breaking tonight. new details. >> the search and rescue operation immediately began for a total of six people on a helicopter, including the pilot. >> two days before a planned student walkout. ahead of the president's trip to missouri where harley-davidson is headquartered, people are

concerned about their jobs. and tim mcgraw collapses on stage in ireland. "early today" starts right now. >> good to be with you on a monday morning. >> breaking overnight, five people are dead after a helicopter crashed in the frigid waters in the east river in new york city. a bystander catching the crash before the helicopter flipped over on its side. the coast guard i know what new york city police and fire quickly arrived at the scene. the pilot, the only survivor was able to free himself and was pulled ashore by a tugboat. however, five others had to be cut from their harnesses. >> the pilot freed himself. the other five did not. so police and fire divers recovered the other five.

>> witnesses reported the helicopter filled one water almost as soon as it hit the water. >> it started like it was supposed to land. like it was making an emergency water landling. and then it was immediately submerged. they were hired for a private photo shoot. according to an audio posted live, the pilot reported an engine failure. the aircraft has been secured in the water. the agency plans to send a teem investigate the crash and authorities have not yet identified the victims. breaking overnight. the trump administration is taking its first step at arming teachers. with the white house releasing the policy proposals for school safety. among them, allowing armed teachers. he said he wants to make sure

schools are safe and secure like our airports and government buildings. let's go to tracie potts. >> reporter: hello. not everyone agrees with these ideas the president said of hardening schools. we now have details of how he wants to do it. first of all, they're putting an idea out there, veterans to get intoett indication. strengthening background checks, adopting extreme risk orders. this would keep guns away from people who a people. what you do not see only list is raising the age tloimt buy firearms torsion buy rifles, and

semi-automatic water temperatures to 21. that's something he wants to leave to the states. meantime, education secretary betsy devos would be in charge of a commission. we'll take a look at the. >> certainly a lot of controversial proposals there. thank you. >> nearly a month after the shooting, some florida students are taking it into their own hands. here's the story. >> reporter: the student response is from commemoration to action. florida's new gun law signed days ago. >> either we see change or we're going to change our politicians.

>> reporter: a student walkout is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. monday. >> today students walked into a school near orlando to learn how to respond when the next school shooting happens. for three hours, nearly 40 students ran, hid, and as a last resort, fought their way through active shooter response training. zach hudson is one of the instructors. >> if they understand with a their role should be doing, will you increase their chances of survival? >> for gabriella, it is a sign of the times. >> i was a little scared to go to school the next day. there were some threats going on. >> it focuses on three basic fact particulars. how to react when there's a shooter. how to help those here are shot. and how to defend yourself. >> i'm going to grab that gun. >> including how to disarm a

shooter. >> do you think it's wise to teach teenagers to disarm someone who has a gun on them? >> at this point, you have a choice. do we have a choice? i believe the answer is no. >> for micah jones, it might mean the difference between life and death. >> i was just scared. if that happened to me i don't know what i would have done. >> they usually ian increase. but the interest tends to fade overtime. that is until the next but not. >> thank you. >> president trump's attorneys are doing everything they can to stop a 60 minutes interview to stop stormy daniels from filing. they are prepared to file a legal injunction.

michael cohen referred to it. cohen obtained an order to prevent speaking out. daniels whose legal name is stephanie clifford signed a nondisclosure agreement that granted her $130,000 in what her lawyer calls hush money. she's now. >> it was special loeks tuesday. the president has his usual harsh words for the press and the critics but he told saying he should be very nice as the potential for the meeting is in

the work. >> the cia now says that north korea could reach the united states with one of it's woms we within three to four months. that adds to the urgency the president is willing to have with kim jong-un. selling his diplomatic skilss. president trump amp up up. >> i think they want to make people piece. those mean the military planning. >> i now rest my case. >> democrats who say they support dialogue with north korea now raise concerns about the president as lead diplomat. >> i think the questions we have are about whether he is equipped

to succeed in that diplomacy. nothing has really happened yet. >> the. >> now they say they want to stop the missiles, all of these thi thing. >> they agreed to cease missile he is the go. >> it is topic for. this plan says it will enhance h his. he wants to do everything possible to protect america and its allies. >> the craft director said his intelligence agency will help to prepare the president for this

negotiation. in part by outlining to him ways that north korea has been deceptive in the past. so far ways to make this happen. >> thanks. details on another one. >> all right this morning. now we're watching the snow really as we go throughout the the day, it transferred to by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, it continues through the day. eastern new england will get the

worst. so one to four, maybe six inches across the mountains of west virginia and roanoke. and look at new england. easily 6 to 12 inches of snow.s surfaces. tennessee, north carolina and virginia. be careful on those secondary roads. so we are dealing with the nor'easter in the middle of march. everyone is wondering what happened to february? >> thank you. speaking of by the numbers, aaa says the national average gas price was $2.53. that's down a penny from last week. however, drivers last year are paying an average. $2.30. hq announced a winner of the

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