Transcripts For WPVI ABC World News 20170101

Endnote to 2016. We cant hear, but ill just go through the motions, okay . What she now says caused the meltdown with millions watching. Good evening. And a happy new year. Im cecilia vega, in for tom. 2017 begins with a deadly terror attack and now an allout manhunt for the killer. Surveillance video showing the graphic images, the moment a gunman fires as he approaches the upscale club in istanbul, turkey. Inside, as hundreds of revelers ring in the new year, at least 39 confirmed fatalities, dozens more injured, including one american. And the state department issuing a warning to americans in istanbul, telling them to shelter indoors. And the white house calling it a horrific new years day attack. Heres alex marquardt. Reporter this was the scene in istanbuls popular upscale reina nightclub at midnight. Ten, nine, eight reporter the partiers dancing, waving sparklers, confetti flying as the new year is rung in. Three, two, one reporter but just over an hour later, Surveillance Video captures this ominous scene just outside the club. Bullets ricocheting on the street, people running for cover. From the opposite angle, graphic video of a man dressed in black, pointing his rifle. Authorities say the suspect killed a Police Officer and another person on the street before storming the club. The view from inside shows a gunman dressed in white, wearing a hood. Authorities believe the attacker changed clothes. He stayed inside for seven terrifying minutes, shooting at the crowd that had gathered. An estimated 600 people. My husband told me to get on the ground, then a man came, this woman says. On my left, right, everyone was crying. The smell of gunpowder was everywhere. Revelers reportedly jumped into the citys bosphorus river, next to the club, desperate to escape. In the chaos, the attacker slips away. And tonight, is still on the run. An eyewitness captured this video of the immediate aftermath. A mans body lying in the street, panicked yelling as ambulances race to the scene. Survivors crying, embracing each other. Still dressed to celebrate. At least 39 people dead tonight including more than two dozen foreigners, the club popular with tourists. Dozens more were injured, including at least one american. Today, an anguished son weeping over his fathers casket. As authorities scramble to find the person responsible. Americans warned by the consulate to shelter in place. The u. S. And turkey calling it a terrorist attack. So far, there has been no claim of responsibility. But tonight, Turkish Police sources tell us they believe the shooter showed signs of being a trained isis fighter. Cecilia . Alex, thank you. And that manhunt under way right now in a country targeted by several recent terror attacks. Nearly 300 People Killed there in 2016 alone. In june, three suicide bombers stormed the istanbul airport with assault rifles. 44 killed, nearly 150 wounded. And less than two weeks ago, russias ambassador to turkey assassinated inside an art gallery, the gunman yelling about syria as he opened fire. And steven ganyard, we just heard alexs reporting that Turkish Police believe the most recent attack was carried out by a trained isis fighter. What clues are you seeing that lead you to believe the same thing . There is an internal domestic terror threat, but in this case, its the target that gives us the indication it may be i. S. The night club, in bali, orlando, paris, the idea that its a target, a symbol of secular decadence that makes it attractive to jihadi terrorists. Thank you. And back here at home, the president elect and wife melania celebrating at maralago, before returning to new york today. Trump vowing to share new details about the hacks in the coming days. He also said if americans want to protect themselves from Cyber Attacks, they should use a courier, not a computer. Mary bruce is at the white house. Reporter tonight, donald trump is ringing in the new year with new pushback. I know a lot about hacking. And hacking is a very hard thing to prove. So it could be somebody else. Reporter the president elect at his new years eve bash in florida, still doubting u. S. Intelligence and questioning if russia interfered in the election. I want them to be sure. I think its unfair if they dont know. Reporter but 17 u. S. Intelligence agencies concluded russia was behind the hacking. Now trump suggests theres more to it. I also know things that other people dont know, and so they cannot be sure of the situation. Reporter trump will be briefed by leaders of the Intelligence Community next week and is promising more details. What do you know that other people dont know . Youll find out on tuesday or wednesday. Reporter the top democrat on the House Intelligence Committee tells our Jonathan Karl the evidence is ironclad. Its very solid. Its indeed overwhelming. If hes going to have any credibility as president , he needs to stop talking this way. Reporter president obama has already retaliated, including closing two lavish diplomatic retreats and evicting dozens of Russian Diplomats from the u. S. That plane now moscow bound. Trumps team is questioning the white houses motivation. So there is a question about whether theres a political retribution here versus a diplomatic response. Reporter but even some republicans want more punishment. We will be working for much tougher sanctions against russia. They attacked the United States