8,500 firefighters on the fire lines still tonight after a weekend that saw those santa ana winds return. three more homes lost in santa barbara county, but hundreds of others were saved, thanks to those firefighters. those winds are expected to return midweek. the threat not expected to be over until after the new year. next here tonight, to your money, your taxes. president trump on the verge of victory tonight. congress set to take the first votes tomorrow, so, who wins, who loses? the tax cuts on corporate america are set to be permanent. the cuts for individuals and those that benefit the middle class have expiration dates. and a new analysis just out tonight finding that next year, 65% of the tax benefit in the first year will go to the top 20%. and after the first decade, the top 20% will get nearly all of the benefit while the bottom 40% will actually get a tax increase, according to that new study. abc s mary bruce, back on the hill tonight. reporter: with a victory on tax
honey sherman died from ligature neck compression. their bodies reportedly found near the indoor pool. police say there are no signs of forced entry and no word tonight on possible suspects. the apartment building fire in indianapolis, blamed on a lithium battery now. investigators believe the battery inside a child s toy overheated, sparking the fire that damaged several apartments. fire officials say the unidentified toy was stored in the furnace room. no one was hurt. and the new warning about your cell phone. california s department of health issuing guidelines to reduce radiation exposure it says may be harmful to your health. the agency suggests using hands-free or speakerphone options. do not sleep with your phone near your head, they say. keep your phone out of direct contact with your body when walking around. and reducing phone use when the signal is weak, because the radio frequency energy is actually the strongest. the fda previously saying, quote, scientific evidence h
scott claggett and his harrowing story from inside that train tonight. we do move on here to the other news on this monday evening, and to the nightmare at the world s busiest airport in atlanta, after that massive power failure. customers, many traveling for the holiday, told to leave their luggage behind yesterday while they wait for new flights today. it was a fire that knocked out power. the airport brought to a standstill for several hours. and tonight, thousands of passengers are still waiting for flights, and the piles of luggage are still there. abc s marcus moore from atlanta. reporter: tonight, thousands of passengers at hartsfield-jackson international, scrambling to get out of atlanta. amid a sea of luggage, and pure frustration for robert dziudan and his wife, terri, trying to get home to detroit. what are they telling you about when you might be able to fly out? thursday. i m missing work. it will be several days of work. she s already missed a day s worth of work
floor like homeless people. i ve never seen anything like it. reporter: and that power fully restored just before midnight. today, georgia power apologizing for the fire which they say started in a service tunnel. and marcus moore with us tonight from hartsfield international, where so many people are still trying to connect with their luggage. a lot of the luggage right there behind you, marcus. and they re still waiting on flights? reporter: yeah, that s right, david. we see rows and rows of luggage here, literally covering the floor, waiting to be claimed. certainly a frustrating time for passengers, but things are slowly but surely getting back to normal. at the same time, though, some passengers, david, are being told they may not be able to get on a plane until thursday and some have told me, they re going to go ahead and rent a car to get to their destination, but even that is proving to be a challenge tonight here in atlanta. david? that is a true nightmare, with just d
everything is in there. it s madness. it s chaotic in here. i just want my bags. reporter: more than 1,500 flights cancelled since that power outage crippled the world s busiest airport. 390 on delta alone. yesterday, just after noon, some 30,000 passengers plunged into darkness for nearly 11 hours. an emergency has been reported in the building. reporter: a fire underground taking out the power system, along with its backup. crews working through the night to fix the charred system. it s a nightmare. we have to go through the tunnels that are pitch black. reporter: passengers walking through hazy terminals. atlanta airport, no power. no lights. i just want to get home. just waiting. this is absurd. reporter: airport workers and passengers helping the elderly and disabled. this man finding the only way down a stalled escalator. outside, dozens of planes halted. so, we ve been waiting, like she said, we were on the plane for seven hours. reporter: evacuated passe