And the new findings tonight, after the tv chopper crash. And what they reveal. Good evening. And we begin tonight with the monster hurricane moving toward the u. S. , and tonight, millions of americans are now being told to prepare for that possibility of a direct hit. Lets get right to the pictures tonight. Authorities say this could be the biggest Mass Evacuation ever. Hundreds of thousands of families already in their cars, racing to get out of the possible path, across several states tonight. Authorities saying, do not be complacent. The lines forming outside this costco near orlando. The satellite at this hour showing the scope of the hurricane, deadly already, 300 miles across. And tonight, this video just in from Hurricane Hunters flying right through the eye of the storm. And, of course, what everyone is watching, the new track just in tonight, from miami, north to charleston, up through wilmington. More than once. Ginger zee standing by on that. But first, abcs gio benitez in
Can i ask what happened . Can i ask you what happened . Anger and confusion surrounds the search for flight 370. Malaysian Officials Say the Flight Simulator taken from the pilots home had some data that was deleted. Thailands military now admits it ignored radar blips that could have come from the missing jet. They say they didnt say anything about it until now, because nobody asked. Ukraine, crimea selfdefense forces attack a Ukrainian Navy headquarters and raise the russian flag. As joe biden is in lithuania, reassuring nato allies that the u. S. Will defend them in the face of russias intervention. [ sirens ] in seattle, federal investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong in a horrific tv news Helicopter Crash. Experienced pilot Gary Pfitzner and photographer bill strothman were pronounced dead at the scene. The Washington Post reports the National Security agency is recording all of the phone calls in an unnamed foreign country. The paper cites edward snowden. Are there
It was 12 days ago that Malaysia Airline flight 370 vanished in midair with 239 people on board. Thailand says it saw something on radar that may have been the plane. Its generally believed now that the planes path was deliberately altered from the cockpit, but its not clear by whom. The search spans an area from central asia to the indian ocean, but this morning, theres more speculation than hard evidence. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Susan, good morning. Good morning, marlie. Yeah, nearly two weeks later and there are still many more theories out there than facts. Today there are questions surrounding the radar data and specifically why thai officials waited ten days to turn the information over. Thailands military says its radar detected signals from an unidentified plane flying toward the Malacca Strait shortly after flight 370s transponder signal went down. They didnt report it because it wasnt requested. The u. S. Is among a dozen nations covering a giant arc about the size o
Recommendation recommends that the military reduce the number of people carrying security clearance, and recommends ongoing and continue can yal background checks for the men and women who hold the clearances to better catch the red flags like those shown by aaron alexis. We called, but we did not receive a call back from the firm that employed him, but they said that fire and Emergency Rescue teams responded quote swift swiftly and heroically once the shooting began on december 16th. Scott macfarlane, news desk. And now two people dead after a helicopter crashed near the space needle in downtown seatt seattle. The chopper had taken off from affiliate komo when something went wrong. Cameraman bill strothman and reporter Gary Pfitzner were kill kill killed. And flames from the crash engulfed a car where the man was taken to the hospital with 20 burns to his body. And the helicopter dove over the trees and crashed on the other side of the street there. We have also learned that the helic
Upsets galore as march madness tips off. The latest, mercer downing mighty duke. Is anybody even still in the running for Warren Buffetts billion dollar perfect pick challenge . Hey, good morning. Lets get right to the breaking news and up fresh, an intriguing clue in the search for Malaysia Flight 370. Heres the moment, malaysian officials holding a News Conference shortly before we come on the air. And thats when they get an email saying a chinese satellite has spotted a large object in the search area. This is the image. Ships are now speeding to the area to investigate. All right. So the question now is as the search enters its third week, is this the break that everybody has been hoping and waiting for . Abcs david wright has the latest now from perth, australia. David, good morning. Reporter good morning, dan. This is very much a developing story right now. That bombshell dropped moments ago at the regular briefing by malaysian authorities. Its not clear yet whether its a solid l