making news in america this morning, breaking news, a deadly cargo plane crash. the rising death toll as the massive jet went down in heavy fog. the details straight ahead. four days before his inauguration, president-elect donald trump is fighting criticism on several fronts. a growing list of lawmakers saying they are not attending friday's ceremony. we're live in washington. dangerous ice covering everything across a wide section of the nation's middle causing fiery crashes like this one and leaving thousands in the dark overnight. all that while most storms are set to pound the west coast. the forecast ahead. the nfl is down to its final four after fans finally get a couple close games. playoff games, winners and losers this morning. the highlights coming up.

good good morning to you, i'm erielle reshef in for diane. >> i'm kendis gibson. it is turning out to be a very busy mlk. we'll start with several breaking news stories. a deadly plane crash. a american 747 went down in kyrgyzstan just short of the main airport. a new image shows a large section of the aircraft stuck inside of a home. >> more than three dozen people are dead. many of them killed in their homes when the turkish cargo jet went down in a residential neighborhood. we have more on the latest developments. >> reporter: the initial finding is the pilot has missed the runway because of dense fog and majority were from dachachu where the plane was a cargo plane flying from hong kong en route to istanbul

the capital of kyrgyzstan crashed around 7:30. >> boeing expressing condolences and that a technical team they say is on standby to provide assistance in that investigation. there is more breaking news on this side of the world. the shooting this morning, we're being told at a nightclub in mexico in an area packed with american tourists. >> it happened in playa del carmen. local media is saying at least four people are dead. many more injured. one person we talked to at the scene said most of the people inside that event were americans. we'll continue to stay on top of that breaking story. back here at home president-elect donald trump is ranting on twitter just days before taking office sounding off against civil rights legend john lewis and cia chief. >> trump also scrapped a planned visit to the new african-american museum in washington and it's not clear how he

luther king day. >> his ratings are historically low at 44%. that's compared to 83% at the end of president obama's transition and 61% for george w. bush. >> lana zak has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and erielle. president-elect trump was supposed to be here in washington, d.c. today celebrating martin luther king day at the new national museum for african-american history but given his dust-up transition team sources at least say they were planning difficulties that made it impossible for him to be here so he'll remain in new york city. it's martin luther king day and the president-elect is fighting with a civil rights leader. >> that's not right. >> reporter: congressman john lewis told "meet the press" he didn't see him as a legitimate president. >> i don't plan to attend the inauguration. it would be the first one that i miss since i've been in the congress. >> reporter: mr. trump called lewis quote, all talk,

but lewis risked life and limb to bring civil rights change to america and now at least 4 democratic members of congress say they will not attend inauguration. many citing mr. trump's words against mr. lewis as hair motivation. lewis is just one of several targets of his ire over the weekend. >> i think mr. trump has to understand this is more than being about him. it's about the united states and national security. >> reporter: after cia director john brennan's critiques on fox mr. trump tweeted was this the leaker of fake news and after another skit poked fun at him on "saturday night live." >> 20 million could lose their life insurance. >> i'm about to be president. we're all going to die. next question. >> reporter: he tweeted "saturday night live" is the worst of nbc. president-elect trump, he has had the ability to defend himself according to his vice president-elect. he's saying that today, but

and erielle are the number of protests we expect in washington, d.c. all week they're supposed to happen with a capstone event saturday. d.c. has increased the estimates from 200,000 now to 400,000. >> more protests and any other inauguration has had. thank you, lana. the president-elect is now offering what sounds a lot like universal health care as thousands rallied to save obamacare, trump told "the washington post" his plan to replace the health care law would include insurance for everybody, even those who can't pay for it but did not reveal any specifics of the plan that appeared to conflict with the views of many republicans. preparations for inauguration day are in full swing. the bands got a chance to try out their songs for friday's festivity and members of the military served as stand-ins for the president-elect, the soon-to-be first lady melania trump and the future vice president and his w

part in a mock swearing in ceremony. >> abc will be there for the real thing providing nonstop live coverage of the inauguration of donald trump as the 45th president all day friday starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. president obama admits this has been an unusual transition and one of the areas of sharp disagreement has been over israel. the outgoing president insists allowing a u.n. vote that was critical of israel was the right move. obama told "60 minutes" the jewish state is pursuing a policy unlikely to lead to peace. >> the pace of settlements during the course of my presidency has gotten so substantial that it's getting harder and harder to imagine an effective contiguous palestinian state. >> as for the president-elect, president obama wants democratic institutions to remain in place.

