Police chief. Calling to say he shot his wife in their bed. Whats your name sir . Oh my god. How the hell did this happen . The latest on this bizarre case. And sing us a song. Its 9 00 on a saturday kevin spacey upstaging the piano man . The starstudded tribute to billy joel. Hey, good morning, paula is off. We are very pleased, however to have 20 20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas in this morning. Great to see you. Great to see you. So nice to be with you, happy new year. Especially with this incredible story breaking overnight. How a young 7yearold girl became the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed her entire family. They were flying home from their new years eve celebration in florida when something went very, very wrong on their private plane. One of the engines failed. And minutes later, the crash in the woods in the kentucky. We have team coverage. And start with gloria riviera. Good morning. Reporter good morning, dan, elizabeth. Authorities say this plane went down just 7 miles from a local airport after the pilot made that severe distress call. Sadly it would end in tragedy for everyone on board but one. A very special, very brave little girl. Overnight investigators still searching for answers as to what took down this familys plane flying from key west to Mount Vernon Airport in illinois. Just outside memphis, tennessee, air Traffic Control lost contact with the plane after receiving a distress call that one of its engines had failed. Minutes later, the piper pa34 crashing into a remote wooded area in kentucky. The only survivor on board, a 7yearold girl able to escape on foot, walking a quarter of a mime through hilly terrain and dense woods to a nearby home. A 7yearold has just come out of the woods alone. Scratched up and i think she was involved in a plane crash. Reporter Larry Wilkins tells abc news that when the young girl knocked on his door she seemed disoriented and had a bloody nose. About 20 minutes after 6 00, heard a knock on the door or the dogs heard a knock on the door. And opened the door, and theres a little girl, about 7 years old. Bloody, has a bloody nose, legs and arms were bleeding. Crying. And she told me that her parents were dead. And she had been in a plane crash. And the plane was upside down. Reporter she was transported to a nearby hospital miraculously with only minor injuries. Im going to need an ems down here. This little girl is critical. Reporter officials confirms overnight, her family on board that small plane, her mother, father, older sister and 14yearold cousin all dead by the time authorities discovered the planes wreckage. This morning mourners have begun flooding the victims Facebook Page with condolences. Kentucky police call this little girls trek to safety nothing short of amazing. Her walk on the cold, wet night after such trauma, this was not a heavily populated area. Just one home in a dense, wooded area, but she made it. Amazing she found her way to the house. Perhaps there was a light on. Extraordinary story. Great to hear from them as well. Thank you. And now turn to colonel steve ganyard, our aviation expert to get some insight what happened to that flight. According to what the little girl told a neighbor, the plane was flying upside down, what does that tell you was going on, especially after the pilot radioed he was having engine trouble . We dont know what happened to the airplane after it impacted into the woods. Perhaps it flipped upside down when it impacted. You know you look at the terrain. Its rough terrain, its night time. Losing an engine in a heavilyloaded airplane, thats a tough situation for any pilot to be in. Its a piper pa34, i believe, is what its called, it has two engines, arent they designed to fly with just one engine . Couldnt it fly even after one engine failed . Its called a seneca, yes, it should be able to. Its designed to fly just fine on one engine. But, again, its so heavily loaded. Its night time. If you lose an engine, theres a lot of pilot proficiency needed. We dont know what else was going on. Whats the Safety Record of this plane . Its good. Its a good airplane in production for a long time. But, again, very tough situation. We dont know what else was going on. This pilot had his hands full when he lost that engine. Was there an airport nearby to try to land safely . It sounded like he was trying to make his way towards an airport where he could have put the airplane down. We dont know the circumstances and how close he was to the airport. But, again, in heavily terrained area. One interesting thing we do know the 7yearold girl was the only survivor. The seat configuration is 222. Was she sitting in the back and it could have contributed to her survival . She could have been. So if the plane went in nosefirst and she was at the very back. She would have been prevented most of the plane would have cushioned her in the front of the airplane. That could be where she was. Its a miracle she survived something this terrible and tragic. A miracle indeed. Thank you so much for being with us this morning. We also want to bring in abcs senior medical contributor, dr. Jen ashton. Good morning. Good morning. We have heard of stories where the survivor is a child. Is there any medical explanation for that . It does seem so anecdotally, but theres no medical reason or scientific reasoning for that. We know that kids are incredibly resilient. But factors associated with a survival in a plane crash, again, where youre seated. And again with any highspeed trauma, restrained or unrestrained. Whether you have a seat belt on or not. How do you explain she was able to get out and through the woods to find a stranger. This is the fight or flight response. The adrenaline, stress hormone. Clearly theres an element of emotional shock as well as physical shock. But if shes able to survive the initial impact without a head injury, then shes talking about a five to 15 minute walk through the dark in very scary situation. Its incredible. Given the fact that nobody else survived, what