making news in america this hours after the dow dropped nearly 1200 points. what to expect today. plus, the vice president traveling to the olympics overnight addresses the sell-off. will he or won't he? president trump's lawyers advise him not to sit down with robert mueller for a wide-ranging interview in the russia investigation as we learn steve bannon is expected to skip his testimony on capitol hill today despite a subpoena. lottery lawsuit. the winner of a massive powerball jackpot launches a legal battle to keep her name out of the public's eye. how drinking tea that's piping hot could be dangerous for some people's health. police respond to a reported burglary at the home of football

superstar rob gronkowski. the new controversy over women friendly doritos. we do say good morning on this tuesday, everyone and begin with your money and the growing concerns about big losses on wall street. >> overnight asian markets fell following wall street's lead. at one point in japan it slid more than 7% before recovering some of that loss and serena marshall is looking at what's behind the losses and what's in store for today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was a tough day on wall street but analysts and the white house caution simply part of the ups and downs of the market. single biggest one-day drop. anxious traders as it plummeted 1500 points before rebounding down more than 1100 points. but before you go racing to make

changes to your 401(k), that big drop isn't signaling another great recession. >> the stock market has gone too far too fast. it is just appropriate to hit the reset button. if we look at the results from last year, they're way above the normal historic averages. >> reporter: those historic highs, wage growth and job gain, a signal for the federal reserve to hike interest rates leading investors to fear a correction. the white house is downplaying the drop as typical market seesaw. >> today's sell-off represents the ebb and flow of our stock markets. >> reporter: noticeably silent on the decline, however, the president, who often takes credit for market gainsis polic >> i told you, the stock market is hitting one all-time record after another. >> reporter: but even with those drop, one thing to keep in mind, the long term. it's not about trying to time ad put $1,000 into

the market one year ago you would have made as of today $200 on top of that, that money would be safe as of today even in spite of today's losses. >> reporter: it's likely today we'll see another tough opening with the dow futures way down but analysts say before acting take a deep breath and remember this drop was expected given those record highs. kendis, diane. >> serena, thank you. overnight markets were down looking at a down open when wall street gets going. turning to the russia investigation, there's word this morning that president trump's lawyers are urging him not to agree to an interview with special counsel robert mueller. sources say the lawyers may be pushing for the president to answer questions in writing even though he's already said he's willing to talk. this morning, concerns growing among president trump's legal team. abc news has learned the president's lawyers are advising him against sitting down with the special counsel robert mueller. sources say the concern is that

the president could contradict himself during a wide-ranging interview. abc news political contributor chris christie, former governor, agrees, the president should not sit down with mueller. >> should the president sit down with him face-to-face? >> no. >> why not. >> i don't think there's any credible allegations against the president of the united states and unless there are, which i don't there are, i don't think he should be sitting across him. i don't think they should do that and i think the administration has been cooperative in other ways. >> reporter: less than two weeks ago he said he would talk with mueller even under oath. >> i would do it under oath. i'm looking forward to it actually. >> yeah. >> do you have a date set? >> just so you understand there's been no collusion whatsoever. >> reporter: refusing it could set up a court fight prolonging the special counsel's investigation. anoth another showdown, steve bannon

will not testify before a house intelligence committee despite a subpoena. the house intelligence committee is conducting a separate investigation looking into the russian interference and the committee ordered him to return to capitol hill this morning after a meeting last month when he refused to answer questions about his time working for trump. he cited executive privilege, a claim the committee's top democrat called breathtaking. and two sources close to bannon say the committee has not determined the proper scope of questioning with the white house. bannon could be charged with contempt of congress. a memo written by democrats on the house intelligence committee has a rebuttal is now in the hands of president trump. it is supposed to shoot down claims of overreach. the white house says the president will not commit to making that memo public before it's reviewed. colorado is mourning the

third sheriff's deputy killed in the last five months. 34-year-old michael flick was investigating a stolen car in colorado springs when he was shot and killed during a struggle. three other officers and a bystander were injured. the suspect was killed. deputy flick leaves behind a wife and 7-year-old twins. a data recorder was recovered from the amtrak train involved in sunday's deadly crash in south carolina. investigators say crews from the freight company csx left a track switch in the wrong position. that caused the amtrak train to divert onto the same track as a csx train. an engineer tried to stop it but slammed into the parked train at more than 50 miles per hour. new 911 recordings are released. >> we derailed and everybody flew to the front of the train. the seats are not even on the chair anymore. everything is everywhere. >> the train's conductor and an engineer was killed and more than 100 passengers injured.

