We appreciate your time. For all of us here at abc tonight, president elect trump praising Vladimir Putin. Calling him, quote, very smart. This, just one day after president obama sanctioned russia over those election hacks. Diplomats expelled. Two russian compounds being closed. Putin refusing to retaliate. Missing plane. The private jet vanishing without a trace over lake erie. Two families onboard. The frantic search tonight. Winter blast. Up to two feet of snow. 100,000 customers without power. Temperatures dropping. Your new years eve forecast on the way. Abc news exclusive. Todd fisher speaking out for the first time about the private, final moments with sister Carrie Fisher and his mother debbie reynolds. The heartbreak, and his plans for a Service Honoring both. Flight risk . Surveillance video of this pilot staggering through security. Allowed into the cockpit. Passengers noticing something wrong, and what they did just before takeoff. Good evening. Its great to have you with
You back or to world news with david muir start start start sta tonight, the onetwo punch. A major noreaster thats brewing next. Temperatures bringing plunging overnight. Also tonight, wheres the proof . Jon karl, pressing the president. And Michael Flynn, what weve learned about him. Breaking news from the justice apartment. And the new photo scandal gets worse. Images of women in the military in multiple places. And the new plea from the top marine. And when parents send their
gay teens away. Controversial gay conversion therapy. Brian ross with the confrontation. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a friday night. We begin with the fastmoving winter storm, what could be a major noreaster were watching next. This passenger plane taking off from new Yorks Laguardia today, ground stops at major airports in the east. And a commuter nightmare in spots. Tonight, were tracking the next snowstorm, up to a foot or more possible. Heres green bay. Gsh gio benitez. Reporter tonight,
Tonight, several developing stories. President , now calling it a witch hunt. New questions over contact with the russians. First, michael flynn, now Jeff Sessions recusing himself. Also tonight, the 25car pileup on a major interstate. 30 people rushed to hospitals. The rescues, and the pictures coming in tonight. The multistate manhunt. The desperate call to 911. The stunning moment in the heartland. The driveby in broad daylight. New action after this
disturbing moment in the classroom. Also, the life saved. Who is our person of the week . Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a very busy friday night. We begin with new questions swirling around President Trump, his team, and communications with the russians before the election. And saying that Jeff Sessions is the victim of a witch hunt. The president said his attorney general could have been more clear. Cecilia vega leading us off. Reporter inside the oval office today, President Trump huddling with his closest advisors, s
Shock at westminster as sajid javid resigns as chancellor in the middle of the Prime Ministers reshuffle. He was asked to stay on but refused after the Prime Minister ordered him to sack his entire team of advisers. I dont believe any self respecting minister would accept such conditions and so, therefore, ifelt the best thing to do was to go. He was quickly replaced by 39 year old rishi sunak, his deputy at the treasury whos had a meteoric rise. A relative newcomer tonight in one of the biggestjobs in government, a more dramatic today than anyone had expected. Also tonight. One of the 15 babies whose deaths could have been prevented families welcome an independent review into maternity services
at east kent nhs trust. China at war with the coronavirus theres been a record rise in the death toll and the number of people infected has soared dramatically. And rewriting the text books. Nasa scientists on how the planets in our solar system were really formed, its being hailed as a major d
But some Smaller Charities are struggling to survive and are worried they are not getting the money they need at this time. The 2. 6 challenge encourages people to do any form of activity related to the numbers 2. 6 or 26, whether it is running 2. 6 miles, walking for 26 minutes or something quirky yet like flipping pancakes or hopping around the house 26 times. Olympians have already signed up to take part. There wont be the crowds in london on the 26th of april but the hope is that millions will still come together, albeit apart, to help uk charities. And that was laura scott reporting. Time for a look at the weather. Lets cross to tomasz schafernaker. Good afternoon. Since the lockdown we havent had a lot of rain, there
have been a few showers but some parts of the country havent had a single drop of rain so far this month. This will change because in the next 2a hours we expect some rain but primarily across southern parts of the uk and if you look at the satellite picture you can