kind of injuries do you think were dealing with for this little girl this morning . Theres a principle in emergency medicine with a Motor Vehicle accident. There are fatalities at the scene, it gives us an indication of the degree of trauma. Clearly this is no different. When there are no survivors, it tells us the impact, the velocity was significant. We worry about deceleration injuries, the internal blood vessels are torn. Obviously you also worry about head trauma fractures. And the psychological trauma. This little girl lost her entire family. I was going to ask about that. We were talking about physical injuries, but what do you do about the psychological trauma . The medical is the easy part, the counselling, the emotional part. Thats going to take months if not years. Thats where the attention is probably focused today. Great to have your insight. We appreciate it. She sounded like she was in shock. And was aware of the fact that her parents were both dead. Incredible story. Thank you. And moving on to the other plane crash in the headlines this week, search teams reporting they have located two large objects at the bottom of the java sea. There is speculation it could be chunks from the fuselage where most of the bodies are believed to be. Muhammad lila with more now from surabaya, indonesia. Reporter good morning. The two parts of the plane that have been found are submerged under a hundred feet of water. Investigators are now racing to get to them. Overnight, a big breakthrough. A week after airasia flight 8501 went down, investigators used sonar to locate two large pieces of the plane. One of them a full 30 feet wide. But getting to the wreckage isnt easy. Theyre on the ocean floor 100 feet under water. They are trying to lower Remote Control vehicles to take pictures, but waves are hampering the search. A search joined officially by a second american ship, the uss fort worth. That pounding wind just a small taste of what the crew will be facing at sea. The uss fort worth is ready to assist the indonesian government in any way in the recovery efforts. Reporter the ships equipped with sensors, sonars and tracking devices. And theyve already been training search and rescue drills on deck. The ships bridge looks like something out of star trek. We got a firsthand look at the Futuristic Technology on board its sister ship the uss freedom. We would have submarine sonar capability, which we would use to go ahead and find anything thats below the water. Reporter Indonesias Transportation Ministry has suspended the flights from surabaya to singapore. Thats because the airline didnt have the right permit to fly that route on the day the plane crashed. Dan. Back home now. Move on to the storms socking a large part of the country with dangerous snow and ice making driving very treacherous. Its moving east with an arctic blast behind it. And rob marciano is tracking it all. Good morning. Good morning. Look at the satellite, just a mess. This storm encompasses half of the country from new mexico to the northeast. And Winter Weather advisories that stretch over couple dozen states at this hour. Winter weather advisory for parts of new mexico. Snow there. Freezing rain, snow across western texas. Some of that, it piles up. A mixture of snow and sleet from chicago to detroit. A pocket of freezing rain expected across the valleys of pennsylvania. And a Winter Weather storm warning for the interior northeast. Especially new england. All this as people are trying to wrap up holiday travel. This morning millions of americans returning home are bracing for more treacherous Winter Weather. The snow and freezing rain spreading mayhem. Over 20 states with Winter Weather advisories in effect. A snow squall created hazardous driving conditions that led to a 35car pileup on new hampshires interstate 93. One car catching fire. Going 45 miles an hour, all of a sudden its black ice. Reporter frigid temperatures and black ice caused drivers in western texas to spin out of control and trucks to jackknife. Officials urging residents to avoid driving. Oh, my goodness. Last night it looked like snow. And then this morning its ice. Reporter and Winter Weather not only providing delays to travelers on the ground, but passengers in the skies are having a tough time as well. Flights delayed while planes are deiced. Now the Winter Weather is on the move, bringing unsettled weather to the east. And there is a warm side to this system. Severe weather across the south. Severe weather warnings in northern louisiana and flooding that required rescues in polk county, arkansas. And heavy rain across the southeast. And the mixture just to the north of this area. And the snow turns to rain across the northeast. Temperatures tomorrow in the 60s. And drastically colder on monday and tuesday. Wild swings in temperatures. Thats through the next several days. Well talk about the cold snap later in the program. 60s . That sounds schizophrenic weatherwise. Thanks so much. We turn now to president obama retaliating against north korea for the damaging cyber attack on sony. Imposing new sanctions. This is the first time that the government has taken a move like this in response to a direct cyber attack on a u. S. Company. And the white house says there is more to come. Abcs jim avila is with the president in honolulu. Jim. Reporter good morning. The hawaii vacation ends today, but not before president obama strikes back at north korea. This morning president obama stands strongly behind the fbi assessment that north korea hacked sony, and not former Movie Company employees as reported by some on the internet. So strongly that for the first time in history, the Obama Administration ordered targeted sanctions against a country accused of launching a cyber attack against a u. S. Company, sony pictures. The president signing an executive order sanctioning kim jongun, his political friends in the north korean intelligence and defense agencies the Workers Party and three governmentbacked military companies. President obama promised a