With the latest. Prisoners landed i would presume in dulles in the last 10 minutes. We are still working to try to get some pool video of that for some of these prisoners this will be the first time back in u. S. Soil on over five years. Five freed american prisoners and two Family Members who have not been allowed to leave iran so they are now back in the safety of u. S. Soil. This exchange, it originally happened yesterday in qatar, thats where the u. S. Handed over two prisoners as well. And 6 billion in unfrozen oil assets back to iran. Their president who will also address the General Assembly today has vowed that only use cash for humanitarian reasons. U. S. Has reason to be distrustful of that President Biden had emotional phone call with the Freed Americans yesterday from new york. One of which released this statement expressing excitement for Finding Freedom once again, quote im dying to find out what gadgets now exist. When i was taken hostage, the iphone 6 s had just come ou
Debris from the f35 that went down in South Carolina located, raising questions about how a 100 million plane was lost for 24 hours. Abc news exclusive. Former President Trumps personal secretary in the white house told investigators trump used classified documents to write to do lists. Plus what she claims the former president told her about the boxes at maralago. In custody. After a standoff outside his home the suspect accused of ambushing an l. A. Sheriffs deputy behind bars. This morning what his mother is saying. New deadlines. The united autoworkers preparing to amp up pressure on the big three. Plus, when car prices could go up. Clorox cyber attack causing shortages of some of its products as we get into cold an flu season. Tiger woods legal battle. How his exgirlfriend is attempting to revive her lawsuit. New twist in the delphi double murders. Attorneys for the man accused of killing the indiana teens five years ago claim it was a ritual killing committed by others. The distu
Price for taking american citizens hostage. The risk should be greater than the ransom they seek. How the white house continued support for ukraine. Here is what they had to say on that. Youll see him talk in a fullthroated way about the need to support ukraine as they support their sovereignty and the fact the United States will lead world efforts to do that. You will see him speak up for the un integrity that russia are violated inside u. K. Big story is encounter the president will have with irans president , coming one day after five americans were freed in a prisoner excharge. They are on their way back to the u. S. President biden celebrated the deal that required the u. S. To unfreeze 6 billion in iranian assets. This is a bad deal, it sets a bad precedence, it degrades National Security posture of our allies. President biden announced new action will be taken. We are sanctioning ahmadinejad for involvement in wrongful detention. The white house adding this. Run by a dangerous r
2018 without breaking the bank. Bucket list trips to finally check off the list, from islands 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 year 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. Fir
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.