missing. abc s david kerley has more. reporter: the screams of drivers as this plane goes down. three different dash cams capture the remarkable, horrific scene. the final seconds of the transasia s turbo prop s flight. the plane appears to be level and then the left wing dips, violently impacting with the bridge before crashing in to the river. crews able to rescue 15 people, among them four children including a 2-year-old. the rescuers cradling a child, gently making the move on to a boat and safety away from the wreckage. but the other 43 on board are dead or missing. the fuselage, possibly holding victims pulled from the river in darkness. this nearly new european built atr-72 had just taken off when the pilot radioed engine trouble. in the air less than four minutes the dramatic pictures frame by frame provide plenty of clues. the right engine appears to be spinning but the left
the final seconds of the transasia s turbo prop s flight. the plane appears to be level and then the left wing dips, violently impacting with the bridge before crashing in to the river. crews able to rescue 15 people, among them four children including a 2-year-old. the rescuers cradling a child, gently making the move on to a boat and safety away from the wreckage. but the other 43 on board are dead or missing. the fuselage, possibly holding victims pulled from the river in darkness. this nearly new european built atr-72 had just taken off when the pilot radioed engine trouble. in the air less than four minutes the dramatic pictures frame by frame provide plenty of clues. the right engine appears to be spinning but the left feathered and the engine is probably not spinning on the left hand side.
we turn to a deadly plane crash in west texas. a single-engine plane struck a tv tower in lubbock slicing the transmitter in half and knocking the station off the air. the pilot was killed and the plane completely mangled. it s not clear if anyone else was on board. a philadelphia architect is suing the tsa saying he was held 20 hours. he said security agents detained him after they found energy bars and a watch wrapped in a plastic pipe. why was that the case, he was trying to protect the watch he said. he was arrested and taken to a jail cell. after he filed a tsa complaint, he one allowed to make a phone call. he is seeking $75,000 in damages. no comment from the tsa. now to taiwan and the investigation in to the deadly plane crash. the plane s wreckage has been removed from the river where it crashed. the death toll from yesterday s accident is up to 31 people, and the search continues for those
dangerous as temperatures dip to the single digits. that bitter cold air is also gripping the northeast, keeping the coast guard busy breaking a thick layer of ice in connecticut. you can see the crew right here chipping away at a frozen river. the area is actually getting hit today from two directions. accu-weather s stephanie olmo has the latest. good morning, stephanie. reporter: good morning, reena and t.j. we are dealing with an arctic front producing snow showers. it will continue to track east producing minor accumulations. one to three inches is expected in the northeast area. as this continues to track east, we are keeping an eye on a second storm system coming in from the south. this will eventually combine with the first one, producing heavy snow across the eastern sections of maine and plunging temperatures causing for slick travel. reena and t.j., back to you. thank you so much. government regulators say in order to keep the internet from being taken over by big busi
reporter: further back in the train, confusion but no panic. passengers waiting patiently until someone opens the door for them to escape. the suv barely recognizable. investigators pouring over the track tracks. the conductor miraculously survived, but five men riding on that train died. among them eric vandercar and walter liedtke. and so did ellen brody in her suv. why she drove out on to the tracks and couldn t get away, still a mystery. brody s husband posting on facebook, thanks for everyone who has expressed their condolences to their family and they plan to say a final good-bye to his wife on friday. linzie davis, abc news, valhalla, new york. investigators are equal waiting the black box from the plane in that crash. the search for 12 people continues in the river where the plane went down. it crashed after initially gaining altitude but not enough speed less than three minutes after takeoff. an airliner of any size is a