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WPVI Good Morning America March 11, 2015

A man falls between train cars seconds before it leaves the station. One witness tries to stop the train as it pulls away. How did he walk away from this . We do say good morning, america. How about that video . Hard to believe, so thankful he was able to walk away from this. One witness saying he seemed shaken up but otherwise okay. What a lucky man. We have a lot to get to including a verdict in that blurred lines trial. Robin thicke and pharrell ordered to pay marvin gayes family more than 7 million. A landmark case and experts are saying it could change the way music is made. First to the breaking news. Terrible accident a helicopter with 511 troops on board going down during a routine training at Eglin Air Force base in florida. Were just learning new details this morning and Abcs Martha Raddatz is in washington with the latest. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, robin. This is a terrible reminder that even in training what the military does is dangerous and can be every bit as deadly as combat. It was a special Operations Training mission. A night Training Mission which makes it all the more challenging. Two black hawk helicopter its army pilots presumably using night vision goggles during the exercise at Eglin Air Force base in the florida panhandle. At about 8 30 p. M. One of the black hawks with seven special operations marines on board and fourmember crew disappeared. There was fog. I do not know at this time if it was a contributing factor but when our search and rescue personnel arrived on scene there was very limited visible. Reporter the debris was finally located about 2 a. M. Theyre the from camp lejeune. The army piles and crew National Guard from hammond, louisiana. The second helicopter made it back to base. This is the second training accident involving a helicopter in the last several months. Two marines died at the end of january. But it has been more than 12 weeks since any u. S. Military personnel died in combat. Robin. Are there they concerns martha about this type of aircraft . Reporter well its the black hawk and its the workhorse helicopter of the army so no real safety concerns about that particular helicopter. Just a reminder again, of how dangerous these reallife exercises can be robin. Yes, it is a reminder. Thank you, martha. We turn to Hillary Clinton and that press conference where she tried to quiet the controversy over her terminal email account as secretary of state. Clinton said in hindsight it was a mistake to set up that account but insisted she followed all the rules and revealed for the first time she deleted more than 30,000 emails calling them personal. Jon karl there and joins us. Reporter this was Hillary Clintons First Press Conference in more than two years but she may have raised more questions than she answered. A late night comedian show nod mercy following Hillary Clintons press conference. She did not want to have two phones. She couldnt be like hey, man, could you hold this other phone for me . Reporter she finally explained why she used private email for official business as secretary of state. Looking back it would have been better for me to use two separate phones and two email accounts. I thought using one device would be simpler and obviously it hasnt worked 0 out that way. Reporter republicans were quick to pounce on that explanation circulating this video of clinton from last month indicating she no longer minds having two devices. Iphone or android . [ laughter ] iphone. Okay in full disclosure blackberry. And a blackberry. Reporter understate department rules enforced while she was secretary employees must turn over any emails from private accounts that relate to official business. But clinton didnt do that until 22 months after she left office. Why did you not go along with state department rules until nearly two years after you left office . The laws and regulations in effect when i was secretary of state allowed me to use my email for work. Reporter why did you wait to turn those emails over . The rules say you have to turn them over . I dont think id be happy to have somebody talk to you about the rules. I fully complied with every rule i was governed by. Reporter now, Hillary Clinton said that after she went and organize emails determining which ones were official business to be sent over to the state department and which were personal, she deleted about 30,000 emails she determined to be purely personal. As you can imagine, george republicans are saying that raises serious questions. They want her to turn over her email server to be examined. She says she will not do that. Shes not going to do that and hear the congressman in charge of this Benghazi Committee says he wants mrs. Clinton to come up not once but twice now to the committeement one to simply answer questions about the emails. Reporter mrs. Clinton has signaled she is willing to voluntarily appear before that committee but as you can imagine highly unlikely she would agree to come back to that Committee Twice because its almost certain both of those appearances would have to be after she is a declared candidate for president. Thanks very much. Now to the latest fallout from that racist video at the university of oklahoma. The school expelled two Fraternity Members after caught on video landing the chant and were learning more about two of the stufrptss involved. Abcs ryan owens has that story. Reporter students here have a new chant theyd like to be known for. Protesting overnight outside the now vacant home of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. You can hang them from a tree reporter as this morning parker rice leading members of sae in that now infamous chant is apologizing publicly. Im deeply sorry for what i did saturday night. It was