>> eva pilgrim, thanks so much. there is much more ahead this tuesday. >>> the trooper attacked after chasing a biker. you will see the video. the suspect's brother joined the fight on the side of the highway. drivers coming to the trooper's rescue. we'll have more. >>> plus the severe weather threat tonight. the funnel clouds reported and the warnings for what's on the way. >>> and the great jersey keeper. tom brady's stolen super bowl jersey recovered. news about the alleged thief. our reporter on the trail tracking him down at his home in mexico. risk of stroke due to afib, i even accept i have a hr a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but whatever trail i take, i go for my best. so if there's something better than warfarin, i'll go for that too. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis had both. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. el

tom. >> eva pilgrim for us tonight. eva, thank you so much. >>> next to that deadly confrontation between police and apparently unarmed man, all of it streaming live on facebook. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight posted on facebook -- sheriff's deputies shooting a man as he streams video live from his suv. the scene playing out in memphis, tennessee. you can hear rodney hess repeatedly ask for superior officers. >> i would like the higher commands. i'd like the higher commands to come out. >> reporter: at least one deputy firing through the windshield. hess airlifted to a hospital where he later died. it's one of two live posts. the first showing the 36-year-old getting in and out of his vehicle. standing in an off-ramp as drivers dodge him. one offering assistance. >> you have someone coming to help you? >> no, i'm good. i'll be okay. >> reporter: hess then parks in the middle of the road, blocking traffic. deputies arriving. in a statement, investigators say hess was acting erratic and refusing offic

abc's eva pilgrim is in tennessee tonight. >> reporter: tonight, police are releasing new images in their search for a missing tennessee teen and the former teacher accused of kidnapping her. >> we have imminent concern for elizabeth thomas' wellbeing right now. >> reporter: 50-year-old suspect, tad cummins, is seen in a store days before the their disappearance, where he appears to have picked up women's hair dye. police say the teacher plotted her abduction at least a week before. surveillance video captured cummins filling up his nissan at a gas station, but the only trace since, a cell phone ping in alabama. >> please come home to us. >> reporter: tonight, the girl's father says his daughter told a sibling the day she left to call police if she wasn't home by 6:00 p.m. >> i don't think she is responsible for what happened. she is 15 years old. >> reporter: the father says even after another student claimed they witnessed mr. cummins kissing beth thomas, and reported it to school officials, the teacher was still at the school. school officials say cummins denied an inappropriate relati

the government is now investigating dozens of fires, and here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonightderal investigators are trying to determine whether this deadly fire in pennsylvania over the weekend was sparked by a malfunctioning hoverboard. >> we need a ladder to the second floor. we got people on the roof. >> reporter: firefighters arriving as giant flames consumed this row home. 3-year-old ashanti hughes was rescued from the flames but died hours later. >> my granddaughter, we can't replace her. the pain, so deep. >> reporter: two other children injured. one in critical condition. we've seen the frightening videos. hoverboard batteries overheating and bursting into flames. even burning down homes. but little ashanti is believed to be the first person killed. >> it was all because of a hoverboard. >> reporter: tonight, investigators working to learn if that scooter, left plugged in and charging, was one of the half million hoverboards under recall. david, authorities urging families tonight to make sure their hoverboards meet safety standards and are not on that recall list, da

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eva pilgrim has more on the pat-downs and how much more thorough they will be. >> reporter: backlash out for comprehensive pat-down screening. >> somebody who is inexperience could be very threatened. tsa uses the risk associated with each passenger in question and choose one of five different pat-down option. denver airport said an officer could make more intimate contact than before. >> reporter: they said this is not a new style or any different areas of the body screened in the standard pat-down procedure. this new plan comes two years after a report on the tsa finding some officers missed guns and other weapons during screenings. >> we know that we're not carrying weapons, but they don't know, they have to find out. >> reporter: who gets the pat-down. anyone who opts you out of the started technology screening and sometimes it's just random. >> that's eva pilgrim. >>> the flyers trach on the capitols -- the flyers take on the capitols at home, highlights of the game next in sports. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to worry about student loan debt. i graduated into it.

eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >>> another death is being reported related to the hoverboard fire in the fire protection district tweeted this photo. the crash happened this morning northeast of modesto. fire officials said the plane was fully engulfed when they got it. witnesses said the aircraft may have had engine trouble. dealing with the aftermath of a powerful winter storm, or getting ready for one that's coming. in washington state, it will take until at least monday for a group of high school students to return home. they're stranded behind an avalanche blocking a road. icy conditions triggered a crash in allentown, pennsylvania. 25 cars slammed into one another. >> i followed the first car and stopped, and then it was like a car hit me from behind, and like i spun this way, and then a car hit me from the side. >>> in boston, an airline worker needed to be rescued after a deicing truck collided with an alaska airlines jet. travelers may face more delays. a blizzard watch stretches from pennsylvania to new england for monday and tuesday. >>> more water began flowing over the o

the house fire he was going to turned deadly as eva pilgrim tells us, fire officials believe a hover board was the cause. >> we're getting rapid calls and reports of kids trapped on the third floor. >> reporter: this detective staipght fire in harass -- devastating fire in harrisburg pennsylvania, a tragedy that killed one and injured two children. this video shows the moments firefighters arrived, a father clearly panicked three children inside. >> we have people on the roof. >> reporter: one girl jumped from a second floor porch to safety, two others pulled out by firefighters. this just the latest hover board hazard making headlines. this video capture, shows the moment the hover board batteries exploded huge flames ripping through the home in north chicago. >> i was thinking we're going to lose both of had your children today. >> reporter: more frightening scenes others igniting on sidewalks, this one burning near a baby stroller at a washington state mall. >> reporter: half a board hover boards made by ten companies under recall. eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> 7:37 tomo

abc news reporter eva pilgrim has the story. >> we have a two story commercial. locate the fire. >> reporter: bluser thing winds fanning a fire in queens, new york. two firefighters injured. dozens turned out in the bitter cold overnight. in union city, this block covered in ice after the deadly blaze. embers igniting this church, its steeple collapsing. >> the flames are out of control because of the wind. >> reporter: in massachusetts, this ice a reminder of another frigid fire fight. >> town of warwick. >> reporter: fising negative 5 degree wind chills, a mother and four children dying inside. >> we couldn't get near the house it was too hot. >> reporter: officials investigating if the fire started because of a wood stove. in massachusetts, 40 miles an hour gusts toppling this 100 foot pine, crushing this car and killing the couple inside. >> it was demolished. >> reporter: and the cold temperatures blamed for this mess at new york's la guardia airport. a frozen pipe bursting. passengers rerouted around the water pouring from the ceiling. >> that was eva pilgr

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eva pilgrim is in central park. first, to rob. right here in the studio. hey, rob. >> hey, good morning, guys. a warm february seems like a distant memory. march has come in with some serious madness. the snow across the south a precursor for what is to come. half the country under winter weather alerts. nearly 100 million people impacted by this. winter storm warnings for the upper midwest. that's the first part of the storm. the cold air down across the south. that sets the stage. and this blizzard watch up since yesterday afternoon for parts of new york and boston. that is significant. that disturbance. this disturbance will come together for a big old mess. covering it all is eva pilgrim in new york city. hi, eva. >> reporter: good morning, rob. we just got snow. central park is is covered. already, mother nature is sending in the next wave. more snow is headed our way. this morning, more than half the nation under winter weather alerts as two storm systems collide. overnight, the southeast reeling from the march storm, several inches falling. snowfall

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we begin with eva pilgrim on the winter that won't give up. >> reporter: tonight, nearly half the country in a winter blast. this, as another major snow storm is forming. parts of the southeast blanketed in snow. in texas, trucks trying to stay on top of the accumulation. as temperatures fall. >> uh-oh! >> reporter: and now, over 60 million people in the northeast bracing for a nor'easter. more than a foot of snow possible. here in new york, they're already gearing up 440,000 tons of salt and countless michigan among the first to get hit. the midwest expecting below freezing temps and snow fall tonight. still cleaning up from thursday's extreme wind. >> at nighttime, i curled up under five, ten blankets. >> reporter: another sign of the bitter cold, this home in new york, waves crashing, freezing right as they hit this house, coating it in ice. official warn everyone in the storm's path to expect closures, delays, and cancellations, and asking you to stay off the roads. >> rob, what are you watching? >> reporter: we've got several ingredients that look like they're coming together. it's a

here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: it's a harrowing sight playing out again and again. immigrants risking it all to illegally cross the border on foot. but we're far from the epicenter of the political debate. >> we're going to build the wall and mexico's going to pay for the wall. >> reporter: this is the border with canada. a an over 5,000 mile, largely unsecured boundary, icy and treacherous. where people once desperate to get into the united states are doing everything in their power to get out. this man found tired and freezing by a cbc reporter. >> do you know where you are? >> i don't know where i am now. >> do you want to know? you're in canada. >> reporter: in the first two months of this year, more than 2,000 have crossed. many spurred by the recent immigration orders and perceived risk of deportation. they leave behind lives in america sometimes decades in the making. and travel on a system of informal paths dubbed underground railroads to the great white north. but the road is difficult and conditions are harsh. this somali refugee made the trek. >> it was s

