Candidates prepare to take aim. The storm system moving through the northeast as were on the air tonight. And the state of emergency in the south. Bracing for heavy downpours and rob marciano times this out. Harvey weinsteins fate now in the hands of the jury tonight. And possibly the first clues from those jurors. We have breaking news tonight in the search for a missing student. The discovery late this afternoon. And why authorities had pointed to the bumper missing on her car. The abc news investigation tonight. We take you inside the amazon rain forest. Dan harris witnessing an armed tribe chasing down illegal loggers. Capturing them and turning them in. But later, they are let go. And those loggers come back with deadly force. The stunning images. The avalanche. Two women buried. One pleading to rescue her friend. And tonight, we remember the actress from good times who also wrote one of the most famous tv themes ever. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. And we begin tonight with the flurry of pardons and commutations from President Trump, who declared today he is the chief Law Enforcement officer in this country. Granting clemency to 11 linois goverd rm blagojevich, who was a onetime contestant on the president s show, celebrity apprentice. The president said today that he had seen blagojevichs wife and her pleas on tv. She had repeatedly pleaded for clemency on fox news. Also on the list, former new York City Police commissioner bernard kerik, appointed by then new york city mayor rudy giuliani, they are still good friends. And this all comes as the president has faced scrutiny for his Public Comments about the roger stone case and about federal prosecutors. The Justice Department reducing stones sentence recommendation. Abcs chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl leading us off tonight. Reporter the most famous name on President Trumps clemency list today, rod blagojevich. The disgraced former illinois governor and onetime contestant on celebrity apprentice. Ill do anything right. Legal and ethical and honest. Money money money reporter blagojevich, a democrat, has served eight years of a 14year sentence for attempting to sell Barack Obamas senate seat. His wife patti appealed directly to the president on fox news. The president s about justice and fairness and we hope that he look he rved eight yea in thats a long time. I watched his wife on television. Reporter the president also issued pardons to other highprofile people at the urging of his friends and supporters, including the former new York City Police commissioner, bernie kerik, a longtime friend of rudy giulianis, convicted of tax fraud. Another pardon went to onetime junk bond king michael milken, who served time in the 1990s for securities fraud. This comes as President Trump is under fire for attacking federal prosecutors in cases against his political allies. Today, he was at it again, complaining about the treatment of his friend roger stone and his former National Security adviser michael flynn, whose case is now under special review by attorney general bill barr. I think roger stones been treated unfairly. I think general flynn has been treated very unfairly. I think a lot of people have se kis nd of mmjob impossible. To have public statements and tweets made about the department, about our people in the department, make it impossible for me to do my job. Are you making his job impossible . Yeah, i do make his job harder, i do agree with that. I think thats true. Hes a very straight shooter. We have a great attorney general and hes working very hard. Reporter the president said he hasnt actually intervened in any of these cases, but he insisted he could if he wanted to. Im allowed to be totally involved. Im actually, i guess, the chief Law Enforcement officer of the country. All right, so, lets get to Jonathan Karl, live at the white house tonight. And jon, President Trumps longtime friend, roger stone, will be sentenced on thursday. And the president was asked today sked that before, but when he was asked today, he said he hasnt given any thought to pardoning stone. But even as he said that, he said stone has been treated unfairly, and it sure sounds like a pardon for stone is a real possibility. David . All right, we will see. Jon karl live at the white house tonight. Jon, thank you. And next, to that horrific crash at the daytona 500 on the final lap. And there is news coming in tonight on the driver, ryan newmans condition. He is alert and talking with doctors. Newman was in the lead, hit from behind, going airborne, then hit by another car, erupting in flames. Crews rushing to newmans side, working to free him. Millions of fans watching this. Well, tonight, that news on how hes doing, and it comes 19 years to the day after Dale Earnhardt sr. Was killed on the track. Abcs