of america. The hacking was an attack. Reporter trump says the only way for sure to protect from Cyber Attacks if you have something really important, write it out and have it delivered by courier, the Old Fashioned way. Because ill tell you what, no computer is safe. Reporter tonight, dhs is weighing in on new concerns the russians may have targeted the American Electrical system. A code linked to the russians was found on a Laptop Associated with the electrical company. Dhs says there are no signs that the hackers penetrated the power grid itself. Mary, thank you. To texas now, where authorities are investigating a midair crash between two small planes that left three dead. The debris coming down in a fireball on to a busy shopping center. Witnesses say they had to run for cover. Tonight, questions about which pilot may have been at fault. And what may have caused this crash. Heres adrienne bankert. Reporter a horrific midair crash. At least three dead after two planes collide and fall into a dallas suburb. The fiery wreckage caught on camera. I just dont know theres any chance they could make it. Reporter flames and a dark plume of smoke. As one plane crashes into a storage unit. The other, on to this busy street. Looked like they were doing acrobatic maneuvers. Looked like one of the wings had been clipped off. Reporter the scene, so tough to watch, you could watch someone in the video telling a little girl to close her eyes. Mom reporter Charles Drexler was at his storage unit, and shot this video. They hit so hard, you could tell they were going really fast. There was a big explosion. Reporter the crash happening just a mile from this small airport. One of 20,000 nontowered airports across the country. Theres no one directing traffic, so pilots are on their own. The faa confirming both were operating under visual flight rules. Meaning visibility must be several miles so pilots can see potential issues and avoid them. It could take quite a while to complete the investigation because of the two crash sites. And the wide debris field over a densely populated area. One man saying he was taking cover as pieces of the planes fell from the sky. Cecilia . Adrienne, thank you. Next tonight, it has been a wild weather start to the new year for millions of americans. In the southeast, heavy rain swamping the gulf coast. Some isolated flash floods, too. More Severe Weather for texas. With tornadoes as a possibility. Winter weather alerts oregon through minnesota, snow at the seattle airport causing cancellations and delays. And ondeck, an arctic blast that will have us shivering. Rob marciano joins us now. Youre tracking some rain tonight . Reporter across the southeast, its been rainy from Severe Weather. Louisiana, mississippi, alabama, highlighted for advanced risk. Snow across the northwest. More snow rotating into the i5 corridor. And this digs all the way into the deep south, into deep texas, with below zero windchills for much of the upper midwest, and looks like it will stick around into the next week. Going to be a cold start to january. Cecilia . Thank you. And did facetime play a role in the death of a 5yearold girl in texas . Marci gonzalez picks up the story from here. Reporter tonight, the family of this little girl filing a lawsuit against apple. Saying the video calling feature, facetime, is responsible for her death. Moriah modisette died in this crash in texas on Christmas Eve in 2014. The lawsuit claiming the driver, garrett wilhelm, now charged with manslaughter, was using facetime on his iphone when he hit the vehicle modisette and her family were in. Attorneys alleging apple had a patent for a feature to block users from using facetime while driving yet never installed it. And never warned users of the potential dangers. Facetime is not the only app under scrutiny right now. Many of may be wondering, what is the snapchat speed filter . Reporter in philadelphia, three young women killed when their car slammed into a tractortrailer and burst into flames. Family members believe snapchat played a role in the crash. Snapchat telling abc news they display a do not snap and drive warning in the app itself. Meanwhile, apple is not commenting stont tonight, and has not yet filed a legal response to the lawsuit. At the the time of the crash, there was no statewide law in texas banning the use of cell phones while driving. Marci, thank you. Now, to the stunts pulled off on new years day. Heres phillip mena. Reporter the new year kicking off with those two brazen stunts. In hollywood, a shock this morning. Overnight, the iconic 45foottall Hollywood Sign altered to read hollyweed. It makes you wonder first of all how they did it. Reporter artistic, maybe, bold definitely. But not original. Marijuana enthusiasts pulling the same prank on new years day in 1976. Well i kind of like the traditional sign, but you know its kind of cool being here at the moment. Reporter two protesters one wearing that purple brett favre jersey dangling from the rafters of u. S. Bank stadium. Unfurling this giant banner above the crowd. Divest nodapl it read, a rallying cry for those protesting the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The game going on uninterrupted. Experts saying the two very public stunts expose lapses in security. It just showed people that may want to commit a crime where people are going to get hurt, that there are weaknesses and gaps in security in these