plunge. from the sky over alabama witnesses describing what they saw before the deadly crash and why the pilot is being called a hero. breaking overnight gunfire inside a texas shopping mall that deadly shooting at a food court only feet away from the location of one of the deadliest mass shootings in u. s history. outrage in ohio. they screwed up our town. they're going to fix it. people living near that toxic train derailment site demand answers about pollution amid reports of people and animals getting sick, the new legal action and why the train company chose to skip a community meeting on the health concerns. cruise ship contamination the government's

warning to a popular cruise line what was found in the drinking water on board. plus sweet justice for a thief who stole 200,000 cadbury chocolate eggs and later proof that nature calls even for a super bowl mvp. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good thursday morning, everyone i'm andrew denberg. reena roy infirmary. annan we begin with that deadly military helicopter crash going down near huntsville, alabama, abc psych jockey is here now, with the very latest, like good morning. good morning, andrew. we have few details about what caused the crash. but witnesses say there is no doubt the pilot saved a lot of lives on the ground. looking up in the air. the helicopter go overhead and bam! heard a hit. we saw it. hit the ground, and it exploded. tammy adams watched as the black hawk helicopter plunged to the

ground near huntsville, alabama , killing two members of the tennessee national guard. i just hollered, my lord! my god, because nobody could have survived that security video captured the chopperfalling out of the sky is crazy. the blackhawk soon engulfed in flames on a local highway. authorities say the two national guard members were on a training mission. no one else was on board. it didn't sound like a normal, i guess, motor or engine or anything running. it sounded like it was sick if you want to put it that way. um and then next thing you know when i was unlocked indoor investigation into the crash is in the very early stages. but what witness cause the helicopter pilot, a hero tells a lot .com the pilot appeared to maneuver around the neighborhood just before the crash, possibly to avoid casualties on the ground, saying the pilot probably saved a lot of lives. however, he did it. he probably saved our subdivision. the names of the victims have not been released. andrew alright, i thank you. another

developing story overnight a deadly shooting at a mall in texas police reporting two arrests in connection with the gunfire. local residents understandably on edge because that mall in el paso is next to the walmart, where nearly two dozen people died in one of the deadliest mass shootings in u. s history. this morning. one person is dead and three others injured after a shooting at this mall in el paso, texas. we have two young male subjects on the upper level by the food court. that event shot shoppers running for cover the shots ringing out in the food court investigators taking two suspects into custody , not commenting overnight about a motive. there is no more danger and i want to repeat that there is no more danger to the public is right next door to the walmart, where 23 people were shot and killed in 2019 the gunman in that attack, please. did guilty just last week to hate crimes targeting latinos. in the nearly 2000 miles away in buffalo, new york yesterday. chaos in the courtroom as

victims, families confronted the gunman in another racist mass shooting the attack at a top supermarket last year that left 10 dead. the victims targeted because they were black thing% about black people were human sentenced to life without parole . meanwhile a major development in another mass shooting allegedly carried out by a teenager. a grand jury in illinois has indicted the father of the young man charged in the fourth of july parade shooting in highland park. the charge recklessly helping his son get a gun license, even though he had threatened violence, celebrate her. not far from highland park , a familiar call for change from students gathered at michigan state university, paying respects to three classmates gunned down on campus monday night. earlier a sit in was held at the state capitol to demand tougher gun laws. but some michigan state students say they want something else the right to carry guns on campus for protection. the michigan state shooter pleaded guilty to a weapons charge back in 2019, but a felony charge was dropped

. a former prosecutor is defending that move, saying such plea deals are standard practice . a felony charge would have prevented him from legally owning a gun. the fbi searched the university of delaware as part of the investigation into president biden's handling of classified documents. sources say. agents searched two locations on the campus, but no records with classified markings were recovered. the school has a collection of files from biden's time as senator, former white house chief of staff mark meadows has reportedly been subpoenaed to testify by the special counsel investigating former president trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election. cnn was first to report meadows. got the subpoena last month it could set the stage for another battle over executive privilege. the head of the epa is traveling to eastern ohio today amid growing fears about contamination in the wake of that fiery train derailment this month. some residents voicing outrage is the train company reports threats being made against its employees. here's a b cs andrew fuji. this morning,

mounting frustration and new legal action as people living near that toxic train derailment site in ohio voiced concern about their health. grandson. activities we went to akron children's hospital. that they do not. two weeks since the norfolk southern train carrying an estimated £1 million of vinyl chloride, a chemical used to make plastic derailed, causing a fire that burned for days, prompting officials to carry out a controlled explosion. 5000 east palestine, ohio residents were evacuated. they were allowed back last week, but many say they don't feel safe here in the soil and water has been contaminated. some reporting sore throats, burning eyes,

vomiting and other symptoms, while local officials report thousands of fish have died in local waterways. norfolk southern decided not to participate in a community meeting yesterday, citing security concerns, saying, we know that many are rightfully angry and frustrated. right now we have become increasingly concerned about the growing physical threat to our employees. state officials confirm new tests show the municipal water is safe, but many residents expressing doubt as they describe a smell of chlorine that's lingered for days. a bcs alex per se spoke to ohio governor mike dewine. you have residents that say they can smell something in the air, and because of that, it's hard for them to believe. what's on the gas monitors. what would you say to them? the only thing we can do is simply tell them what the scientists tell us and that is that the smell can linger and be there long after when there's no discernible problem with the air. norfolk southern is now

