The drowning danger. Tonight, americans on vacation, nine drownings in less than two weeks in the same area. And the deadly crash. The former nba player and a former American Idol contestant who did not survive. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. And we begin with that deadly train collision, onboard, more than 100 republican members of congress. That amtrak train was taking those lawmakers to a retreat, colliding with a garbage truck in virginia. It happened this morning, not long after the state of the union last night. The driver of the truck was killed. Several lawmakers jumping in to help many of the injures on the scene. And several people tonight, including congressman jason lewis, were taken to the hospital. House Speaker Paul Ryan among those onboard. And abcs linzie janis leads us off from the scene tonight. Reporter a train packed with dozens of lawmakers, their staffers and families on their way to a retreat today, slamming
Virginia tech. Authorities said he had an Assault Rifle and was trying to get thousands of rounds of ammunition. What else he was looking for. The drowning danger. Tonight, americans on vacation, Nine Drownings in less than two weeks in the same area. And the deadly crash. The former nba player and a former American Idol contestant who did not survive. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. And we begin with that deadly train collision. Onboard, more than 100 republican members of congress. That amtrak train was taking those lawmakers to a retreat, colliding with a Garbage Truck in virginia. It happened this morning, not long after the State Of The Union last night. The driver of the truck was killed. Several lawmakers jumping in to help many of the injured on the scene. And several people tonight, including congressman jason lewis, were taken to the hospital. House Speaker Paul Ryan among those onboard. And abcs linzie janis leads us off f
Tonight, the deadly train crash. More than 100 members of congress onboard. Just hours after the president s state of the union, republicans on the train, including the speaker of the house, slamming into a truck. One killed, several injured. Images from the scene. Also breaking tonight, the fbi urging the white house tonight not to release a secret memo reportedly critical of the agency. The fbi citing grave concerns. And this moment, audio of the president late last night, what he said about releasing that memo. The deadly flu, and tonight, the new concern here over the supply of that rapid test used to diagnose patients. And tonight, word of a young mother of four from New Hampshire, one of the newest victims. The arrest, a student at Virginia Tech. Authorities said he had an Assault Rifle and was trying to get thousands of rounds of ammunition. What else he was looking for. The drowning danger. Tonight, americans on vacation, nine drownings in less than two weeks in the same area.
At this hour. And your money tonight. Your credit card. And those points you earn. How to make them go even further. What we did not know. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. And we begin with that surprising offer late today from President Trump when it comes to the dreamers. A pathway to citizenship for nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children. The president , the center of attention today in davos. Embracing many of the World Leaders he has exchanged words with before. But late today, it was his team at the white house, making that proposal public. But what the president now wants in return. And the white house tonight acknowledging, theyre not sure this will all pass congress. Abcs senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega, leading us off. Reporter tonight, the white house handing those dreamers whose fate hangs in the balance a possible lifeline. President trumps new immigration plan u
finally tonight here, finally tonight here, america strong. as if one half court heave wasn t enough. we first introduced you to james meiergerd from west point, nebraska, last week. he has down syndrome, and for as long as he and his family can remember, he has loved playing basketball. his high school basketball team, the cadets, love him. hi, david! reporter: james team sending us that message. he brings the team together. he s awesome to watch. he really is the heart and soul of this basketball team. reporter: so, it came as no surprise on that gameday during halftime when james wanted to show his home crowd his new shot he d been practicing it for weeks his back to the basket and from half court the crowd roars, the community on its feet. and we weren t the only ones blown away by it. the harlem globetrotters, too. going to bring somebody here, became super famous, and he s always been famous. come on, buddy. reporter: the team paying