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aviators are on their way to the great smoky mountains national park in eastern tennessee and that's where a tourist helicopter went down and exploded yesterday killing all five people on board. the crash site isn't far from a large outlet mall in dolly parton's dollywood theme park. in the word of one police officer, there is not much left of the chopper. bp will have to pay more than $20 million in fines and damages over 16 years. it all stems from the well blowout that killed 11 workers and unleashed a 134-million spill in the gulf of mexico in 2011. a federal judge gave the agreement his final okay yesterday. the payout includes $5.5 billion to cover other damage. facebook will roll out a new feature today that will enable blind people to enjoy photos on this social network. the website has trained its computers to be seeing eye guides using artificial intelligence. with the help of an iphone app the computer recognizes faces and objects in the photos. the phone's built in screen reader then provides the descriptions by a voice over. i'm kelly wright. now back to "red eye." >>> i

the group was on a sightseeing helicopter tour in eastern tennessee this afternoon. the faa says they will release flight registration information after the identities are discovered of those killed. thousands of police officers from virginia and beyond will be attending the funeral tomorrow for state trooper chad dermyer. and friends came together to leave flowers on his patrol car as they walked into the visitation. thursdayas shot last at a bus station in richmond while taking part in a training exercise. in prince william county, dozens came out to donate blood and honor of three officers to were shot in the line of duty, officer ashley guindon killed in the line of duty. organizers say they believe they reach their goal of 100 units of blood. when d.c. voters go to the poll, they will have to decide whether minimum wage would be raised to $15 per hour in the district. a judge signed off on that measure today. go from $10.50 per hour to $15 per hour over the next four years. laws raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour have been passed in california and new york

the crash on the left of your screen seconds after the helicopter went down this afternoon in eastern tennessee. chopper burst in to flames on impact, engulfing a hillside. the faa is now on the scene. >>> a dad and his teenaged son from our area having to make a split second decision to help save a life. they were driving home last night in tenafly, new jersey when they saw debris from a crash and a burning suv. someone had lost control. they tried to pull the driver out but she was trapped. >> anybody with any kind of a heart or conscious is going to go and try to do whatever they >> two tenafly police officers arrived, cut the seatbelt and pulled the woman to safety. she's now in serious injuries. >>> new at 11:00, a bar owner attacked as his assailants yelled homophobic slurs. tonight he speaks to eyewitness news. >> dramatic moments when officers charged in to a i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-24. or visit my24info.com. hey, what are you doing? getting the coats. for a half hour? bob just got time warner cable

plume of smoke is the result of a tourist helicopter crash near the great smokey mountains of eastern tennesseepeople sadly on board the helicopter died this afternoon. no one on the ground injured. ntsb is investigating the cause of the crash. amtrak says service is close to being back to normal following a deadly derailment outside philadelphia. two amtrak workers were killed and more than 30 passengers were injured yesterday when train hit a backhoe that was on the tracks derailing the lead engine. the train was heading from new york to savannah, georgia. accident disrupted amtrak service on the heavily traveled corridor here. >> american soldier who died as prisoner of war in korea is finally coming home to san francisco. u.s. army corporal robert graham was officially listed as missing in action on february 13, 1951. in the early 90's north korea turned over dozens of boxes containing remains of u.s. service members. dna testing matched some to corporal graham so on wednesday his remains will arrive at sfo and he will receive a burial with full military honors this friday. >> biggest finan

here is round number one and here is round two across eastern tennessee take will come in later thisernoon. so take the umbrella. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60s here this morning. by 8:00, light rain along i-81. couldn't rule out a passing sprinkle or shower here before lunchtime, but better rain chances come in after lunch. these areas of yellow and red in southern maryland, that is the risk of a rumble or two of thunder today and that continues into this evening. showers in the metro, thundershowers down to our south. by 6:00 tonight, here comes the second round of rain that may cause a delay or postponement of the nats game this evening. 64 now, we'll be in the mid-70s for highs today. and again if you're going down to the game, bring your poncho. showers likely and rain de a real possibility. should be able to sneak the game in, but if not, we'll for sure be able to play ball tomorrow. maybe a drop early tomorrow morning, but dry saturday afternoon and evening. mid-80s monday and tuesday. >>> breaking news continues on the roads. we still have just two right lanes g

