopter crash. >> this impacted so many families and there's husbands that lost their wives, wives lost their husbands, parents lost their children. >> reporter: fellow laker lebron james breaking his silence monday posting photos of the two along with the caption, i'm heartbroken and devastated, my brother. adding, i promise i'll continue your legacy, man. while shaquille o'neal dedicated an entire hour of his podcast to his former teammate. >> i didn't want to believe it so now i'm saying please don't be true. please don't b. >> replen more about the final moments of that fateful flight. we know that bryant's chopper departed orange county at 9:06 a.m. heading to his daughter's basketball game. at 9:20 the aircraft circled near burbank in a holding pattern. >> we've been holding for about 15 minutes. >> reporter: 9:44 witnesses reported hearing a helicopter flying low. air traffickers controllers

informed the pilot they can't detect him on radar. >> you're still too low level for fight following. >> reporter: the aircraft apparently accelerated rapidly before slamming into a canyon near calabasas. the fbi on the scene alongside the ntsb. officials are asking for photos of the area of the crash as they sift through the debris in search of answers. >> should the pilot have been flying in the fog? we look at weather and we'll have to determine that at some point. >> we need to consider whether obviously it's a potential causal or contributing factor but we do have hard data shows this helicopter was straight and level and 20 seconds later it was impacting the ground. the answers to this tragedy lie in the last 20 seconds of data that we have on this mishap. >> reporter: among those killed bryant's 13-year-old daughter gianna, her teammate alyssa and parents john and keri altobelli. also on board assistant basketball coach and mother of three, christina mauser. >> how do you tell a child their mommy is no longer with her.

>> reporter: her husband says the couple's daughter was supposed to be on board but couldn't go because she was sick. >> she cried. i was supposed to be on that flight. i said, no, you weren't. no, you were not. you were not meant to be on that flight. >> reporter: the pilot of the aircraft ara zobayan. the company that trained him said he had two decades of experience. according to bryant's former pilot he was very selective about who he would allow in the cockpit of his helicopter which he started using to have more time at home. >> i had to figure out a way where i could still train and focus on the craft but still not compromise family time. >> "people" magazine reports kobe bryant made a deal with his wife that they would never fly by helicopter at the same time. we'll have more of the new tributes to bryant coming up later this half hour. and now to president trump's impeachment trial. his defense team is expected to wrap up its opening statements today. last night attorney alan dershowitz presented his case arguing the president's actions are not impeachable. it's all playing out amid growing pressure to call

witnesses including former national security adviser john bolton. abc's andrew dymburt has the new details. >> reporter: good morning, kimberly. will it lead to new witnesses? they say it absolutely should. they want to hear from john bolton specifically. but they will need a few republicans to join them in order for that to happen. in a fight to the finish trump's team preparing to wrap up opening arguments today. >> you cannot turn conduct that is not impeachable into impeachable conduct simply by using words like quid pro quo. >> reporter: trump's attorneys addressed the explosive allegations made by former national security adviser john bolton. >> nothing in the bolton revelations, even if true, would rise to the level of an abuse of power or an impeachable offense.

>> reporter: a draft of his upcoming book, bolton says the president tied military aid to the ukraine with investigations into his rivals, something the president's team and trump himself flatly deny. >> i haven't seen a manuscript but i can tell you, nothing was ever said to john bolton. >> reporter: but pressure is mounting. democrats demand to hear from bolton. >> we need all four of our witnesses, john bolton and mick mulvaney and two others who were the president's henchmen. >> reporter: and now some outspoken moderate republicans like senator susan collins and mitt romney could break party ranks and vote with democrats on whether to consider calling additional witnesses. >> i think it's increasingly likely that other republicans will join those of us who think we should hear from john bolton. >> reporter: senior white house sources tell abc news the president's legal team is preparing for the possibility of new witnesses in the impeachment trial. and the critical vote on witnesses could come as early as this week. kenneth, kimberly.

>> andrew dymburt, live on capitol hill, thank you. the trump administration has scored a victory in its effort to place new restrictions on legal immigration. the supreme court cleared the way for the government to deny green cards to immigrants if they sign up for public assistance like food stamps or medicaid or if they're considered likely to apply for such assistance in the future. critics say this will punish the poorest immigrants but the ruling is not final. challenges will continue in the lower courts. in alabama authorities are concerned that more victims may be found after a massive fire at this marina. at least eight people were killed when flames spread to dozens of boats including houseboats. officials say the number of dead may rise because they don't know how many people were on the boats that sank. the pentagon is denying a taliban claim that militants shot down a u.s. military plane in afghanistan. the communications plane went down in the taliban controlled area and u.s. officials have not revealed the cause of the crash, the fate of the crew or how many people were on board.

