Worse time. Just ahead of the holidays. Linzie janis, abc news, pigeon forge, tennessee. Overseas now, where thousands of fans have gathered to mourn the Brazilian Soccer Team killed in the plane crash in colombia. Family members of the victims gathered on the center of the arena as fans chanted the players names. And were getting new details about the crash. According to audio from the final moments of the doomed flight, the floot repeatedly told air that he had run out of fuel. Dozens were killed. Six people survived. Nearby farmers were able to hear their screams for help and were the first to come to their aid. On capitol hill, a deal is in the works, so California National guard members wont have to repay their reenlistment bonuses. Lawmakers were outraged over a pentagon decision to force them error, even though they were not at fault. We all know how a lack of sleep affects our health. But new research said itlack of sleep is costing. People who slept fewer than six hours a nigh
Reporter the pilots desperately calling out for directions, vectors. A minute later, the final plea for help. While investigators examine the black boxes, an outpouring of grief and love for the cinderella soccer team from brazil, which was headed to its first finals tournament ever. Three of the players survived. And so did two crew members. One told a south American Sports network, he tucked luggage between his le, fetal position, and says that is the reason he survived. The focus of the investigation now, the pilot planning. Why did they arrive in medellin with so little fuel . David kerley, abc news, washington. Back in this country, president elect donald trump is embarking on a thank you tour, starting in indiana. Theyre heading to the carrier factory to officially announce a deal they struck to keep hundreds of jobs from moving overseas. This evening theyre holding a cincinnati, ohio. Trump is also vowing to cut ties with hgs sprawling business empire. He announced in a tweet he
Its an all new show today right this minute. A 6yearold schoolboy defies the odds after being told he was never going to walk. The story behind the scene that brought cheers and tears of joy. A motorcycle blogger goes down in a blaze of glory. See, thats what makes this channel so popular. How he took a hit but kept his sense of humor. If you can go to my apartment and get advil, that would be awesome. Two guys discover an elk had a fight with fencing. Why believe it or not the cats going to win this one. And hes back. The captain awkward what are you talking about . Why . The prankster who has a way with other peoples words. What are you guys talking about . Maybe they should, the girls, should turn around, yes, i do want to get married. This is one of the best parts of my job, where i get to show you just incredible moments, inspirational things, basically things that are going to cheer everybody up. Were going to start in brazil. This is 6yearold david. Big smile on his face, being
to see if kaiser health care workers in three states, california, oregon and high-risk adults, are going to walk off the job after thee vote today authorize a strike two weeks ago. that would be tens of thousands of people who work at kooirz. then today interestingly it was working graduate students at harvard. people below the level of professor who teach classes. they officially began a is strike at harvard today, arguing the nation s richest college doesn t play the lowest level teachers a living wage. also today working grad students at columbia university in new york walked out of their classrooms as well. they plan to strike next week if they don t believe what they believe is a fair contract. at the kellogg s cereal company, 1,400 factory workers are entering their fourth week on strike. four weeks of the kellogg s strike, trying to get better hours and wages. at john deere, the big agricultural equipment company,
when tom vilsack did that last week with john deere workers. now today it happened again. this time service u.s. secretary of labor marty walsh, who is the, of course, the top official in charge of u.s. labor policy ex went to a picket line in lancaster, pennsylvania, today to show support for the kellogg s workers. he said this ahead of the trip. i grew up in a working class family. i am the son of immigrants and a proud second-generation capital laborer. i have always stood with america s working people. see you there. on the picket line, secretary walsh said these workers are exercising their right for free speech to get better working conditions not just for them, but their families and the generations of people who are going to come behind them. it might be different for a secretary of labor of the united states of america to come out and stand on a picket line, but he said workers need to understand that people stand with them and i want them to