tonight, breaking news. the deadly train derailment. we're on the scene at this hour. the amtrak train veering off the tracks. hanging from an overpass. part of the train landing on the interstate. several passengers killed. dozens injured. >> oh, my god. >> tonight, what investigators said just a short time ago. and my interview with the passenger who crawled out through a window and then plunged into the woods below. also tonight, the chaos at america's busiest airport. the crippling 11-hour blackout. hundreds of flights canceled. passengers traveling for the holidays told to leave their luggage at the airport. thousands still waiting tonight. we're tracking two systems moving across the country. blinding rain from

carolinas. the second storm will sweep into the northeast. ginger with the latest track. your money, your taxes tonight. the president on the verge of victory. and who wins? tonight, the new numbers just in that show the top 65% of tax benefits in the first year will go to the top 20%. and tonight, the last minute holiday deals. and the list. who delivers on christmas day? good evening. and it's great to have you with us to start another week. and we begin tonight with that horror playing out for americans on their way to work today, when the train they were on began leaning, buckling, and then veering off the tracks in washington state. it is believed there are several dead, and this was the first time they were trying out the high speed train on this particular route. 13 cars derailing just after a curve in the tracks. several of them falling onto interstate 5 below. triggering a scramble to get everyone out. passengers stumbling from the wr

and authorities revealing what they've learned not long ago. abc's clayton sandell is on the scene in dupont, washington, tonight. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: what was supposed to be a celebration, the first run of newer, faster train service, tonight, is a tragedy of twisted metal, with multiple passengers dead. >> oh, my god. that train is derailed. >> train derailment over the freeway. multiple patients. >> reporter: amtrak train 501 left seattle just after 6:00 a.m. heading toward portland. 84 passengers and crew on board. at 7:30, passenger chris karnes tweeting, "wow, this train is fast. we are passing up traffic on i-5." comotive and 12 cars are ., a careen off both sides of the overpass, down onto interstate 5, crushing vehicles below. >> amtrak 501. emergency. emergency. emergency. we are on the ground. >> reporter: the conductor radioing for help. >> hey guys, what happened? >> we were coming around the corner to take the bridge over i-5 there righ

nisqually and we went on the ground. >> is everybody okay? >> i'm still figuring that out. we got cars everywhere and down onto the highway. as soon as i know exactly where all my train is, i'll let you know. >> reporter: drivers on the interstate below were injured as the train came crashing down below, but none killed. dan konzelman, leaping out of his car in snarled traffic and onto the train to help. >> we climbed underneath the train as best we could, and there was people, like, with half their bodies pinned who couldn't move and were in a lot of pain. a lot of them were screaming and moaning, but there was nothing we could do to help them really, so we just stayed with them. >> they're requesting all possible units. there's bodies on the freeway. >> when we got to the scene, it was obvious that there were some fatalities and there were a lot of injuries. >> reporter: chris karnes, who had been tweeting earlier, survived. >> we started to wobble and the next thing we knew, our

crumpled. >> when i stepped out, i didn't really realize i was standing on another train car. >> reporter: the passengers were the first paying customers on the amtrak cascades service. what is not clear yet is why the train derailed, or how fast it was going. an national transportation safety board team is headed to the crash scene. >> clayton sandell is with us live from washington. as you just reported there, this was a brand new route, using these tracks for passengers for the first time. officials had expressed concern about it before they launched it? >> reporter: that's right, david. long before today's crash, a local mayor in this area said he was concerned about high speed trains in this area, saying that he thought a potential fatal accident was almost inevitable. now, one of the reasons they haven't been able to lock down the funumber of fatalities, because the train cars are unstable. they have to go inside and shore them up before they can go in and see if there are anymore victims. david? >> clayton sandell, thank you. and just a short time ago here, i spoke with a passenger, scott claggett, w

and when he climbed out the window, not realizing his train car was in the woods, suspended in the air. scott, thank you so much for joining us. i know it's just been a horrific day for you. you were on the train to portland for a business meeting. and you said the train began to lean, that was your first seen something was wrong? >> yes. i was in the back as the train was moving and we started to lean to my left, i thought, you know, nothing of it until it kept leaning and then i realized, once the windows started shattering and people started flying, that this was a crash. people were flying in the air, there are no seat belts. as that was happening, i just crawled into a ball and was just waiting and hoping and praying that the train would stop. once the train did stop, it was completely pitch black. i was able to clench onto my cell phone, that was about all i could hold onto. ha

