And the moment they tried to perform cpr. Breaking, the former Police Officer convicted of murdering a black teenager, shooting him 16 times. Outrage across the country. Tonight nice hes in front of the judge right now about to be sentenced. Were live at the courthouse. New reporting on Prince Philip and the crash slamming into a car with two women and a baby. Honoring the four americans killed in syria. Tonight all four of them revealed. The police video and the moment under investigation. Their guns drawn as a toddler emerges. The young child with hands in the air. What led to this . The birthday surprise that thousands were in on. Who is our person of the week . Good evening. Its great to have you with us here. A very busy friday night. We begin with several breaking stories. The president will make an announcement tomorrow on the shutdown. Well have more on that in a moment. The massive storm bearing down tonight. The states of emergency already. As we come on, 28 states in its path. Weather alerts at this hour, from colorado all the way east to new york, boston, right up to maine. Blizzard conditions in california already. A pile up on interstate 29. This is in coleman, seconddegree right there. In omaha, a passenger plane off the runway. Hundreds of flights have been canceled tonight. We have the track of this storm and the danger coming in right behind it. Linsey davis leads us off. Reporter tonight that massive and powerful storm getting stronger as it marches east. First responders racing to the scene of this accident on interstate 29 in coleman, south dakota, two cars colliding after slipping on icy roads. Interstate 35 in minnesota, several tractortrailers jackknifing. The interstate shut down. Traffic backed up for miles. At Eppley Airfield in omaha southwest, he went off the end of the runway down there. Reporter a southwest plane sliding off the runway. Fortunately, none of the 156 on board were hurt. This is the second major Cross Country storm in as many weeks and its left a deadly mark in the west. Dramatic water rescues in california overnight by boat and helicopter, mudslides and accidents across the region. Whoa parts of the northeast now bracing for 2 feet of snow and enough ice to bring down power lines. Whit johnson in boston. Reporter mountains of salt here in boston to help clear the roads. 300,000 tons of it, and 150 trucks ready to take it where its needed most. Reporter from new york city to new jersey, officials taking no chances. Weve got equipment deployed all over the state, roads have been brined. Preparedness is the big watch word. Linsey davis with us tonight from new york. In addition to the snow, the artic air behind this storm. Officials are concerned about the ice thats coming. Thats right, david. After the snow temperatures are expected to plummet with windchills well below zero. Which is why theres a lot of concern about black ice making for some treacherous driving. Be careful these next couple of days. Linsey davis, thank you. Lets get right to sam champion. On a friday night hes tracking this storm. Hes live along the west side highway. Sam, great to have you as always. Time it out for us. All right. Good evening, david. Youve seen whats happening now. It gets worse. Heres the area of low pressure that strengthens in the plains and into the great lake states as it moves east. Well have strong thunderstorms as well into the deep south. The real problem will be, as you mentioned the snow and the ice. Watch it move into new england. By 5 30 p. M. Tomorrow we get snow in the new york city area. Starts as snow, but it will change to rain and ice along the coast line. Dropping those totals. Inland areas will keep collecting. Its more than two feet. In some areas 40 inches of snow. To pull it out its going take a brutal arctic air. The windchills will be below zero throughout new england. David . Sam Champion Well be watching you all weekend. Were following breaking news, the president saying a short time ago hell be delivering a message about the shutdown tomorrow. This marks 28 days of the shutdown. 800,000 workers without pay from the faa to coast guard. Many in food lines as weve been reporting all week. Lets go to Jonathan Karl tonight. We learned this in a tweet moments ago. The president tweeted it will be a major announcement. The white house wont say what it is. It comes as weve seen bitterness and acrimony in washington but absolutely no sign of an agreement to end is shutdown. Today speaker of the house nancy pelosi accused President Trump of endangering the lives of congressional leaders by revealing their plans to visit troops in afghanistan. You never give advance notice of going into a battle area. You just never do. Perhaps the president s inexperience didnt have him understand that protocol. Reporter its a bizarre political spectacle. First the speaker of the house sent a letter suggesting the president call off his state of the union address. He sent her a