facing a class action lawsuit, which claimed the trained rail mint released chemical weapons into the community. the company has not commented on the lawsuit . andrew rina, andrea, thank you breaking news from ukraine new evidence that russian offensive is getting underway, ukrainian officials say a barrage of at least three dozen russian missiles were launched this morning, hitting targets in ukraine's northwest and south. at least 16 of those missiles were reportedly shot down by ukrainian forces. early reports say at least one person was killed and estimated 97% of the russian army is now in ukraine ahead of the one year anniversary of the invasion. dire new warning about a glacier at the bottom of the world and arctic, a so called doomsday glacier is the size of florida. but researchers claim warm water is seeping into its weak spots. speeding up the melting caused by climate change. they say we should be concerned because of the potential rise in sea% levels, which could be significant and let's take a

look at your morning weather. good morning, a stormy day on tap from the gulf of mexico to the eastern great lakes. we could see tornadoes today in columbus, ohio, and columbus, mississippi. make sure you have a way to receive your weather alerts. as far as the cold side of this storm, it's snow in chicago and kansas city, but the heaviest snow will be north and west of those two cities where 6 to 12 inches of snow could fall through tonight from milwaukee to des moines to southeast nebraska. accuweather meteorologist kevin costner in. coming up a message from the t s a for anyone traveling over spring break, but first, the government issues a warning to a popular cruise line when inspectors found in the water on board and the crucial interviews shown to the jury at the alex murdoch double murder trial and the question about his $50,000 per week drug habit.

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some pizza in the morning. this one could be the best. back now, with the government warning to a cruise line best known for its us river trips and fda letter to american cruise lines warrants bacteria that causes legionnaire's disease was found in the drinking water of two vessels and three people got sick during 2021. but the fda says the company was slow to make changes and that bacteria was found even after the disinfection process, the agency says it continues to have concerns about exposure on one ship, but so far no comment from the company. we turn now to the alec murdoch trial. the former south carolina attorney charged with killing his wife and son jurors now seeing a crucial interview with murdoch done months after the murders. two more questions. did you kill maggie? kill my wife.

know who did? no i do not know who did it. for the first time at the alex murder trial, jurors heard the once prominent attorney deny killing his wife and son as he learned that he was the only suspect. do you think i killed maggie? i think i feel paul. i have to go where the evidence and the facts. pick me and i don't have anything that points to anybody else at this time. so does that mean that i am a suspect recorded two months after the killings. in the interview, investigators grilled him on his alibi, including this video his son shot before his death showing murdoch wearing different clothes than when police arrived . they was that i would have thought that i already change. after this interview, doing this review, did you consider alex murdoch a suspect in the death of his son and his wife? he was the only known suspect at that time.es fm rdattorney, the invem

any other possible suspects at that time, not even the people that defense says supplied murders $50,000 a week drug habit. did you develop any information that any smith was skimming money that allen was paying him for the drugs? if he wasn't paying the gang everything they would do i am not. aware of that information. as for what's next, the jury could hear evidence about a roadside shooting allegedly staged by murder last fall, described as a botched suicide attempt. an fda panel is now recommending narcan be sold over the counter. the experts unanimously agreed that the nasal spray is safe for use without a prescription. the drug is credited with saving thousands of lives. during the opioid crisis. the fda will make the final decision in the coming weeks coming up a thief with a sweet tooth. how 200,000 cadbury chocolate eggs were stolen, but first, a different kind of work out. a woman is attacked at the out. a woman is attacked at the gym and fights back.

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spring break, get ready for some company that's a is predicting big crowds at the nation's airports in the coming weeks, possibly exceeding pre pandemic levels so you can expect delays. one family who took a dream vacation last spring, is speaking out about a tragic accident that took the life of their daughter, their speaking exclusively to abc news about the risks involved in traveling abroad. as families in college students plan their spring break getaways, a warning from a massachusetts family living a nightmare for the last year. we didn't know the dangers we. we weren't aware linda and dave murray lost their 13 year old daughter, cassidy in a boating accident in aruba last march, the day before they were scheduled to go home. cassidy wanted to go tubing, they found a company on the beach advertising the best water sports adventure on aruba. only instruction they basically gave me were three signs. that if you wanted to go faster your tongue is up to speed was good. your

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separate from chief armstrong from the city without cause. reggie: oaklands police chief is out of a job. the mayor announcing her decision following an investigation into alleged misconduct by armstrong. >> he t works, but fund some money. kumasi: neighbors pleading for financial assistance after a home drug lab explodes, damaging nearby homes and vehicles. reggie: when we could expect to hear from the president about the chinese surveillance balloon and other flying object shot down over the u.s. kumasi: we start with a check of the forecast. drew: it is quite cold, 39 degrees in the city.

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