Midwest tonight, then moving east. The blizzard warning, damaging winds. Rob has the new track and timing. Our team inside venezuela tonight. The crippling nationwide blackout. Were in hospitals without power, families who say patients are dying. What former Vice President joe biden said today about running, it immediately made news. The 911 call for luke perry. What the caller can be heard saying. That plane crash off houston. Was it a mechanical error or was it a member of the crew . Authorities say the throttle was pushed to maximum. The plane then put into a nose dive. And the nba star seen angered, responding to a fan in the stands. Tonight, what really happened. New action just taken. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. And we begin with that bribery scandal, involving celebrities, ceos, the wealthy, including some famous moms who prosecutors say paid to get their children into elite universities. They accuse Actress Felicity Huffman, once a star of desperate housewives, of paying 15,000 to rig her daughters s. A. T. Score. And they accuse Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband of paying a half Million Dollars to have their daughters be recruited for a sport they never played. Theyre among 50 people charged tonight. Today, the alleged mastermind, william singer, pleading guilty. Federal prosecutors say the investigation is ongoing. And its already drawing outrage tonight from some who say this is yet another example of the wealthy and connected taking opportunity away from young people whove earned it. Abcs Kayna Whitworth at federal court in los angeles. Reporter tonight, Actress Felicity Huffman released on 250,000 bond after being arrested in the largest alleged College Admissions scam ever. Her husband, actor william h. Macy, seen entering the courthouse. Huffman is one of 50 people charged, including Actress Lori Loughlin, in operation varsity blues. The fbi uncovered what we believe is a rigged system, robbing students all over the country of their right at a fair shot to getting into some of the most elite universities in this country. Reporter investigators say 33 wealthy parents paying up to 6 million to College Consultant william singer, who they say paid off s. A. T. And a. C. T. Proctors and bribed coaches to help land their children at top schools like yale, georgetown and stanford. The money allegedly funneled taxfree through singers fake charity. No students have been charged and prosecutors say many were unaware. Are you asking for a bribe . Reporter felicity huffman, the former star of desperate housewives, allegedly paid singer 15,000 to help arrange for her daughter to take the s. A. T. At a site singer controlled, where he could arrange for a proctor to secretly correct her answers. One of the Many Services they say singer was providing. Were talking about deception and fraud, fake test scores, fake athletic credentials, fake photographs, bribed college officials. Reporter singer today pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including racketeering and conspiracy to defraud. Singer and his associates used stock photos that they pulled off the internet, sometimes photoshopping the face of the child onto the picture of the athlete. Reporter prosecutors say one family paid singer 1. 2 million, he, in turn, bribed yales womens soccer coach to recruit their daughter, even though she didnt play soccer. You worked very hard for your success. You should be proud of yourself. Reporter and tonight, Actress Lori Loughlin, the former star of full house, is facing arrest, too. Her Fashion Designer husband arrested today. The couple allegedly paying 500,000 in bribes to get their two daughters considered as recruits for the usc crew team even though the girls didnt row. Even submitting a photo of one daughter on a rowing machine. Loughlins daughter olivia, now a freshman at usc and popular social media influencer, seen here, sounding like a lot of kids talking about college. I do want the experience of, like, game days, partying. I dont really care about school, as you guys all know. Reporter she later apologized, saying she was grateful, calling school a privilege and a blessing. But olivia, who has used her dorm room as a studio to promote her sponsors and her brand. Liner comes in a little package. Reporter she hasnt commented on the charges against her parents. And tonight, prosecutors insisting this alleged scam has real consequences. There can be no separate College Admissions system for the wealthy, and ill add, there will not be a separate criminal justice system, either. And Kayna Whitworth reporting in tonight from outside the federal courthouse in los angeles. And kayna, youve learned theres already new fallout tonight in the wake of these charges . Reporter yeah, david. Usc announcing late today that they have fired their senior womens athletic director, along with their 14time National Champion water polo coach. Stanford also firing their sailing coach. And several other universities have placed their implicated coaches or Staff Members on leave. David . Kayna whitworth leading us off tonight. Kayna, thank you. I want to get right to abcs chief legal analyst dan abrams. And dan, you were telling me, you spoke with a half dozen former federal prosecutors tonight, all of whom had differing opinions on what the punishment could really be here. Yeah, somewhat wildly different. I dont think theres any question that some people are going to spend time behind bars as a result of this. The question is, what about huffman and loughlin . The two of them, even, have very different cases. Loughlin is accused of spending 500,000 and doing it twice. Huffman accused of 15,000 and doing it once. Theres a big difference, legally, in terms of a possible sentence, between those two. The danger for both of them, though, is that this is the sort of celebrity