devastation in the great smokey mountains. wildfires raging out of control. >> there were times last night that we had wind gusts in excess of 87 miles an hour. that is hurricane force. that is nowhere to be with trying to fight a fire. >> one dramatic story of an escape from the heard of the fire you will have to see to believe. we will show you that, but we begin with our top story. new cabinet announcements from president-elect donald trump. for health and human services, tom price from georgia. currently the chair of the house budget committee. he will be taking over hhs if confirmed by the senate and for transportation secretary going with elaine chow. she was the labor secretary under george w. bush. she was the wife of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. with those two picks in the books, all eyes on that big pick trump yet to make for secretary of state. trump set on sit down for dinner with mitt romney. romney who appears to be at least one of the front-runners for the top assignment. a source told nbc news trump

a massive wildfire exploding in the great smokey mountains turns deadly. wind gusts surrounding resorts, people rub running their lives. fire close to dollywood. >>> survivors in the wreckage of a tragic air disaster as the plane carrying an underdog dream team goes down. >>> revoking citizenship. president-elect trump's new threat over flag-burning that experts say is unconstitutional. >>> tonight the subtle signs that could save your life. >>> and best friends. a boy and his dog and "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening, there was so little time to flee as near 90-mile-an-hour wind gusts and plunging humidity set a wildfire exploding overnight into a deadly and destructive rampage outside gatlingburg, their home, with little more than the clothes on their back. homes and businesses left in smouldering ruins. we learned today, at least three people have been killed. it's happening southeast of knoxville, around the popular resort areas of tennessee's great smokey mountains. that's where kerry sanders has the latest. >> wow. >> reporter: the fi

that's where fire crews are battling more than a dozen wildfires, burning through the great smokey mountains. more than a thousand people fled the area overnight as several cities including the very popular tourist town of gatlanburg under major evacuation orders. 100 homes and businesses wuburn so far including a 16 story hotel. strong winds maacing matters worse. fueling the flames, knocking down power lines, igniting new fires as well. brandon bates from our nbc affiliate there, wbir, has more from the scene. >> going, itoh my god, it's so . >> reporter: desperate attempts to escape of gatlanburg, tennessee. smoke choked roads, fleeing intense flames, looking and spreading like molten lava. residents thankful to make it out of their homes alive. >> they let me go back to get my animals out, to get them safely. we're all safe now and my son. so we're fine. >> reporter: terrified guests trapped inside, the fire too close and too dangerous for them to leave. these pictures taken by an employee of the hotel showing the fire burning right outside. local officials say 30 structures devoured by

a massive wildfire exploding in the great smokey mountains turns deadly. wind gusts surrounding running their lives. fire close to dollywood. >>> survivors in the wreckage of a tragic air disaster as the plane carrying an underdog dream team goes down. >>> revoking citizenship. president-elect trump's new threat over flag-burning that your life. >>> and best friends. a boy and his dog and an unbreakable bond inspiring america. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening, there was so little time to flee as near 90-mile-an-hour wind gusts and plunging humidity set deadly and destructive rampage outside gatlingburg, tennessee. thousands fleeing their home, with little more than the clothes on their back. homes and businesses left in smouldering ruins. we learned today, at least three people have been killed. it's happening southeast of knoxville, around the popular resort areas of tennessee's great smokey mountains. that's where kerry sanders has the latest. >> hit the gas, hit the gas! >> reporter: residents and vacationers thought they were safe, unt

a massive wildfire exploding in the great smokey mountains turns deadly. walls of flames fueled by hurricane-force wind gusts surrounding resorts. people running for their lives. fire dangerously close >>> mirac survivors, found in the wreckage of a tragic air disaster. 71 dead as the plane carrying an underdog dream team. >>> revoking citizenship. president-elect trump's new threat over flag-burning that experts say is unconstitutional. >>> detecting breast cancer. 1 in 6 women who develop it won't even notice the most subtle symptom. tonight the subtle an unbreakable bond, inspiring america. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, there was so little time to flee as near 90-mile-an-hour wind gusts and plunging humidity set a wildfire exploding overnight into a deadly and destructive rampage outside gatlinburg, tennessee. thousands were driven from their homes, some fleeing with little more than the clothes on their back. this evening, scores of homes

