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Everything. people are dead. i can t believe it. i still can t believe it. still incomprehensible for so many. victor oquendo joins us again tonight. officials say they re launching a grand jury investigation into the collapse and victor, how are federal authorities assisting crews on the ground? reporter: linzie, the national institute of standards and technolgy, they look at building failures. they re sending a team of six engineers and experts here, scientists, to come here and gather information. then on thursday, president biden and the first lady, they will be here in surfside, they will be meeting with first responders and, of course, the families. linsey? victor, thank you. now to the coronavirus tonight, as that highly contagious delta variant spreads across the country. los angeles recommending masks in public indoor spaces, even for people who are vaccinated, but encouraging news from a preliminary study from the moderna vaccine, saying it is effective against the de ....
That incident is still under investigation. we ve had two incidents in less than two years, and the question is, is it a maintenance problem with southwest? is it a design problem with the manufacturer? or is it some new failure mode that we didn t know about that comes when the airplanes begin to get old? and linzie janis with us live tonight from philadelphia. and linzie, we were all trying to remember the last time there was a deadly incident involving a domestic plane. i remember being on the scene in buffalo, new york, that was the last deadly incident in 2009? reporter: that s right, david, nearly ten years ago. and tonight, ntsb investigators are going to be taking apart that engine and looking at the urout how this ance records to happened. southwest says it is devastated, and it has expressed its deepest sympathies to the family of the woman who lost her life. david? just an awful scene today. linzie janis leading us off. linzie, thank you. we re going to move on ton ....
Roofs. and in east wareham i m just glad it was here. reporter: glen sharp is thankful his jeep kept this tree from crashing into his family s home. glen s mom and sister were inside that part of the house. unbelievable, and some going to get hit again with this. power outages still a very big problem in so many cases, caused by the falling trees, like the one behind you there, linzie. reporter: that s right, david. on friday, this tree came crashing down on this car, taking with it power lines. but the crews have been so backed up, it took four days. it wasn t until today that they were finally able to get here to remove the tree from the wires. david? linsey davis, our thanks to you. let s go to rob marciano, tracking this storm tonight. david, there are blizzards already happening across the northern plains. 6 to 12 inches of snow there. minneapolis, one to two inches, ....
detectives have now switched their gears in this case from a missing persons report of suspicious nature to a homicide. reporter: investigators say they were led to the body of 23-year-old terrilynn st. john by a suspect now in custody. the body of terrilynn st. john was positively identified approximately 20 feet off the road. reporter: the young mother vanishing from her home early tuesday morning while she was getting ready to take her kids to day care. her front door left wide open. no family deserves to go through this. reporter: investigators say the suspect told deputies he strangled the mother until she stopped breathing. detectives say they contacted 23-year-old suspect alvin keyser, described as an acquaintance of st. john s, after he made incriminating statements about the case. david, police say they believe the suspect acted alone. he has been charged with first degree murder. david? thank you, linzie. when we come back, the major recall. the popular kitche ....
Suffered a concussion, were sent to the hospital for evaluation. one in critical condition tonight. you can see investigators sifting through the wreckage of that garbage truck, and if you look in the distance, about a quarter mile in front of where the collision happened, you can see where the train finally came to a stop. those investigators now looking into why that garbage truck was on the tracks. the ntsb sending a go team to the site. and linzie janis with us live tonight from the scene of that crash. and linzie, those lawmakers did eventually make it to the retreat, and we learned a short time ago, the congressman who suffered a concussion has now joined them? reporter: that s right, david. that retreat has now begun. congressman lewis was discharged from the hospital and has now joined his fellow lawmakers at the retreat. of course, most of the injured, including the person who died, the man who died, were in that truck. just a devastating scene here behind me. investigator ....