justice you dont want, if youre a celebrity, because a judge is going to want to send a very firm message to both of them and to the country. A lot of parents very angry about this tonight across the country. Dan, thank you. In the meantime, we are following a developing headline from ohio tonight. A deadly plane crash, plunging into a home, right in the middle of the afternoon. Emergency teams racing to the scene. Theyre on the scene at this hour. And Abcs David Kerley covers aviation. Reporter a twin engine plane on fire. Twin engine down. The plane dived into the ground. They are also advising the plane is now on fire. Reporter the plane slamming into an ohio neighborhood, debris ripping into the house. Officers were able to quickly assess that there was nobody present in the home. Reporter our affiliate wcpo was told that the piper aircraft owned by a business that used it for Aerial Photography and surveying. The pilot did not survive. While no one was in that maderia home, the crash is reminiscent of a plane hitting a bedroom in a florida home, trapping a 17yearold girl in a wall, waiting for rescue three weeks ago. She survived. The pilot here also died. All right, so, lets get right to david kerley, live tonight. And david, i know it is very early, investigators are on the scene. No word on the cause yet . Reporter no word on the cause. We know the aircraft was in the air for more than four hours, but the investigators will have to determine what happened. David . Well stay on it. All right, david kerley, who covers aviation. David, thank you. Meantime tonight, there is mounting pressure on the faa and on boeing to ground the 737 max 8 after that deadly crash in ethiopia. Tonight, new action by the uk, germany, france, all joining other countries in grounding those new jets. Investigators from the ntsb were at the crash site all day today, but what our correspondent on the scene learned today about those black boxes. Abcs matt gutman on the scene in ethiopia. Reporter tonight, with the eu and dozens of other countries banning the 737 max 8s, the lead investigator on the ground telling abc news they wont even begin to examine the black boxes for days. So, you havent gotten into it yet, you havent gotten inside of it yet . He tells me they want to clear the debris field first before they begin to extract crucial data from those recorders, potentially holding up a decision by American Airlines and southwest, which continue to use the planes, about whether to ground their own fleets. The delay by the ethiopians in reading out these boxes is unconscionable. If theres a problem with the airplane, the world needs to know now and not five, six, seven days from now. Reporter flight 302 took off sunday morning, carrying 157 people. The pilot radioing the airport that he had trouble. And just six minutes in, that plane slammed into this field. Theyre taking out the perimeter, expanding the debris field. Investigators from the ntsb and boeing assisting the ethiopians, taking pictures of wreckage as other workers piled up shredded pieces of that fuselage. Amid pieces of the fuselage that look like theyve been through a shredder, there are also reminders that there were people onboard. Personal effects like sweaters, books and shoes. Back at home, the Flight Attendants Union representing American Airlines calling on their companys ceo to strongly consider grounding the fleet until a thorough investigation can be performed. Boeings ceo speaking with President Trump this afternoon, making it clear he is absolutely confident in the safety of the airplanes. Just moments ago, david, the faa out with a new statement, saying that the agency sees no reason to ground the 737 maxes. Now, there are only 72 maxes flying in the u. S. Out of thousands of airplanes, but if you are still concerned, both American Airlines and southwest list the kind of plane youll be on during the booking process. David . Matt gutman on this again tonight. Matt, thank you. In the meantime, we turn next here to a major storm moving across the country. Blizzard warnings, damaging winds and flood alerts for much of the middle of the country right now and right into the evening. It then moves east. Southwest tonight already canceling all flights out of denver tomorrow. You can see the salt spreaders on colorados i25, with a blizzard on the way. As i mentioned, this is all tracking east. So, lets get right back to meteorologist rob marciano, with us again tonight. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. You know, were really looking at two storms that are going to be merging over the central u. S. , leading to explosive development already tonight. A tornado watch has been posted for parts of texas and new mexico. Flood watches and blizzard warnings have been expanded north and east of this. So, lets time this thing out. Looking at this thing to develop tonight and strengthen tomorrow. Denver, midday, turning rain to snow. A huge wind footprint with this, could see 60 to 70mileperhour winds, not to mention some heavy rain and flooding rains north of this. Northwest, 12 to 18 inches of snow with this. And the Winds Continuing into chicago as we go into thursday, the rains getting to the east coast on friday. David . All right, well track it right through the end of the week. Rob, thank you. Next, to the race for 2020 tonight, Vice President joe biden in front of a crowd today, the firefighters association. They were chanting run, joe, run. And it was what the former Vice President then said that immediately made news. Will he take on President Trump . Heres abcs mary bruce tonight. Reporter tonight, the clearest signs yet that joe biden is on the cusp of running for president. Run, joe, run run, joe, run thank you, thank you, thank you. Reporter speaking to the very supportive firefighters association, the former Vice President answering