Counsel to now investigation the fbi agents working on the russia probe. The new york city subway bomber. What he posted on facebook right before he boarded that train. Authorities say the bomb was already strapped to him when he boarded in brooklyn, headed for times square. The school bus erupting into flames. The driver and a student killed. And the winter storm tonight. Temperatures set to plunge. Up to a half foot of snow in many places. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. And the nation fixed on alabama tonight. The voters set to choose a new senator in a special election there. The results could have a profound impact in washington and across the country. Republicans hold a razor thin majority in the senate. And the message this could send before next years midterms. Republican roy moore riding his horse to vote, facing multiple claims of Sexual Misconduct with campaign. Democrat doug jones trying to win in a deeply red state. And tonight, a first look here at what the voters are now saying. In preliminary exit polls, the results tonight, voters are almost evenly split on the allegations against roy moore. 49 called them definitely or probably true, 45 definitely or probably false. Did it factor into their decision . 40 say they were one of several factors in their decision. 55 say they were minor or no factor at all. When asked which candidate shares voters values, 49 say doug jones shares share values. 46 say roy moore. Abcs chief National Correspondent tom llamas in alabama, leading us off tonight. Reporter roy moore today galloping to the polls, but trying to cast a vote for himself as rocky as the last month of his campaign. The candidate pushing through a crush of reporters and their questions. Back it up, back up. Reporter alabamas former chief justice dividing his own party. Eight women have accused him of a range of inappropriate sexual behavior. Two say he assaulted them when they were just teenagers. Many republican senators calling for him to drop out. If you win tonight, what is your message to senator mcconnell . Well, im coming to the senate and well work out our problems there. Reporter one republican staunchly in moores corner, President Trump. This morning, tweeting, the people of alabama will do the right thing. Vote roy moore. Another big moore booster . The president s former chief strategist, steve bannon. Theres a special place in hell for republicans who should know better. Theyre trying to shut up President Trump and judge moore reporter bannons comments coming just weeks after ivanka trump seemed to side with moores accusers, saying, theres a special place in hell for people who prey on children. But voters we talked to are standing by moore. Because i believe in what hes trying to do. I dont believe all the scandal that theyve drug up on him. The accusations against him, but controversy has shadowed him throughout the campaign, down to the final 24 hours and these comments from his wife. Fake news would also tell you that we dont care for jews. I tell you all this because ive seen it all, so, i just want to set the record straight while theyre here. One of our attorneys is a jew. Reporter kayla moore also saying they have friends who are jewish. But democrats here in ruby red alabama have hope. Its not a secret ballot for me, guys. Reporter moores opponent, doug jones, casting his ballot this morning. At the end of the day, we feel very confident. Reporter jones put the allegations against moore front and center. I damn sure believe that i have done my part to ensure that men who hurt little girls should go to jail and not the United States senate. Reporter hes got president obamas support, and celebrities from rallying behind him, as well. At some point, we got to stop looking like idiots to the nation. Reporter but jones is counting on republicans uneasy with moore to tip the race to his favor. Republicans like kim dowdle. We consider outselves republicans for doug jones. Reporter shes been going door to door to try and convince her neighbors. The question tonight, will it be enough . All right, tom llamas is live in montgomery, where roy moore is watching the returns tonight. And tom, President Trump making it very clear, as you just reported there, that hes behind moore, saying at one point, i like a fighter, go get em, roy. In the exit polls, some voters, President Trumps opinion on this did make a difference. Reporter thats right, david. The president looms large in alabama. This was one of his biggest victories last november, and according to our exit polls, nearly 30 of voters said one of the reasons they came out to vote today was to support President Trump. Thats great news for roy moore. And today, i asked roy moore what he thought of the president and what his message was t his side . He told me thank you. David . Tom llamas. Well be seeing you as the evening wears on here. Next tonight, President Trump in a war of words tonight with democratic senator Kirsten Gillibrand, after she said the president