the ntsb is now investigating. >>> and this into "action news" every member of the usa gymnastics board resigned this morning in the wake of the sex abuse scandal of former team doctor larry nasser. all members were asked to step aside by the olympic committee. and the sports doctor is now underway in lancing, michigan, confronted by roughly 60 people that were his victims. dealing with his actions and adding an elite gymnastics club run by an olympic coach. he was already sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison earlier this week. >>> actor scott baio denies he molested a costar. >> nicole egert alleges he sexually molested her on the set of their show. he denied this saying it was harming his wife and daughter. my daughter does not need to hear this at school. her job is not to defend me. my job is to defend my daughter, and this has to stop. >> he admitted to having a consensual encounter with egert, when she was over 18. >>> apple is questioned by the government about the slow down of older iphones, both the securities and exchange committee is collecting information from the tech gia

the faa and ntsb are investigating the crash. >>> in a couple hours, san jose police will give update on officer-involved shooting. it happened after officers were called to a home yesterday. san jose police have not said what led to the shooting but say that the suspect was armed with a shotgun and making threats. investigators say that the woman had a history of mental illness and was taken to the hospital for nonlife threatening injuries. the press conference is expected to start at 2:00 in front of the san jose police headquarters. >>> new, the annual report on the crumbling bridges is out and several are in the bay area. among the worst according to american road and transportation builders association 680 over monument boulevard in contra costa, 580 over the creek in alameda, 280 over lawrence express way, 101 over creek in san mateo and over erwin creek in may republicans. the state -- marin. >>> president trump will give his state of the union address. the president did a walk through of his speech yesterday and plans to do one more today. this is in preparation for his big ni

the ntsb is investigating and new details emerging. >>> the coast guard is on the skeent of a dramatic rescue. they jumped into action helping to save an elderly man whose car went into the water and was sinking. we'l moment. >>> and the back and forth at the rose bowl. georgia and oklahoma taking it to double overtime. but only one is heading to the national championship game. it is tuesday, january 2nd. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> the best laid plans, we thought all right, we'll have a beautiful shot of all the people in times square suffering through the cold at this hour. >> yeah. >> and there goes laura and becky. they seem to be freezing, don't they? the overnight temperatures. >> oh, there's sam and joe. >> sam, yeah. yeah. >> this just means that people in new york, both tourists and locals are smarter. >> smart enough to know if it's 15 degrees overnight. >> i'm going to stay inside. >> exactly. a large part of the country is dealing with the cold gripping the nation. >> we are seeing temperatures as low as any in the past century, even in the middle of th

. >> the ntsb is investigating an accident. a car was on autopilot when it slammed into a fire truck on monday. if you look at that damage, there's no serious injuries. tesla would not comment on the investigation, about you it did say that the autopilot function is supposed to be used when the driver is giving full attention to operating the car. >>> in today's health check, certain foods in your diet may increase your risk for colon cancer. >> reporter: good morning, we worry about when we eat certain foods like this doughnut right here, man, am i going to button my skinny jeans, we need to worry about what's going on on the inside. it might be commonsense to many people it. it's brand-new research. they are looking at 120,000 men and women, what they're eating, people who are eating food it raises the risk of coal on cancer. what are the foods that raisin flames. you might expect white bread, sugary drinks, and processed foods, and some cases red meat. those people who eat that have a higher risk of colon cancer. it kills 50

so the ntsb and federal railroad administration and amtrak will be looking at how did this happen. always keeping in. mind the train always has the right of way. and a train can take up to a mile and a half to stop. that's an estimate of how fast it was going. so they are going to pull this train back probably back to charlottesville. we're told members of congress will be boarding buss to go on to their retreat destination. investigators will be looking at why was this trash truck on the tracks. was it stuck? did the driver try to beat the train? the numbers are staggering. every year about 270 motorists are killed in chigss with trains. and 3400 people are killed us l usually because they are on the tracks too close to the tracks. so this is almost a daily occurrence. somebody is killed in a collision with the train. as we said a collision involving a motor vehicle occurs at least once and usually several times a week. it is always the train's right of way. >> the numbers are absolutely astonishing. i as we look at the numbers the first, second, third reason why that usually occu

