tried out the new system, and brings us this report. >> reporter: janis scott starts almost every morning on this corner at the bus stop near her home on the east side of houston. even though she knows how to drive, she prefers the bus. she rides the bus so often, she's known as the bus lady. >> i tell people if you can't remember my name, say "hey, miss bus lady!" i said i'll turn around, i'll answer! >> reporter: two months ago, the bus routes janis had taken for the last 30 years changed overnight. houston's transit authority, known as metro, revamped the entire bus system to make the routes simpler and faster with better connections, at almost no extra cost. >> good morning! hi, how you doing? >> reporter: our first bus arrives, the number 30. in the past, buses ran infrequently, and many didn't run after 5:00 p.m. or on weekends. >> so, essentially we've had a long-term decline in bus ridership. >> reporter: christof spieler is one of the architects behind the new system. he's an urban planner and sits on metro's board. >> so we just asked a question, what would this bus syst

me, knocking me down and the unmistakable sound of an ak .47 i said who are you? he said i'm janis, one of your translators. i saw the bodies of the two men that he just shot and killed. janis saw that these guys were either going to kill me or do something awful to me. >> the five year struggle to get him his visa that i was one of five americans that he ultimately had saved in combat all from different tours. and as a result of that, the taliban decided to put him on the top of their hit list. people i had never heard of before, said that guy saved my life in 2009. that guy saved my life in 2007. what do you need me to do to help out? >> janis shinnwari eventually made it to the u.s. and lives in northern virginia near de zeller. he spends his free time volunteering with no one left behind. >> some families just arrived here last week and need everything. they have flog. they only came with one suitcase per person. >> you like this one? >> we come on weekends. and load our trucks. and deliver items to them. >> the u.s. government's policy is to treat these afghans much like any r

. frightening images as an intense investigation gets under way. abc's linzie janis has the details. >> reporter: passengers frantically fleeing this burning jetliner, sliding down emergency evacuation chutes. >> i heard a loud bang, turned around, saw the lights, saw flames. ran for the front of the aircraft. >> reporter: at that point, the jet was still moving toward takeoff. flight attendants springing into action. >> he calmly as soon as the plane stopped, he opened the door, let the chute out, the chute opened to the side where the flames were. >> reporter: the call coming just after 12:30. within two minutes, broward sheriff fire and rescue are there. a minute later all 101 on board are off the jet. within another 60 seconds, foam has knocked down the largest flames. >> all passengers are off the aircraft and the engine fire is out. >> reporter: i was scared, says this passenger who hurt her ankle running. at least 21 injured in all. including at least one serious injury. the dynamic airways jet was taxiing to take off to venezuela. what the pilot of the 767 didn't realize is

seconds to react. here's linzie janis. >> reporter: watch these middle schoolers jogging in gym class, when suddenly 14-year-old skyler nelson slows down, puts his hands on his hips, then collapses onto the floor. surveillance camer rolling as the teacher checks his pulse and calls for help. >> he was trying to breathe at first. then there was a point where he stopped breathing altogether. >> reporter: vice principal eric price, who attended a cpr refresher course just days earlier, putting his knowledge into action. price and the school resource officer alternating, applying compressions. >> he actually, essentially, died right there in our gym. he wasn't with us. >> he was gone. >> he was gone. >> reporter: 11 terrifying minutes later, paramedics arriving, rushing skyler to the hospital where doctors discovered a genetic heart defect and implanting a defibrillator in his chest. >> i'd like to say thank you very much, i'm grateful, and god bless you. >> i feel fortunate and feel like i got a second chance. >> reporter: skylar's heroes visiting him in the hospital. >> sklyar looked at

could this happen? here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: firefighters breaking down the door of this chicago day care, desperately trying to reach a baby girl locked inside. her frantic father recording it all. >> journee? >> it was pitch black and, like, the police had the flashlight down and i could see my baby crawling on the floor. [ crying ] >> reporter: 1-year-old journee's dad reportedly arriving 15 minutes before their official closing, finding the doors locked. >> my heart dropped. okay. >> reporter: the center now being investigated by authorities. we've seen it before. earlier this year, this houston father smashing a window at his son's day care. the 10-month-old left inside on his own. that center calling it a terrible accident. david, little journee's mom saying the dare y care workers say they mistook her child for a doll. david? >> just incredible. linzie janis tonight. thank you. >>> and up next here, the investigation. and we want you at home to answer this question. if you make a phone call while driving, even if it's hands free, how many seconds do you think it ta