it happened in severville in eastern tennessee. authorities say the helicopter went down and burst into flames. all five people on board were killed. >>> the men arrested during an fbi raid friday night appeared in federal court today. >> yes, petrov is suing alameda county following an alleged excessive use of force incident that happened in november. but the fbi says friday's raid was unrelated to that case. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow was in court today. she's in the newsroom with more on the story. >> reporter: dan and ama, petrov's mother says her son is suffering from ptsd following the november incident. it's unclear what charges the fbi arrested petrov on on friday. the courtroom was cleared this afternoon before petrov went in front of the judge. >> come to the front door. >> reporter: fbi agents raiding this home on teddy avenue friday arresting petrov and an unnamed woman. agents raiding the home for the second time. abc 7 news obtained this video of a march 8th fbi raid. fbi sources say petrov was not on thei

police say there wasn't much left after a sightseeing great smoky mountains national park in eastern tennessee. surveillance video showing smoke from the crash seconds after that helicopter went down. you can see it on the left side of your screen there. you see that smoke. all five people aboard were killed. the chopper burst into flames on impact engulfing a hillside. no word from the faa on what led to that crash. >>> 5:12 right now. saturday night birthday bash nearly turned into a bashing for a bar owner targeted by a the trouble erupted at the hardware bar in hell's kitchen, known as a gay bar. the owner, eric einstein was celebrating a friend's birthday when an egg was thrown and hit him in the jaw. eric saw three teenaged boys staring at him and then took off. he gave chase and caught up with one. >> he hit me right here on the jaw. i thought maybe it was a full bottle of water or something, not fully sol, but heavy. >> seconds later the kids' two friends circled back. when it was three against one, eric let go of the teenager, called police. the incident is now being >>> time is 5:13.

. >>> five people are dead after a helicopter crashed into the smoky mountains in eastern tennessee. >> there's not much left. >>> villanova trying to go length of the court. gives it to jenkins for the championship! villanova! phenomenal. the national champions. >> how about those onions? double order sauteed. >> he made the perfect pass. that one was going up. >> from the great lakes to the northeast, winter is back. >> i couldn't believe it. >>> a puzzling scene in houston within a flight attendant suddenly deployed an emergency slide at the terminal. >>> amazing video out of tennessee showing a police officer pulling an unconscious man from a smoke-filled apartment. >> your apartment is on fire. >>> it's hit up the middle. and the orioles take home a 3-2 win. wait a minute. >> in "all that matters." >>> a huge document lead exposed shady financial dealings involving famous people like vladimir putin and jackie chan. >> i smell a movie, don't you think? putin, chan. >> i could be presidential. but if i was presidential, i would only have about 20% of you would be here because it w

well, federal investigators are looking into the cause of a sightseeing helicopter crash in eastern tennessee this killed five people. there have been at least two other crashes involving those helicopters in the past in that exact same area. >>> well, a federal judge has approved a $20 billion settlement with bp for the 2010 gulf oil spill. most of that will go to five states and local governments. critics are angry some of it could be tax deductible. bp already reached a similar settlement with businesses and residents. >>> well, some of the most popular medications taken by a lot more expensive. an analysis by reuters finds prices on four of the country's top drugs have skyrocketed by more than 100% in just the last five years. that includes medications for arthritis, cholesterol and asthma. drugmakers say the prices are needed to recover investments in failed drugs and support research into new treatments. >>> and this morning, facebook unveiling a new tool that helps describe photos for visually impaired users. the feature on the company's iphone app interprets what's in a picture by usi