Victor Oquendo at daytona. Crash, into the wall, into the air reporter tonight, nascar driver ryan newman is lucky to be alive after this fiery crash at the daytona 500. Next flag will end the race and newman is there. Reporter newman had just taken the lead in the final lap when a bump from behind sent his ford mustang spinning into the wall at 200 miles per hour. And a shower of sparks, on his roof. Reporter driver corey lajoie smashing right into him. I didnt even know who i hit. Youre concentrating on trying to get a good finish. Reporter newmans car crossing the finish line upside down and in flames. Silence in the stadium, as emergency crews extracted the 42yearold from the wreckage. Hes in serious condition, but doctors have indicated his injuries are nonlife threatening. Reporter denny hamlin winning the race in a photo finish. His teammates praying in the pits. Hamlin telling kelly and ryan he didnt realize the crash was serious at first. Wrecks are so common at the end of these races anyway that you dont think anybody about it. And got informed in victory lane that it was something serious. Reporter newman, a father of two, flipped his car in a crash at this same track back in 2003. And 19 years ago tonight, racing legend Dale Earnhardt sr. Lost his life at daytona after this crash also in the final lap. After that crash, nascar beefed up safety regulations. There has not been a fatal crash since. Nascar is now investigating. Theyll look into why his car was leaking fuel and if there were any other safety issues. We still dont know the extent of ryan newmans injuries, but again, the good news tonight, he is awake and communicating with doctors and his family. David . That is good news. Victor, thank you. Next, to the major headline in the coronavirus outbreak, the battle to contain it. Tonight, we have now learned the lead doctor in wuhan, china, has now died from coronavirus at just 51 years old. Here in the u. S. Tonight, we are hearing from the cruise ship passenger back home wh cknd in an isolaon unit atal ina as authorities also try to retrace vacationers who had coronavirus here in the u. S. And who are no longer here. Abcs Clayton Sandell from nebraska tonight. Reporter tonight, the race to contain coronavirus means many people arent going anywhere. I am in omaha, nebraska, at a quarantine unit. Reporter Jeri Seratti Goldman and her husband carl are two of more than 300 americans evacuated from that cruise ship in japan. Both seemed fine before heading for the u. S. , but midflight when he woke up and i woke up, he was burning up. I went and got the doctor and they put him in the isolated tent. Reporter carl goldman is now getting treatment in a specialized biocontainment unit and waiting for test results. The coronavirus death toll now more than 1,800, including the 51yearold doctor in charge at a Chinese Hospital in the epicenter of the outbreak. More than 1,700 Health Care Workers there have gotten sick. At least seven have died. In hawaii, a couple on vacation flew home to japan february 6th, later testing positive. Health officials now retracing their steps and Delta Airlines alerting fellow passengers. In cambodia, a second cruise ship. Officials now testing more than 1,000 passengers and crew. For some, the dark cloud of coronavirus has lifted. Ken burnetts wife and two children were quarantined at Travis Air Force base for two weeks, reunited today. Around david, here in omaha, they say theyre still waiting for the cdc to come back with some results from coronavirus testing. In the meantime, the cdc tonight says they are enacting a new travel restriction. Anyone who was on that cruise ship is now barred from entering the u. S. Until they are symptomfree for at least 14 days. David . All right, Clayton Sandell tonight. Clayton, thank you. And next, to the race for 2020 tonight, and former mayor Mike Bloomberg, rising in the polls, he will be on the debate stage for the first time this week. The other candidates preparing to take aim. They have said he is trying to buy the presidency. We do have breaking developments tonight in this. What bloomberg is now promising to do if elected. Abcs eva pilgrim on the campaign trail in nevada tonight. Reporter 24 hours before Michael Bloomberg takes the debate stage for the first time in this race, Bernie Sanders sounds ready to rumble. Here is the message anybody here worth 60 billion, you can run for president. And you can buy the airwaves. My friends, that is called oligarch democracy. Reporter bloombergs Campaign Manager says the democratic primary is now a twoman race. The billionaire former new york mayor versus the selfdescribed democratic socialist senator. That doesnt sit well with pete buttigieg, who came out of iowa and New Hampshire riding high. Were asking people to choose between a revolution and the billionaire