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
I would like the government to introduce compulsory Digital Literacy in all schools for year six and seven, the top of Primary School and first year of secondary school, to help children anticipate what it means, to help their resilience and help empower them to be more in control in their own social media accounts. Most social media platforms have a minimum age of 13, but keeping up with changing apps and trends is a challenge for parents. Simple things like trying to get people round the table for dinner, the amount of times i have to call people down because theyre on their phones. These mothers have started a project in Primary Schools in kent to make children understand its 0k not to be online. The possibility of feeling rejected is kind of there all the time which is a pretty sad thing, its such a vulnerable age. Todays report warns the challenges are many. Increasing pressures to be popular needs Early Intervention to make sure children are emotionally prepared for life online.
A deeply divided social democrats. Plus in the next sixty minutes a korean american lights up the Winter Olympics in chung with a south korean grandmother watching kim blows away the competition on the still boarding house by a los wrong receives a deal will fix school. And the obama making history again this time with her shoe poor creates grease in the walls of Washingtons National portrait gallery. I know im done with achievement a very warm welcome to you we begin in south africa where the ruling a. N. C. Party has confirmed it is still president jacob zuma to step down but Party Leaders have not yet agreed on a timeframe and zuma says he respond tomorrow he says. President have been mobbed by allegations of white scale corruption i talked to our correspondent in just a moment but first heres what the a. N. C. Secretary general had to say in a statement a couple of hours ago. You were given time and space. To respond. We havent given him an immediate line. To respond when we call o
In a Palestinian Terrorist hijacking of an air france plane in one thousand nine hundred seventy six going. To keep to direct air for twenty four hours. Its at least the fourth film based on the true story of the tense standoff and the spectacular rescue of mostly jewish hostages by israeli commandos to the and beyond that. Steven soderbergh shot his new film unsane exclusively with i phones unfortunately it looks like it but it could be a nail biter anyway a woman insists shes being followed but no one believed her. When she ends up in a Mental Institution her stalker seems to be there to. Get a thorough background check. Hes here or maybe its all in my head. Willem dafoe will receive a golden bear for Lifetime Achievement the festival is presenting a selection of his best movies including the one thousand nine hundred eighty five classic to live and die in l. A. In which he plays counterfeiters mastiffs. And shadow of the vampire a fictitious account of the shooting at a classic sign