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motown legend smokey robinson was honored in washington, d.c. last night with the gershwin prize for song writing. his first hits came with the miracles from "the tears of a clown" to "i second that emotion." temptations and marvin gaye. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," comedian jon stewart. i'm anne-marie green. and this is the "cbs morning news." oh, look... ...another anti-wrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. neutrogena? rapid wrinkle repair works... with the... fastest retinol formula available. it's clinically proven to work on fine lines and... ...even deep wrinkles. "one week? that definitely works!" rapid wrinkle repair. and for dark spots, rapid tone repair. neutrogena?. "see what's possible." in our house, imagination runs wild. but at my table, i keep the food real. like country crock's recipe made with real simple ingredients. from real ingredients. >>> federal investigators are blaming air traffic controllers for two mid air collisions last year that killed seven people. kris van cleave shows

honors the motown sound of smokey robinson, calling his ? ? this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: donald trump will be sworn in back there at the u.s. capitol in just 65 days. workers today raced to build the inaugural platform, while the president-elect was doing the same, racing to build a cabinet. new york that the transition is going well despite what you've heard. the head of the transition was sent packing along with several advisers, but today the new head of the transition, mike pence, met with the man he will be succeeding as vice president. here's major garrett. >> reporter: vice president-elect mike pence and his wife visited their future

the great smokey mountains, the most visited park in the country. an aquarium with 10,000 animals, and dollywood theme park. dollywood was spared, but this week, dolly, who released a public service announcement about wildfires, said she's heartbroken and praying for all the families. at the park vista hotel, the fire trapped dozens of guests. mike and julie sanders got marrie unimaginable. >> this whole place is on fire. >> how would you describe this? >> the gates of hell. >> the gates of hell? >> reporter: driving the fire, a record drought and wind gusts nearly 90 miles an hour. tonight, officials are investigating the cause of the fire and have not ruled out arson. there are hot embers in the devastation here and that is a concern tonight. because while the air is calm right now, it's predicted that the winds will pick up hour, can carry a hot ember miles from here, igniting another part of the smokey mountains. lester? >> all right, kerry sanders tonight, thank you. >>> tonight, crash investigators in colombia have released a photograph of the

want" & "shop around" by smokey robinson and the miracles become the first motown record to sell one million copies. singers like little stevie wonder, diana ross and the supremes, the tempations and the four tops were just a few of the artists who would arrive at hitsville - talented but sometimes unpolished - and emerge a motown superstar. "you love 'em and they've been such a big part of your lives, the tempatations." otis williams of the the temptations says his group joined motown after a chance meeting with gordy in the men's room. "once we came over to motown and you could just feel the magic. the special kind of difference that motown had in comparison to the other labels in and around detroit." "it was just wonderful being there." "i think motown was subtely a force for social change but not they just made great music. an

therefore, there are areas too smokey we can't see in. but we won't stop until we visit each and every plroperty and attach an assessment to that. we are grateful that the downtown area has largely remained in tact. and with that, also, i want to encourage people to do one simple thing that's going to help us and oftentimes, it's overlooked. but the same devices you use, your wi-fi connection, your cell phones, some of those tablets and handheld devices you're using is what we're also using in our command post. and that's how we have to communicate with one another. and our systems get bogged down and we can potentially miss vital communications. so if it's something that can wait, if you want to download that later, we encourage you to do that and just think of us so we can do our jobs. and help mitigate this situation. thank you. >> now we'll open it up for questions. if you have any questions, we'll take them at this time. >> what happened overnight because it seems like it wasn't this bad in the late hours of last night but what kicke

a massive wildfire exploding in the great smokey mountains turns deadly. wind gusts surrounding resorts, people rub running their lives. dollywood. >>> survivors in the wreckage of a tragic air disaster as the plane carrying an underdog dream team goes down. >>> revoking citizenship. president-elect trump's new threat over flag-burning that experts say is unconstitutional. >>> tonight the subtle signs that could save your life. >>> and best friends.