should resign, after accusations of Sexual Misconduct against him. The president tweeting today. The senator calling that a sexist smear, attempting to silence her voice. And tonight, the president was asked in front of the cameras, what did he mean by those words . Abcs senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega. Reporter a firestorm of controvery today ignited by President Trump in just 280 characters. His counter punch to new york senator Kirsten Gillibrands call for his resignation in the face of Sexual Misconduct allegations, came in the form of what many call a sexually suggestive tweet. The president saying, lightweight senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total someone who would come to my office begging for Campaign Contributions not so long ago and would do anything for them is now in the ring fighting against trump. The reaction immediate. It was a sexist smear attempting to silence my voice and i will not be silenced on this issue. Reporter senator Elizabeth Warren tweeting, are you really trying to bully, intimidate and slutshame senator gillibrand . Today, the president refused to clarify. Thank you very much, everybody. What did you mean when you said Kristen Gillibrand would do anything for a Campaign Contribution . Thank you, everybody. Reporter so, we asked the white house. Many, many people see this as a sexual innuendo. What is the president suggesting . I think that the president is very obvious. This is the same sentiment that the president has expressed many times before when he has exposed the corruption of the entire political system. Reporter what is he alleging would happen behind closed doors with her . Hes not alleging anything. Sexist at all. Reporter press secretary Sarah Sanders insists the president s tweet was not sexual. I think only if your mind is in the gutter would you have read it that way. And so, no. Reporter a day after three women renewed their claims of Sexual Misconduct against the president , tonight, the number of Democratic Senators calling for his resignation grew to six. And in the house, more than 50 democratic congresswomen came forward to call for a congressional investigation into what took place this morning when the president tweeted about our colleague senator Kirsten Gillibrand is grotesque. It took my breath away. Reporter that number growing to more than 100 democratic representatives, including men, all signing on to a letter saying, we cannot ignore the multitude of women who have come forward with accusations against mr. Trump. All right, cecilia vega with us live tonight from the white house, as well. And tonight, hearing from the republican who would decide if an investigation actually moves forward here. Reporter yeah, david. He says his House Oversight committee will not investigate these claims against the president , but he said he will refer this request for investigation to the Justice Department, which, david, as you know, is controlled by the president s attorney general, Jeff Sessions. All right, cecilia vega, thank you. And speaking of the Justice Department tonight, President Trumps legal team now with a new headline in the russia investigation. His team is now pushing the attorney general to appoint a Second Special counsel to investigation the fbi agents who are working on the russia probe. Heres abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas tonight. Reporter tonight, the president s attorneys taking aim at the fbi agents working on the russia probe, calling for a new, Second Special counsel to investigation them. A primary concern, special agent peter strzok, who Robert Mueller removed from his team over the summer after discovering strzok allegedly sent antitrump Text Messages during the campaign. The president s lawyers saying thats just one of several obvious conflicts of interest in the Justice Department that require the appointment of a special councel to investigate. The white house asked about it today. Would he support the appointment of a special prosecutor to look into this . I havent asked him that directly, but i know he has great concern about some of the conduct thats taken place, and something that we certainly would like to see looked at. Reporter President Trump has tweeted the fbis reputation is in tatters. But the fbi director defends the agency. The fbi that i see is people, decent people committed to the highest principles of integrity and professionalism and respect. Reporter democrats say the president is questioning the fbis integrity because muellers team has been stepping up its pressure. Pierre thomas with us live in washington tonight. And pierre, attorney general Jeff Sessions did address this today, whether he would appoint a Second Special counsel. Reporter david, sessions says hes assigned a senior attorney to review the allegations regarding con of interest, and to make a recommendation on whether a special counsel is really needed. So stay tuned. David . Pierre, thank you. Next tonight, we do have new