eva pilgrim with the images coming in at this hour. >> reporter: tonight, a massive pile up on a pennsylvania highway. >> oh, my god, look at that one. >> reporter: more than 35 cars slamming into each other. trucks mangled. this vehicle crushed between two 18-wheelers. >> i appear to have multiple injuries, one appears to be a trauma arrest. >> reporter: at least 18 people rushed to local hospitals. a snow squall, winter whiteout conditions to blame for the chain reaction. >> county, i'm arriving, approximately 20 vehicles at this time. >> reporter: a diesel truck spinning out and rupturing. spilling fuel all over the highway. the major interstate shutting down in both directions. rescue and fire teams struggling through the mess to help drivers stuck in the middle of the debris. luckily, there were no fatalities reported in this accident. there are reports of other car wrecks in the area. this blast of snow making driving conditions dangerous. >> thank you. >>> and arrests, juan thomas arrested in suspicion of making threats to jewish community centers. here's gio benitez. >> reporter: we s

. >> i'm eva pilgrim in for diane macedo. a big day on tap for president trump set to roll out a $1.5 trillion spending plan unlikely to sit well with democrats or republicans. >> it was the president and fate of his revised travel ban taking center stage in nashville overnight. abc's kenneth moton joins us from d.c. with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning kendis and eva. the white house is promising to fight all the way to the supreme court since that newly blocked travel ban and now about national security and the blueprint being presented today. this morning, president trump's travel ban blocked again. >> an unprecedented judicial overreach. >> reporter: fired up at a rally in nashville. his security proposal hours away from going into effect, temporarily stopped by a federal judge in hawaii. watered down version of the first order. >> reporter: trump's first version to ban travelers from several predominantly muslim countries caused chaos at airports. the revised ban exempted green card holders and exist

here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, new images of a missing teen. >> do you want to start from the back or the front? >> reporter: the video released where you can hear her voice for the first time, helping her brother sew. >> and then you push the needle almost all the way through but not all the way. push it right back. >> reporter: you think people will recognize her voice? >> yes. you will recognize her voice if you hear it. >> reporter: new information on how the 15-year-old and her teacher were communicating. just days before he allegedly kidnapped her. the pair, investigators say, using e-mail to communicate on a computer at their school. >> they would save it as a draft, then the other would read it and delete it. >> reporter: law enforcement saying the messages reveal a romantic relationship. it's been more than two weeks since covington allegedly kidnapped the teen. after more than 1,000 tips, still no sign of the pair. >> she told me she had met this guy, and she was talking about him, and seemed really happy. >> reporter: and her friend says while she thought her fr

eva pilgrim on blizzard watch. >> reporter: nearly half the country in a winter blast. this as another major snowstorm is now forming. parts of the southeast blanketed in snow, spring now on hold there. in tennessee, salt trucks trying to stay on top of the accumulation. temperatures fall. and now over 60 million people in the northeast bracing for a nor'easter. blizzard watches from new york city to boston, more than a foot of snow possible in some spots. here in new york they're already gearing up. some 440,000 tons of salt and countless workers already scanning by. michigan among the first to get hit. crews working around the clock already. the midwest expecting below freezing temps and heavy snowfall. up from wednesday's extreme wind. snapped power poles leaving thousands without power. some still in the dark. >> at nighttime i've curled up under fever, maybe ten blankets. >> reporter: one couple dying of carbon monoxide after trying to keep warm with a generator. another sign, this home in new york. waves crashing, freezing right as they hit this house, coating it

. >> i'm eva pilgrim in for diane macedo. >>> a massive fire erupts in downtown raleigh. >> the fire engulfed the fire-story building under construction and unoccupied. this is what it looked like before the fire. this picture, that picture was taken just days ago and then it turned to this overnight. all that wood fueling the flames. overnight a raging inferno in raleigh. >> we're not going to be able to control this fire. >> reporter: an apartment complex under construction and unoccupied catching fire then spreading to at least three other buildings as the flames engulf the construction site, watch as a crane suddenly comes crashing down. >> wow. >> reporter: the fire burning out of control for hours reaching five alarms. one witness describing the scene. >> its torch. you can feel the heat. it's enormous. the gods are 50, 100 yards into the sky. black smoke everywhere. >> reporter: the intense flames forcing hundreds of people in nearby buildings to evacuate. >> i looked out and i saw that everything around me was orange. my phone and my keys and that's it. >> it looked like the