tennessee. a sightseeing helicopter crash in eastern part of the state killing all five people on board. the chopper was destroyed by fire after the crash. >> there's not much left. the helicopter was pretty well consumed in the fire. the fire is gone from a crashed at the top of the mountain. nicole: known on the ground was injured. the cost of the the crash is under investigation. lauren: isis is doing some self-promoting. islamic state information office in iraq showed pictures of your print technology. isis also required microscope magnifying glasses. it's in the process of recruiting foreign fighters and franÇais. if you access to the equipment is taking other areas in theory and inadequate equipment and technology already listed. nicole: new york and california workers will be paid market the state's governor signed legislation that will gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. i will be the highest in the nation. new york state budget includes gradually raising the current starting in new york city in three years and raising another level of ire. in los angeles on the g

tennessee that accomplishes nothing. in the late 1862. there are major confederate victories in the eastern theater in virginia in 1862. on into the spring of 1863. one string of successive confederate victories with staggering human costs. now, this is interrupted temporarily, july of 1863. it is a hugely significant moment in the civil war. because in the span of 24 hours there is major union victory at gettysburg. blunting a confederate invasion of pennsylvania. gettysburg is of the top of the map. the next day vicksburg, the last stronghold on the mississippi river and the confederacy surrenders to union forces. the rest of 1863, it appears that union military momentum is building on that. by the end of that year, tennessee has been completely rid of confederate forces. union armies are now in georgia, union armies are threatening within 30 miles or so. everything is pointing toward a regain of union momentum and a likelihood the war will end by that following spring. one of the things that adds to that perception, victory is now likely, lincoln has identified a new general. if you know anything about the military

eastern half of the country. can you see from the ohio valley and tennessee valley northeast to the mid-atlantic, not much going on any clouds or precipitation. areas of frost will develop tonight, 32 in the suburbs and 42 in center city. there will be frost developing in many of those out lying suburbs. as you go through the next five days little will change around here, you'll have high pressure you can see it taking over a large chunk of the country and then a ring of heavy rain, around that area of high pressure, so you can get anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain from dallas to wichita, kansas and that resolves around the northern great lakes to canada, we are in the sweet spot, so to speak if you want ice-cream loving weather through the upcoming weekend. it's golden sunshine and cooler at the shore. temperatures in the 50s and inland overall 63 and 64 degrees. what about the weekend? everybody wants to know about the weekend. it's looking fantastic, saturday 67 inland and 50s at the coast and then the coast warms a bit on sunday, back to 60 degrees while inland locations warm back into the lower 70s. that ex

bloomberg politics, cohost of "with all due respect," that airs at 6:00 eastern on msnbc, john heilemann and in nashville, tennessee, pulitzer prize-winning historian, jon meacham. >> he cried all weekend, but for a different reason. >> yeah. well, that's what he does. >> he's very sensitive. you know, who would have ever imagined the crimean war would have gone that way. >> it's the whole shades rebellion thing. you never got over it. >> i thought willie's best moment of the new severide of sunday morning was the look of the war of 1812. >> that was for you. >> yeah, thanks, nerd joke. polling in the three biggest states left on the republican primary calendar show donald trump at or near a majority in each. in new york, the cbs yougov. poll shows trump paused to win with 54%. ted cruz back at 21%. john kasich at 19. in pennsylvania, trump is ahead by 20 points. 46% to cruz's 26%. and in california, trump is up by 18 points over cruz, 49% to 31. >> so, john heilemann. >> yeah? >> looks like a big, big surge. certainly, he was always ahead in new york, even coming out of wisconsin. but california and pennsylvania,

