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Within hours of being put to death. the traffic headache for atlanta motorists are sa full-on migraine. authorities shutting down part of interstate 20 monday. the concrete roadway buckle. this comes after a five-lane section of interstate 85 collapsed when a fire broke out underneath. if youre keeping score, the city is now down two fully functioning major interstates. a disaster if for folks in atlanta. >> lots of traffic headaches. president trump calling turkeys president in the wake of ...

Exploited is a terrible, terrible thing, so everyone can relate to this. >> they can. no doubt about it. in one way or another. weve all felt shame in some way. and to think of it being out there in any way definitely overwhelming. sara obrien, leah juliett, thank you so much, both of you, for sharing thoughts and perspective. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> absolutely. and listen, stay with us because we want to tell you whats happening with this massive fire that destroyed a huge chunk of a...

Investigation. >> all right, jon karl at the white house. jon, thanks, as always. we turn now to that highway disaster in atlanta. the massive fire and then a huge piece of the highway collapsing during rush hour. the fire so hot beneath the northbound overpass on interstate 85 that it collapsed right into the flames. 250,000 vehicles on that overpass every day. but rush hour traffic had been stopped because of that fire. abcs steve osunsami on the scene tonight. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: f...

Which invoked the nuclear option for executive branch nominees below the su leader mcconnell, who is protective of the senates traditions, has not said whether he will pull the nuclear trigger, but he has guaranteed gorsuch will be confirmed by friday. eric? eric: doug mcel --way reporting in washington. arthel: the fire that caused an elevated section of interstate 85 in atlanta to collapse, this man seen here charged with first-degree arson and criminal damage to property. bryan llenas is foll...

Were arrested and charged with criminal trust past. according to transportation officials the critical artery to atlanta well likely be closed for months and some are even seen in my not open until september. we are following it from the newsroom. more details on this. >> traffic just got a heck of a lot worse in atlanta for the foreseeable future. and the in the suspects name is basil ellerbe. basil ellerbe. he was in court this morning. facing charges of arson. his bond is set at $200,000 this...

Just sick black smoke shot into the air. from a driver dozens of firefighters battled the blaze as they dodged flying concrete. the temperatures were so high this portion of the highway collapsed. amazingly no one was injured. the fire devoured 350 feet of interstate 85 that will now need to be replaced in both directions. this is an important stretch of highway that carries about 400,000 cars per day through atlanta no city already known for its tragic -- traffic woes. one night near it -ish tr...

Much as a big liability. trump trained defeat him in the primary. he called him up bully effort we need against the house freedom caucus earlier this week. perhaps this is retribution for that. as far as i can tell this is the first time that someone in the trump administration has come out and publicly taken sides in the republican primary perhaps a taste of things to come for all the republicans who are up for reelection if they decide to against this white house. julie: kristin fisher thank y...

Across the intelligence community but thats being conclusion that chairman devin nunes reached last week after he viewed the same documents but as ricardo medina said in a statement the documents he shared with the entire committee so together they could reach an agreement. neville. arthel: a man suspected of starting a raging fire that collapsed part of an atlanta interstate is making his first appearance in court today the two others have also been arrested. the fire broke out underneath inter...

We are just moments away. we of course have seen him do this over the past couple of weekends. takes trips to the heartland. we met with local business leaders a little bit earlier. he is hes now wrapping up that to her in american owned and operated manufacturing company we are told it employs a little bit more than 300 people the vice presidents remarks are expected to start any minute. they will focus on jobs, the economy the first message that weve heard back to ohio and the vice presidents ...

Custody after fire which led to an interstate bridge collapse. charges right now include criminal damage to property and criminal trespass. that highway, interstate 85, is one of the major arteries through atlanta. its estimated it will take several months for repairs. fire crews are still looking fo the cause of the blaze. the top us commander in the middle east study ron is the biggest threat. the comets come up western worl battle terror groups like isys and al qaeda. the commander warning ab...