. >>> investigators from the faa and ntsb arrived tonight in costa rica to help determine what caused a small plane to slam into a mountain, killing a dozen people. learning more about the victims, including ten americans. one family speaking out tonight about their loss. gabe guttierez with their stories. >> reporter: amanda geissler was fearless. 33 years old, prime of her life. >> loved with all her heart. would do anything for anyone. >> reporter: now her family is heartbroken. >> had this light nobody else has. >> reporter: amanda grew up in wisconsin, college basketball standout. loved adventure. working as trip leader for a travel company since may. >> that was the magic of this young -- she could do things and move people. >> reporter: she was among ten americans and two local crew members killed sunday when a single engine nature airplane slammed into a mountain in costa rica. also gone in an instant, weiss family from near tampa, florida, and steinbergs from suburban new york. >> family goes on vacation, don't come back. >> reporter: another crash today, civil aviation direc

. >> reporter: a ntsb team on its way to join authorities to determine why this routine flight crashed. killing ten americans and two crew on board. that plane smashing into pieces in mountainous terrain as it was taking off for the capital of san jose. on new year's eve. an american tourist saw it all from a nearby restaurant. >> oh, my god. >> a really hard left hand and it was totally sideways and then nosedived straight into the ground. >> reporter: the plane, operated by nature air, the largest carrier in costa rica, the airline has a good safety record but had one crash last year killing one passenger. on board this flight, two rican pilots and this family. bruce and irene steinberg on vacation with their three sons from scarsdale, new york. the family shares on facebook we are in utter shock and disbelief right now. outside their home, their babysitter inconsolable. also killed, mitchell and leslie weiss from tampa along with their teenaged daughter and son. >> you never want it to happen to somebody that you know. and they were a good, good family. >> reporter: coe costa rican

intohan: an investigation a deadly plane crash in costa rica, the ntsb investigating what caused the airplane with 10 americans on board to go down. nancy: one victim is from our area. lindsey mastis has more. two familiese were that were american along with an american tour guide and a costa rica and pilot. a mother said she is originally from potomac, maryland, and one was a student at johns hopkins university. all five members of the steinberg family died along with another family in florida. a witness described what she saw. >> it made a left-hand turn and was totally sideways and then went straight into the ground. : the airplane was headed for the country's capital but crashed into the mountains about 10 minutes after taking off. friends and family are in shock. while investigators are working to find out the cause, we do know there were heavy winds at the time of the crash. jonathan: they are spread across the city, aimed at getting around easier, but not everybody is a fan of the docleskless bikes, so much so that people are even calling 911. tim barber has that story. dialin

the ntsb is joining into that new year's eve plane crash in costa rica that killed 10 american passengers and two pilots. among the dead -- two families. one from tampa and the other from new york. the mother from "the steinberg family" in new york --included on her facebook page that she is originally from potomac maryland. and one of her three sons that died was a student at johns hopkins. friends from both families now left heartbroken. the plane crashed moments after takeoff. costa rican authorities say the pilot was experienced but winds in the area at the time of takeoff were extremely strong. new overnight - a southwest airlines plane headed to baltimore.. forced to make a u-turn mid-flight because of a mechanical issue. airline officials say there was a problem with plane's nose gear. the pilot had to circle over seattle to burn fuel before landing safely at sea-tac airport. passengers were moved to a different plane to head back to b-w-i. happening today - minnesota senator al franken will formally resign his seat. it comes a month ater he announced he would leave office amid sex

about 60% of those crashes involved alcohol, the ntsb says.involve people between the ages of 20 and 50. >> police say they are still investigating whether alcohol or drugs were a factor. a crash on the eastern freeway had traffic at a standstill. traffic was stopped on westbound 80 as -- at least two people were taken to the hospital. chp is investigating a deadly crash in sonoma county, involving an off-road vehicle. the chp says one person died in that crash, but they have not released any other details. >>> airports all across the eastern united states struggled today to try to get operations back on track after that powerful storm led to a number of flight cancellations. this was just the latest bad news for the airport.>> travelers on flights were stuck on the tarmac in their airplanes for up to five hours. people have slept in the airport for two days. the problem is there is a backlog of flights following the storm on thursday. too many flights landed at the same time, overwhelming the system. once at baggage claim, that's when another