remembered that i could bring up on my phone to try to see if i could help others that were, you know, nearby. some were unresponsive and some were responsive. >> how did you get out of the train? >> i don't know how the window, if it was already open or someone opened it or broke it open, i just know that it was open and i decided to jump out of it, not knowing that my car has now entered the woods and i'm a story and a half up. i realized how high i was and i landed on the ground, still hearing screams. there's nothing more that i can do, which is pretty painful to want to help somebody, but you can't, because, you know, i'm so far below. >> you mentioned the cell phone, the light on the phone that you used to get out through that window and you made a call when you got off that train? >> yes, i made a phone call to my parents and then to a really good friend of mine, none of which picked up the phone, but those are the two phone calls

that i made. >> i'm sure they're glad, whether they picked up the phone or not, that you're okay tonight. and we are, too. i'm sorry about what you witnessed today and we're glad you're okay. >> thank you. >> scott claggett and his story from inside that train tonight. we do move on here to the other news on this monday evening, and to the nightmare at the world's busiest airport in atlanta, after that massive power failure. customers, many traveling for the holiday, told to leave their luggage behind. it was a fire that knocked out power, the airport brought to a standstill for several hours. and tonight, thousands of passengers are still waiting for flights, and the piles of luggage are still there. abc's marcus moore from atlanta. >> reporter: tonight, thousands of passengers at hartsfield-jackson international, scrambling to get out of atlanta. amid a sea of luggage, and pure frustration for robert dziudan and his wife, terri, trying to get home to detroit. what are they telling you about when you'll fly out? >> thursday. i'm missing work.

she's already missed a day's worth of work. >> reporter: after getting stranded on a plane for three hours, paige asgari now struggling to trying to find her bags. >> all my personal items like christmas gifts. everything is in there. it's madness. it's chaotic in here. i just want my bags. >> reporter: more than 1,500 flights cancelled since that power outage crippled the world's busiest airport. 390 on delta alone. yesterday, just after noon, some 30,000 passengers plunged into darkness for nearly 11 hours. >> an emergency has been reported in the building. >> reporter: a fire underground taking out the power system, along with its backup. crews working through the night to fix the charred system. >> it's a nightmare. we have to go through the tunnels that are pitch black. >> reporter: passengers walking hazy terminals. >> atlanta airport, no power. no light. >> i just want to get home. >> just waiting. >> this is absurd. >> reporter: airport workers and passengers helping the elderly and disabled. this man finding the only way down a stalled escalator. outside, dozens of planes ha

she said, we were on the plane for seven hours. >> reporter: evacuated passengers using blankets to keep warm. others finding anywhere they could to rest. >> people are sleeping on the floor like homeless people. i've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: and that power fully restored just before midnight. today, georgia power apologizing for the fire which they say started in service tunnel. >> and marcus moore with us tonight from hartsfield international, where so many people are trying to connect with their luggage. and they're still waiting on flights? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, david. we see rows and rows of luggage here, covering the floor, waiting to be claimed. certainly a frustrating time for passengers, but things are slowly but surely getting back to normal. at the same time, though, some passengers, david, are being told they may not be able to get on a plane until thursday and some have told me, they're going to go ahead and rent a car to get to their destination, but even that is proving to be a challenge tonight here in atlanta.

marcus, thank you, again tonight. and making it even harder for atlanta to get flights back in the air, the heavy fog. you can see it surrounding one of the jets there right there this morning in atlanta. just one of two systems that we're tracking, with millions traveling to get there in time for christmas. let's get right to ginger zee. she's tracking it all tonight. >> reporter: hey, david. a lot of folks that saw dense fog this morning will do it again tomorrow. we've got the warm air coming in along this warm front, so, heavy rains, even severe storms, tuesday through early wednesday morning. something to watch for, again, from dallas to atlanta. next storm to watch, this one, dropping up to 36 inches of snow in the cascades overnight tonight. then, if you're traveling i-80 or i-70 in the northern plains, a base two to four inches of snow, some places up to a foot. it becomes all rain, but certainly impact as so many folks hit the road and skies this friday, saturday and sunday on the east coast. >> rain can be just as dangerous as the snow. thank yo

california's thomas fire now in its third week. it is now the third-largest wildfire in state history there. it could soon be the largest ever. 8,500 firefighters on the fire lines still tonight after a weekend that saw those santa ana winds return. three more homes lost in santa barbara county, but hundreds of others were saved, thanks to those firefighters. the winds are expected to return midweek. the threat not expected to be over until after the new year. next here tonight, to your money, your taxes. president trump on the verge of victory tonight. congress set to take the first votes tomorrow, so, who wins, who loses? the tax cuts on corporate america are set to be permanent. the cuts for individuals and those that benefit the middle class have expiration dates. and a new analysis just out tonight finding that next year, 65% of the tax benefit in the first year will go to the top 20%. and after the first decade, the top 20% will get nearly all of the benefit while the bottom 40% will actually get a tax increase, according to that new study. abc's mary bruce, back on the hill