reporting here on the terror attack in new york city. The suspect in the subway tunnel bombing, charged with terrorrelated federal crimes, and a new image tonight of the 27yearold immigrant from bangladesh, his homemade bomb went off, but did not detonate fully. And this image of the four Brave Police Officers who rushed in after the blast. Tonight here, we are learning that the suspect sent a message to President Trump on facebook shortly before the blast. Heres abcs gio benitez. Reporter tonight, chilling new details about this man who Authorities Say deliberately walked among this crowd of unsuspecting commuters before detonating that homemade bomb. The location and timing of this planned attack was no accident. And his motivation was no mystery. Reporter officials finding 27yearold akayed ullah on the ground, badly burped, carrying him away to the hospital, where Officials Say he told them state. Federal auhtorities say on the morning of the attack, the suspect posted on facebook, trump you failed to protect your nation. And that they found a handwritten note in his passport. O america, die in your rage Authorities Say ullah intended to die while killing as many people as possible in that tunnel, but before the attempted attack, he was not on the nypd or fbis radar. Tonight, they say, he had become radicalized online in 2014, reading isis propaganda. In this brooklyn apartment, building the pipe bomb over the past few weeks, using the pipe, a 9volt battery, and a wire from christmas lights. He did follow some of the instructions that you could find readily online, unfortunately. Reporter a quarter Million People go through Port Authority every day, including former Homeland Security chief jeh johnson. Events like this happen but were strong, were resilient. We go on. And were not afraid. Reporter the bombing coming just six weeks after the isisinspired truck attack in lower manhattan, and a year after the bombings in the chelsea neighborhood. And gio benitez with us from that reopened tunnel, where that blast went off. The resilience of new yorkers back in the subway tonight. Authorities, gio, said he did start researching how to build this pipe bomb a year ago . Reporter thats right, david. And, they say, they started gathering the components for that bomb three weeks ago. Now, he could face life in prison. David . Gio benitez on the case again tonight. And next here this evening, to the tragedy on the way to school in iowa. A school bus catching fire, taking the lives of the driver and a student. And how did this happen . Tonight, the ntsb is now investigating. And heres abcs david kerley. Reporter in rural western iowa bus on fire with people inside. Reporter a mother sending her child to school. The owner of the house that called in stated that it was her child and the bus driver that was on the bus. Reporter that teenager and the male driver unable to get off the burning bus. Authorities trying to escape. It was backing out of a driveway and ended up in the opposite side ditch. Reporter school bus fires are not rare. Weve seen dozens captured on video. Engine fires. Some starting in the wheel well. There is on average one a day. Get out, get out, get out. Reporter but deaths are rare. Usually those onboard able to escape. Fatalities averaging just more than one a year. A statistic that changed dramatically east of omaha today. The question tonight, why couldnt they get out of the burning bus . Authorities have identify the driver as a 74yearold man who perished with that 16yearold girl. David . David kerley with us tonight. David, thank you. Next here this evening, a onetwo punch of winter storms plunging the east into the deep freeze. The first round with heavy snow in kalamazoo, michigan, there, all the way to new england. Lake effect snow and this multivehicle accident on i90 in indiana. And tonight now, a second storm system set to strike the midwest and then across to the northeast. Meteorolog for us. Hey, rob. Reporter hey, david. The cold front is through, the winds have shifted. Here it comes. Cold air. Weve got snow on the map across Northern New York and northern new england. Lake effect snow bands will come in with that arctic air. Theres that Second System through chicago and then it gets into the i95 corridor by thursday morning. The bigger cities, an inch or two. Shouldnt be too bad. Its the cold air. Look at the wind chills. Teens and single numbers from chicago to d. C. , new york and boston. Throughout the entire day. Bitterly cold. Youll want to layer up and cover up if you need to be outside. David . Rob marciano with us again tonight. Rob, thank you. And in the west at this hour, more than 6,000 firefighters have now blocked californias largest wildfire from reaching threatened towns. Crews fighting fire with fire now to stop its spread at they try to get the upper hand own that monstrous thomas fire. Now 20 contained, but officials dont expect containment until close to christmas. 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