Police chasing the driver down the route. The coronavirus. Two planes touching down in the u. S. Hundreds of americans evacuated from china, now urn quarantine. And now the cruise ship at sea, at least ten cases confirmed onboard. The new iowa caucus results just in. Major Pete Buttigieg leading. And tonight, joe biden now on the attack, taking aim at Bernie Sanders for calling himself a democratic socialist. And questioning Pete Buttigiegs electability against President Trump. A state trooper shot and killed, i95 shot down in both directions. The two missing children, their mother found in hawaii. Tonight, Police Looking at this newly obtained video,e unit. And why Bernie Madoff is now asking for compassionate release from federal prison. And good evening tonight from washington, where President Trump today has been acquitted on abuse of power and obstruction of congress. The president declaring victory right after, but it did not come without an unexpected moment today. Senator mitt romney voting to convict. But the rest of the republican majority, as expected, held for the president , voting to acquit on both charges. Every democrat voting to convict. But there was that decision from mitt romney, the speech he delivered on the floor, speaking of his faith and growing emotional about his decision, saying the president is guilty of, quote, an appalling abuse of public trust. The only senator ever to vote to remove a president of his own party. But after an exhausting impeachment trial and a divided country, new signs tonight is battle is not over. Abcs mary bruce leads us off on the hill tonight. Reporter after five months of investigating and a deeply divisive trial, it all came down to this. One by one, the senators standing to render their verdict. Senators, how say you . Is the respondent, donald john trump, guilty or not guilty . Reporter every democrat voting to convict. Mr. Manchin . Guilty. Reporter republicans falling in line behind the president. Ms. Murkowski . Not guilty. Reporter but not mitt romney. Mr. Romney . Guilty. Reporter the republican from utah emotional as he became the first senator in American History to vote to remove a president of his own party. He called it the most difficult decision hes ever faced. I swore an oath before god to exercise impartial justice. I am profoundly religious. My faith is at the heart of who i am. I take an oath before god as enormously consequential. Reporter romney declared that he is convinced beyond any doubt that President Trump pressured ukraine to investigate joe and hunter biden for his own political gain. Theres no question in my mind that were their names not biden, the president would never have done what he did. Reporter romney voting to convict on the first count of abuse of power. The president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust. What he did was not perfect. No, it was a flagrant assault under electoral rights, our National Security and our fundamental values. Corrupting an election to keep ones self in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of ones oath of office that i can imagine. Reporter he is not the only republican to criticize the president. The president s behavior was shameful and wrong. Reporter but romney the only one who voted to convict. Explaining his own vote, senator marco rubio said removing the president would inflict extraordinary and potentially irreparable damage on the country. The trial now over, but in its wake, a bitter partisan divide. It was on full display in the House Chamber last night. President trump pointedly refusing to shake House SpeakerNancy Pelosis outstretched hand at the state of the union. And when trump finished his address, the speaker tore up his speech, ripping it to pieces in full view of the cameras. Afterwards, she explained why she did it. Why did you tear up his speech . Because it was a manifesto of mistruths. Reporter tonight, pelosi responding to the Senate Impeachment vote, saying their decision to acquit President Trump, quote, normalized lawlessness. Its been quite a 24 hours. Mary bruce joins us live from the capitol tonight. And mary, a number of republican senators have defended President Trumps actions, but today, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell was not one of them. Reporter well, david, its a question weve been asking for months. Tonight, when pressed repeatedly, Mitch Mcconnell still would not say if he thinks the president s actions were appropriate. Instead, he said the senate has made its decision and that as far as hes concerned, this is in the rearview mirror, adding what comes next is up to voters. David . All right, mary bruce leading us off from the capitol tonight. Mary, thank you. Aing vtory tonit, decl full vindication and exoneration. And they had some tough words for senator romney, so, lets get right to our chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl tonight. And jon, the president was hoping all the republicans would stand by him today, but that it didnt happen. Reporter they wanted every single republican to stand with him so he could portray this as a democrat and only Democrat Impeachment effort. Im told that the president is livid. Already, we have seen the Republican National committee come out with a statement attacking romney, it is championshiped by his niece. Also, the president s campaign has put out a statement calling him an