who thinks you can just buy your way onto television and win that way. Reporter later, i pressed the former south bend mayor. Do you think hes buying the race or do you think hes just trying to beat donald trump . No, hes definitely trying to buy the race. But heres the thing its not that simple. You have to actually be willing to look voters in the eye, to take questions. At some point, youve got to be ready to be challenged. Reporter bloombergs rivals making it clear that tomorrow night, the gloves come off. This is about our values. What kind of a nation we want to be . Reporter Elizabeth Warren tweeting, at least now primary voters curious about how each candidate will take on donald trump can get a live demonstration of how we take on an egomaniac billionaire. Eva pilgrim on the campaign trail for us. Shes in las vegas tonight. And eva, Michael Bloomberg, as we know, hasnt been on a debate stage since 2009. Weve been told hes prepping with his team. But youve also learned some breaking news just before with we came on the air tonight about a new promise from bloomberg, should he get elected . Reporter thats right, david. We are just learning bloombergs campaign saying that if he is elected president , he will immediately put his company into a blind trust and then sell it. He knows his wealth will be an issue on the debate stage tomorrow night and they are trying to get ahead of it. David . All right, eva pilgrim, thank you. And next tonight, the storm system sweeping across the east. Snow and heavy rain in the north as were on the air tonight. And a new flood threat right down into the south, where there is already a state of emergency in places. Heavy snow and a treacherous drive to the airport, this is rochester, new york, today. The threat heading east tonight. And new flash flood watches from mississippi to georgia tonight. Several rivers at risk of flooding. Tonight, the front stretching from the gulf there all the way up into the northeast. So, lets get right to meteorologist rob marciano, tracking it again tonight. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. You said it right. This system is stretching out. Unfortunately, the southern part of this front is slowing down and thats where weve seen the flash flood watches expanded for much of the southeast. There you see it on the radar. Not just for this rainfall tonight, but the rain thats going to come tomorrow and into thursday, as you can see the front sags across the gulf of mexico and a wave develops. So, well look for more in the way of heavy rain for louisiana, mississippi, alabama and georgia right through thursday. This, while the next batch of arctic air drops into the midwest. Temperatures will feel like below zero, minneapolis, chicago and des moines on thursday morning. The core of that cold gets here in the northeast on friday. David . Rob marciano with us tonight. Rob, thank you. Next this evening, the fate of former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is now in the hands of twice in the first few hours of deliberations, they sent questions to the judge, asking for the Legal Definition of the charges and for clarification, asking how to navigate complicated charging instructions. Weinstein is accused of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another. He says any sexual encounters were consensual. If convicted, weinstein could face life in prison. And the boy scouts of america have filed for bankruptcy protection, as they face thousands of potential sex abuse lawsuits. The plan including a possible sale of campgrounds and hiking trails would help create a Victims Compensation trust for payouts that could reach more than a billion dollars. In the meantime, scouting programs for their nearly 2. 2 llion members will go on. We turn next here tonight to the abc news investigation, inside the amazon rain forest. Amid a troubling new report. Deforestation has doubled in january from just a year ago. But tonight, an indigenous tribe is fighting back, capturing illegal loggers themselves. But as youll see, it is a dangerous mission, when loggers then take aim at them with deadly force. Heres abcs dan harris and our team in the amazon. Reporter okay, so, theyve got a prisoner. Hes got his hand on his pistol, another hand on a machete. Were on the front lines of a secret war. We have no idea what we are getting into. An indigenous tribe in the amazon, taking up arms, including rifles, knives, even bows and arrows, against illegal loggers destroying their land. Were right there asembe a of a group that calls itself the guardians of the forest raid a camp of outlaw loggers. Oh my god, says one suspect, he is going to kill me. All told, they capture seven loggers. There is abundant proof of the mens activities. Even notes on how many trees they cut down. This wood goes to local