And mary, Senate Republican leader mcconnell promising democrats they will tackle the dreamer issue. More than 800,000 young, undocumented immigrants brought here by their parents. But tonight, House Speaker paul ryan making no such pledge with that march deadline approaching . Reporter and david, thats why the pressure is on to act. If no deal is reached by march 5th, those dreamers could face deportation. Its also why this is such a political gamble for democrats. They took a stand here, shutting down the government over dreamers, and it is unclear if theyre ultimately going to get what they want. Were told schumers message tonight to disappointed democrats you have to play the hand youre dealt. It is what it is. David . Mary bruce leading us off again tonight. Mary, thank you. We do have one more question on this, so, lets get right to our chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl with us live tonight. Jon, so much attention was paid to that meeting between President Trump and Democrat Chuck schumer. Schumer emerged, saying that they had made some progress. But then, a shutdown and no deal on the dreamers. Yeah, no question about that. Jon karl with new reporting on that meeting with the president a short time ago. Jon, thank you. In the meantime, we do move on now, to that other major winter storm on the move tonight. Alerts up from minnesota all the way to the northeast, were following this, as well. Blizzard conditions in the heartland, cars stuck in deep snow in sioux city, iowa. Look at those images. And then tornadoes in the south. An ef2. Winds more than 111 miles an hour in texas. And Blinding Rain could now be on the way for washington, d. C. , philly, new york and boston. Abcs Adrienne Bankert tonight in the storm zone. Reporter not going anywhere. Tonight, major interstates shut down as a blizzard strikes the heartland. Blizzard warnings are out to the south and southeast. Reporter some 70 miles of i29 closed at the iowa south dakota border. People are underestimating how slippery it actually is. Reporter a dash cam captures this spinout in sioux falls. Whoa reporter and in nebraska Road Conditions are extremely hazardous. We are advising that you do not
go out in these conditions. Reporter drivers carefully navigate past jackknifed semis in lincoln. Visibility so low, in some parts of the state, officials even pulled plows off the road. In minnesota, crews like this one take on the backbreaking task of shoveling snow off of sidewalks citywide. How do you prepare to do this kind of work all day long . Mental toughness. Reporter further south in texas, high winds fueled this grass fire in parker county. Nearby schools evacuated. This after multiple tornadoes in the south overnight, including an ef2, winds above 110 miles an hour in bowie county. David, we can make out the tails of those planes, but we can barely see the runway. Officials here at Minneapolis Airport have actually closed that runway a number of times today. More than 500 flights canceled. The same story across much of the midwest. David . All right, what a scene there. Adrienne, thank you. That storm barrelling east. Lets get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee tonight. Shes tracking it all for us. Ginger . Reporter david, weve
already seen a foot of snow in minnesota. 30 to 50mileperhour gusts. So, certainly Blizzard Conditions possible from sioux city, iowa, right through minnesota. But this storm, this low, has a cold front and a warm component, too, so, by the noon hour, if youre in philadelphia, new york city, long island, connecticut, youre going to see thunderstorms and even the potential for flooding. Behind it, relatively cool air, certainly some lake effect snow, but watch those rivers. As the warmth sticks around and that rain falls, ice jams could be a problem, too. David . All right, watching it all for us. Ginger, thank you. Were going to turn next here tonight to that massive explosion in oklahoma, an oil well. Several workers do remain missing at this hour. The explosion sparking a number of fires. The tower of that well collapsing to the ground. And firefighters have been unable to turn off the gas. Abcs marcus moore is on the scene for us tonight. Reporter tonight, the desperate search for five employees who worked in this oklahoma oil and natural gas well, now charred and crumpled after a massive blast. We have an oil rig explosion, advising we need to use a tanker. Reporter volunteer firefighters rushing to the scene around 8 45 this morning. There were 17 employees, i believe, that we got out. Theres still five that are unaccounted for at the well. With all this petroleum thats burning, First Responders and ems are staying back. Reporter firefighters searching surrounding areas for the missing five. Residents nearby asked to shelter in place. One worker flown to a hospital for burns. Everyone else who escaped was unhurt and taken to a safe area to be reunited with family. Theyre all pretty shook up from what ive seen, i mean, which is expected. Its a pretty traumatic deal to go through. Reporter an ordeal that is not yet over. Those intense flames still keeping firefighters from getting within 100 feet of the source of that fire. The fire leaving workers unable tonight to use the rigs Blowout Preventer to shut off the gas. They have extinguished the secondary fires. The primary fire on the well head is still burning. Reporter david, officials