irrelevant relic. The white house, in an official statement, called him a failed president ial candidate. And donald trump jr. , the president s son, is calling for romney to be expelled from the republican party. As for romney himself, he said today he fully expected there would be enormous consequences for both him and for his family, but david, he said he had no choice but to follow his conscience. Jon karl and mary bruce with us from the start on all of this. Jon, thank you. To the other major news on this wednesday night, the powerful winter storm stretching across 2,000 miles. Alerts from texas all the way up into the northeast tonight. And a tornado watch in several states as were on the air tonight. In new orleans, look at this. A powerful gust of wind shattering the revolving door in this office building. And a suspected tornado downing trees and power lines in martinville, mississippi. The Severe Weather heading toward the southeast and then up the coast. Abcs Steve Osunsami from atlanta tonight. Reporter theres a long night ahead for parts of the south. The strong storm pushing through is bringing tornado warnings. A possible tornado knocked down power lines and blocked this highway. That is hail, big hail. Reporter the pictures just now coming in, hail and high winds are forcing them to take cover in the lobby of this building. A blast of wind broke through the revolving doors. Those high winds bringing down this scaffolding, crushed several parked cars. One person was hurt. This is the wet side of a 2,000mile storm thats dumping ice and snow to the north, making it dangerous to travel for millions on the highways. In the sul is a atulsa area, th trouble keeping on the roads. In oklahoma city, people had to push cards. An absolute mess here on i40 eastbound. Cars have been here over an hour now. This tanker truck slid into a creek. The driver had to be hospitalized. In missouri, this crash involving at least two semis and three cars shut down part of interstate 70 west of columbia. At least one person here was hurt, too. This storm is now headed our way, here in atlanta, where heavy rains are expected this evening. Were already under a Flash Flood Warning and theres the chance of a tornado. David . Atlanta in the bulls eye, as well. Steve, thank you. Rob marciano is live in new york city tonight as this whole system stretches up into the northeast. Rob . Reporter big storm, david, impacting everyone in the eastern half of the country. A dangerous situation in the southeast. Flood watches up, Winter Weather alerts, as well. This will time out over a 48hour period, with heavy rounds of rain. Mostly rain up i95. Snow ending friday, but the winds get cranking friday night. David . Rob marciano, thank you. Were going to turn next tonight to the deadly landing of a passenger jet, passengers climbing from the wreckage. All this playing out in turkey. Video capturing the jet coming in for landing in the rain there, appearing not to slow down before then heading down an embankment. The jet breaking into pieces. 179 people injured, at least three people were killed as passengers then climbed through that ripped fuselage. Abcs david kerley covers aviation for us. Reporter the question tonight, why couldnt this 737 stop on the raincovered runway as it rolls right off the end . The turkish jetliner disappearing down an embankment, where it breaks up into three pieces. A small fire breaking out, seen from the highway along the istanbul area airport. As passengers scrambled out the break in the fuselage and the exits. Emergency workers flood the crash site, carrying away some of the injured, including children. There were 183 onboard. Three quarters were injured. At least three people did not survive. Just a month ago, at the very same airport, another pegasus jet ran off the runway into the mud. And in 2018, at another turkish air fort, a pegasus 737 slid down and embankment, stopping just above the black sea. The state Department Tells us it is monitoring the situation in turkey, and if any americans are involved in the incident, it is ready to provide assistance. David . David kerley tonight. David, thank you. And back here at home now, and to the scare at the super powell parade, as thousands were gathering in Downtown Kansas City to celebrate the chiefs victory, when a car broke through the parade route. Police chasing the car right down that route, and heres abcs Erielle Reshef tonight. Reporter tonight, a heartpounding video of that dangerous car chase down the Kansas City Chiefs parade route. No way oh, no way reporter this gray sedan busting through barricades as thousands gathered to celebrate the super bowl champs. A swarm of police cars in hot pursuit. The vehicle narrowly missing crowds, blowing by local reporters. Officers deploying stop sticks, but the driver keeps on going. This tactical maneuver caught from multiple angles, finally stopping the suspect. Authorities surrounding the smoking car. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Look at the guns. Well, of course. Reporter cheers erupting as the driver was wrestled to the ground and arrested. Police also taking a passenger into custody, but so far, no charges have been filed. David, the kansas city mayor says the driver may have been impaired and this was not an act of terror. The parade went on as planned. David . Erielle, thank you. Tonight, hundreds of americans have landed back on u. S. Soil after being evacuated from china amid the coronavirus emergency. Those two planes touching down in california, some 350 people onboard. Theyll be quarantined now at bases in california. Two more evacuation planes are slated to arrive friday, as there is a new confirmed case here. 12 now in the u. S. This one in wisconsin. And abcs will carr at the Travis Air Force base in california. Reporter tonight, around 350 americans are back home after flying in from wuhan, china, ground zero for the coronavirus. The cdc says a child on one flight developed a fever. Was the child quarantined on the flight, separated from everybody else on the flight . Its an airplane and so, as much as possible. The child is being evaluated at this point and will be put in isolation and tested. Reporter all of the passengers are now split between two military bases, including Travis Air Force base, where daisy roth and her two daugters will be quarantined for two weeks. But in china, the virus is spreading rapidly, killing nearly 500 people so far. In japan, this cruise ship has been quarantined after at least ten people tested positive. Gay courter, who has die bee sees, is onboard. I take insulin. Im not in a panic yet, but i dont have two weeks worth. Reporter tonight, we have learned two more flights are coming back to the United States from the hot zone in china later this week. One going to a military base in texas, the other to nebraska. David . Will carr tonight. Will, thank you. And next, to the race for 2020 tonight. New results still coming in from the iowa caucuses. Pete buttigieg at 27 , Bernie Sanders, 25 , elizabeth warren, 18 and joe biden, 16 . Amy klobuchar there at 12 . Abcs whit johnson on joe biden tonight, on fourth place, now on the attack. Reporter tonight, an admission from a bruised joe biden. Im not going to sugarcoat it. We took a gut punch in iowa. Reporter the former Vice President going on the attack, taking aim at senator Bernie Sanders for labeling himself a democratic socialist. Donald trump is desperate to bend this, to pin the socialist label of socialist, socialist, socialist on our party. We cant let him do that. Reporter biden in a disappointing fourth place out of iowa, today also hitting current leader Pete Buttigieg hard on electability. For this party to nominate someone whos never held an Office Higher than mayor of a town of 100,000 people in indiana. I do believe its a risk. Reporter but the bigger risk, the former south bend mayor says, is to fall back on the familiar. How do you think you were able to outperform other moderates in the race like joe biden . Well, i think the key is to focus on the future, and a desire to win. And every time my party has won in the last half century, its been with a candidate focused on the future and opening the door to a new generation. Reporter buttigieg taking a victory lap through New Hampshire, but with the caucus confusion fresh in the rearview mirror, Bernie Sanders arguing, the race is still close in iowa. I assume that one of these years that vote count will be completed. We are winning the popular vote. Reporter and dave, joe biden is asking New Hampshire voters to give him a boost in the primary, but his Campaign Says that they are built for the long game, including super tuesday, when more than 1,300 delegates are up for grabs. David . Whit johnson in New Hampshire. Whit, thank you. Of course, the candidates will be together on the same stage friday night. Our abc news debate with wmur. The final democratic debate before the New Hampshire primary. 8 00 p. M. Eastern friday night, right here. And there is still much h e ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. The passing of a hollywood legend tonight. Also ahead, a state trooper shot and killed, stopping to help with a disabled car. A gunman opening fire. I95 shut down in both directions. Those two missing children. Their mother found in hawaii. And tonight, Police Reviewing new video appearing to show her loading belongings into a storage unit. And why Bernie Madoff is now asking for compassionate release from federal prison. A lot more news ahead here. Ill be right back. If you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture, now might not be the best time to ask yourself, are my bones strong . life is full of make or break moments. 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Reporter in the last year, both vallow and daybells previous spouses, as well as vallows brother, died under circumstance Authorities Say are suspicious. Family members want answers. Ever since shes been involved in this doomsday cult, that is not the same lori that we knew for 13 years. Reporter family members tell us they are desperate to find the children and say authorities are working to build a strong case against vallow and daybell, but they have not been charged with any crime. David . All right, Clayton Sandell tonight. Clayton, thank you. And when we come back here, remembering legendary kirk douse has. The news just coming in tonight. Well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. So my doctor said. Symbicort can help you breathe betterstarting within 5 minutes. It doesnt replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. Symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. Symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. 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