Long drive off this short pier ending up in the river. The decision he made next. And marijuana munchies. One fast food chains idea to drum up business now that recreational pot is being legalized in california. And we do say good morning on a busy friday. We begin with breaking news in new york city. Several children are among 12 people who have died in what the mayor is calling an unspeakable tragedy. Firefighters battled frigid conditions trying to save lives as flames spread so fast some victims were reported by found in the bathtub. Survivors were screaming to wake each other up. Many ran with no shoes or jackets on, just the clothes on their backs. We have more from the scene. Reporter the fivealarm fire broke out before 7 00 p. M. Thursday evening inside an Apartment Building in the bronx. Fire in a multiple it will dwelling. Reporter they erupted on the first floor but quickly spread to the upper floors fueled by gusting winds. The Fire Department arrived in minutes. Eventually more than 160 firefighters were on the scene performing cpr on victims as they were pulled from the inferno. Burned. Even little kids. Reporter the fire was brought under control just under 9 00 p. M. But not before claiming at least a dozen lives. The youngest victim just 1 year old. The oldest over 50. Three of the victims members of the same family. This is the worst fire tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century based on the information we have now. This will rank as one of the worst losses of life to a fire in many, many years. Reporter bill de blasio praised the Fire Department. At least 12 were rescued and will survive. Reporter it struck even veterans. In a department thats certainly no stranger to tragedy, were shocked by this loss. Reporter investigators are on the scene but fire Officials Say its too early to determine the cause of the fire. Abc news, new york. It was quieted for defective smoke detectors. No word whether they were repaired. The frigid conditions that the firefighters had to battle impacting more than half of the country this morning. Take a look at lake erie which is iced over as windchills drop below zero thanks to the arctic blast. Many cities have seen record lows this week. An estimated 200 million are feeling the deep freeze. Some areas of minnesota have seen temperatures drop to 40 degrees below zero. Insane there. The dangerous condition raising concerns about new years eve including in new york where this fountain is an ice sculpture. This will be the coldest in times square since 1962. Bundle up, everybody. Well take a closer look at the forecast in just a few minutes. In the meantime, President Trump weighed in on twitter putting a political twist on the weather saying in the east it could be the coldest new years eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our country, but not other countries are going to pay trillions of dollars to protect against. A new take on the russia investigation and the president thinks hell be treated fairly. He sat down at his florida gulf club for a 30minute interview with the New York Times paper. He has repeatedly mocked them. Arlette saenz joins us with highlights from the wideranging interview. Good morning. Reporter good morning, eva and kendis. President trump had just finished lunch with his golf partners when he sat for an impromptu interview with the New York Times. No aides were in the room as he spokane diddley about roy moore, north korea and the russia investigation. After repeatedly saying this its been a witchhunt reporter he predicts Robert Mueller will treat him fairly. He says hes not bothered by the investigation into collusion between russia and the Trump Campaign and insists theres been no collusion and says mueller is going to be fair but the president warns the russia probe makes the country look very bad. Mr. Trump is also weighing in on his endorsement of alabama republican roy moore. So get out and vote for roy moore. Reporter the president claims he always felt moore would lose the election but says he backed him out of obligation as the head of the republican party. As he takes a victory lap over the republican tax plan the country is really a big, big beautiful ship were turning around. Reporter he is taking a swipe at democrats saying we started taxes. We hear bs from the democrats. The president is accusing china of secretly shipping oil to north korea tweeting china was caught redhanded. He tells the times hes been soft on china hoping theyd help with north korea but he could take a tougher stance on trade saying about they dont help us with north korea then i do what ive always said i want to do. The president is expected to ring in the new year at maralago. No word on the guest list yet. Kendis and eva. Thanks, arlette. Despite a lastminute legal chance doug jones has been certified as the winner of the senate race. Roy moore filed a lawsuit climbiclim claiming voter fraud but it was denied. Jones will be sworn in next week os the first democratic senator from alabama in a quarter century. Senator al franken athanking supporters as he prepares to step down next week following allegations of sexual harassment. An emotional franken told a crowd in minneapolis even though hes leaving office he is not giving up his voice. He said serving in the senate has been the honor of his life. When i think about the last decade or so of my life through the lens of the people ive met, the people ive had the privilege to work alongside of, the people whose lives ive had the honor fighting to improve, i feel hopeful for the future of our country. Franken choked up as he thanked his wife for her loyalty. Dozens of homes near los angeles have been safe from a new brush fire. It broke out near a riverbed and burned about 13 acres before being brought under control. More than a million acres have burned in california this year. Fighting those fires has cost the state nearly 700 million. All right, time for a look at your Weather Forecast on this last friday of 2017. Good morning, were tracking snow as we go throughout the day. Could have an inch or two of accumulation around the windy city of chicago. There could be slippery travel and the major cold that continues active in the northwest as well, soaking rains from seattle to portland. Icy mixtures and over a foot of snow over the mountainous terrain as we get towards new years eve. Bigtime cold covering much of the u. S. Im Justin Povick with your accuWeather Forecast. Coming up right here, a cyberattack that targeted police in washington, d. C. Before President Trumps inauguration. What the hackers were able to reach. The fleeing suspect who took a long drive off a short pier. 