time for a look at your weather for this tuesday morning. a fast-moving storm is dumping snow, slush and ice in the southern plains making for a messy morning commute. up to eight inches of snow are possible in dodge city, kansas. looking at today's high temperatures, only 31 in kansas city. 23 in minneapolis. 34 in chicago and detroit. portland and seattle reach 51. the high today in l.a., 75. warmer than phoenix but not as warm as miami, 79. the northeast will be in the low 40s while memphis and atlanta are in the mid-50s. coming up, a traffic stop on the highway. and here's a pun for you to give you a hint. it was the worst, the worst we've ever seen. we'll explain. but first the dramatic rescue as people try to lift this suv off of a woman after a bad crash.

and the breaking news overnight about that mystery virus in china. how the u.s. government is planning to airlift americans and what hap

back now with this dramatic video from new york city. pedestrians raced over to help a woman trapped beneath that suv. she just had been hit and was lying in the street. about a dozen good samaritans rocked the vehicle back and forth to set her free. she is now recovering thanks to all those people here in new york who decided to lend a hand. >> yeah, truly a miracle. and now to the mystery virus in china. authorities releasing new figures overnight. china says more than 4,500 people are now infected with the coronavirus. ea>> coolncthern about the virus is weighing on global stock markets. the dow fell more than 450 points monday, its worth day

since october. now we're learning new details about the plan to evacuate americans trapped in the city where the outbreak started. this morning a new warning from the state department urging americans to reconsider travel to all of china because of the coronavirus. new time-lapse video shows a hospital in wuhan built in a matter of days as the number of cases keep rising in the country. more than 4,000 are now sick. at least 106 have died. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: people in the epicenter of the outbreak, are mostly staying indoors shouting messages of solidarity to each other from their windows. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: the messages roughly translated to hang in there. back in this country the cdc reports five confirmed cases and more than 100 people being tested for the virus. the u.s. government is organizing a charter flight for americans trapped in wuhan. the flight is expected to arrive tomorrow morning at ontario international airport in

southern california, but first passengers will be screened during a refueling stop in alaska. any passengers showing symptoms will be treated there before they fly on to california. the cdc says the virus is not spreading in america and says there's no evidence that people are contagious before showing symptoms. officials say a vaccine could be months or even years away. in business news, a new line of hotels opening soon inspired by atari. that's right, the video game. the company is teaming up with real estate developers to build eight atari hotels in cities including las vegas and chicago. they'll offer so-called gaming playgrounds and some will host gaming events. and a bizarre story from wisconsin where even giant rolling hot dogs have to obey the law. a deputy pulled over the oscar meyer wiener mobile for not pulling over for an emergency vehicle. the driver got a warning. many facebook viewers relished the posting. and coming up, the

americans try to stay alive at the australian open. but first why the fbi is slamming prince andrew after he said he would cooperate with the jeffrey epstein investigation. and the growing mystery surrounding two missing children from idaho after their mother turns up in hawaii with her new husband. tough to quit smoking cold turkey. so chantix can help you quit slow turkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting. chantix reduces the urge so when the day arrives, you'll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. stop chantix and get help right away if you have changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions, seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking, or life-threatening allergic and skin reactions. decrease alcohol use. use caution driving or operating machinery.

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>> no comment. >> no comment? they've been missing for four months. you have nothing to say? >> reporter: a reporter with eastidahonews.com caught up with lori vallow and her new husband in kauai after police searched her car and served her with a court order to physically produce her two kids by thursday. lori's children, 17-year-old tylee ryan and 7-year-old j.j. haven't been seen since september. they strongly believe the children are in danger and that vallow and her husbandd ha daybell know where they are. >> just show me that you love him. show me that you care for him, show me that you respect us, and just let us see him. >> reporter: and now authorities are looking at the deaths of several other family members. in july vallow's brother alex cox shot and killed her previous husband. police are treating it as self-defense but keeping the case open. as for alex cox, mystery also

surrounds his death in december. an investigation under way. police are wait awaiting toxicology reports. the remainders of chad's previous wife were exhumed. fry believe are natural causes and now they're taking a second look at the case. >> we're suspicious that that death was not natural, but we're waiting for results to come back from the autopsy and the lab work that will accompany that. >> and police say they found no evidence that tylee or j.j. were with the couple in hawaii. prosecutors in new york are accusing britain's prince andrew of zero cooperation in their investigation of financier jeffrey epstein. the prince had promised to help u.s. officials investigate alleged sex traffickingicking tc epstein who died lffast summer t claim he has not responded despite their attempts to speak with him. >> the southern district of new york and the fbi have contacted prince andrew's attorneys and requested to interview prince andrew, and to date prince andrew has provided zero

