purina one. 28 days. one visibly healthy pet. finally toni finally tonight here, america strong. the soldier and his partner on the battlefield, reunited. the army specialist and his dog. army specialist joe steinbeck served in afghanistan with tess, trained to detect bombs. they were partners. they were inseparable. for a year and a half, tess protected joe and his troops from hidden explosives. he was separated from tess when he returned home in 2013, treated for ptsd, he has been trying to adopt tess ever since. the last time i saw her was right when we touched down back in america from our deployment and got five minutes to say good-bye to her. reporter: and finally, over
suicide then opened fire when authorities attempted to enter the building to help him. 20-year veteran detective bill brewer was killed. a second officer was injured. that suspect could now face the death penalty. a passenger plane was forced to turn back after reports of an odor in the cockpit. we ve got smoke and fumes and we re currently investigating. american 1060, roger. would you like to declare an emergency? american 1060, yes, ma am, we would. the american airlines flight to newark safely landing back in miami. two pilots and three flight attendants were treated at the airport. one flight attendant was taken to the hospital. there is no word what caused those smoke and fumes. a famous soap opera star has died. los angeles police called to the home of kristoff st. john sunday where they found the actor s body. his long-time role as neil winters in the cbs open young and the restless earned him an emmy. the cause of death is under investigation. he was just 52. w
the major storms turning deadly tonight. a sheriff s deputy killed by an out of control vehicle. mudslides, flooding, giant holes opening up, forcing drivers to turn back. the new controversy tonight involving actor liam neeson. what he said about who he wanted to kill. and the other well-known actor tonight discovered dead. and now, the mystery. good evening. and it s great to have you with us on a very busy monday night. and we begin tonight with new images of the deadly plane crash in california. authorities revealing new details about the five people killed when that plane slammed into a home just after takeoff. dash cam video showing the final moments, the plane bursting into flames in midair, then crashing into that neighborhood. the pilot and four people inside the home were ll they were holding a super bowl party. the pilot s identity revealed during a news conference just a short time ago, and abc s chief national correspondent matt gutman leading us off.
police officer, and those four family members inside that home? they were all attending a super bowl party. and david, one challenge for investigators here is going to be the scale of the debris field. it covers four blocks, at least 15 homes were hit by flying debris from that plane. and one of the factors that i m told investigators will certainly examine is the weather. there were thunderstorms and heavy rain showers in the area at the time of the crash. david? all right, matt gutman leading us off tonight. matt, thank you. tonight s other major headline, the all-consuming firestorm swirling around virginia governor ralph northam. the governor overwhelmed by calls to resign, the list growing, over a racist photo from hiss m medical school yearbook. the image shows one man in black face, the other dressed as a member of the ku klux klan. governor northam first admitting he is one of the men pictured, then denying he s in the photo. tonight, the governor is now asking his own cabi
the weekend there she is. reporter: after nearly six years, this was the moment. they were reunited in connecticut. tess is now retired from service. they are together again at joe s home in indiana. tess and that bond returning in an instant. it feels like it s been a lifetime, but it also feels like it was just yesterday that i said good-bye to her. give me a kiss. just having her around, i mean, i can t tell you, i mean, the past two nights, i ve already slept better. reporter: tonight, joe tells us his goal now is to reunite other dogs with their partners from the front lines. a noble effort. the reunion nearly six years in the making. tess is home. i m david muir. i ll see you tomorrow night from washington. good night. what a sight to see.