wrong and reckless. I made a horrible mistake. He goes on to say alcohol may have fueled his bad decisionmaking but thats not an excuse. Yes, the song was taught to us rice continues, but that too doesnt work as an explanation. Rice says he withdrew from the university of oklahoma monday, matt lopez was his dormmate here. I know parker and hes not a racist. He compromised his morality for the liking of his friends. Reporter late tuesday brody and susan pettit said their son levi participated as well. They say he is not a racist and will live with the consequences forever. Overnight nationals sae National Office responding distancing itself from the ou chapter saying they do not teach that racist chant adding our investigation has found very likely that the men learned the song from fellow chapter members, which reiterates why Sigma Alpha Epsilon did not hesitate to close the chapter completely. And this morning another sign the scandal continues to widen. The president of the university of texas at austin saying he is looking into reports the sae chapter there used exactly the same chant. George. This is not over yet, okay ryan thanks very much. The latest on the Boston Marathon bombing trial where jurors were shown the chilling bloodstained letters Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote inside the small boat where he was captured. Abcs tom llamas was inside the courtroom and joins us from boston. Good morning tom. Reporter george good morning to you. That boat a critical piece of evidence for both sides. The defense trying to build sympathy for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wants jurors to see how he was fired at more than 200 times when he was hiding out. Prosecutors showed their cards in court yesterday. Pieces of that boat that contain a jihadi message. In court tuesday, prosecutors presenting evidence they say shows the possible motive behind the actions of alleged boston bombers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother tamerlan. Prosecutors showing these photos taken from inside the boat he was hiding in riddled with bullets and inscribed on them a terror manifesto. Writing the u. S. Government is killing our innocent civilians and we muslims are one body. You hurt one, you hurt us all his handwrite surprisingly neat given his wounded condition and at one point he praises jihadi fighters know you are fighting men who look into the barrel of your gun and this missing words because of a bullet hole now i dont like killing innocent people. It is forbidden in islam but due to it is allowed. The defense wants to highlight more than 200 rounds were fired at the boat when he was hiding inside it and hope to build sympathy for the young terrorist in hopes of sparing him the death penalty. The judge ending court early tuesday so he could personally examine the boat himself to determine whether jurors should see the vessel up close. And this morning, jurors are going to learn more about those Pressure Cooker bombs he and his brother used at the Boston Marathon. Robin. All right, tom, thank you. Now to the blurred lines trial. A jury ruling robin thicke and Pharrell Williams ripped off marvin gaye awarding that family millions. Many experts say this could have a chilling ee federal government on the music business changing how musicians work and opening them up to new copyright claims. Abcs Kendis Gibson has more on that. Blurred lines reporter this morning the lines are blurred no longer. A federal jury unanimously ruling that robin thicke and Pharrell Williams did indeed rip off marvin gayes 1977 hit got to give it up. Reporter awarding the late soul singers family a cut of the songs profits to the tune of nearly 7. 4 million. Gayes family openly emotional. I just felt filled. Reporter before sharing their reaction exclusively with abc news. The jury up there, you know they didnt have to go our way. They copied got to give it up and they heard it. It wasnt just us. Reporter gayes family present throughout the tenday trial which centered around the two songs similars. Both williams and thicke testifying while they are similar in feel blurred lines didnt outright copy gayes work but you will bhaltly their star power failing to sway the jury. It speaks volumes about who we are as a country that no matter who you are, if you do something wrong there are consequences. Reporter Pharrell Williams along with thicke and rapper t. I. Who the jury did not find liable were not in court on tuesday. But tell abc news in a joint statement they are extremely disappointed in the ruling which sets a horrible precedent for music and creativity Going Forward but with this twoyear legal battle over blurred lines finally cleared up gayes family now hoping both sides can mend fences in we want to put together a tribute show and maybe pharrell will participate. Reporter for Good Morning America, Kendis Gibson, abc news, los angeles. So fine that would be some show. It would be quite a show but it will be interesting to see if this affects the Music Industry Going Forward. Yeah it really will. Now to amy with the other top stories right now. A major jewel heist thats right, the details just coming in. Police say more than a dozen armed suspects hijacked two vans on a highway in central france making off with an estimated 9 million in jewels. Police have recovered the vavens burned in a forest not far away but not surprisingly all the jus gone. Theyre launching a manhunt in the air and on the ground for the suspects. Also breaking progress in the fight against isis. Iraqi forces say theyve captured the president ial palace in saddam husseins home city of tikrit and they expect to retake the entire city from isis by the end of the day today. Coalition air strikes have cut off isis supply routes. Iranian advisers have played a significant role in the fight also. Back here