for so many people. >> this one crash involving three tractor trailers in central nebraska closing the busy interstate 80 for several hours. luckily, no one was injured. a kansas state trooper avoided injury barely when an oncoming truck slid and overturned. he swerved on to the shoulder then back to help the truck driver. >> here's the situation. there are winter weather alerts again this morning with significant accumulations expected in oklahoma, kansas, nebraska and iowa. accuweather's paul williams has been tracking the forecast overnight. good morning. >> good morning, erielle, kendis. we literally have another atmospheric river of moisture that is going to gush along the west coast with an intense low pressure system that opens the door for another round of tremendous amount of rainfall as well as snowfall for this week. flooding, rain, excessive mountain snow, high winds and travel threat on a major scale covering the

really the rocky mountain states and pulling its way more towards the east and speaking of the east, another snowstorm in the middle of the country. kendis, erielle. >> thanks, paul. this morning biloxi, mississippi, hopes to end a holl controversy. a twitter feed announced offices are closed for great americans day since 1986, the third monday in january has been the national martin luther king jr. holiday, biloxi officials say a 1985 ordinance established great americans day to honor dr. king and others including confederate general robert e. lee. the official changes its observance to match the federal holiday. as the legacy of dr. king is honored across the country today, including in biloxi his daughter has posted a moving tribute. this photo showing bernice king at her father's memorial tweeting, happy birthday dad, i miss you. and in addition to participating in a service

dr. martin luther king jr. today, president obama will welcome the world series champion chicago cubs to the white house. >> the president extended his invitation to the team just after they beat cleveland in november. no one can forget that moment. expect plenty of good-natured ribbing given that the president is a chicago white sox fan. >> but mrs. obama is a cubs fan, so there's a split. >> house divided. >> coming up, the incredible reunion, a girl kidnapped as a baby meets her parents for the very first time. plus an admission from samsung about its cell phones that burst into flames. what the company is saying caused the problem coming up. clear the floor. the roof is coming down. a run for your life moment straight ahead on camera.

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back into place without the ice they knock down more power lines. as the weather warms up roads from the gulf coast to the great lakes will be wet this morning. meanwhile, there will be icy conditions in the northern plains, drivers in colorado and new mexico mountains will find snow. if you're flying, airport delays most likely in chicago, memphis, denver as well as houston. a young woman's hunch about herself appears to have solved an 18-year-old kidnapping case. >> now we're hearing from the man who raised her and the parents who spent nearly two decades trying to find her. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: heartwarming images of a family reunited. 18 years after being kidnapped. >> never give up hope. always thought i'd find her. >> reporter: but this morning there's heartache for the man who thought he was her father. charles manigo told him his girlfriend gave birth to her when he was away raising her since she was a newborn. >> the person she called dad for

dad. >> reporter: dna testing uncovering the truth, alexis was, in fact, baby kamiyah snatched. williams is behind bars facing charges for the kidnapping. meanwhile, charles says he had no idea the child he was raising was taken from someone else. eva pilgrim, abc news, walterboro, south carolina. >> eva will have more on that story later on today on "gma." police in suburban chicago are under new scrutiny this morning following some newly released dash cam video that shows officers from the city of evanston forcefully arresting a man suspected of driving a stolen car. they can be seen hitting him and ordering him to the ground. that man, a doctoral student at northwestern university tells them the car isn't stolen. it's his. >> on the ground. on the ground. >> this is my vehicle, sir. i was trying to stick something