letter saying she couldnt fly to afghanistan on a military jet. Do you view this as retaliation for your letter about the state of the union . I hope not. I dont think the president would be that petty. Do you . Reporter the white house said Speaker Pelosi should be in washington any way, negotiating an end to the government shutdown. Thats one of the key reasons the president did not want Speaker Pelosi to leave the country. Reporter as all this plays out, some 800,000 federal workers are not getting paid. Weighing in now, former president george w. Bush delivering pizza to secret service agents. Writing its time for leaders on both sides to put politics aside, come together and end the shutdown. Lets get right back to Jonathan Karl live at the white house. As you reported at the top there we still dont know what the president plans to say. Its clear the president has been feeling the pressure on this as well. Reporter its clear hes feeling the pressure. Its also clear hes deeply frustrated, david. But it is also the case that he has shown no indication whatsoever of willingness to back down from his demand to get money to build the wall on the mexican border. David . Jon karl with us on a friday night. Jon, thanks as always. To the other major headline, involving the president tonight democrats in Congress Demanding answers after a report from Buzzfeed News claiming that President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to congress about a trump tower deal in moscow. They report that Robert Muellers investigators have documents that prove it. Tonight the president s lawyer and the white house now firing back. Heres abcs chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. Reporter tonight President Trumps former attorney and confidante, Michael Cohen arriving home from shoulder surgery as democrats vow to investigate the new report claiming the president directed him to lie to congress. The recent articles are quite disturbing, if mr. Trump instructed him to lie repeatedly. Reporter the new buzzfeed report, which abc news has not confirmed, alleges that according to two Law Enforcement sources President Trump directed cohen to lie about plans to build a trump tower in moscow. Cohen admits he lied when he told lawmakers the moscow project was abandoned in january 2016 when in fact negotiations to build the tower continues deep into june, deep into the campaign. The president repeatedly claimed he had no business deals in russia. I have nothing to do with russia. I have no relationship to russia whatsoever. I have nothing to do with russia. I never did. Reporter buzzfeed reports special Counsel Robert Mueller has interviews with multiple witnesses from the trump organization, internal company emails, text messages, and a cache of other documents that indicate the president directed his former fixer to lie. Abc news has not been able to confirm those details. Tonight, the president s attorney and the white house pushing back hard. Did the president direct Michael Cohen to lie to congress . Look thats absolutely ridiculous. Its categorically false. Reporter the issue of the president possibly pressuring someone to lie under oath came up earlier this week at the confirmation hearing for attorney general nominee william barr. Wrote on page one a president persuading a person to commit perjury would be obstruction, is that right . That yes. Reporter david, cohen is scheduled to testify before house investigators early next month. His attorneys say he wont comment in public about the special counsels investigation. Hes scheduled to go to prison a short time later. Pierre thomas with us live tonight. Pierre, thank you. Theres news coming in from chicago tonight. Former Police Officer Jason Van Dyke was just sentenced moments ago. After his conviction for the shooting death of laquan mcdonald. Shooting him 16 times. It sparked mass protests. There was emotional testimony on both sides today, including testimony from van dyke himself. Moment ago sentenced to seven years in prison. Heres alex perez. Reporter tonight Jason Van Dyke learning his fate. An appropriate sentence would be 81 months in the Chicago Department of the corrections. Reporter the former chicago Police Officer convicted in october of killing 17yearold laquan mcdonald, shooting the teen 16 times as he appears to be walking away. The entire incident captured on police dashcam, sparked monthslong protests. Van dyke was responding to a call of someone breaking into cars back in 2014. Mcdonald had a threeinch knife in his hand. During the trial van dyke rebuked prosecutors allegations of racism, testifying he believed mcdonald was lunging at him with the knife. I was yelling at him, drop the knife. I yelled i dont know how many times. Reporter Laquan Mcdonalds uncle today delivering a message to the former cop in the voice of his dead nephew. Why should this person who has ended my life forever be free when im dead forever . Reporter van dykes