eva pilgrim has more on what to expect the next time you go to the airport. >> reporter: backlash overhe tsa rollout of the new plan for pat down screenings. >> someone who is inexperienced could be threatened. >> reporter: tsa officers used to evaluate the perceived risk with each passenger in question and then choose one of five different patdown options. now there is one airports across the country already putting out warnings. denver international telging employees these patdowns will be more thorough and may involve an officer making more intimate contact than before. >> no discretion. you to pat them down. >> reporter: the tsa saying it does not involve any different areas of the body than were screened in the previous standard pat down procedure. this new plan comes two years after a report on the tsa finding some officers missed guns and other weapons during the screenings. >> we know we're not carrying a concealed weapon, but they don't know, and they have to find out. >> reporter: who gets the patdown? anyone who opts out of the screening. those who alarm the machines or a k-

eva pilgrim on the battle to save lives. commercial.rying to locate the fire. >> reporter: this seven-alarm fire in queens, new york, fannes turned out in the bitter cold overnight. and in union city, new jersey, this block covered in ice after a deadly blaze. embers igniting this historic church, its steeple collapsing. >> the flames were just out of control because of the wind. >> reporter: in massachusetts, this ice a reminder of another frigid firefight. >> a second alarm for the town of warwick. >> reporter: firefighters facing negative-5 degree wind chills as they tried to save a family. >> we couldn't get near the house, it was too hot. >> reporter: fire authorities investigating tonight if the fire started because of a wood stove. this 100-foot pine tree falling on top of a car, killing the couple >> it was just demolished. >> reporter: and the cold temperatures blamed for this mess at new york's la guardia airport. a frozen pipe bursting, water pouring from the ceiling. back here in queens, temperatures were in the single digit

but we begin with eva pilgrim on the winter that won't give up. >> reporter: tonight, nearly half the country in a winter blast. this, as another major snow storm is forming. parts of the southeast blanketed in snow. spring now on hold there. in tennessee, salt trucks trying to stay on top of the accumulation. bad visibility making for dangerous driving conditions, as temperatures fall. and now, over 60 million people in the northeast bracing for a nor'easter. blizzard watches from new york city to boston. more than a foot of snow possible. here in new york, they're already gearing up 440,000 tons of salt and countless workers standing by. michigan among the first to get hit. crews working around the clock already. the midwest expecting below freezing temps and heavy snowfall tonight. this, as they are still cleaning up from thursday's extreme wind. some still in the dark tonight. >> at nighttime, i curled up under five, ten blankets. >> reporter: one couple dying after trying to keep warm with a generator. another sign of the bitter cold, this home in new york, waves crashing, freezi

here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: a beloved high school teacher, a beauty queen, vanished. tonight, two men are facing charges in the disappearance of a georgia woman. >> i can't even pu it's unreal. i mean it is just unbelievable. >> reporter: 30-year-old tara grinstead went missing in october 2005. for more than a decade, no answers -- until now. >> i need an appointed attorney. >> reporter: authorities say ryan duke arrested in late february, broke into her home, robbing and killing her with his bare hands before getting his high school friend, bo dukes, to help him hide the body. dukes charged friday. >> do you guys have anything to say? >> no comment. thank you. >> he knew what happened to tara. >> reporter: an atlanta filmmaker who produces this internet podcast is credited with keeping interest in the case alive. >> i heard "bo dukes" name from several former friends and classmates of ryan duke. right when ryan duke was arrested last week. >> reporter: tara's family shocked by both arrests. her sister says she stayed with bo dukes' family during the initial search. >

abc's eva pilgrim on the investigation. >> we're getting rapid calls and reports of kids trapped on the third floor. >> reporter: tonight, this devastating fire in harrisburg, pennsylvania, killing one child, two others in critical condition. authorities say a hoverboard ignited the flames. >> all because of a hoverboard. >> reporter: this facebook video shows the moment firefighters arrived, giant flames consuming this row home. a father, clearly panicked, his three children still inside. >> we need a ladder on the second floor. we got people on the roof. >> reporter: one girl jumped to safety. two others pulled out by firefighters. this just the latest hoverboard hazard making headlines. this show the moment a hoverboard's batteries exploded. huge flames ripping through the home north of chicago. >> a good likelihood we're going to lose both of our children today. >> reporter: and more frightening scenes like this, others igniting on sidewalks. the hoverboard burning right near a baby stroller at this washington state mall. >> for no apparent reason, it just exploded. >> reporter: ton