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set. that's john anderson, i'm chris hassel. man, sunday in the nfl was a doozy. both games down to the wire. >> yes, the green bay packers against the cowboys. we're tied with 40 seconds left, now down to 12 and on third and 20, aaron rodgers unleashes the dagger. cook, 36-yard gain. he's got possession. he's got his feet down. we got mason crosby to kick a win and get them into the nfc championship game. that thing leaned left and somehow he got the hook and the packers take it, 34-31. >> packers win by a field goal, the steelers win by a two-point converse, really a failed two-point conversion, right here. but, wait, he caught it. that doesn't seem like they failed at all. there was a holding penalty and it was a good one. eric fisher takes down james harrison but they get another chance, move it back ten yard, alex smith, he was looking

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idol serena williams. destanee took part in the main part of the australian open. the teen lost in straight sets to a german qualifier then vowed this won't be her last time in the tournament. i'm sure it won't be. >> i'm pretty sure as well. the luge track built by a utah man may not be up to olympic standards. his kids certainly think this huge is huge. it is 300 feet long and uses the snow from six backyards. >> has a capsule, a sharp drop and banked turns and takes about 30 sicks to go from start to finish. he built his first home luge -- he built it 15 years ago when his two young sons didn't anywhere to go leading. how nice. >> now darn their 13 siblings have something to do. i guess you got to do something with all those 15 kids and found a great way. >> we've heard of the cow that

not so athletic relative who had to be rescued from a pool. >> this happened sunday morning in my home state of oklahoma city. rescue crews were called to a home after the owner heard snorting coming from the pool area. >> when they arrived they found the 1500-pound cow taking a dip. after draining the pool they used two straps to get her out. no word as to how she ended there in the water. >> poor martin luther king day. and thanks for starting it right here with good morning washington. good morning washington. i'm jummy olabanji.. and i'm scott abraham.. larry and autria have the morning off. happy monday to you...and the start of a busy week ahead toss to eileen

this mlk holiday - milder rest of the week (50s) - showers tomorrow - rain for inauguration? today: cloudy. seasonable. highs: 42-46 winds: s 5 mph tonight: cloudy. lows: 36-41 winds: se 5 mph tuesday: cloudy with showers. milder. highs: 52-57 winds: sw 5-10 mph we are following some breaking news

officials say a 747 jet crashed down into a neighborhood in kyrgyzstan overngight. it happened near the country's main airport. officials say the turkish cargo plane was attempting to land-- when it crashed right on top of several homes.

setting the neighborhood ablaze. right now-- officials say at least 37 people are dead-- incuding more than a dozen people on the ground. we continue to follow this story and will bring you more details as they become available. developing now. police are looking for the person who gunned down a woman in temple hills last night officers responded to the 31-hundred block of good hope avenue just after 10 o clock. police say they discovered a woman, shot dead at the lynhill condominiums. officers have not released any details about a suspect. if you have any information on the crime-- police are asking you to call them. a sad update on a longtime pro wrestler. jimmy superfly' snuka... has died at the age of 73. the cause of death is still unknown... but snuka's attorney says he was battling stomach cancer and showed signs of c-t-e... a brain disease similar to alzheimer's. snuka had been facing 3rd degree murder charges for the death of his ex-girlfriend in 1983. a judge dropped all

snuka was best known in the ring, for jumping on his opponents from the top rope.. hulk hogan and other wrestlers are now expressing their condolences on social media. happening today. a very busy day for president obama as he begins his last week in the white house-- with a visit from the chicago cubs. president obama tweeted this invitation to the cubbies, shortly after they ended their 108 year drought to win the world series. and-- the team accepted. president obama will host the team this afternoon in the east room. it's xx and we're just getting started. coming up-- breaking news overnight. an american-made jet crashes down in the middle of a neighborhood-- right on top of homes. the death toll rising.. as crew

wreackage. the details.. coming up. plus, as we count down to inauguration-- president-elect donald trump takes aim at a growing list of critics over the weekend. why he is slamming a civil rights leaders.. on m-l-k day. good morning washington. happy monday morning. i'm scott abraham in for larry smith. and i'm jummy olabanji. autria has the morning off. - cloudy & seasonable for this mlk holiday - milder rest of the week (50s) - showers tomorrow - rain for inauguration? today: cloudy. seasonable. highs: 42-46 winds: s 5 mph tonight: cloudy. lows: 36-41 winds: se 5 mph tuesday: cloudy with showers. milder. highs: 52-57 winds: sw 5-10 mph

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