We begin with a developing story out of costa rica where 12 people, 10 of them american tourists, were killed in a plane crash. The single engine charter plane went down in a wooded area shortly after takeoff. Among the americans on board, a family of five from suburban new york, identified as bruce and Irene Steinberg and their three sons. Horrified vacationers saw the plane go down and rushed to the wreckage to try to help. My family and i were having lunch and we heard the plane coming overhead pretty low, so we all left the table to go see the plane pass overhead with our kids. And as it flew over the top of us, it made a really hard lefthand turn and was totally sideways and then nose dived straight into the ground and there was an explosion. A florida couple and their daughter were on board as well as two costa rican pilots. A man with a grudge against police shot five Police Officers killing one of them. 29yearold on the job just for seven months. Abcs Clayton Sandell has more.
To mountains and the ultimate hidden gem. Were kicking 2018 off right, right here on gma. [ cheers and applause ] if you werent awake, you will be now. Good morning, america and a very happy new year. We want to thank our very festive audience. [ cheers and applause ] and thank you yeah, exactly. We want to thank all of you for joining us on this first day of 2018. We are on tape this morning so we could be home with our families. Some of us recovering. We hope youre enjoying your holiday too, and yes, wonderful audience so youre still with us. [ cheers and applause ] they will be throughout the day. Yes. As you are waking up on this new years we have some great tips for you to help start it right both mentally and physically. Were also going to help you get financially fit which is always good. We have five things that you should do and the tools to use to set yourself up for success. We all need that. Fantastic. First lets get to the mornings top headlines from ron claiborne. Good mo
Birthday. Abraham lincoln was [ cheers and applause ] born 209 years ago. Of course he was tragically assassinated at fords theater in washington by a member of ms13. [ laughter ] i read that on the white house website. Is that not right . Lincoln was known i was looking him up today. He was known as honest, a the great emancipator, the rail splitter, tight coop. He had a lot of nicknames. He was like the diddy of 1863. [ laughter ] even had his own vodka. [ laughter ] you know, its funny. When you think about president lincolns hat, the tall stovepipe hat he wore, and then you think about Donald Trumps hat. Its kind of all you need to know, right . [ cheers and applause ] today isnt president s day. President s day is next monday. But president obama and his wife michelle were honored at the Smithsonian Today with the unveiling of their official portraits. This is a tradition that goes back to George Washington in 1796. Its a big deal. And the obamas were there in person to be part of
Birthday. Abraham lincoln was [ cheers and applause ] born 209 years ago. Of course he was tragically assassinated at fords theater in washington by a member of ms13. [ laughter ] i read that on the white house website. Is that not right . Lincoln was known i was looking him up today. He was known as honest, a the great emancipator, the rail splitter, tight coop. He had a lot of nicknames. He was like the diddy of 1863. [ laughter ] even had his own vodka. [ laughter ] you know, its funny. When you think about president lincolns hat, the tall stovepipe hat he wore, and then you think about Donald Trumps hat. Its kind of all you need to know, right . [ cheers and applause ] today isnt president s day. President s day is next monday. But president obama and his wife michelle were honored at the Smithsonian Today with the unveiling of their official portraits. This is a tradition that goes back to George Washington in 1796. Its a big deal. And the obamas were there in person to be part of
Live where you live, this is abc7 news. Fire and smoke on a plane forced to evacuate. The passengers delayed for hours in orange county, are finally headed to san jose. In fact, theyre in the air right now. For the latest on this developing news, right away lets get to our reporter. Katie . Reporter that arrival time keeps getting pushed back, but the plane should be landing here in an hour, which makes it four hours late. The trouble started when the plane was pushing back from the gate. The ground crusade there was a fire in the black of the plane. And 139 passengers and five crew members all had to use the slides to get off the plane. Fire and rescue crews were waiting for them when they did. But the airport tweeted there were a few minor injuries, but nobody had to go to the hospital. One passenger posted her reaction and another talked to us via facetime. Our flight was smoking. Girl, my heart is like beating. The stewardess screamed, evacuate, evacuate. You could see the smoke co