Good evening. And we begin this thursday night with dangerous and deadly storm coverage. On the roads and on the tarmac. Tonight, the ntsb on the scene here in new york after a delta passenger jet making a landing could not stop on a very slick runway. Crashing through that fence, the nose of the plane breaking right through, coming to a halt just feet from the icy water. This image taken by a passenger inside the plane looking out there, how close they came to the water. Moments later, the crew with fuel leaking getting passengers off that plane, coming down the wing standing out in the snow. There were also deadly accidents today, drivers stranded for miles, some up to 16 hours. We do have Team Coverage tonight. Well get to it in a moment. But first, abcs gio benitez on the scene at Laguardia Airport here in new york. Tower, you have an aircraft off the runway. Please advise. Crash rescue. Laguardia airport is closed at this time. Reporter close calls dont come much closer than this. That delta plane from atlanta with 132 people on board crashing right through a fence off laguardias runway, a few feet from those icy waters. I just survived this. Reporter passengers scrambling to get out. The emergency chutes not deployed. People having to slide off the planes wing to safety, the other wing damaged and leaking fuel. From inside the plane, passengers could see the bay. Too close for comfort. When i looked out the window the left wing was gliding across the fence that was holding the water back. Reporter when did you realize something was wrong . As soon as we hit the ground it was going way too fast, way too fast. Reporter the harrowing landing began at laguardia this morning at 11 05 with freezing fog and snow. Touching down but skidding, seconds later. The plane veering left, driving over a snow bank and slamming into the barrier. And in the distance, you can see the nose of that plane right there through the fence. And from this vantage point, you can just see how much water that plane missed. Just minutes before the terrifying skid, two planes landed reporting they had no problems break ss braking on a runway that had just been plowed. Once of the puzzling elements here is why the airplane veered off the runway, when they still had quite bit of runway ahead of them, and that would indicate that maybe another malfunction took place that we havent considered. Reporter more than two dozen people suffered minor injuries. Five people, like this man carried off to the hospital on stretchers. None of the injuries lifethreatening. The runway, shut down for most of the afternoon as the cleanup and the investigation begin. And gio with us live now from Laguardia Airport. Gio, you reported there that a couple of planes landed just before this plane . Reporter thats right, david. Those two planes landing safely in those same bad conditions. And thats why investigators are here right now to piece this all together. That kind of landing is what so many passengers worry about. Gio, thank you. And meanwhile, tonight, the winter blast setting off a Ripple Effect of misery for air travelers. More than 6,000 Flights Canceled in just 48 hours. These passengers turning seats into a makeshift bed at the airport in nashville. Abcs david kerley coverer erps aviation for us. Reporter they keep piling it up. Not just the snow, but cancellations, too. The 1 00 was cancelled, the 3 00 was cancelled. Reporter thoughout the day, the red letters on the schedule board became more numerous, more than 4,600 flights today alone canceled. Met me at the door and they said all of American Airlines flights are cancelled. Reporter and if this feels like deja vu, it is. In the past two weeks, more than 2,100 flights have been canceled leaving passengers stranded. Last night in dallas, on cots. In d. C. Probably going to spend the night here tonight. Reporter and its not just in the air. The rails saw delays and cancellations. This was the scene outside the train from boston to new york today. For some, the quickest way to travel. With the snow slowing tonight, jets are getting in and out of airports but it will take at least another day to get rid of all the backlog of chance lated flights. David . David kerley with us as well. And from the misery at the airports to the dangerous day on american roads. Up to two feet of snow in some places, and look at this tonight. The new image from nasa. A band of white from the deep south up to new england. Scenes like this in st. Louis playing out across the country. Wow. Cars spinning out. And bowling green, kentucky snow flows. Behind them, commuters, thankful. And on i65 south of louisville grid locked drivers stranded. Tonight, weve learned for more than 16 hours, some of them. Abcs alex perez right there in kentucky tonight. Reporter every drivers nightmare. Heavy snow causing a 20mile long backup along i65 in kentucky. Passengers stranded hours, some like this mom, forced to spend most of the night in the car with her son. Thankfully the truck driver ahead of us brought us water so we could make bottles. Reporter parts of kentucky slammed with more than two feet of snow. The National Guard called in to help stranded drivers get to footd and warming shelters. Its about 1 00 in the afternoon right now, and some of these vehicles have been here for about 16 hours. If you look the line goes as far as the eye can see. Its frustrating because you dont know when its going to end. Reporter the weather woes all part of a massive storm system causing problems from dallas to new england. Just outside birmingham alabama, tonight, crews responding to a 14car crash. In rhode island one vehicle sliding into another. One driver knocked down, taken to the hospital. Back in kentucky, a convoy of plow trucks working to clear i65 and get cars moving again. And authorities are hoping to have all of those stranded drivers and their cars out of the way by sometime tonight. Here in louisville they are preparing for another blast of bitter cold expected to be recordbreaking cold tomorrow. David . All right, lets get more on that meteorologist rob marciano is in philadelphia tonight with more on the cold moving in next. Rob . Reporter good evening, david. The snow beginning to taper off here in philadelphia. Believe it or not, this city was in a snowfall deficit until today and folks here making up for it by sledding down the rocky steps. All right, the back edge of the precip is now sliding through philadelphia back through richmond virginia. And really by 10 00 tonight, it will be all off the coast. By that time well see seven inches for new york over five here in philadelphia and about five in washington, d. C. And then of course the big story is the colder air thats going to be pouring in behind this. Places like lexington, over two feet of snow minus one in the morning. Thats not a wind chill. Theres light at the end of the ms image from the roadways before we move on tonight. A kedly crash on a rural highway in washington state. That truck there veering into oncoming traffic, colliding with a car and a school bus full of children. At least 43 students taken to the hospital. The driver of that car killed. State troopers believe the driver of the truck may have veered into oncoming traffic due to fatigue. The investigation under way tonight. Now, to the boston bombing trial, and a dramatic day in court. The video from moments after the bombings and the heroism. The rescuers including a Police Officer who saved a 3yearold. The suspect watching it all in court. Among the victims a young woman with a message for the aim accused bomber being read bill so many tonight. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross with the interview. Reporter Witnesses Today described a horrific scene. Like a zombie movie. One man saying the smoky air smelled like the fourth of july. The chaos and the carnage in the aftermath here caught on tape by a wounded spectator. Get her out of here. Reporter frantic emergency workers try to treat the most seriously injured first. Youre okay. Reporter today, the jury also heard from this boston Police Officer, who rescued a 3yearold boy. From a man who lost both legs carried off by a stranger in a cowboy hat. And from bill richard, whose family watched the marathon just steps away from tsarnaev and the backpack bomb. His 8yearold son martin was killed. His 7yearold daughter jane lost her leg. A somber parade of victims in court, ten in all, and as each took the stand, tsarnaev looked down and tried to avoid making eye contact. Hes destroyed lives. Reporter what do you say about the fact that he could not look you in the eye . I just dont think that he can face what he did, either that or he doesnt care. Reporter 27yearold rebecca greg little is one of those who lost a leg. This is her on the ground, moenlts after the blast. After her testimony, she posted a letter on facebook to tsarnaev thats gone viral. You are a coward, she wrote. Gregory went through some 40 surgeries and told us, tsarnaev was always in her night marls until she was able to stare him down from the witness stand. He really was somebody i was afraid of, yeah. In a lot of ways. Reporter and now . And now, i have kind of taken that back and i dont have that fear anymore. Because i looked at what tried to destroy me and ive come out stronger because of it. Incredible bravery. Brian ross with us now from boston. I was there in boston as well this morning for that conversation with so many members of the community. They were very honest about how difficult these last 48 hours have been given the beginning of this trial. Reporter thats right, david. This is all about seeing justice be done for the victims, however. The courtrooms are packed. Theres a special room they can watch on closed circuit tv. For some the emotions are just too powerful and others just cant stand to be in the same room with dzhokhar tsarnaev. David . Brian ross with us from boston again tonight. Brian, thank you. Now, to ferguson missouri tonight, and the family of Michael Brown saying they plan to sue. They will file a civil suit against the city of ferguson and the former Police Officer, Darren Wilson who shot and killed their son. This comes 24 hours after the Justice Department revealed officer wilson will not Face Criminal Charges in browns death. We turn overseas tonight, and to south korea, that brazen attack on the u. S. Ambassador. A man with a teninch knife, walking right up to him, taking aim at his face. You can see him there, moments after the attack. Bloody calling for an ambulance. Tonight, what north korea is now saying about this attack. And abcs chief Foreign Correspondent terry moran reporting in again. Reporter a terrifying close call. Bleeding here. Bleeding here. I need an ambulance fast. Get me to the hospital. Reporter ambassador mark lippert, moments after being attacked by a knifewielding assailant at a conference in downtown seoul. The assailant, a radical korean nationalist, screamed, south north korea should be reunified as he slashed away with a teninch knife, finally wrestled to the ground by local police and bystanders. He was identified by authorities as kim kijong. They say hes told them, he acted alone. Ambassador lippert was rushed to a hospital, bleeding heavily, and got 80 stitches to close wounds on his face and arm. North korea actually hailed the incident, calling it the knife attack of justice. The u. S. And south korea are conducting joint military exercises this week. But the real issue security. Lippert had just one unarmed, local bodyguard. How would one of our ambassadors be stabbed multiple times, who has had to fend off the attacker himself and there was nobody close enough to help him . Thats just inexcusable. Reporter tonight, ambassador lippert is in stable condition in a hospital where he is expected to remain for several days. But once again, this attack shows no matter where, every American Ambassador is a potential target. David . Terry moran tonight. Terry, thank you. And back here at home now, and to the firestorm over Hillary Clinton. Opting for private email over a government account. The former secretary of state now tweeting that she wants the public to see her email. But how long will that take and did she break the rules after all . Plus the video tonight, now surfacing, shows mrs. Clinton questioning the bush administrations use of secret email accounts of their own. Abcs chief White House Correspondent jonathan karl. Reporter today, abc news has learned Hillary Clinton violated state Department Email policy for all four years she served as secretary of state. A Senior State Department official items us while mrs. Clinton was secretary, state Department Employees were only allowed to use private email if they turned them over to be entered into government computers, and until they did that they were in violation of the rules. Mrs. Clinton did not turn over emails until late last year nearly two years after she stepped down as secretary. She has been silent on this controversy, but back when she last ran for president , mrs. Clinton was quite vocal on government officials who use vie pratt emails. Our constitution is being shredded. We know about the secret wiretaps we know about the secret military tribunals, the secret white house email accounts. Reporter so far, the only comment directly from mrs. Clinton was that tweet late last night. Calling on the state department to release publicly the emails she has turned over. At least one democrat the former chair of the South Carolina democratic party, and a supporter of Vice President biden, lashed out at mrs. Clintons email practices in about interview on cnn. Is that what we really want in a president ial candidate and is that really what we want in a president . Who the hell is running this campaign . Jon karl live from the white house tonight. Jon, we saw the tweet, mrs. Clinton asking the state department to release the emails. What kind of timeline are we really looking at here . Could take months . Reporter yes, david. In fact the state department told me today, it will take several months to release those emails and, remember these are only the emails that mrs. Clinton chose to send over to the state department. 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