here in oklahoma have been keeping us quite a distance away from the scene where all of this was unfolding. Its right up this dirt road just behind me here. And they had quite a fight on their hands. Officials were essentially letting the fire burn itself out in the well. They werent putting water on those flames because they didnt want to spread any chemicals that may be at the site. And they warned that it could take some time for them to completely extinguish the flames, only hampering their investigation into what caused this. David . Marcus moore with us tonight. Marcus, thank you. We turn next here this evening to a shooting inside a Texas High School cafeteria. Police say a 16yearold opening fire with a semiautomatic handgun, wounding a 15yearold girl. The teen gunman fleeing when confronted by a school employee. Later arrested as the school went into lockdown. Authorities have not confirmed a motive. And the victims condition is unknown tonight. Officials say the school held an active Shooter Drill earlier this year that they say did help with this response. We turn next here to striking new video of those siblings held captive in their own home by their own parents. A Surveillance Camera showing the moment those siblings were
rescued after their parents had been arrested. Abcs matt gutman, on the case from the start. Reporter tonight, were learning more about the rescue of 13 children from that california home. In this video, you can see them walk to their freedom. An older sibling carrying a toddler. One child even running to that silver van. All that, after their 17yearold sister escaped through a window, calling 911. David and Louise Turpin arrested, charged with torture, abuse and false imprisonment, pleading not guilty. This is severe emotional, physical abuse. There is no way around that. This is depraved conduct. Reporter this as more details emerge about lives prosecutors say were led in captivity. The turpins eldest son attended a local college, chaperoned by his mother. Louise turpin would accompany him, wait outside the classroom for him. When he was finished with class, she would take him home. Reporter tonight, his transcript. A nearperfect gpa. The children still being treated after those many years of near total isolation. Much of what you are doing now is sort of teaching them social behavior. We are the first stage of their introduction to the outside world. Reporter matt gutman, abc news, riverside, california. Matt, thank you. Next, that former usa Gymnastics Team doctor confronted today by the youngest victim yet to speak out. 15yearold Emma Ann Miller. And tonight, she claims that her mother is still getting bills for treatment from that doctor. Heres abcs linsey davis now. Reporter a stunning allegation in court today from this 15yearold. Her mother by her side. I, too, was sexually assaulted by larry nassar. Multiple times at multiple appointments. Msu Sports Medicine charged me for those appointments. My mom is still getting billed for appointments where i was sexually assaulted. Reporter Emma Ann Miller told the court she was treated by nassar just a week before Michigan State university suspended him. I am possibly the last child he will ever assault. Reporter she blames the university for not doing enough to stop nassar, putting the school on notice. Im not afraid of you, nor will i ever be. At 15, i shouldnt know the inside of a courtroom. But i am going to become real comfortable in one, and so should you. Reporter The Detroit News claims 14 Msu Representatives were made aware of nassars abuse over two decades. Msu has said any suggestion that the university covered up nassars horrific conduct is simply false. As more victims share their stories of abuse, more fallout today at usa gymnastics, which has been criticized for failing to protect the gymnasts. Three resignations from the board of directors. Usa gymnastics responded, we support their decisions to resign at this time. When we asked Michigan State about emilys claims that her mother was still getting billed, the university told us that nassars former patients will
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