cattle ranchers, who build fences around their area and theyre selling the stakes for those fences. And it even shows right here how much money theyre making. The leader, whose name is laercio guajajara, lectures the suspects. Why did you agree to do this work . Because, he says, i dont have anything. Laercio says more than a third of his ancestral homeland has been destroyed. Scientists now worry that the amazon may be at a tipping point. After raging fires and an increase in illegal logging, deforestation doubled in january compared to last year. After forcing the loggers to burn down their own camp, laercios group brings them to brazils federal police. Less than two months after we leave, laercio is ambushed and shot by loggers, his deputy killed. This, he tells us, represents the beginning of a war. Just the beginning. Our thanks to dan harris. Incredible reporting there. And dan will have much more of this secret war to save the amazon later tonight on nightline and then on hulu. In the meantime, there is still much more ahead on worlde the stunning images coming in tonight. The avalanche. Two women buried. Youll hear one of them pleading to rescue her friend. And then look at this tonight. The ghost ship washing ashore, adrift at sea for more than a year, after the u. S. Coast guard saved those onboard. Where the ship was found. And tonight here, we remember the actress from good times, who also wrote one of the most famous tv theme songs ever. A lot more news ahead. Ill be right back. Crohns symptoms following you . For adults with moderately to severely active crohns disease, stelara® works differently. Studies showed relief and remission, with dosing every 8 weeks. Stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. Some serious infections require hospitalization. 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Reporter this woman buried in the snow in switzerland. Witnesses frantically digging to free her head. Professional snowboarder Victor Liebenguth jumping into action, locating her beacon. Everything goes pretty fast and it was pretty scary, to be honest. My friend reporter the woman asking about her friend, who is buried nearby. Find my friend. Reporter her orange avalanche airbag deployed during the january incident. Using shovels, they dig her out. Others rescuing her friend. Without the beacon or without the airbag, the first girl, at least, would not be alive. Reporter here in the united states, an avalanche claiming the lives of two snow bike riders in colorado over the weekend. David, january and february are the deadliest months in the u. S. For avalanches and so far this winter, 16 people have been killed. David . All right, kayna, thank you. When we come back here, remembering the star of a tv classic. Classic. And the theme song she wrote. Os. 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And that dad later went home and began looking through his own baby book. He wanted to know how much his baby looked like him as a baby. Thats when he discovered something else. A nurse holding him when he was a newborn. He came early, too. In the very same hospital. And, it turns out, the very same nurse. He said his mom had always talked to him about this nurse, lisa, that took care of him. Reporter three decades after watching over david, she was now watching over his son, zayne. They came in with this picture that they had found in his baby book, that i was the nurse who took care of him when he was a preterm baby, so, it was pretty remarkable. Reporter and tonight, they sent us this. Hi, david reporter david and renata right there with zayne in the nicu. Zayne is doing amazing. Hes getting bigger and stronger every day. Today, he is 4 pounds, 7 ounces, growing big like his dad. Reporter zayne is doing well, better by the day, hes a fighter. And whos championing him . That nurse, lisa. Who helped care for his dad when he was a baby, all those years ago. Its really amazing and to receive it back 30plus years later is i dont know if theres really any words to describe it, actually. Lisa and all of those dedicated nurses out there, we thank you. Good night. Somewhere in the wilderness of the north bay, another hiker has gone missing just days after a palo alto couple disappeared. Tonight the search for all three. A new local case of coronavirus makes headlines, but its t its flu thats the bigger children. Plus, can changing the parking rules help . They wouldnt leave all their stuff, leave their car and just vanish. S yes, i think its very strange. A son joins the search for his father, who is now one of three people missing in the north bay. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. It has grown into a real mystery with the disappearance of a heard it person. In this is 76yearold rober bennett. 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