. >>> investigators from the faa and ntsb are working to determine what caused the nature airplane to slam into a mountain on sunday killing all 12 people on board. ten of the victims were from the u.s. amanda geissler grew up in wisconsin. she was leading it the trip for a travel company. >> she had this light that nobody else has. >> that was the magic of this young lady. she could do things and move people. >> also among the victims, the steinberg family from new york. 18-year-old william steinberg was a freshman at the university of pennsylvania. >>> happening now, the search for killers. police are searching for a group of teens wanted in the murder of a delaware county student. police say the teens seen in this surveillance video shot julian deshields in the back on december 23rd. the high school senior had been picking up food for his family in chester. his mother heard the gunfire, found her son on the ground. she said he had so many dreams that are now cut short. >> he wanted to go to college after this. he was going to go to lincoln. he wanted to become an fbi agent. he play

. >> investigators from the faa and the ntsb arrive in costa rica to help determine what caused a small plane to slam people.ountain tragically coast aric an authorities say united states aviation officials and the maker of the small plane will work together in the accident investigation. and we are now learning more about the victims who perished including ten americans. nbc's gabe gutierrez speaks with one family about their devastating loss. >> reporter: by all accounts, amanda geisler was fearless. 33 years old, she loved her life. >> she loved with all of her heart and she would do anything for anyone. sa >> reporter: now her family is heartbroken. >> should had this light that nobody else has. >> reporter: amanda grew up in wisconsin, a college basketball stand out, loved adventure. she had been working as a trip leader for a travel company since may. >> and that was the magic of the -- she could do things and move people. >> reporter: she was among the ten americans plus two local crew members killed sunday when a single engine airplane slammed into a mountain in costa rica. also

. >> reporter: tonight the ntsb and fbi are investigating what caused the fire and how the crew reacted during the crisis. kerry sanders, nbc news, port richey, florida. >>> tonight, an emergency unfolding in communities throughout the northeast. a lot of riverfront properties roads and highways flooded as ice jams leave way too much water with nowhere to go but over the banks. now crews are working overtime to try to break up the ice as fast as they can. the search-and-rescue effort, a recovery effort of the massive flooding and mudslide disaster. officials fear four people missing in the mud and boulders are now dead. at least 20 others have been identified. highway 101 between los angeles and santa barbara remains closed. but reportedly could open in about a week. >>> tonight, serena williams thanking so many people who responded to her going public with a very private health scare after the birth of her daughter. it was potentially life threatening complication for one of the world's top athletes. and her warning is intended to help save the lives of others. rehema ellis has her sto

. >>> a team from the ntsb is now joining the investigation into the crash that killed ten americans in costa reek kachlt they're looking at strong winds as a likely factor but not ruling out possible mechanical problems. the small plane went down killing two american families, a tour guide from wisconsin and two local pilots. the families were bruce and irene steinburg of new york and their three sons from florida, mitchell and leslie weiss also died in that crash. both doctors traveling with their two children. >>> and a southwest airlines flight was forced to return to seattle after experiencing a problem with the nose gear. the plane was headed to baltimore on monday when the mechanical issues cropped up. the pilot had to circle over washington state to burn fuel before landing safely at sea-tac airport. >>> today the suspect in a deadly prank makes his first court appearance. tyler barris faces a judge in los angeles accused of calling in a fake hostage situation to police in wichita, kansas. officers shot and killed an innocent man while responding to that bogus call. barris wa

the faa and ntsb are investigating. >>> a big story developing in washington tonight, republicans on the house intelligence committee just voted to release a classified memo on the russia investigation. the memo was written by republicans. it reportedly lays out accusations against the justice department and the fbi. the agencies are accused of misusing their authority to obtain a surveillance warrant on a trump campaign aide. " gether democrats call it an attempt to undercut the ongoing investigation without the proper context. >> sadly, we can fully expect that the president of the united states will not put the national interest over his own personal interest, but it is a sad day indeed when that is also true of our own committee. >> no comment yet from republicans on the house intelligence committee. president trump has five days to review the document and decide whether it should be made public. >>> the other big story from washington, the deputy director of the fbi surprised a lot of people by stepping down from his post today. andrew mccabe was a key figure in both the hillary

