I still write a couple. Were spending today with our families so weve taped this show so that we can also start the new year with all of you. We do have a packed morning ahead including a guide to the year ahead in politics, your money and your health. And then the movies, the music and the tv shows we are all looking forward to in 2018, but let us begin with a check of the mornings top stories. Peter alexander is in washington this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning, and happy new year. Sadly, we begin today with a deadly plane crash in costa r a rica, ten minutes were on board a private plane that went down shortly after takeoff. Tammy lighter in is in miami with the latest. Reporter aviation authorities will be back out at the crash site today to try to determine what happened, all this comes as the first victims are being identified. Burning debris from the wreckage was discovered soon after the single engine an area near costa ricas Pacific Coast popular with internation
We can tell you that a high school is located just a few dozen yards away from the scene and we will have more on what police are looking into as part that school bus is concerned coming up at 6 00 p. M. A major earthquake in the gulf of alaska has it people there scrambling for Higher Ground right in the middle of the night. The magnitude 7. 9 earthquake struck at 12 30 am pacific time. Virtually there was no reports of any serious damage or injury. But it triggered a tsunami warning in southern alaska as well as a tsunami watch along the california coast. Emergency sirens went off on Kodiak Island which is about 170 miles southwest of the epicenter. On the cell phone video, you can see the cars heading away from the coast. Residents waited it out in shelter for several hours. This is not a drill. This is an actual tsunami warning. Everybody get at least 100 feet above sea level. The house was going in Different Directions because we are only old hidden lake underneath us. The watches
Nothing short of a failed marriage that according to some parents who showed up here to applaud the mayors call to dissolve the src. Now, mayor kenney taking to the podium here inside City Council Chambers receiving a standing ovation when he made his intentions official. His remarks were carefully delivered using a teleprompter the commission has existed for 16 years in exchange for more cash the state assumed control of the financially troubled School District. In a statement the Reform Commission has signaled a november 16th vote on a resolution to dissolve. Theres no telling how that will play out. That would be the first step in the process. One that would need a signoff by the commonwealths education secretary. The mayor painted a grim financial picture most notable a billion dollars deficit in theing years. We must choose to meet this moment and become the masters of our own destiny. If we pair local control with increased investments we can finally confront our citys most persi
Continue, the he said he said battle keeps going on. The president offered to of it testified under oath what he said or did not say to comey as he continues to attack the former fbi director in the wake of his testimony last week. President trump on the defensive, retweeting i tv news clip downlplaying the chances o his impeachment. The president suggesting comey acted illegally by leaking his notes about their conversations calling the fbi veteran cowardly. No collusion. No obstruction. Hes a leaker. After comey revealed under oath that he leaked the memos in hopes that it would lead to the appointment of a special prosecutor. I needed to get that out into the Public Square so i asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter. Reporter comey testifying that the president asked him to let the investigation into former National Security adviser Michael Flynn go, a charge President Trump flatly denies. I didnt say that, i will tell you, i didnt say that. The the
Around the world, good day to you. It is 4 00 a. M. On the east coast. Donald trump is pushing back against allegations that he lacks the intelligence and lacks the temperament to lead the United States. Well, also Michael Wolff paints an embarrassing portrait of the president in the new tell all book fire fury. The president doe dsident denouk as phony and full of lies. He went further in a series of tweeting arguing his path from businessman to tv star to president qualified him as a, quote, very stable genius. Heres what he had to say on saturday. I went to the best colleges, or college, i went to a i had a situation where i served very excellent student, came out, made billions and billions of dollars, became one of the top business people, went to television and for ten years was a tremendous success, as you probably have heard, ran for president one time and won. Well, complaining about the bestseller was not the only thing on the president s agenda. Hes also been meeting with Re