tennessee that accomplishes nothing. there are major confederate victories in the eastern theater in virginia in 1862. one string of successive confederate victories with staggering human costs. ,his is interrupted temporarily july of 1863. isthe span of 24 hours there major union victory at gettysburg. gettysburg was at the top of the map. the next day vicksburg, the last stronghold on the mississippi river and the confederacy surrenders to union forces. by the end of that year, tennessee has been completely rid of confederate forces. georgia,ies are now in threatening within 30 miles or so. toward ag is pointing regain of union momentum and a likelihood the war will end by the following spring. one of the things that adds to , victory is now likely, lincoln has identified a new general. timeln has a difficult identifying a successful commander in the eastern theater of the war. man, ulyssess this grant from the western theater to the east. successful very fighting in mississippi. command allt to union armies in all theaters of war. lot.ln and grant talk a lincoln is convinced grant has the plan to e

. >>> let's head to tennessee where federal investigators have been on the scene of a helicopter crash near the great smoky mountains national park in the eastern state. five people died when the to tourist chopper came down yesterday. it was destroyed by fire after the crash. high winds have made fighting the fire very difficult. >>> back here in our area. 42 tons of sand got dumped on to penn plaza not by accident. it will be used in an international festival of arts performance. the show called article 13 uses sand, fire and water to tell the story of immigrants and their search for a better life. >>> 5:45 now. to the victors go the spoils. you areç looking at villanova hoisting up the ncaa championship trophy in houston last night just moments after winning the title at the buzzer. the wildcats will be bringing that trophy home to the main line later today. >>> it's not just people on the main line who are celebrating. >> this is a win for everybody here in the philadelphia region. something for us to celebrate. and something i'm sure that will be the talk of breakfast over coffee, a stack of pancakes at the melrose diner. that's where we

tennessee river ravall. ongoing threat this weekend. we have been mentioning those threats for flooding once again today. for easternarkansas, remember last week houston, texas had record setting rainfall. more rain is in the forecast. we will be watching it and keep you up to date. happy friday, ladies. the weekend is here. you made it. >> janice, you will help to keep our viewers safe out there. appreciate that. >>> it is no laughing matter. patty davis lashing out at news that will ferrell will play her father ronald reagan in a movie about his battle with alzheimer's. she writes this in an open letter. i watched the fear fade in my father's eyes i heard his voice tremble as he stood in the living room and said, i don't know where i am. davis went on to challenge farrell to go to a facility that treats patients who are suffering from dementia and see if there is anything funny about that. >> she is so right. i disagree now. we talked about it yesterday. i am not in agreement with that. i am not a fan now. >> an all american band paying tribute to our fallen service members. ♪ >> the beach boys will be headliners

tennessee, and kentucky. more than 8 million people are at an enhanced risk of severe weather. last night, a string of twisters touched down in mississippi, alabama, and louisiana. one hit in eastern mississippi between columbus and the alabama state line. damaging at least a dozen homes. one young resident took shelter in his truck. >> there was a lot of wind. a big boom. then hail was hitting the truck. and all of a sudden i'm driving and not driving nil more and then i'm in a ditch and the power line fell! >> so far, there are no reports of serious injuries. >>> now to politics. donald trump is trying to mend fences with the republican party while explaining his controversial comments on abortion. all this comes ahead of next week's wisconsin primary, a crucial contest for trump and for those trying to stop him. a just released poll of likely republican voters finds trump trailing ted cruz by ten points. a trump loss in wisconsin women registered voters. clinton bashed trump yesterday and set herself apart from sanders on women's right. >> i know senator sanders supports the right for a woman's choice to choose, but i think they will endorse me because i have led on this issue.