department of education will be reduced from 4,000 employees to 250 and the ntsb reduced from 405 to 22 people. most cannot be launched or continue during the shutdown. >>> another round of rain has moved into the bay area. looking a little unclear. expect wet roads for the morning commute. >> we are seeing showers reach the surface. we have some green on the screen. it is pressed in from san francisco around 580. this is light showers. this is doppler 7 estimating very light rain. it is approaching the south bay and beginning the make the rounds. san jose will get some rain. it has been steadily raining. this is a light system. it a stronger storm will approach us in the coming days. >> all right. we'll see you then. >>> we have breaking news tonight. we are told a person has been shot to death off of raleigh road. it is the apartments that are fairly new. no word if any arrests have been immediate. >>> tonight a candle light vigil. her family is planning to take the two-year-old off of life support. we explain why they are holding onto every last bit of hope. more than 100 people c

. >> reporter: tonight the ntsb and fbi are investigating what caused the fire and how the crew reacted during the crisis. kerry sanders, nbc news, port richey, florida. >>> tonight, an emergency unfolding in communities throughout the northeast. a lot of riverfront properties roads and highways flooded as ice jams leave way too much water with nowhere to go but over the banks. now crews are working overtime to try to break up the ice as fast as they can. nbc's kristen dahlgren has an upclose look. >> reporter: massive chunks of ice, decla declaring a state of emergency. building submerged, frimp ed water spilling into the streets on the ohio river near pittsburgh the search continues for two barges still missing after dozens broke away in the ice and high water. one man had to be rescued. >> then the water started rising. the truck shut off. >> reporter: across the northeast, roadways became rivers. in maine, the slushy mess buried cars. between pennsylvania and new jersey, the delaware river looked almost frozen solid. this is an ice jam near trenton, new jersey. the best way to descr

the ntsb sending a go team to the site. >> and linzie janis with us live tonight from the scene of that crash. and linzie, those lawmakers did make it to the retreat. we learned a short time ago, the congressman who suffered a concussion has joined them? >> reporter: that reese right, david. that retreatment has now begun. congressman lewis was discharged from the hospital and has now joined his fellow lawmakers at the retreat. of course, most of these injured, including the person who died, the man who died, were in that truck. just a devastating scene here behind me. investigators still here now. david? >> all right, linzie janis leading us off tonight. >>> now, to the other breaking headline from washington at this hour. the brewing showdown between the president and his new fbi director, his hand-picked director, now urging the president not to release a secret them romemo reportedly c of the fbi. the president was overheard leaving the state of the union last night, telling a lawmaker he "100%" plans to release the memo. the fbi tonight saying it has grave concerns about the accura

>> reporter: david, no official cause has been determined, but the ntsb is now investigating. the boat's captain being credited for his quick thinking, getting that boat very close to shore. likely saving many lives. david? >> victor, our thanks to you as well tonight. >>> next this evening on this martin luther king jr. holiday, the firestorm surrounding president trump and the profane comments he made during that immigration meeting in the oval office. overnight, the president defending himself, saying, quote, "i'm not a racist. i'm the least racist person you have ever interviewed." abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: consumed for days by the controversy over racially-charged remarks said behind closed doors, the president is now pushing back hard. >> no, no, i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed. that i can tell you. >> reporter: and he's now explicitly denying what several sources say he said in that meeting with members of congress on thursday -- a vulgar slur aimed at african countries -- and that

ntsb is aware of the training issues.will learn from the accident and improve. >>> a detroit police officer 25-year-old glenn daus died days after responding to a domestic violence call. the mayor said doss is everything good about detroit. he leaves behind a 9 month old baby. he had been on the force two years. >> the suspect fired 32 shots at officers and barricaded himself his home for hours. police fired tear gas in the house and arrested him. he faces 33 charges with more expected. such a tragedy. >>> should job protections be in place for the russia special counsel? would republicans sign on? >>> democrats want to protect the russian special counsel. this comes word when donald trump wanted mueller fired last year. >>> state of the union is a day away and the president will make his pitch to the nation, but won't hit the road to sell it. >>> he had a long time fear of being poisoned. one reason why he liked to eat at mcdonald's. >> that is just one moment from the politically charged grammys. we have the latest from

