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In fact, the atlanta journal constitution is reporting the arrest warrant suggests eleby was smoking crack before starting the fire. two others were also arrested in connection charged with criminal trespassing, they were with him when he allegedly started the fire. now, the inferno started in a section of interstate 85 just a few miles north of downtown atlanta. the flames erupting underneath the highway where construction equipment is stored. dozens of firefighters battled the flames and thick...

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Means by he has a story to tell? >> well, look, i think in this case being a lawyer myself, you do understand that a lawyers job is to protect your client first and foremost, and i think thats what general flynns lawyer is certainly trying to do in this case, protect him to the fullest extent possible. but i think the fact that michael flynn was a member of donald trumps inner circle, i mean this is somebody who gave him his intelligence briefings every day. so someone so close to the president ...

>> all right. >> you cant blame russia for hillary clinton being a terrible candidate. >> we have to wrap it there. matthew chance, errol louis, thank you. there are charges filed this morning after that massive fire just collapsed a big chunk of the atlanta interstate. and now investigators are getting their first clues as to what likely happened here. also, terrorists stepping up their efforts to smuggle bombs onto airplane. how theyre trying to stay one step ahead of airport screeners. �...

Intense heat taking out a stretch of the overpass. bryan llenas joins us live from our new york city newsroom with more details about this. >> reporter: hi, kelly. his bond is set at $200,000. this isnt his first run-in with the law either. he has an extensive criminal record, arrested more than a dozen times since 1995, mostly drug charges. in fact, the "atlanta journal-constitution" is reporting the 39-year-old defendant smoked crack before starting this fire. two others believed to be with hi...

>> live from americas news headquarters, im anita vogel. georgia transportation department officials say it will take several months to repair damaged sections of interstate 85 in atlanta. a massive fire thursday caused one overpass to collapse. three other spans were also damaged. three people have been charged in connection to the multimillion dollar blaze. police say they dont have a motive. the state getting $10 million in emergency federal funds to start repairs to federal investigators say...

You you >> police have arrested three people for their alleged involvement in a fire that caused a portion of interstate 85 to collapse, and causing major disruption to one of atlantas main traffic arteries. the fire breaking out at a construction lot underneath the highway. police say no injuries have been reported, but officials say it could take months to rebuild portions of the bridge,

He has an extensive criminal record. hes been arrested more than a dozen times since 1995 mostly drug charges. in fact the atlanta general constitution is reporting the 39-year-old smoked the force darting the firefight chasing -- placing a chair on top of a shopping cart and igniting it. reports say all three are believed to be homeless. the interstate 85 inferno broke out on thursday afternoon in an area underneath a highway used to store construction materials. authorities still wont say how ...

Virginia beach. we know at least a dozen homes were destroyed. two dozen others have been damaged. thankfully no injuries reported, but a local pastor says the storm threw a big chunk of his church into a field across the street collapsing the auditorium and peeling that metal roof right off the building. three people are facing charges this morning after a massive fire caused part of an interstate in atlanta to collapse. investigators think one of the suspects set construction materials on fi...

Look at this instagram video from a driver. dozens of firefighters battled the blaze as they dodged flying concrete. the fires temperatures were so intense this portion of the highway collapsed. amazingly, no one was injured. when it was all said and done, 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 a day through atlanta, now a city already known for its traffic woes will...