>> in pigeon forge, the fire started in the great smokey mountain national park. i heard the piece about the high winds, up to almost over 80-mile-an-hour winds that spread that fire so rapidly, coupled with the fact that we have very dry conditions in east tennessee. we haven't had significant rain in some time. those two things really put this whole community at a disadvantage with the fire coming out of the mountains. >> as you talk about -- >> gatlinburg offguard and pigeon forge, the city on the north side of gatlinburg. i'm not sure when gatlinburg began evacuating. all i do know is most people in this area, that we were reacting. our forces were reacting to a very wild and very confusing situation with a very fast-moving fire. >> explain what you understand the status of the fire currently. >> so, in pigeon forge, what was a night of confusion and utter -- honestly, the scenery was amazing. the evacuee described it right, it's turned into a beautiful day. pigeon forge has ten fires, we have 40 units fighting those fires. it's not like the forest fires we we

. >> we have developing story, that's fears flames raging across the great smokey mountain area. there are many resorts there, this is a destination for so many tourists, we know that three people have lost their lives, more than 14,000 have had to leave their homes. investigators fear these wild fires may have been intentionally set. our jacky ibanez with more on the devestation sweeping through tennessee. >> i've now been able to confirm the loss of three lives. >> the deadly wild fires may have settled down for for now in the smokey mountains of tennessee. they're warning winds could wipe the fire back up. >> when you have got wind up to 87 miles an hour pushing fire, i mean, people were basically running for their lives. >> more than 100 homes and buildings were lost in the raging fires after evacuation orders forced thousands out of the resort town. >> little numbering to be honest with you to see the extent of the damage. >> even the mayor of gatelynnberg, was not spared, losing everything he has. >> couple of hours ago i had the opportunity to come through town, and realiz

. >> reporter: flames over the windshield, riding shotgun driving through the fire in the great smokey mountains. hour fanning the flames. police rushing door to door evacuating the entire city of gatlinburg. >> police pounded on the door and said, you got to go right now. >> reporter: the wall of fire engulfing this cabin. terrified guests trapped inside the park vista hotel as the one next door erupts. >> you had to lay, like, perfectly flat on the ground or the smoke was just too thick. >> reporter: three dead, officials calling it apocalypse. >> this is a fire for history books because it is unlike anything most we've seen. >> blotted out the sun. >> reporter: sunrise bringing images of the devastation in the hardest hit areas. just look at this home, completely burnt to the ground. you can see the giant steel beam twisted and bent by the heat of the fire. it's still smoldering. more than 150 homes and businesses destroyed. >> there's areas in there, it looks like a bomb has gone off. >> reporter: the great smokey home of dolly parton's theme park, dollywood, 12 cabins burned, but

haeen ki southeast of knoxville, around the popular resort areas of tennessee's great smokey mountains. that's where kerry sae >> wow. he fire storm exploded in seconds. >> hit the gas, hit the gas! rorter: residts and vacationers thought they were safe, until they looked out their windows. coming off -- it was nothing but red. >> oh, my god, it's so didn k that was the last ti i heard from her.>> repor9or: burning, authorities tourist destinations. mountains, the most visited park ithe unimaginable. >> this whole place is on fire. >> how would you describe this? >> the gates of hell. >> the gates of hell? ter: driving the fire, a record drought and wind gusts nearly 90 miles an hour. tonight, officials are investigating the cause of the fire and havew n ruled out arn. there are hot embers in the devastation here and that is a concern tonight. because while the air 'sredi twill pick up ember miles from here, igniting another part of the smokey mountains. lester? >> all right, kerry sanders tonight, thank you. >>> tonight, crash investigators in colombia have released a photograph of th

>> reporter: smokey robinson's lyrics are as smooth as his voice. ? i try to keep smile in the summer night ? but in the lonely room i cry tears ? >> reporter: creating the motown sound along with co-founder barry gordy, the detroit native's words became the soundtrack for generations. ? i'm going to fly away you'll go my way ? i love it when we're cruising together ? >> reporter: in an interview with cbs sunday morning, gordy explained how it all started. >> he was a wonderful poet, but he didn't know how to write songs, they would go on and on and on and on, so i really song, front, middle and an end. >> reporter: for the next three decades, robinson wrote top of the chart hits for everyone from the temptations... ? my girl, my girl, my girl ? ...to the jackson five ? and i wonder ? he told "cbs this morning" it came naturally. >> there's no art to it. it's a gift. i think g gift. >> reporter: the ira gershwin prize is named for george and ira gershwin. >> for me to be mentioned in the same breath with the gershwins as a songwriter is just incredibl