i can 2016, after another tesla model s went underneath a truck, killing the driver, both the ntsb andm sorry, the the other group opened an investigation in the incident. those wrapped up last year, and it shows you that even though this is a similar crash, even though there was no loss of life here in this incident, it shows how interested federal regulators and safety officials are in this new automated technology is performing in the real world and how customers are using them. this: there is there was -- nervousness about them. what has tesla said? >> tesla has declined to comment, the only statement that provided us is one that reiterates that the autopilot is only intended with use with a fully attentive driver who has to have their hands on the wheel, eyes on the road. of theggest to some andlenge in messaging explaining how this technology on help a driver be safer the road and perform some of the , but customers cannot take their attention off the road, so they can trust it yet. there is a difference between autopilot and the eponymous, but for the general public he be hard t

right now the ntsb is investigating a deadly plane crash in costa rica that killed one dozen people, including two american families. some of the victims have local ties. a woman posting on facebook she is a potomac, maryland, neighborhood. gio benitez is beginning to what might have caused the vacation to turn tragic. gio benitez: investigators are looking for clues on what caused the accident. i read was on vacation with her husband bruce and three sons, william, zachary, matthew. the close family loved to travel the world together. >> the only comfort from talking with our friends is that they will -- they were all together, and they will be together forever. to a witness, the plane was in the air for about one minute after take off before it nosedive. hannah was one of the victims, a sophomore at columbia university, traveling with her parents and her 16-year-old brother. her friends telling us she will be greatly missed. >> not having her in our lives, it is just unfathomable. gio: 33-year-old amanda -- was in her first year as a vacation travel leader for backwards. her family

drew griffin/cnn senior investigative correspondent:"the ntsb says its investigation could take anywherehs, but in the meantime, the new president of amtrak is promising to improve safety at amtrak across all operations, and especially in training for new routes. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta." (jr stone) caltrans... is investigating whether microscopic organisms are attacking critical welds on the submerged foundation of the new bay bridge tower. while engineers tell kron four there's no immediate concern about the bridge failing... an underwater survey found pockets of accelerated corrosion on welds... that bind massive piles that hold up the foundation. experts say the corrosion suggests something besides simple rust is eating away at the steel. the problem...could potentially endanger the projected 150-year lifespan of the $six point four billion structure. (justine) a gas station clerk in san francisco, thanking her lucky stars.. after good samaritans came to her rescue. (jr stone) the store clerk was being choked so hard witnesses say she couldn't breathe.. that's when three men jumpe

and a team in the ntsb is sent to investigate. >>> now florida congressman neil dunn says that he andongressmen were doctors and helped with first aid until another lawmaker that was an army ranger helped to pry open the door on the train to escape and help others. channel 6 "action news." back to you rick. >> thank you. >>> in the nation's capital reviews are divided along party lines after president trump's first state of the union address last night. the president called for unity ditching his tough campaign talk and touted the rising stock market. the republicans clapped and democrats sat silently many whom brought dreamers as guests. many brought to the country as children. >> under the broken system a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives. >> they offer the path to citizenship in exchange for a multibillion dollar border wall and drastically scaling back immigration. >> david muir will have more on the president's state of the union and more from the deadly train crash right after "action news" at 6:00. >> meantime in four short days, the

. >>> plus, the ntsb is helping search for the cause of a plane crash that killed ten americans in costaica. two families on dream vacations were lost in the tragedy. this morning, we'll hear from friends and relatives.

. >> i just got word that investigators from the ntsb will come to california to investigate the crash. culver city firefighters tweeted this picture yesterday after a tesla autopilot car -- the driver says the car was on autopilot. despite how this looks, no one was injured. 10 days ago on the bay bridge, a suspected drunk driver passed out behind the wheel. the man tried to claim everything was fine because the tesla had been on autopilot. he was arrested. tesla owners we talked with say the high-tech feature should be used as a helper not as a replacement for the driver. >> i think that it provides better safety than driving alone, so it's kind of like my co-pilot. >> tesla upgraded it's autopilot technology after a deadly accident involving this driver in florida in 2016. federal investigators concluded that the system was partly to blame when it failed to spot a tractor trailer that had cut across the highway and sheered off the roof of a tesla. but also tesla was trying to sir couple -- autopilot is intended for use only with a fully attentive driver. investigators will be focusi