wife also taking the stand pleading for leniency. There was no malice, no hatred on that night. It was simply a man doing his job. Reporter van dyke, the final person to speak before the judges decision. The last thing i ever wanted to do especially on october 20, 2014, was to shoot laquan mcdonald. David, van dyke could face up to 96 years behind bars. The judge, as you heard there, senting him to 81 months. Less than seven years. The judge in a case like this has a lot of discretion. So many in this city have been waiting years for this decision. David . Alex perez tonight. Thank you. There is new reporting after the deadly avalanche in new mexico. The news broke just as we came on here last night. Those two skiers buried under the snow . Taos and a desperate scramble to get them out. We now learned one of those skiers, a young man from boston, has died. The urgent effort to perform cpr. Heres clayton sandell. Reporter this is the moment rescuers desperately performed cpr, trying to save a life. Theyre trying to get this guy to breathe. Reporter fellow skiers and First Responders raced into action after the avalanche hit, burying Matthew Zonghetti and another man. It took an agonizing 22 minutes to dig them free. I actually watched a guy get buried in the avalanche. Reporter zonghetti, 26 years old, did not survive. He was on a ski trip with his dad. My husband went down one trail, and matt went down the other trail. And they were gonna meet at the bottom, but matt didnt show up. Reporter the ski resort in taos, new mexico says before the area opened thursday, teams used explosives to trigger avalanches on purpose to make the slope safe for skiers. Its not clear why this rare slide gave way when it did, or what triggered it. Matt was perfect. He was a great son. Reporter zonghetti was from massachusetts. A skier since age 4. He was my best friend, and my only brother, my only sibling, only 26. Reporter a hospital says that second skier is in Critical Condition and on life support. And with new snow falling here in the west forecasters are saying the avalanche danger is still very high. David . Clayton, thanks to you. There is news involving the u. S. And north korea. President trump met with north koreas chief negotiator today and the white house announcing President Trump and kim jongun will hold a second summit next month. Abcs Martha Raddatz with us live tonight. Martha, we travelled to the last summit. It appears the second summit is on tonight even though many say little has changed toward denuclearization. Thats right, david. The Administration Says flatly that north korea has taken no e its Nuclear Weapons in the seven months since the singapore summit. The North Koreans are demanding that sanctions are eased before there can be progress, but the u. S. Refuses to do that until the north begins the process of denuclearization. This summit scheduled for the end of february could be more important than the first which of course was significant because it was the first time the leaders had met. This could be where the real work gets done, david, or the agreement falls apart. Martha raddatz, thank you. Overseas were learning more details about the crash involving Prince Phillip. He was behind the wheel when he collided with a car with two women and a baby inside. Abcs James Longman again tonight from london. Reporter hes been called the iron duke, and tonight its clear why. 97yearold Prince Phillip was pulled unhurt from the window of this overturned wreck, after he crashed into another car near the queens sandringham estate. As he recovers by his wife, the queens side, an investigation has begun into who is at fault. I saw the car rolling across the road, tumbling across the a149. Reporter ray worne was driving past when he spotted the crash and rushed to help free the prince. It was an astonishing escape for everyone. It looked like as if it had been an extraordinarily severe, injuries. Reporter in the other car, two women and 9 month old baby. One of the women with a broken wrist, but miraculously no more serious injuries have been reported. The prince tonight has reached out privately to both women. The palace has released very little information, and theyre unlikely to answer the question everyone is asking is it safe for the prince to keep driving . David. James longman, thanks. We have learned the names of four americans killed in syria. The pentagon identifying Army Green Beret jonathan farmer from florida. Shannon kent from upstate new york and former navy s. E. A. L. Scott wirtz. Working for the defense departments intelligence agency. The defense contractor naming the fourth victim as tom herman. Isis has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing. New cell phone video of police and a moment urn investigation involving a toddler. Officers with their guns drawn as a young child emerges from the pickup truck. The child with their hands in the air. What led to this moment . The new consumer warning about a brand of Chicken Nuggets possibly containing wood. The police chase. A suspect ramming into a womans truck. The truck erupts into flames. You see the race to save her. A lot more news ahead on a friday night. At walgreens, we want you, to keep doing you. And well take care of Medicare Part d. By helping you save up to 5 on each prescription. 