the track signal light system was out at the time of the crash because csx which was installing a safety system which would have prevented that crash. time now for a look at your weather. a winter storm is blamed for crashes that killed at least 13 people in the midwest. this crash in iowa involved more than 50 vehicles including a "dancing with the stars" tour bus and some of the cast and crew suffered minor injuries passing south and southeast of the great lakes. some areas like cleveland could get several inches of snow. temperatures today will be below normal in the midwest. moderate along the east coast. 40 here in new york and mild in the south and west today. well, coming up a young teacher falls victim to the flu as we learn this year's flu season could last even longer. also ahead, historic

liftoff. why today's launch at cape canaveral could be a game changer for space travel. why mcdonald's french fries could be the cure for more than just the

♪ i can call you betty and when you call me you can call me al ♪ >> paul simon is the latest rock star to announce that he's giving up the road. this "homeward bound" tour will be his last. his voice still strong but says the travels take away from the joy of playing. the trump administration is being accused of handing out get out of jail free cards to equifax executives in the words of chuck schumer after reuters reported the investigation launched by the consumer

protection financial bureau stalled since president trump's budget director took over the investigation. it affected 143 million american, nearly eight out of every ten adults with a credit card. the death toll is mounting, almost daily, in this season's dangerous flu epidemic. we're hearing about the death of a second grade teacher. a mother of two reportedly died within a week of being diagnosed and just days after being treated with tamiflu. her school had just undergone a deep cleaning. the cdc is now warning this flu season could last well into may. disturbing new details about the man arrested for the highway crash in indianapolis that killed nfl player edwin jackson and his uber driver. authorities say manuel savala accused of driving drunk and was in the u.s. illegally was deported twice and previously convicted of dui in california. police say his blood alcohol level was nearly three times the

legal limit. and the california highway patrol ended a dangerous high-speed chase in the los angeles area with a pit maneuver right there bumping the vehicle with a police cruiser, the driver was suspected of stealing this dodge charger during the chase. yeah, he was clocked at 119 miles an hour. the weather in florida today is expected to be good for a historic rocket launch by spacex. the company's so-called falcon heavy rocket set to take off for the first time and test-fired it last month. it can produce the same amount of thrust as 18 747 jumbo jets. eventually it's meant to send spacecraft to the moon, mars and beyond. the cargo for today's flight will be a tesla rootster. the car owned by spacex boss elon musk. >> harrison ford will be there to watch it before it was named after his old ship. >> a gently used spacex rocket

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>> ♪ >> here's what's next up on "action news." the parade date is set. super bowl celebration after almost 60 years of waiting it will be our turn to bask in the glory. today the city will lay out the plans parade route. >> a pedestrian is hit and killed on the roosevelt boulevard. police say the driver did not have a license and they still have not identified the person hit. more on how his training helped him be a hero. that's all ahead on "action news." >> ♪ family from puerto rico whose lives were shattered by hurricane maria. >> they leff the devastation

behind and relocated to kansas. a couple touched by their story has decided to help in a very special way. jacqueline chappelle has the story. >> reporter: after losing nearly everything they owned, these two can finally start to rebuild. >> she had the baby three days after the hurricane. >> reporter: with help from her sister the couple and their two young children hopped on a plane to wichita to start a new life. >> i'm glad that they made the choice to come out here. i think that it was -- now i know it was in interto be. >> reporter: they enrolled their son in school at cloud elementary and that's how his teacher, rockilearned of their struggles. >> straight from puerto rico whose family had lost everything in the hurricane. >> reporter: roxanne and her husband knew they had to help and were in the market to buy a new car. they chose to give their old one

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> good morning everyone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday, february 6th. >> we're following a developing story. a driver slams into a person on the roosevelt boulevard knocking her out of her shoes and killing her. >> taking a live look from sky6, accuweather is tracking a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain coming our way tomorrow. >> the super bowl champions are home in philadelphia as the city gets ready for thursday's victory parade. >> first up, weather and traffic with meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> good morning. off to a good start today so far. >> absolutely. little bit more cloud