eastern portions of georgia to see sunshine this morning. from new england all the way down the coastline we're seeing clouds. across the ohio and tennessee valleys. this is the next storm we're watching spinning its wheels south of omaha. the leading edge of moist gets in here after midnight tonight. it will stick around for the broad street run tomorrow. even in the afternoon we'll looking at a leftover shower and downpours. future tracker 6 clouds thin out, skies brighten up, sun and clouds, later on. clouds lowering and thickening overnight tonight. here comes the rain, 5:30 a.m., shield of moisture out to the west. when you see the yellows and oranges that's a good downpour that's falling. 11:00 a.m., you're seeing reds that hints toward a possibility of rumbles of thunder out there. this is good rain falling in the i-95 corridor by 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m., the steadiest is gone at that point. we're seeing clouds and leftover showers and leftover downpours throughout the evening hours finally pushing off the coast by the time we get into monday morning. the weekend yourself looks good today -- overall, looks good today, dry, sunshine, t

eastern today you can watch the senate live on c-span2 the lawmakers continuing with work on legislation setting programs on policy for the federal aviation administration and then for the judicial nominee in tennesseese is back inn tomorrow after their three week break dealing with the virus and border security. the senate here on c-span to. >> we have 72 of the delegate votes. [cheering] you served as president of national cable telecommunications association president and ceo of the national cellular telecommunications internet association. association. you've been a venture capitalist now since 2013, chairman of the federal communications commission your first job how is it different from some of your previous positions? scenic the great thing about this job is that it follows the other positions because what i was fortunate enough to be able to do in the industry is because they were bringing great change to the american economy at the way they live their lives and that is what we were dealing with because we are now in the middle of one of the resolutions at all times to say how do we deal with the kind of changes that are happening all around us as a result of the technology so i think it is

carolinas, ohio, tennessee valleys everybody looking really, really nice this morning as we continue to see this huge area of high pressure right there. it's anchored over the easternalf of the united states. this is omega blocking pattern. the trough and the dip in the jet stream is right here across the western half of the united states. this counter clockwise swirl off the coast that's the other dip in the jet. this guy is not moving. else stalled out. that's forcing the high to sit in its place and forcing this low to stay put, as well. it's like an atmospheric traffic jam. we'll continue to see all are the sunshine here over the next several days. the frontal systems stay to the north. cold front right here could sneak through monday night into tuesday, but it's dry there's no moisture with it. all it will do is change the direction of the wind. southwest wind monday and north wind on tuesday, that drops temperatures from 80 to 70. we're talking about very warm weather. trenton, 74. philadelphia, 74. allentown, 75. reading and lancaster both topping out at 76. jersey shore if you're heading there bring along something with sleeves it's going to be cooler today

tennessee to report cheryl casone with that this right now. cheryl: that is right a site seeing helicopter crashing eastern part of the state killing all five onboardaper would say destroyed by fire, after the crash. no one on the ground was injured, the cause of the crash is still under investigation. this morning. well, nothing says spring like winter blast in the northeast heavy snow from buffalo to albany in new york, southerning new england hit by a slow moving storm up to 8 inches parts of massachusetts rhode island, another story folks to leave with you involving a flight crewmen, this time a houston flight attendant making headlines, united airlines flight attendant intlepgs opened plane door indeflated the slide officials say dip happened after plane landeded in houston had come from sacramento we have no idea why united would be the say she has been removed from all duties there is video i captain show you for ll reasons she went down slide walked away. >> wow, went down the slide, all right. thanks. >> billionaires -- funny -- >> blirnz raising to kick off new era of space attractively we sit down with apollo 1 astronaut buzz aldrin how

eastern. on thell resume debate bill to extend funding for the federal aviation administration. at 5:00, senators consider the nomination for a judge for the middle district of tennessee. the house back from a three-week break. begin work on a vote to make zika virus vaccines eligible for reviews. live coverage of the house on c-span. the senate on c-span two. >> tonight on "the communicators" federal inmunications chair wheeler his first interview with c-span since being nominated by president obama and 2013. he talks about net neutrality, the lifeline phone program to the net, relation -- regulation of the phone and privacy. he also discusses how he views the future of telecom and the internet. he is joined by technology reporter for "the washington post." >> what i was fortunate enough to do is to be involved as they were bringing change to the american economy and the way the people live their lives. that is what we are dealing with. we're now in one of the greatest not revolutions of all time. the job of the fec is to say, how do we deal with the changes happening all around us as a result of new technology? >> watch "the communicators" tonight. >> are c-span cam