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One officer frantically trying to break the window of the burning truck. Hey can you hear me . This persons still moaning. Theyre in there. Reporter they finally shatter the glass. Get her, get her, get her get her, get her, get her come on come on a, come through. Reporter managing to pull the panicked driver out through the window just in time. Youre gonna burn up reporter the suspected drunk driver who hit that truck taken into custody. David, that woman was hospitalized with internal injuries. As for that daring rescue, the Police Department says simply thats what we do. David . Thank you. When we come back, the recall involving Chicken Nuggets tonight and the officers gun drawn and the toddler with her hands in the air. Many ask why . Her hands in the air. Many ask why . Jamie, this is your house . I know, its not much, but its home. Right, kids . Kids . Papa, papa [ laughs ] you didnt tell me your friends were coming. Oh, yeah. This one is tiny like a child. Yeah, she is. 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Perdue farms announcing the recall. More than 68,000 pounds of Chicken Nuggets. They say they might contain pieces of wood. Theyre called gluten free organics breaded Chicken Nuggets. Theyre sold nationwide. When we come back here, the birthday surprise this week. It turns out thousands of you were in on it. Who is our person of the week . Finally tonight our person of the week. The surprise for a hero. Reporter Duane Sherman was 19 years old when he enlisted to fight in ww ii, serving aboard the uss lamson, a destroyer. It saw several battles in the pacific. And at 96, he still vividly remembers the battle that earned him a purple heart. The flames from the crash engulfing the bridge. 30 shipmates lost their lives that day. Duane would return home. He would raise a family, and now turning 96, he doesnt look it, but jokes i sometimes feel it. Reporter over the years, duane has lost many friends and comrades, but he still asks, have you checked the mail . He doesnt get any mail thats for him other than a bill. Reporter duanes daughter, sue morris got an idea. I wanted him to feel special on his birthday. Reporter she put out a call on facebook asking for birthday cards for her father. And look at the message she sent us tonight, and put out there for so many others who wrote hi, everybody. Okay were at the post office. This whole bin of gifts is for dad. Reporter 60,000 birthday cards and counting. All 50 states. All over the world. And then, the delivery in person. Well never change our course reporter a dozen navy chiefs driving for hours to celebrate duane. They needed men in a hurry. Reporter he was sharing stories and this generation grateful. Very humbling and very awesome to see. Reporter the veteran overcome. I get emotional about it. Reporter they did not leave without a song. Happy birthday to you reporter tonight a member of the greatest generation surveillan surrounded by date of birth day wishes. What youll soon notice is different and how long it will take until it makes a difference in the community. There is still some sprinkly spots around the bay area. How wet will it be . Ill have the weather. She wanted to be a cop. It was truly in her blood. She was ready to do this. The blue line in black. They come to Northern California to pay their fallen respects to the fallen davis officer natalie corona. We really want people to understand, yes, this will be a very long project. The bay areas biggest city is getting one step closer to being one of the regions transit systems. Trans is it tough all over the bay area. There are never enough trains or buses. If youre driving, you know you have to deal with it. Take a look at this live map. It shows transit in realtime. You can see a lot of dots in san francisco. A pretty good amount in oakland but not very many in san jose. South bay is served by vta. Were still years away from seeing b. A. R. T. Extended there. Now, b. A. R. T. Is working its way south. It opened a station in warm springs south fremont in 2017. A 16mile extension will include milpitas, san jose and santa clara. And starting next week there will be work commencing. Work will disrupt this neighborhood. Abc7 News Reporter chris nguyen found people who said it is worth it. Reporter commuter Say Solutions to the bay area traffic struggles cant come soon enough. I often visit family in the east bay area and it is another terrible commute. So b. A. R. T. Is an affordable and pretty quick way to get around. Im
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