>>> the embers are burning as wild fires sweep through the smokey mountains. thousands have evacuated. dozens of buildings burn to the ground. and tennessee's most cherished areas that includes dolly parten's dollywood. >>> and new information on what brought down the plane carrying a brazilian soccer team. >>> i had a wonderful evening with president elect trump. we have anther discussion about affairs throughout the world and these discussions have been enlig enlightening and interesting and engaging. i've enjoyed them very, very much. >>> a dangerous pipeline explosion in the kansas city area. >>> and the long awaiting return of tying woods. "early today" starts right now. we begin this wednesday morning with breaking news on a deadly and destructive weather in the south. there are at least three confirmed fatalities after a tornado tore through alabama. bill, talk about the threat. is it still over? >> no, it's not over yet. we're still dealing with a tornado watch. we have at least one active tornado warning. the worst of it overnight had been earlier in

the great smokey mountains. also an aquarium with 10,000 animals and dolly parton's theme park, dollywood, but parton who just released a psa about wildfires said she is heart broken and praying for all the families. three people have died in the wildfires, some of the biggest the state has ever seen. >> this is the largest fire in the last 100 years of the state assess the damage. entire neighborhoods are destroyed and they're investigating the cause of the fire. they have not ruled out arson. >>> this morning we are learning more about that plane crash in colombia that killed 71 people. investigators have retrieved two black boxes from the aircraft on the flight where brazilian soccer team and journalists on their way to a south american playoff in medellin. the plane's electrical problem and circled. but a surviving flight attendant told rescuers the plane ran out of fuel. the death toll was lowered from 75 on tuesday after it was learned four people on a manifest didn't board the flight. only six people surv

and the library of congress honors the motown sound of smokey robinson, calling his soulful melodies "works of art." ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: this is our western edition. donald trump will be sworn in back there at the u.s. capitol in just 65 days. workers today raced to build the inaugural platform, while the president-elect was doing the same, racing to build a cabinet. he sent word from trump tower in new york that the transition is going well despite what you've heard. the head of the transition was sent packing along with several advisers, but today the new head of the transition, mike pence, met with the man he will be succeeding as vice president. here's major garrett. >> reporter: vice president- elect mike pence and his wife visited their future home and ate lunch with its current residents. then the sitting vice president offered this assessment. >> no administration is ready on day one. we weren't ready on day one. i've never met one that's ever been ready on day one. >> reporter: at the u.s. chambe

wildfires raging out of control in the great smokey mountains. mandatory evacuations ordered in two resort towns. flames now at the edge of the famous dollywood resort, and this nearby hotel where guests appear to be trapped inside. officials believe arson is to blame. we're live with the latest. >>> is he a terrorist? new images emerge of the man behind the attack at ohio state university. >> there's a guy crashed his car he charged at people with a knife. >> 11 people injured, the suspect shot and killed by police. this morning, the chilling message he left on facebook as investigators search for a motive. >>> and palace intrigue. is today the day trump ends the very public deliberation over who will be his secretary of state? is it disgraced former general david petraeus, rudy giuliani still in the mix? mitt romney, in or out? and has this top aide to trump gone rogue with her criticisms or is it all smis tower "today," tuesday, november 29th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from stu

. >> images are just incredible, embers still burning as a firestorm sweeps through the smokey mountains. now families are praying for no more deaths. >>> there is no love like the love between a little boy and his dog, and these two are taking social media by storm. now they're part of a mission to help other kids who need a safe place to call home. >>> good morning, everyone, cory, gary and cheryl with you on this wednesday morning. also joining us. marty, it's cold enough for snow, but no precipitation today. >> no, not anywhere, really, in the state today. thank goodness we have the wind dying down here, at least in the metro area down to castle rock, up toward boulder and into the fort collins, loveland and greeley areas. it is still windy in the foothills. plenty chilly out here this morning. if you're out and about, teens and low 20s for the early part of the commute, grinding up close to freezing by the end of the commute this morning.