different locations, and they can exploit that. Reporter the Hollywood Sign is back to normal, and no word so far on who may be responsible. Thank you. And we have an update on Queen Elizabeths health. Prince philip attending Church Services without his wife. Were told shes recovering from a heavy cold, and today were told she was up and working. And to the queen of pop, and the highoctave stunner everybody is talking about. That disaster at times square, witnessed by millions. Eva pilgrim on what in the world happened out there. Times square, lets hear it, right now, for mariah carey reporter tonight, Mariah Careys meltdown. The ball drop before the ball drop that began innocently enough. Should auld acquaintance be forgot reporter but no one will forget what happened next. Just walk me down. Reporter the performance spiraling into disaster. We cant hear, but ill get through the motions, okay . Reporter mariah carey, standing on stage, not singing. We didnt have a check for this song, so well just say, it went to number one. Reporter carey tried turning it over to the crowd. Im going to say let the audience sing, okay . Reporter the pop legend directing her dancers on stage. Just flip me, because you know how to do it. Reporter at one point speaking to the audience while her vocals could be heard. I want a holiday too. Can i not have one . Reporter just when you thought it couldnt get worse we belong together, going no better. We belong together reporter millions watching on the abc broadcast. It just dont get any better. Reporter carey immediately being talked about on twitter. Fans blasting the star, tweeting i tried to sing along to mariah carey, but even mariah carey cant sing along to mariah carey. Others showing their support. Way to handle that with grace, girl. Mariahs explaining the performance with an expletive that stuff happens. And tonight, in a statement saying her earpiece was not working. Right here, you can see her fiddling with it. Careys reps say they told the stage managers about the problem but it was not fixed. We asked dick clark productions, they have no comment. Cecilia . So many people commenting on it. Thank you. Theres still much more ahead on this first day of 2017. While we were sleeping, the scene on a rooftop in new york. Police night vision cameras catching robbery suspects trapped on top of a building. And you wont believe the things people leave behind in an airport. A bronze bust, and a mona lisa. 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Reporter inside the lost and found at Denver International airport, wallets, i. D. S, jewelry galore, phone after phone. And, wait for it people this year left behind a chainsaw, a 70inch flat screen tv, a ninja blender system, a hoverboard. Reporter in miami, a laptop graveyard and bag after bag. Not sure how someone forgot this bronze bust or left mona lisa behind. Tsa checkpoints are the most common black hole. If you do leave something behind, file a claim with your airline and the airport right away. Call the airport lost and found directly. The more details you can give, the better chance you have at getting your belongings back. Cecilia, there is some hope. In denver, more than 90 of people who filed claims for lost items got them back. Cecilia . Good news. Glare gloria, thank you. And when we come back, millions of visitors ringing in the new year in the big apple, including a whale. And, were you a fan of this popular 70s show . 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Which began 37 years, when the family was just a 3yearold and a dad, dan, who took them to to a highway for the photo because of a sign. I saw the intersection of 79 and 80, i realized that was the perfect place. Reporter a year later, similar thing, different sign. Because, 1981. A card found its way into the hand of kathy, whom dan had a crush on. Its the end of december. Ill send her a new years card. Reporter third year, theres kathy. She had liked that card. It was the impetus to call back. Reporter and they got married. And on it went, as more kids came along, and crowded into the frame, and then the kids started to disperse. This is life. Children grow up. Reporter so they showed up in inserts. The record has brought back the moments in time. Reporter so now, their card for 2017. From the side of a road, from the side of lots of roads. Happy new year reporter john donvan, abc news. New years kisses. Thank you for starting off your new year with us. Gma first thing in the morning. Im cecilia vega. Ill be right back here tomorrow night. From all of us at abc news, happy new year. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. That means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. So in the 3. 7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. His friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song. His sister can live stream it. While his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. Get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month online for the first year. Cable cant offer that. Only fios can. Ribeiro heres a sneak peek at tonights afv. We know youre gonna love it. All happy birthday to you [ both laugh ] [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] welcome to americas funniest home videos. And now, here he is, the host of our show, Alfonso Ribeiro hey thank you come on now come on come on hello, everybody. How you doing . Whats happening