tennessee river valleys. later in the week, snow showers in the great lakes. for temperatures, look what's going to happen across the eastern half of the country. out west, it stays very much above normal. by the middle of the week, the below normal temperatures stick around. much below normal through the great lakes. above normal out in the northwest. temperatures should be 10 to 20 degrees above average. even higher in some spots across the northern rockies. today, we are certainly dealing with that rain. it is going to stick around through most of the day through the mid-atlantic. the snow could accumulate up to 2 to >>> thanks, dylan. good morning, everyone. heading out the door. still tracking the snow from northern westchester county, roads will be slick there, so please be careful, temperatures are below freezing, but in the city plain old rain moving into long island and new jersey, little rain/snow mix. temperatures in the upper 30s right now. upper 40s by lunchtime. midday showers continue throughout the afternoon. much colder but drier tonight. cold and breezy tomorrow. >> that's our latest forecast. matt? >> dyl

tennessee river valleys. later in the week, snow showers in the great lakes. for temperatures, look what's going to happen across the easternthe below normal temperatures stick around. much below normal through the great lakes. above normal out in the northwest. temperatures should be 10 to 20 degrees above average. even higher in some spots across the northern rockies. today, we are certainly dealing with that rain. it is going to stick around through most of the day through the mid-atlantic. the snow could accumulate up to 2 >>> we've got a nice start to the work week but our temperatures will be getting very hot by the middle of the week. right now, we have mostly mid-50s and some patchy fog in a few spots in the north bay. highs today reaching into the mid-70s in the north bay and south bay as well as the tri-valley. san francisco, looking at a high of 56 degrees with sunshine and a pleasant day in the peninsula. 72 degrees with gusty winds. the winds kicking up from the north at about five to ten miles per hour getting up to 20 miles an hour with some of the gusts. forecast. matt? >> dylan, thank you very much. >>> osc

tennessee river valleys. later in the week, snow showers in the great lakes. for temperatures, look what's going to happen across the eastern the week, the below normal temperatures stick around. much below normal through the great lakes. above normal out in the northwest. temperatures should be 10 to 20 degrees above average. even higher in some spots across the northern rockies. today, we are certainly dealing with that rain. it is going to stick around through most of the day through the mid-atlantic. the snow could accumulate up to 2 to 4 inches acro >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. don't forget your umbrella. rain arrive this is afternoon for philadelphia. winds through the day will warm us into the 60s. then the rain will bring the temperatures down this afternoon. and the cold arrives tomorrow with gusty winds. 31 will feel like it's in the 20s. a little bit warmer wednesday afternoon. then another round of rain moving in on thursday leading to a colder weekend. 40s for saturday. 54 sunday. have a great day. >> that's your latest forecast. matt? >> dylan, thank you very much. >>> oscar nominee and emm

tennessee river valleys. we could see isolated stronger storms and later in the week a smattering of rain and snowshowers through the great lakes. temperatures, look at what's going to happen across the easternelow normal temperatures stick around and much below normal through the great lakes. much above normal in the northwest. temperatures should be 10-20 degrees above average, higher in some spots across the northern rockies. today, we're dealing with that rain. it is going to stick around through most of the day through the midatlantic. the snow could accumulate across parts of new england. that's a look at the weather across the country. here's a peek out your window. >> we won't be dealing with snow, but we may be dealing with rain. take your umbrella with you. showers in southern pennsylvania will move their way southward towards the d.c. metro. should be arriving by about 3:00. 30s in northern maryland. going to be a nice day to be outside until the rain moves in. southerly breezes bring temperatures up to near 70 before the raindrops. after the rain comes to an end, about midnight, cold cold cold and windy. >> that's your latest forecast. matt? >> dylan, thank you very much. >>> osc