and filling skies across the region with a smokey haze. the blanket of smoke -- so widespread that it's visible from space... captured in satellite images from nasa. the health impact of poor air quality has been particularly severe in tennessee... where it's landed more than 200 people in the hospital with breathing difficulties. fire officials are carefully planning their battle against the flames... taking the "what we don't want is to put the fire out and have 50 or 60 yards of fuel ready for re-ignition."effor ts to extinguish the fires -- hampered by a continuing drought... and the constant threat of high winds. "what we're going to be looking for is to have, again, the process in play to have the line constructed to continue the burnout operations and get it done before the wind hits."some residents close to the fires are refusing to evacuate. "this is our home, you know. we just - this is our home. we just didn't want to leave."othe themselves for the full impact. "the thought of losing everything you own is never a fun thing."i'm

smoldering. >> there's areas in there, it looks like a bomb has gone off. >> reporter: the great smokey mountains are hugely popular tourist destination, and the home of dolly parton's theme park, dollywood, 12 cabins burned, but the main park safe. she's praying for the families affected and the firefighters working so hard. the mayor said it's critical putting out fires like this at the burnt down motel. the b but there's much expected rain coming wednesday morning. abc news, gatlinburg, tennessee. >>> breaking news from northern california where a prison escapee has been captured. campbell was returned to the santa clara jail since being on the run since the night before thanksgiving. he and three others escaped by sawings through the bars on a window and repelling to the ground with bed sheets. he was awaiting sentencing on a president-elect dining out with mitt romney, the man who slammed him as a fraud and con. he's changed his tune as he's a contender for secretary of state. they talked about world affairs and described the discussion as enlightening, interesting, and engaging. t

chopper 4 caught the smokey u d.c. skyline. a lot of people were posting pictures online and asking what was going on. now we know the fire started at a building that's under construction at 17th and m streets northwest. firefighters au arrived and quickly put the blaze out. power structure on capitol hill. >>> all day we have been asking you to send us your election day photos and videos. we have gotten a lot of great ones. keep them coming. e e-mail us. we may use them on our website >>> because of the current money administration. >> it's getting a raw deal. >> if you vote in d.c., you're casting ballots for or against statehood. it would make d.c. the 51st state, but congress still needs to a the presidential election gets most of the attention, but you're also going to be choosing candidates for the senate and the house. chris gordon is live with one of our region's biggest races. chris? >> reporter: we're at richard montgomery high school covering the race that will succeed and margaret flowers, each are hoping a large vo

and filling skies across the region with a smokey haze. the blanket of smoke -- so widespread that it's visible from space... captu the health impact of poor air quality has been particularly severe in tennessee... where it's landed more than 200 people in the hospital with breathing difficulties. fire officials are carefully planning their battle against the flames... taking the abnormally dry conditions into consideration. "what we don't want is to put the fire out and have 50 or 60 yards of fuel ready for re-ignition."effor ts to extinguish the fires -- hampered by a continuing drought... and the constant threat of high winds. "what we're going to be looking for is to have, again, the process in play to have the line constructed to continue the burnout operations and get it done before the wind hits."some to evacuate. "this is our home, you know. we just - this is our home. we just didn't want to leave."others -- bracing themselves for the full impact. "the thought of losing everything you own is never a fun thing."i'm reid binion repor

here is molly who is a spokesperson for the great smokey national park. >> it is busy.e have crews in from all of the agencies that are assisting us. >> it is a beautiful part of the country. i remember when i first saw the smokeyy mountains. can you tell us the damage thus far to the park? >> we are still assessing it. crews are moving out and smoke finally cleared and we can see further distances. we were not able to fly at all to get a vantage point to see the acreage. and we hope to get up to assist the extent of everything. >> can you take us back a few days or weeks. y when the fires began and what it is like? >> the fire was originally started on wednesday november 23rd in a popular area called the chimney top. reported a small fire two acres in size and grew up to eight acre. and we did containment areas trying to contain this. it was a 410 acre that was the containment area. and that evening, extreme winds came and blew it. and we do have extreme drought conditions. we haven't had rain in week and months. and so that helped everything to torch up. >> and what i