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the resemblance is amazing. as you see there. >>e.hat is incrediblthat is so it ruis tme. e >> and in austin, s,akxate notice of that beautiful sky bearing the lakers colors, purple and gold. >> unbelievable, right? >> uh-huh. next we're counting down the oscars with the must see picture. >> okay, so all the nominees got together for a luncheon in hollywood and took a massive class photo. there are so many famous faces in there, so, kimberly, let's play a little where's waldo celebrities. >> i can't even see. >> who can you spot there? who do you see? >> i see cynthia erivo. >> okay. >> i see -- oh, my goodness. >> leonardo dicaprio. >> he's in the front row. >> leo dicaprio is in the front reto the left. quentin tarantino, robert de near -- niro are standing near him. you mentioned cynthia erivo near the center statue along with renee zellweger and charlize theron. >> and farther to the right brad

pitt standing in the front, so this luncheon served as a meet and greet for the nomi. >> pretty cool there. esne >> yes, it is. okay, hey, next, a novel way to pass the time while waiting at the red light. how about a q uno. that's what these guys did at a red light near ft. myers, florida. >> they had enough time to set up a table and chairs and played for about 45 seconds before they had to get back in their truck. they're protesting the long wait times in traffic because sometimes things like that light just will stay red forever and ever and ever. >> all right. well, lawmakers in idaho are putting partisan zip aside for a chicken dinner. >> chicken dinner road, that is. they've passed a resolution allowing chicken dinner road to keep its name after the animal rights group peta asked for it to be renamed. name during the depression when a farmer's wife convinced the governor to repair the road after serving him chicken. >> i like a good chicken dinner.

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making news right now at 4:27, bicycles and muni will rule on market street. in just over 24 hours a two-mile stretch is going car free. alarm is growing as more people die from the coronavirus. health officls warn if you have travel plans to china, don't do it. and gilroy feeling the pain of last summer's deadly mass shooting. happening today the community getting some new support. good morning, everyone. it is tuesday, january 28th. >> glad you're there with us. meteorologist mike nicco starts things off. we're starting off mostly cloudy, milder, temperatures in the mid-40s to low 50s. the threat of rain still lurking he t fog's been mainly confined to the north bay, and it's not very thick. the lowest visibility is about 3 miles an hour in petaluma. we have 49 in clover dale.

47 in san ramone. livermore, morgan hill at 46 with the cool spot at 44. 50 in san jose. 52 in oakland. here is what to expect this afternoon. some light rain in marin county and sonoma county especially near 101 with scatt sederrsweho. highs around 58 to 63. more on the wet weather coming up. first here is jobina. good morning, everyone. happy tuesday to you. as mike was saying, i haven't seen any visibility issues except for in petaluma. a live look in emeryville showing you 80 as headlights are beginning to make their way to the maze this rng morning. we'll expect to see that pick up a little later on in the morning. let's move on to drive times. 13 minutes for that ride. castro valley to the maze 13 minutes as well. 280 to 680 a ten-minute ride. we're learning more about theter crash that killedop kobe bryicant and eight others

gudin investigators are descriing the crash site as devastating. >> they confirm the pilot was trying to climb above a layer of clouds just before the crash. here is abc news reporter kenneth moton. >> reporter: the nba paid tribute to their fallen star. ♪ oaygl star >> reporter: players taking a moment of silence hugging, crying as the world mourns kobe br killed in sunday's helicopter crash. >> this impacted so many families. there are husbands who loved their wives, wives lost their husbands, parents lost their children. >> reporter: this as we learn more about the final moments of the fateful flight. we know bryant's chopper 'sparted orange county at 9:06mr basketball game. at 9:20 it circled near burbank in a holding pattern. >> he's been holding 15 minutes. >> reporter: at 9:44 witnesses reported hearing a helicopter flying very low.

>> you're still too low level for flight following at this time. >> reporter: the aircraft apparently accelerated rapidly before smmg into a canyon near calabasas. ntlong the skin.sbg for photos of the area at the time of the crash as they sift through the debris in search of answers. among those killed bryant's 13-year-old daughter gianna, teammate alyssa and parents john and keri altobelli. also onboard mother of three christina mauser. >> how do you tell a child their ommy's no longer with us?nd sas was supposed to be onboard but couldn't go because she was sick. the pilot of the aircraft says he had two decades of experience. >> one of college basketball's greatest teams saluted kobe bryant and his 13-year-old daughter gianna with a moment of silence last night.