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Youre unstoppable. Track. Wait, is that your car . Uh oh yeah, i saw that coming. That will throw you off track. Rand in , legal fees, and increased insurance rates. Lets try this again. Smart move. Because buzzed driving is drunk driving. Were back now with an example of how not to get away from police. A suspect drove his truck down this pier in oregon ending up in the columbia river. He was wanted for trespassing and his getaway attempt didnt end there. He tried to swim away but then he thought better of it and swam back to the police officers. Crews later pulled his pickup truck out of the water. He was treated as youd expect for hypothermia and arrested. A terrifying scene in seattle as a shuttle van jumped the curb in a busy downtown area crashing too a store. One critically injured. The van driver suffered a medical emergency before losing control. Near cincinnati a construction worker has died after being buried alive when a trench collapsed. He was working on a water line and became trapped under 25 feet of dirt. It took crews 11 hours just to recover his body. Two romanian nationals charged with hacking the washington, d. C. Police departments computers and surveillance cameras just days before President Trumps inauguration. The hackers allegedly took control of about twothirds of the departments outdoor security cameras. Investigators say they were able to resecure the cameras and Police Operations were not interrupted during the inauguration. The men are charged with wire and computer fraud. They were arrested in romania last week. Transit officials in new york city say what youre about to see was not just dangerous and illegal but it was also pretty stupid. Two people held onto the back of a bus as it drove along a main street. They were apparently determined not to miss their ride. They held on for a few minutes hopping off at the last stop. A little scary. 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Heres marci gonzalez. Reporter apple responding to complaints and backlash after acknowledging it intentionally slows down older model iphones the worlds most valuable company now says we know that some of you feel apple has let you down. We apologize. The tech giant calling it all a miscommunication saying about a year ago it quietly installed software to intentionally slow functionality during peak workloads to avoid unexpected shutdowns insisting the intention was never to force consumers to upgrade their phones. The batteries used to last about a day and a half and now less than half a day. Made it slower. Made the battery wear out faster. Reporter now multiple class action lawsuits have been filed here in the u. S. While agencies in south korea, france and israel are also examining claims against apple. One suit alleges customers were never given the option to bargain or choose whether they preferred to have their iphone slower than normal offering replacement batteries for free to customers under warranty or with apple care and at a reduced price for everyone else. There will be a Software Update allowing users to check the health of their iphones battery. Marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. Well, the dr. Phil show is denying allegations it puts guests on the show at risk and even supplies some of them with drugs and alcohol to get better ratings. A former winner of survivor says when he appeared on dr. Phil to talk about his alcoholism, a bottle of vodka was in his dressing room. In a report by the boston globe and stat, todd herzog also claims someone from the show gave him xanax. In the 2013 appearance he was so drunk he had to be helped onto the set. Producers told guests where they could buy heroin, they say. So far no comment from dr. Phil himself. Target has apologized for silling a game that makes fun of torturing jewish people. An Expansion Pack to cards against humanity is filled with jokes about the holocaust including lewd comments about anne frank. Players have to fill in the blanks with prewritten responses designed to be shocking and offensive. Target has now pulled the game saying it never actually intended to offend its customers. Unusual crash on a highway in texas, 40,000 pounds of avocados spilled across interstate 35 after the big rig hauling them crashed and caught fire. It took three hours to clean up the mess. Time now for sports. Yep, here now espn. Good morning, america. Im scott van pelt. In the nba on thursday night biggest comeback of the season. Boston played more games than anybody else and trailed at one point by 26 but after that jason tatum came within one and james harden called for an offensive foul. 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Finally this morning, a touching way to end our show for the year, its all about a young boy and the holiday greetings hes been receiving. Yes, so he lives near seattle and hes now getting cards, letters and plenty of other gifts from all around the world. Gabe cohen from our seattle station with the report. I like this one. Reporter Apollo Williams and his mother call this a christmas miracle. Not the gifts under their tree but the ones now piled around it. Santa surprised him more ways than one. Reporter 11yearold apollo is autistic and his mom says hes had trouble making friends. Only one kid came to his Birthday Party this year. So as the holidays approached barbara had one wish. This christmas what are you hoping for . To flood him with christmas cards. Reporter well from antarctica. Reporter santa delivered. The bear is acting crazy. Reporter cards have been flooding in and piling up. My son is autistic too. Reporter carrying messages of love. Overwhelming. Reporter theyve come from all over the world across asia and europe. This is from earn gland. Reporter from our neighbors to the north. Where is british columbia. Reporter a sheriffs badge from missouri. This comes from massachusetts. Reporter a bear from texas. The pile still grows each day when the mail arrives. Im probably going to be in the guinness book of world records. Look how many cards i have. That made me feel so good as a parent that people have a good heart. He has a lot of people thinking about him and he know that he is not alone. Reporter thats the message he found buried in this mass. Its too long, its too long. Reporter the best gifts dont just come from santa. I have no idea where im going to put it all. Reporter delivered from heart. Thank you for all these christmas cards and have a happy new year reporter in des moines, gabe cohen, komo news. Apy hello, good morning, everyone, 4 30 a. M. , friday, december 29. Tam is off, Alicia Vitarelli joins us. We have breaking news overnight out of burlington county. Multiple people have been injured in a house fire, well have a live report from the scene. The eagles are playoff bound and we have a warning for those who were hoping to score tickets to the game. Plus, what apple is offering iphone user aside from an apology to make things right after admitting it did slow down older models. Karen