response, and while not ruling out covert actions, this was the first public step. I dont think it was an act of war. I think it was an act of cyber vandalism that was very costly very expensive. We take it seriously. Reporter the internet in north korea was down for ten hours yesterday, the u. S. Wont say if it was behind the outage or confirm if it was a cyber attack. President obama and the family wrap up the golf and Beach Vacation tonight heading back to d. C. With so far no Global Crisis interrupting the schedule. Jim in hawaii. Nice duty. Not bad. Not bad this time of year. And now to Ron Claiborne for the rest of the headlines. Hey, ron. Hey, welcome elizabeth, dan. Sara, hi. Oh, you. Oh, you. Good morning, everyone. We begin with the new York City Police department on high alert this morning after receiving nearly a hundred threats in the two weeks since the ambush murders of two Police Officers in brooklyn. The recent threats led to 21 arrests. And this morning the police commissioner, meanwhile, is urging officers not to make political statements during tomorrows funeral for one of the slain officers, liu. They turned their backs when mayor bill de blasio spoke last saturday for officer rafael ramos. And new concerns for american personnel in israel. Jewish settlers threw rocks at a convoy of diplomatic officials who were looking at alleged destruction to palestinian property in the west bank. The settlers are speaking out against what they call foreign interference. But this was the First Physical attack. And dying of liver failure days before his trial was to begin. He was accused of plotting the 1998 Embassy Bombings in africa. He was captured in 2013 in a raid on his house by libyan co man mmandos. And a house explosion in illinois, one killed, one injured when the house burst into flames. This was friday afternoon. One person saw a person working on a propane tank before the explosion. No word on what caused the deadly blast. Caught on camera. A canadian tourist got more than he bargained for. It was a highflying zip line ride in vegas. The slide, slotzilla. What . It malfunctioned leaving this guy dangling 70 feet above the street. Fire fighters used a ladder and basket to lower the guy to safety. He was lowered to safety and given a refund for slotzilla, but refused for some reason a free meal. Maybe he was suspicious. Confirms my suspicion that you cannot participate in something with the suffix zilla and in vegas. And finally, behinds the scenes inside the white house this past year. The president taking part in americas newest pasttime, the selfie. Come on, well figure it out. Up a little bit. Start. The commander in chief and alleged photograph enthusiast, turning the tables. Taking his own snap shots. And having fun with actor zach galifianakis. Im going to touch this. Dont touch this. Thanks for letting me shoot my show here all these years. You have been shooting these shows here in the diplomatic room . Who gave you permission to do that . Bush. Seriously . Thats right. Bush gave him the permission. The current president also showing off his jogging routine and apparently likes to announce, quote, potus on board when he gets on to air force one. Similar to sara announcing pop on board. Pop on set is what i say when i arrive. I like the shot of the president and Vice President joe biden jogging in their suits and ties. Really . Really, guys . Break out the sweat suits. Yeah. Thanks, ron. Thanks, ron. Come on down, those are the three words that audience members on the price is right dream of hearing. Once in the shows white hot spotlight, nobody knows whats happening next. Case in point, a recent incident that has a lot of people talking this morning. And sara is here to tell us exactly what happened. I have no idea why they assigned this to me. Maybe you know that moment when you get your shot, and the moneys on the line. And things dont go quite as you had hoped. Take a look. On price is right, you either guess the right price 900. 2125. 700. Reporter or maybe not. Iphone 6. 7,500. Reporter 7500 . Really . For an iphone . Shes not alone. The next bidder pulling the classic price is right move. 7501. I hope the people at apple are watching this. Actual retail price, 1069. Reporter they lost out on the phone, and perhaps a little pride. Australias millionaire, proving too hot for this contestant. Which of these is not a piece of jewelry commonly worn to symbolize a relationship between two people. Engagement ring, anniversary ring, wedding ring, burger ring. Im going to go with b on that one, eddie. The anniversary ring. Reporter failing to spot the glaringly obvious answer. Which is not a piece of jewelry. Not a piece of oh, burger ring oh my god. Reporter even admitting her humiliation. That is the most embarrassing thing to happen to me. Reporter over on the wheel of fortune, the wheel stops on the Million Dollar spot for the freshman. C. All he needs to do is read the answer. Mythological hero achileez. Reporter achileez . Ill solve. Mythlogical hero achilleskilchillesachilles. Reporter with the stakes and pressure so high anything can happen. 7500. Thats just amazing. Achileez . I feel for him. I totally feel for him. Hes nervous. Once read facade in college. Embarrassment, i have not gotten over it. There you go. There you go. You come on the air saturdays and sundays. And i still say those things. I think those apple guys maybe need to can you believe that guy why didnt the audience say, no, no. Youre going the wrong way. She was so heavily advertised. Just everywhere. Anyway. The mysteries of price is right on a saturday morning. Lets get it over to rob marciano with the mysteries of the weather. Whats going on . There are rules like in blackjack. Rules you have to go by. If somebody bets big money, you have to go one dollar over. Thats the way it goes in the price is right. You have to roll the dice there. Listen, the snow across amarillo, texas. It was snowing this morning. And took this shot and sent it in. And we have Winter Weather advisories in effect. But i