at home new worries on wall street. All of this years gains on the dow have been wiped out following tuesdays 332point loss. Its the biggest drop since last october. Investors are worried the improving economy will prom the Federal Reserve to raise Interest Rates soon. Utah could soon become the only state to allow execution by firing squad. Lawmakers have approved the idea as a backup method if lethal injection drugs are unavailable due to a shortage. Its up to the governor whether to finalize that plan. And new fallout from the scathing Justice Department report about racial bias in ferguson, missouri. We learned overnight the city manager has resigned in the last week the city clerk has been fired and a judge and two Police Officers have resigned. Some frightening moments on the washington, d. C. Subway. You see that man stumbling near the train there. Well he then falls between the cars, look at that down on to the tracks. People on the platform jump and yell trying to stop the train from moving but it starts rolling out of the station anyway. Onlookers fear the man is crushed but look closely seconds later, boom he hops back up. He had apparently squeezed into a safe area. They lifted him on to the platform completely uninjured. Wow. Well, the dangers of live tv were on display in south africa. The camera was rolling as this reporter and his crew were robbed by two men just moments before going on the air. Look at that. The suspects got away with cell phones and a computer. The good news at least no one was injured. And finally if you just cant get motivated to go to the gym today let this man be your inspiration. 95yearold Charles Eugster just set a new world record in the 200meter sprint and finished in over 55 seconds beating the previous record holder in his age bracket by two seconds. He is aree tired dentist from england of the my favorite part to celebrate he decided to go back to his hotel and take a nap. He earned it. He earned it. So what is his age bracket . 95 and up. You go, charles. Thats right. Thats great. Were going to switch gears and talk about the latest on Harrison Ford who is still recovering from that plane crash. Well the initial report on the crash is now out. And reveals he made a critical decision that saved more than just his own life. Abcs brandi hitt has the story. Reporter Harrison Ford is used to playing a hero on the big screen. Nice landing. Thanks. Reporter but this morning a preliminary report on the actors near deadly plane crash reveals ford made a critical decision at the controls that may have saved lives on the ground. 53178, engine failure. Immediate return. Reporter the ntsb investigators reporting just seconds after suffering engine problems the avid pilot initiated a left turn towards the airport which you can see put him over the golf course a right turn back to the airport would have put the plane directly over homes. Your biggest problem is landing somewhere that youre not going to hit something and he did that very very well landing on the golf course. Reporter the report says the airplane struck the top of a tall tree prior to impacting the ground sustaining substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. It also confirmed ford was seriously injured. Fords wife Calista Flockhart seen here leaving Ucla Medical Center looking noticeably more relaxed than she was the day after the crash. But so far still no official word from fords camp. For Good Morning America, brandi hitt abc news los angeles. He really is indy. I mean great reflexes quick thinking. Really saved lives. Sure did. Including his own. Now to ginger in boston and all that melting snow is contributing to you know, robin, there were more than 100 plus inches in boston and this is all thats left. Just a foot or so of dirty snow. Here the concern is more fog. Back to Oklahoma City not talking about any flooding unless you get to the place where theyve had rain on top of the snow and thats in places like louisville kentucky where were talking flooding and watches and warnings. Halfway up the stop sign in downtown. Lets talk about whats going to happen. From new orleans to West Virginia were on flood alert. There are advisories watches and warnings and most go through the next couple days because well put another two to even 3inches of rain in that red swath on top of what has already fallen and it is going to be a messy end to the week. Real quick look. Heat. Were talking mild springlike, some 20 to 25 degrees above average coast to coast and well talk more about that coming up. First though your local forecast and mild cities brought to you by walmart vision center. Good morning, everyone, dave murphy here with an outdate from accuweather. A couple sprinkles down in cape may county, maybe a couple more by baltimore that might try and sneak in. As we head outside generally speaking were looking at those morning clouds giving way to increasing sunshine as we move through the morning and afternoon. Temperatures right now already in the 40s in most neighborhoods and this afternoon looks great. Were going have sunshine mixing with some clouds and 61 for the high. 51 a bit cooler tomorrow but still not bad. Then 50 with some late rain on friday iceberging along cape cod. We took a drive out there. A sure sign of spring after a hard winter. Very hard. Better than the groundhog. Thank you, ginger. Coming up on gma the family of that toddler snatched out of a stroller speaking out. An abc exclusive. The man with trying to defraud facebook out of millions vanishes the manhunt now. Montel williams under fire in the middle of a payday loan crackdown endorsing a company that charges more than 1,000 interest. Lies of fairlife, this is our promise. We promise to do better with every delicious sip of our ultra filtered milk. From grass

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