. friends and family still holding out hope. abc's linzie janis is tracking developments from miami. >> reporter: new images of this empty lifeboat with a giant hole in it belonging to the el faro. >> we've modified our search efforts to focus more on potential people in the water, lifeboats and life rafts. >> reporter: also spotted, a life ring and several emergency survival suits. >> in one of the survival suits, we did identify human remains. >> reporter: an abc news crew was on board this c-130 flight as searchers discover a 300 square mile area of debris, the ship making a distress call as it was getting battered by hurricane joaquin. the el faro equipped with two lifeboats and survival suits like this one for all 33 crew members including the 2 americans. >> they insulate you. they keep your body temperature intact for an extended period. >> reporter: as many families of the crew struggle to understand why the ship ended up in a hurricane, the company that owns the el faro revealed that the captain had planned to bypass it but ran into trouble. >> regrettably, he suffered a me

fuel? our linzie janis reports the investigation has already begun. >> reporter: the ntsb and faa are expected on scene to try to answer some of those questions. they'll be looking at the 5-year-old airline's maintenance record. the plane is still on the tarmac. it's filled with so much fuel, they had to shut down the airport for a couple of hours. >> reporter: one of the keys to the investigation will be where that fuel was leaking out of the plane. >> it sounds very much to me like the culprit may be a fuel line in the engine, as fuel was seen spilling out of the engine. >> reporter: whatever the cause, the apparent quick and correct action by both the flight cruel and the ground crews kept this incident. >> david kerley with us live tonight, and to linzie janis on the scene for us. breaking at this hour. a manhunt under way across kentucky and tennessee, and there is late word coming in of a possible sighting. the urgent hunt for a felon, a convicted rapist considered dangerous. allegedly taking aim at police in two states, shooting one officer in the chest. a bullet proof vest sav

. first, linzie janis with the new guidelines. >> reporter: tonight, the american cancer society now saying women should start having mammograms at the age of 45. five years later than its previous recommendation of 40. so, women between the ages of 45 and 54, who have an average risk of developing breast cancer, should have a mammogram once a year. but after 55, a mammogram every other year, as long as the patient is healthy. >> i can't believe that. >> yeah, i don't think it's right, honestly. >> these are the new guidelines. >> yeah, i hope that the companies will pay for it. if you want to have it more often than that. >> reporter: the new guidelines based on increasing evidence that mammography often produces "false positives" in younger women, results that lead to additional testing and surgery, often unnecessary. but at least one other influential group still recommends starting at 40. another says mammograms aren't necessary until 50. the american cancer society also dropping its previous recommendation that women have a manual exam so doctors can feel for abnormalities, beca

passengers who were on board, with fire right outside their windows. abc's linzie janis is in ft. lauderdale, leading us off. >> reporter: passengers frantically fleeing the burning jet liner, sliding down emergency evacuation chutes. >> i heard a loud bang, turned around, saw the lights, saw flames. ran to the front of the aircraft. >> reporter: at that point, the jet was still moving toward takeoff. flight attendants springing into action. >> he calmly, as soon as the plane stopped, he opened the door, let the chute out, the chute opened to the side where the flames were. >> reporter: the call coming just after 12:30. within two minutes, broward sheriff fire and rescue are there. a minute later, all 101 on board are off the jet. within another 60 seconds, foam has knocked down the largest flames. >> all passengers are off the aircraft and the engine fire is out. >> reporter: "i was scared," says this passenger, who hurt her ankle running. at least 21 injured in all, including at least one serious injury. the dynamic airways jet was taxiing to takeoff to venezuela. what the pilo

sideline. stuckey is in for him. rodgers able to escape the sack then flips to it janis, who cuts back to the middle and is taken down at the 20. phil: you get a free runner at the cornerback and he gets away. this side, unblocked. aaron rodgers. sees robinson last second and makes the move to get outside. jim: well, jeff janis has caught a couple of balls today. both of them big. one for 46 and this one for 33. phil: the third shovel pass of aaron rodgers today. jim: the first one went for the touchdown on the packers' opening drive to starks, who carries it here, plowing ahead to the 15. you're looking here about how you can hold them to a field goal. you have three time-outs left. phil: this is a must. exactly what mike mccoy is doing, looking up at the play clock, seeing the time and realizing that aaron rodgers is doing a good job taking time off the clock before he breaks a the huddle. jim: second and 5. rodgers. look at that pass. lofts it. just over the outstretched arms of starks. rodgers a little upset at himself because he expects to make every throw. phil: yeah, he had

