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
counsel in front of the american people. have you seen good cause to fire special counsel mueller? no. reporter: critics say president trump s question to rosenstein, are you on my team? , is part of a pattern. former fbi director james comey claims the president told him, i need loyalty. i expect loyalty. he asked specifically of loyalty in the context of asking me to stay. reporter: and just last week, the president allegedly asked former fbi acting director andrew mccabe who he voted for. did you ask mccabe who he voted for? did you ask him that? i don t think so. no, i don t think i did. you did not? i don t know what s the big deal with that. pierre thomas with us tonight, and obviously, pierre, we know mccabe abruptly stepping aside as deputy fbi director just this week. reporter: david, mccabe s departure was another sign of the mounting tension between the white house and the justice department. people inside the fbi and justice department are waiting t
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 it s 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 abc s linzie janis lead
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
most urgent care centers don t have them and the major suppliers can t provide them right now. i m just feeling exhausted. you know, i still got achy pains right now. reporter: ronald townsend was just diagnosed with the flu today. yeah, i took the flu shot this year and i caught the flu. reporter: one of the latest victims, 38-year-old amanda franks, a mother of four from new hampshire. she was just getting rest and fluids and doing everything she thought was right. reporter: her family says she didn t take anti-viral medication, because she was worried about side effects. two days later, she got sicker. she died on the way to the hospital. this has been such a horrific flu season. linsey with us again tonight. we know doctors recommend the anti-viral drugs, tamiflu, to lessen the symptoms of the flu. and linsey, i wanted to get back to the patient you mentioned there today who had a flu shot, still got the flu. doctors have told us that even if you have the shot and s