Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. The family scare. Donald trump jr. s wife and two others taken to the hospital as opening a package containing white powder. While at the white house, questions about President Trump and his former aide accused of physical abuse. The president wishing him well, and saying, remember, he says hes innocent. Now, reporters asking, will the president offer any message to the women . Also tonight, the Deadly Police standoff. 14 hours, three women killed. Three officers wounded. And the gunman allegedly saying, i will not be taken without a fight. The deadly crash at the grand canyon. One of the survivors, you can see, escaping the fiery wreckage. And what weve learned tonight. The father, lunging at that former gymnastics doctor, and tonight, will Prosecutors Press charges . What theyre saying now. The olympic figure skater
jumping into the history books, even the competition was cheering. And adam rippon, a nearly flawless performance. Some of the other skaters falling. So, why was his score lower . And tonight, a pill that could help get rid of the flu in 24 hours . Good evening. And its great to have you with us here to start another week. And we begin with those two headlines tonight. President trump under fire, defending his former close aide, but many now asking, will he deliver any message of support for the women . First, that scare for President Trumps family. Don jr. s wife and two others take on the hospital, after opening an envelope, wide power inside. The note was postmarked boston and expressed anger toward trump jr. Reportedly addressing the son directly. Abcs gio benitez leading us off. Reporter tonight, the secret service and the nypd are investigating a suspicious
package sent to donald trump jr. His wife vanessa opening a letter to find a white powder inside. She called 911 just after 10 00 a. M. , telling police she was feeling dizzy. Respond to 44th, suspicious substance. Reporter firefighters treating Vanessa Trump and two others there at the familys new york apartment before taking them to the hospital, where they had tests done as a precaution. The powder later deemed nonhazardous. Donald trump jr. Tweeting late today, thankful that vanessa and my children are safe and unharmed after the incredibly scary situation that occurred this morning. Truly disgusting that certain individuals choose to express their opposing views with such disturbing behavior. The white house reacting this afternoon. I know the president spoke with her. Beyond that, at this point, its an ongoing and active investigation, so, i cant comment any further. But i can say that the president has spoken with her within the last hour. Reporter its not the first time. In march 2016, a package with white powder was sent to the president s other son, eric, the
powder also nonhazardous. And in april of that year, a suspicious white powder was found inside an envelope sent to the president s campaign office, addressed to mr. Trump himself. That substance turned out to be harmless, too. Tonight, ivanka trump tweeting a message of support to sisterinlaw. Thinking of mrsvanessatrump and wishing i was by her side today. No one deserves to be frightened this way. There is no excuse. And gio benitez with us live tonight from new york. What more do we know about the package and who sent it . Reporter well, david, again, all we know right now is that it was postmarked in boston and that it had a very angry letter directed at don jr. No doubt, this is just the beginning of this investigation. Gio benitez, thank you. Meantime, the white house was pressed today about the president s response to his close aide accused of Domestic Abuse by two of his exwives. The president supporting his former aide, saying, we wish him well, and remember, he says hes innocent. And the white house was asked about the president s silence when it comes to the alleged victims of Domestic Violence. Is this response a pattern . Abcs senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega asking, when will the president offer his own message to the women . Reporter with scandal hanging over his white house today, President Trump sought to shift the focus to his 200 billion infrastructure plan. To me this is a very, very, sexy subject. The media doesnt find it sexy. I find it sexy, because i was always a builder. Reporter but no mention of the two exwives of his former staff secretary rob porter, who went public nearly a week ago with their claims of Domestic Abuse. Even after porters first wife released this photo, the president had only praise for his close aide. We certainly wish him well. Its obviously a tough time for him. Now, he also, as you probably know, he says hes innocent. And i think you have to remember that. Reporter on twitter, President Trump seeming to side
peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Is there no such thing any longer as due process . Porters second wife, jennie willoughby, responded with a scathing takedown, writing in time magazine, if the most powerful people in the nation do not believe my story of abuse in the face of overwhelming evidence, then what hope do others have of being heard . With the west wing in chaos with today, aides came to the president s defense. The president has been very clear that all forms of abuse, all forms of battery against women are deplorable and disgusting. But he hasnt said that. Right, but you havent talked to him today. Reporter instead, press secretary Sarah Sanders read a statement, saying the words many have been waiting to hear from the president himself. Why havent we heard the president say exactly what you just said right there, that he takes Domestic Violence very seriously . I spoke with the president , those are actually directly his words that he gave me. Reporter why hasnt he said that . He had the opportunity. I spoke to him, and he
relayed that message directly to me and im relaying it directly to you. Reporter does he believe rob porters accusers, or are they lying . Look, as i just said, the president , along with the entire administration, take Domestic Violence very seriously, and believe all allegations need to be thoroughly investigated. Reporter but in reality, the president has defended men accused of abusing women far more than he has their victims and accusers. From roger ailes i can tell you that some of the women that are complaining, i know how much hes helped them. Reporter to bill oreilly i know bill, bills a good person. I dont think bill would do anything wrong. Reporter and more than a dozen women have accused the president of misconduct. Hes called them all liars. Asked today if he still wishes rob porter well the president wants success for all americans. So, lets get to cecilia vega, live at the white house for us tonight. We know that rob porter was working with a temporary security clearance because of those allegations from his former wives. You reported that already. But today, the white house was