>> reporter: with a victory on tax reform in sight, president trump tonight is promising americans big results. >> it will be the biggest tax cut and tax reform in the history of our country. >> reporter: but on capitol hill, protesters are urging congress not to pass this bill. >> this is what democracy looks like! >> reporter: so, who really wins and who loses? the president has insisted he will not benefit. >> and it's not good for me, believe me. >> reporter: but the wealthy do get a big tax cut, from more that 39% down to 37%. and certain business owners, including those of commercial real estate like the trump family, get a 20% deduction. the bill is a big win for big business. corporations see their tax rate slashed permanently, from 35% down to just 21%. but republicans insist this bill is aimed at the middle class. on the campaign trail, candidate trump promis

voice to the voiceless. it's about representing the forgotten men and women of this country, and they have been forgotten. >> reporter: but in the new bill, the individual tax cuts expire after eight years. and tonight, that new analysis finds in a decade, 70% of middle income americans would face a tax increase. while 76% of the wealthiest would receive a tax cut. are you just giving yourself a big tax cut here? >> ah, no. we'll be judged not by how y'all report the tax cuts, how people feel it. >> reporter: if you live in a state with high property and income taxes, you could also lose out. the bill caps state and local property and income tax deductions at $10,000. the bill repeals the obamacare individual mandate that all americans have insurance, which could leave 13 million more americans uninsured and leave premiums skyrocketing. >> and mary bruce with us live on the hill tonight. and mary, we know that senator john mccain is returning home to arizona to recuperate from

effects of his cancer therapy. we'll told he's responding well. that's good news tonight. he won't be able to vote on the tax bill, but republicans say they still have the votes? >> reporter: david, they think they do. a short while ago, susan collins announced she is a yes, which means tonight in the senate, there is not a single republican no vote. the president hopes to sign this bill into law before the end of the week. david? >> mary bruce live on the hill. thank you. president trump outlining his national security strategy today, a, quote, america first approach. focused on two global rivals, including russia. but he did not mention meddling in the election. >> we also face rival powers, russia and china, that seek to challenge american influence, values and wealth. we will attempt to build a great partnership with those and other countries, but in a manner that always protects our national interest. >> and while the president didn't mention russian meddling, the administ

security document did mention russia's cyber campaign to, quote, undermine the legitimate si of democracies. meantime tonight, in the russia investigation, president trump's lawyers turning up the heed on special counsel about how robert mueller's team obtained those e-mails from the transition. and tonight, muler's office with a rare response. here's abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. >> reporter: the russia investigation may be closing in, but president trump insists he has no plans to fire the man leading the charge, special counsel robert mueller. >> are you still considering firing robert mueller? >> no, i'm not. no. what else? what, are you surprised? >> reporter: his lawyers, however, launched a new attack. in a seven-page letter to congressional investigators, president trump's transition legal team accuses mueller of wrongfully obtaining "tens of thousands" of e-mails from the president's inner circle in the weeks before he took office

"including," they say, "a very significant volume of privileged material." they say career government workers broke the law by giving mueller's team those "e-mails" plus "laptops, cell phones, and other materials." >> not looking good. not looking good. it's quite sad to see that. so, my people were very upset about it. i can't imagine there's anything on them, frankly, because as we said, there's no collusion, there's no collusion whatsoever. >> reporter: the charge from the president's attorneys prompting a rare public rebuttal from the usually secretive special counsel. in a statement, a spokesman says the e-mails were obtained with quote "either the account owner's consent or appropriate criminal process." >> and cecilia vega with us on a monday night. president trump's lawyers are expected to actually sit down with special counsel robert mueller, in, as early as later this week? >> reporter: yeah, david. these are the president's personal lawyers that we're talking about. they want to get a sense where this case stands and likely if the president himself is under investigation. but david, mueller's team is under no obligation to show its hand here. >>ll

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