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Polar plunge: temperatures across the u.s. dropping as much as 40 degrees in some places tonight as snow heads into the deep south. were in new zealand, where the death toll is rising from the volcano. rescuers tell of harrowing conditions. well have the latest on the american newlyweds caught in the eruption. plus a new warning about your food. another outbreak of deadly bacteria traced to salad. what you should not be eating tonight. and how a wrong number turned this man into the accidental s...

Tonight were learning more about the terribly burned victims, which include an american couple on their honeymoon. ramy inocencio is in new zealand. >> reporter: what was a rescue operation just a day ago is now a mission to recover the bodies of eight missing tourists on an adventure that ended in disaster. paramedic russell clark got the first ground-level look at the aftermath of the eruption. he found no survivors. >> it was like-- like ive seen the "chernobyl" mini series. there was just-- ...

Yesterday, matthew left a message for his mother back in the states. >> reporter: seismologists detected volcanic activity in the days before the volcano erupted, prompting questions about the decision to open the island to tourists at all. should tourists have been on white island? >> i guess if you want to go into an environment like, that you do it knowing there is a degree of risk. >> reporter: and with the fear of a second eruption in the near future, recovery operations to get the remainin...

Coming here forming what has become a flower wall. you can see the flowers behind me. messages of love and support are being put with the flowers, candles are being lit. its become a place where people feel they can just come and reflect and let go some of the grief. some of the messages. others are big and long others are short. >> whats the latest on the 31 people who were still in hospital? >> we do know from officials that some of the people have very critical injuries. some got very hurt. i...

Victims from the island. for the latest lets bring in journalist who is in new zealand. a few hours ago police did announce a criminal investigation into the loss of life in the wake of the eruption. they have since retracted that. what are they saying now whats the latest on the investigation? >> new zealand police moved quickly to what they say is clarified situation. they say it there will not be a criminal investigation at this point. it will be an investigation to try and work out the circu...

To become the third. and i think what well see is if this plays out as we have described it, where the house impeaches and senates votes to acquit. the president will portray this as a completely partisan effort that didnt have the support of the majority of people. and that a senate victory hell say it a win for him. democrats will still say that they had to do this. there was misconduct. and we wont know really until i think election day what the american people have to say about it. >> cnn le...

Benjamin hall is live reporting on this more. >> authorities just recently saying they do not believe that there would be any survivors left on that island. they also say any attempt at rescues at the moment are simply too dangerous because there are concerns for another potential eruption. there were 47 people on the island at the time of the eruption yesterday including nine americans. many of them have been passengers aboard the royal caribbean new cruise shi. still unaccounted for. >> there ...

The explosion. new zealand officials saying at least five are confirmed dead, more than 30 were rescued, some severely burned. several americans among the missing. >> it is now clear that there were two groups on the island. those who were able to be evacuated and those who were close to the eruption. >> reporter: tourist michael schade shooting this video. hed just left the island with his family 20 minutes earlier. capturing these images of a group huddled on a pier, desperate for safety. a wr...

Zealand. americans feared to be among the missing tonight. the volcano sending ash soaring 12,000 feet into the air with no warning, as tourists from all over the world were standing along its rim and climbing up its sides. and this video tonight from a boat that had left just minutes before the blast. at least five people killed and many still missing. heres abcs james longman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a terrifying escape for tourists fleeing this massive volcanic eruption that came close ...

Big questions tonight over why tourists are still allowed to climb it. a second eruption is possible, which may mean if there are bodies on the island, it may be very difficult to retrieve them. david? >> james longman on this for us again tonight. james, thank you. and next, to that emergency landing for an international flight to the u.s. the pilots reporting smoke in the cockpit. at least one emergency worker fearing there was fire, as well. abcs david kerley covers aviation. >> reporter: t...