those cheers. Save it a little longer. I may need it in a few weeks. Be careful what you wish for. Reporter biden is making it clear hes ready to take on trump. In america, everybody gets a shot. Thats what the next president of the United States needs to understand, and thats what i dont think this current president understands at all. Reporter another sign hes getting in, those who are staying out, like senator Sherrod Brown and former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. Biden says hes close to making a decision. He wanted to make sure his familys onboard. And they are. Im grateful to be here today to say thank you. Reporter while the president seems to be itching for a fight. Hes called biden weak, both mentally and physically. Mr. Vice president , whats the holdup, sir . No holdup. The cars working. Reporter a playful response, but bidens answer . An announcement is expected in the next few weeks. All right, well see. Mary bruce live in washington. And mary, democrats wait on joe biden, theyre also waiting on word from beto orourke, the former texas congressman. Hes headed to iowa . Reporter yeah, david, its a high profile visit to campaign for a state senate candidate. Now, as for 2020, orourke says he and his wife have made a decision and they are, in fact, already running ads on facebook teasing an upcoming announcement, saying hes ready to share his plans. David . Mary bruce, as always, thank you. Now, to venezuela tonight, in the dark. The crippling backout continues there. A desperate situation growing worse. Tonight, our team inside a hospital where the power is out, and families now across venezuela say their loved ones are paying with their lives. Tonight, the u. S. Now responding to claims from the venezuelan president that the u. S. Could be behind the blackout. Abcs tom llamas is in venezuela again tonight. Reporter tonight, venezuelas most needy trying to stay alive in hospitals just like this one, with little or no power. So, you can see, this is the situation here in some hospitals in caracas. There is no power. This is a private hospital, they do have a generator, but its not enough power to power the entire floor at times, you can see patients are being wheeled out in the dark. This is the reality in venezuela. Guiding us through this dark maze, the hospitals e. R. Chief. The facility invited us in to see the desperation. Parts of the hospital relying on a generator, but they have to conserve power, to keep patients like Romero Andrade alive. Since the nationwide blackout six days ago, hes been in a coma, battling colon cancer. His daughter tells me they were treating him using flashlights. The director of the hospital telling me they are running out of time. Already, theyve sent some patients home. I have 67 years, never in my life i have seen Something Like this. Reporter all of this, as reports of stores being looted while families scavenge for food and water anywhere they can. The crisis on full display right through the center of caracas. Families getting water from this polluted river. President maduro is blaming the United States. Without proof, accusing u. S. Hackers of sabotaging their electrical grid, crippling the nation and leading to chaos. And so lets bring in tom llamas, reporting from venezuela tonight. And tom, first off, whats the reaction from the Trump Administration tonight about these claims from president maduro that the u. S. Could be behind the blackout . And secondly, are u. S. Diplomats leaving as theyve been told to do . Reporter well, david, first, secretary of state mike pompeo says the u. S. Played no role in the collapse of venezuelas electrical grid. He says the real culprit is maduros, quote, incompetence. Now, the u. S. Is taking no chances here in venezuela, they are pulling out all u. S. Personnel. And secretary pompeo says it is because of the deteriorating situation here in venezuela, and david, we have seen it everywhere since weve been here, from people taking baths in that river of filth, to mothers carrying large jugs of brown water, to the darkened hospitals, even the airport still has no power, david. All right, tom llamas, great to have you back in venezuela. To put a spotlight on this desperate situation. Tom, thank you. From london tonight, a major blow to Prime Minister theresa may and her latest brexit deal. Lawmakers voting it down. She had renegotiated parts of it, after her first attempt was rejected in january. The deadline now leaving the european union, less than three weeks away. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this tuesday. The major plant fire. The images coming in at this hour. Flames and black smoke shooting into the air. Employees say they heard explosions, then called for help. Well have more in a moment. 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A woman calling for help after he suffered that massive stroke, begging them to hurry. Heres will carr. Reporter tonight, the newlyreleased 911 call just after actor luke perry suffered a massive stroke. Listen as the dispatcher peppers a woman with questions about perrys condition. Is he injured . Did he hurt himself . Did he fall . Is he able to speak with you . Is he breathing normally . Reporter the beverly hills, 90210 and riverdale star is not heard on the call, instead, the chilling request comes from an unidentified woman at his side, knowing every minute counts. Hurry up and get here. Theyre on their way. Reporter we now know First Responders rushed perry from his sherman oaks home to the hospital in less than ten minutes. Perry was surrounded by family at the hospital where he died, five days later. He was 52, relatively young to suffer a fatal stroke. David . Will, thank you. When we come back, the major workplace fire erupting today. Employees said they heard explosions. 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