why it happened. abc's linzie janis is there. >> reporter: a routine takeoff, suddenly a scramble for survival after this dynamic airways jet burst into flames on the runway. >> i heard a loud bang, turned around, saw the lights, saw flames, ran to the front of the aircraft. >> reporter: passengers rushing for the emergency slides. but not all doors opened immediately. >> it was pretty nerve-racking to know that the door wasn't opening and know that something was on fire. >> reporter: the pilot of the boeing 767 didn't realize his plane was leaking fuel until another pilot alerted him. >> dynamic, out of the left engine, it looks like it's leaking a lot of, i don't know if it's fuel. it has fluid leaking. >> reporter: seconds later, that fuel catching fire. >> engine's on fire. >> like flames all over the turbine of the plane. >> people started freaking out. >> reporter: firefighters on scene within minutes, smothering the flames with foam. >> all passengers are off the aircraft and the engine fire is out. >> reporter: at least 21 injured. one seriously. >> a fuel line may have broken

. linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: tonight, a break in the search for the missing cargo ship, the el faro. a 225-square-mile area of debris. and earlier in the day, we were with the coast guard as crews discovered a container and oil sheen floating in the ocean. >> it's common for ships transiting through a storm to lose things off their deck, off their topside decks. life rings, even a container, in heavy weather. it's not uncommon. >> reporter: late saturday, the coast guard pulling this life ring out of choppy waters. the 790-foot vessel was destined for puerto rico. making a distress call from crooked island, saying the ship had taken on water, and was listing 15 degrees. in an area known as the bermuda triangle. >> a ship is most vulnerable when they're without propulsion. >> reporter: among those onboard the ship, jeremy rheem. >> i'm very hopeful. >> reporter: as of sunset tonight, the coast guard has searched 70,000 square nautical miles of sea. >> thank you. >>> from roseburg, oregon, stunning details of the heroes and those they saved in the mass shooting. people comfort

waters at all. linzie janis tonight. >> reporter: tonight new images of this empty lifeboat with a giant hole in it belonging to the el faro. the coast guard saying today the cargo ship sank but they are still searching for survivors. >> so we are not looking for the vessel any longer. we modified our search to focus more on potential people in the water, life boats and life rafts. veral emergency survival and suits. >> in one of the survival suits, we did identify human remains. >> reporter: an abc news crew was on board this c-130 flight as searchers discover a 300 square mile area of debris the ship making a distress call 4 1/2 days ago as it was getting battered by hurricane joaquin. the ship equipped with two life boats and survival suits for all 33 crew members like this one dubbed "gumby suits." >> the insulate you they keep your body temperature in tact for an extended period. >> reporter: the families wondering why the ship was in the middle of a hurricane. the pilot tried to bypass it. >> he suffered a problem with the main propulsion system. >> reporter: the mother of one read

line, or they could be shot. linzie janis is there. >> reporter: today, a connecticut town terrorized. 17 schools and over 10,000 kids on lockdown. >> we just want to see our kids and hug them. >> reporter: it all started around 9:00 a.m. this morning, a man calling an elementary school in fairfield saying he was heading there with an m-16 assault rifle. district getting calls that there were bombs on campus. minutes later, parents in this town been 30 miles from newtown, connecticut, where 26 kids and receiving this heart-stopping >> all schools are currently in lockdown. every school. told not to pick up their children, some heading to school anyway. >> we cannot let you in. they are in lockdown. if you go in there, you're going to get shot, okay? >> okay. >> that's how it works. >> reporter: by 11:15 a.m. the lockdown lifted, police giving the all-clear. david, the fbi and police now trying to figure out who made those anonymous threats. david? >> thank you. >>> and now to the race for 2016. we've heard donald trump point so often to his lead in the now his competitors gaining grou

field of debris. linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: tonight, a break in the search for the missing cargo ship, the el faro. carrying 33 crew and 28 americans. a 225-square-mile area of debris. with what appears to be sty styrofoam. and earlier in the day, we were with the coast guard as crews discovered a container and oil sheen floating in the ocean. >> it's common for ships transiting through a storm to lose things off their deck, off their topside decks. >> reporter: and late saturday, the coast guard pulling this life ring out of choppy waters. ship went missing, in the path of of hurricane joaquin. the 790-foot vessel was destined for puerto rico. making a distress call from crooked island, saying the ship had last power. had taken on water, and was listing 15 degrees. in an area known as the bermuda triangle. >> a ship is most vulnerable when they're disabled, without propulsion. >> reporter: among those onboard the ship, jeremy rheem. and danielle randolph, 34, from maine. >> i'm very hopeful. until they find a reason for me not to be, i'm going to remain hopeful. >>