pressed on whether staffers still working with temporary clearance more than a year into this administration and whether or not that poses a security threat. Reporter and david, Sarah Sanders response to that question was to blame the media, saying were the ones who publish classified information and put National Security at risk. But look, rob porters first wife made it very clear when she spoke to us, she told us that she told the interview with the fbi during his background check that he would be subject to blackmail because of all the people who knew about these alleged abuses. But david, ive got to say, in the meantime, it is inf infrastructure here, the third time this white house has tried to roll that out and once again, it is overshadowed by controversy. All right, cecilia vega, our thanks to you, starting another week. In the meantime, we have new reporting tonight after that deadly Helicopter Crash in the grand canyon. The sightseeing helicopter plunging into a deep ravine, erupting into a fire ball. Three people were killed. Four seriously injured. And in the video, you can actually see one of the passengers crawling out to safety. Tonight here, new questions about these helicopters used for
tours. And heres abcs Marci Gonzalez near the scene of the crash tonight. Reporter investigators tonight trying to piece together if the helicopter had a critical piece of equipment designed to prevent explosions like this one. The crash resistant fuel system is a very important part of this investigation. Reporter this woman, seen right there, emerging from the wreckage, one of four survivors of this Helicopter Crash that killed stuart hill, his girlfriend and brother. The group, visiting from the United Kingdom to celebrate stuarts birthday, touring the grand canyon around sunset saturday when investigators say a storm moved in. Rescuers rushing to the scene facing rugged terrain and wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour, stranding them and the victims in the canyon for more than eight hours. What we were doing was mainly just stabilizing the patients. Reporter this, just one of 15 fatal sightseeing Helicopter Crashes since 2003. The survivors, including these newlyweds and the helicopters pilot, finally airlifted out, listed in Critical Condition tonight. David, the ntsb team onsite here is looking for cell phones and videos in the wreckage, reviewing weather data and looking to talk to witnesses as they try to figure out if this crash could have been prevented. David . Marci gonzalez tonight, marci, thank you. Next this evening, the deadly 14hour standoff in detroit we were watching today. Three women killed, three Police Officers wounded. And the gunman barricaded inside the home, police saying he vowed, i will not be taken without a fight. Heres abcs alex perez. Reporter officers swarming this detroit neighborhood after a frantic call of shots fired. Still a active shooter there, still shooting outside. Reporter the standoff lasting for some 14 hours. Just a ton of Police Activity unfolding right now. Reporter police say the gunman, barricaded inside a home with his girlfriend, had killed two other women outside when he opened fire on arriving officers, wounding three. Our officers and the dps officers were pinned down for at least an hour while shots were being fired. Reporter the ordeal, police believe, began when the gunman, identified as 49yearold lance smith, became involved in a domestic situation. The two women who were gunned down, investigators say, were trying to help. The suspect was heard saying, i will not be taken without a fight. Reporter with help from robots, authorities finally able to enter the home, discovering the bodies of the suspect and his girlfriend inside. David, those three officers who were shot, their injuries are not life threatening. David . All right, alex, thank you. We move on now, new fallout this evening after President Trump pushed for the release of the republican memo from the House Intelligence Committee about the russia investigation, but then the president s decision not to declassify the democratic response to that memo. Heres abcs chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas now. Reporter tonight, some accusing the president of a double standard on those dueling memos involving the russia
probe. Late friday night, the president decided not to release the democrats response to that declassified republican memo, which claims the fbi relied on a politically tainted dossier to obtain a search warrant against former trump adviser carter page. Mr. Trump tweetin ining the democrats memo is political, adding the democrats knew it, because the sources and methods and more would have to be heavily redacted. This, after the president authorized the release of the republicans memo despite the fbis grave concerns. Democrats say its the president who is being political. This week though, the white house apparently has a newfound admiration for the fbi. Reporter sources say the democrats response challenges the republican memo by showing that the dossier was far from the only source used to get that warrant. So, lets get to Pierre Thomas live with us tonight. Pierre, now the white house saying its up to the democrat to revise their memo . Reporter thats right, david. The president told democrats on the House Intelligence Committee
to, quote, redo and send back in proper form. Congressman adam schiff is expected to meet with fbi officials soon, but its unclear tonight whether that will be enough to release that memo. David . Pierre, thank you. Next, to the winter games in south korea, team usa striking its first gold, making history, breaking records. And raising some questions why did one american skater turn in a nearly perfect performance, scoring lower than the other skaters who fell . Abcs matt gutman is in pyeongchang again tonight. Reporter just 21 seconds into her routine, mirai making history go up right and do it. Yes the First American woman to land a triple axel at the olympics. The leap of faith good enough to lift the americans to bronze in team skating, but it was a baby faced snowboarder red gerard who took home the first gold for the u. S. Roaring back from last place in the slopestyle event. Hes also the youngest american male to win gold in nearly a century. Just 17. What do you do now . Ah reporter besides graduate high school, as you said. Yeah, thats first. Reporter snowboarder Jamie Anderson grabbing gold, defending her olympic title. The 27yearold from california achieving that feat for the First Time Ever amid wind so fierce, some events had to be canceled. American chris mazdzers making history, also. Hed been in a years long slump coming into the games, barely breaking the top 20. For him, it was rock bottom. Its a breakthrough in this capacity at this event is just unbelievable. Reporter winning silver, the first medal ever for american men in the single luge. Adam rippon nearly flawless, yet placing third behind two skaters who fell. We were with his mom, kelly, when he facetimed and guess who else showed up . His roommate, mirai nagasu. Reporter you guys are great. Here we are. Hanging out with his mom as he checks in. Matt gutman checks in. You showed us adam with that nearly flawless performance. The other skaters actually
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