four people were killed in the fire near gatlinburg in the great smokey mountains. 14 others were hurt. and 14-thousand people fled the flames. gatlinburg looks likes a scorched ghost town.. with smoldering homes burnt to the ground: ((greg mill still having because of the wind, trees that are falling. they are taking down power lines, that's limiting our access into some of these areas. )) ((kirsten joyce)) >> strong storms and heavy rain moved in through the night, possibly helping firefighters and more rain is expected today. /// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> and a tornado tore through alabama.. and killed several people. it hit in winston county. a community center... church... in addition 25 homes and six poultry operations were destroyed in delkab county. many hid in shelters that were built after the tornado outbreak in 2011./// ((sherry swensk)) sunny skies and mostly light winds today... and the cold air in place allowed temps to drop to freezing and even some upper 20s and teens in the mountains. .............. sunshine and some high clouds into the south end of the valley right now.

and filling skies across the region with a smokey haze. the wildfires are fueled by unusually dry conditions... which are causing health concerns for communities in the southeast. the health impact of poor air quality has been particularly where it's landed over 200 people in the hospital with breathing difficulties. efforts to extinguish the fires are being hampered by a continuing drought... and the constant threat of high winds./// sherry how's the weather today? make these cooler temps feeling even cooler. .... the clouds have cleared so we'll have nice sunshine, but chilly winds up to 30 mph for most areas. ........... temps right now around the valley are dropping to 40s and tonight when the winds stop and highs only make it to near 60 degrees... we'll see our first freezing temps of the season in areas other rural areas. ............ let's take a look at the roads with demetria the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor)) >>> 8 news now is teaming up valley to help local military families and those who can't afford the holiday dinner

i'm here at the live desk monitoring reports on the powerful wildfire that's sweeping through the smokey mountains right now. than 100 buildings were destroyed in towns like the resort destination of gatlanburg. 14,000 people were forced to e evacuate today. the mayor vowed to rebuild. >> we will remain the premier resort community that we are. our guests love the area and it >> the wildfire is burning close to dolly parton theme park. this afternoon she released a statement saying in part, i've been watching the terrible fires in the great smokey mountains and i am heartbroken. i am praying for all the families affected by the fire and the firefighters who are working so hard to keep everyone safe. pst a blessing my dollywood theme park and so many businesses have been spared. we're going to be monitoring that and bring you with any new updates. back to you in the studio. >> jim, thank you. >>> president-elect donald trump cabinet is growing. nbc news learned he plans to normal name elaine ciao. she served as labor secretary under president bush for eight years. . she was also deputy tr

in the gateway to smokey mountains-- home to popular tourist destinations-- a historic wildfire, reducing homes and buildings to rubble, is finally letting up. sound tammy leng gatlinburg evacuee :10-:12"it was literally like driving through hell."the largest fire for the volunteer state in more than 100 years--- leaving four dead and several missin natural sound tammy leng's husband gatlinburg evacuee "watch as we drive past, to see a huge flame."tammy leng and her husband are among more than 14-thousand forced to leav rushing to get to safety through ash and smoke.. sound tammy leng - gatlinburg evacuee :30-:34"you could see glow from the fire coming coming at you but all you could think was we got out but we are going to die."now safe in a shelter -- they're anxious to know the status of their homesadly, jeri and jeff morgan -already learned theirs. natural sound jeff morgan "that was our big beautiful stone wall. recently remodeling their pigeon forge house parts are now burned beyond recognition. sound jeri morgan - lost home, pigeon forge, tn :49-:56"my mom and my grandmothers weddi

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the greatest smokey mountains, the most visited park in the country, an aquarium with 10,000 animals, and dolly parton's dollywood theme park. dollywood was spared, but this week, they released a public service announcement about wildfires, said she's heart broken and hotel, the fire trapped dozens of guests. mike and julie sanders got married yesterday here at westgate. a few hours later, the unimaginable. >> this whole place is on fire. >> how would you describe this? >> the gates of hell. >> the gates of hell? >> reporter: driving ?lxr the fire, a record drought and wind gusts nearly 90 miles an hour. tonight, officials are investigating the cause of the fire and ha not ruled out arson. scattered across the hillside outside medellin. slowly helicopters approach the site to remove the dead. of t 77 people on board, only 7 were found alive. one of them, 31-year-old goalie, marcos danilo died at the hospital but called his wife before passing away. another player had just learned he was going to be a father. in the team's locker room today, three teammates who didn't make the trip wer