i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. back to you. >> you can share this post on facebook to show your support for berlin. the prayer for berlin is on our abc 7 facebook page. >> officers shot and killed the driver after a driver plowed his truck into a bastille day celebration. isis claimed responsibility, though investigators say they have yet to find evidence that the driver had links to the militant group. >>> russia is calling the assassination of its ambassador to turkey an act of terror. this still photo shows the assassin holding his gun with the body of andrei karlov on the floor. he was shot by the man who shouted don't forget about aleppo. the gunman who authorities identified as an officer with the turkish riot police was later killed by security forces. the shooting comes a day after a protest in turkey after russia's military intervention in syria. meantime in syria. the turkey ushered a besieged town of aleppo continued and turkish authorities say 20,000 people have left safely. the united nations has passe

elizabeth hur talks about the former wham frontman lasting legacy. >> reporter: not a lot of details about his death with his family asking to grieve in prisonercy. meanwhile, outside his london home there's a growing memorial with fans showing their support. ♪ pop superstar, george michael whose iconic voice was behind the holiday classic. ♪ in a career that lasted more than three decades, michael scored hit after hit. ♪ mike hims died of heart failure sunday, his public is telling abc news, he passed away peacefully on the home over the christmas period offering no further details. police say his death was unexplained, but not suspicious. >> the reason it is unexplained and doing an autopsy is because they know. >> reporter: an autopsy is pending while his fans and friends pay tribute to a man who shot to fame in the 80s. as one half of the group wham with andrew ridgely, a achieving greater success as a solo artist and coming out as gay in the 90s and struggle with lewd behavior and drug possession. his powerful voice captured millions of fans selling 100 million records. >>

here's abc 7 news reporter elizabeth hur. >> cars spinning and colliding and rolling off the roadway in northeastern pennsylvania, and authorities blaming this messy morning commute on mother nature. in maine a fatal crash on a snowy roadway now under investigation. police so far saying a man was killed and a woman and three children hurt. >> in detroit shovels and snowblowers and even four-wheelers out all day clearing the sidewalk and streets from more than 10 inches of snow, the conditions so treacherous this delta flight trying to land skidded off the runway this weekend. chicago also digging out from some 8 inches of snow. >> in snow is nice for about a month and after that not so much. >> it's beautiful actually. it's beautiful. i've never steen like this in december in a while. >> all that snow pretty to look at but a huge inconvenience for travelers at one point causing thousands of flight delays. parts of new york also slammed with more than 3 feet of snow this weekend and in ohio up to 30 inches. smoech snow falling at times take a look at this highway. you can't see anythi

elizabeth hur, new york. department, showing firefighters taking their first break in 30 hours. you can see them using the shade to get some sleep before heading back to the fire zone. >>> we now know that this police officer will not face charges. keith scott was killed in that shooting. what evidence bradley vincent and others had. >> mr. scott's gun, cold 285 semiautomatic was recovered in the scene. the gun was cocked, loaded and the safety was off. >> this contradicts statements from the family that he never had a gun, but a book. and none of the video shows him directly taking aim at officers. >>> back here locally, ggtting a look at the moment a 17-year- this happened back in august and police say the teen was armed and running from a carjacked vehicle. >> got a party with a gun. . >> (shots fired) . >>> southbound. shots fired. shots fired southbound. >> pleading guilty to felony menacing. and the da said the officer had no choice but to use deadly force to prevent the escape. >>> a girl credited with saving her newborn baby sister's life. she was two years old and spitt

elizabeth hur, abc7 news. lindsey: a lot of celebrations were canceled in philippines after a typhoon ripped through the area. ferry delays stranded more than 12,000 holiday travelers. >> we have lucked out. doug: we haven't had any big issues and in the next ten days no big problems either. just a change in temperature. start you off with people traveling. if you have family and friends heading back home i'm sure you are concerned about the travel. we have maps hear to show what they are dealing with. it's nothing violent or terrible. just messy on i-95 especially in the morning. we will deal with that but it should pass through in the morning. the middle of the country is high and dry with the temperatures continuing at or above average. another cold front will bring us rain and snow. hint of what is to come later in minneapolis. partly sun northern planes. warn out about the roller coaster weather and the temperatures but that is what we have here. 40's in the evening and then at 7:00 before the sun comes o

elizabeth hur.... has more. elizabeth pkg: the view from the air.. showing piles of debris and wood.. all across this neighborhood.. once home to families in alabama.. ((sot)) "we were all holding onto each other crouched down on the floor - dear god please let me live through this!" this.. is all that's left of a and the town of rosalie.. hit hard.. so many homes and businesses here.. leveled. in mississippi.. the aftermath.. equally devastating.. and residents are beginning to pick up the pieces.. ((nat)) -- "a tornado warning!" the florida panhandle.. also hit with powerful waterspouts off the coast.. ((nat)) - "siren" and in georgia.. strong winds ripped this large chunk of metal.. off the roof of this recycling center and tossed it.. a quarter of a mile away. are surveying the damage from the wildfires.. woman crying: "everything is gone" the rain helped put out some of the flames.. but with smoke still smoldering.. and the destruction.. overwhelming.. dolly parton who is from the area is ready to help. ((sot)) youtube: dolly parton "i've always

i'm elizabeth hur for abc7 news. jonathan: today researchers with the national oceanic and the atmospheric administration noaa express two mini subs that sank in the pearl harbor attack. alison: this is just in the newsroom today. a soldier from takoma park maryland has died after injuries sustained in afghanistan. sergeant first class allen e. brown was one of three soldiers killed by an improvised explosive device. that explosion happened in bagram on november 12. the other two soldiers died instantly. sergeant brown was being treated at walter reed national medical center in bethesda and he died yesterday. jonathan: well, coming up for us here at "abc7 news at air force one pilot at arlington's national ceremony. alison: as plans for water filtration system moves forward find out why not everyone is excited about the change. >> after 45 years, though, it's time to say goodbye to elected office. but not to service. jonathan: why maryland senator barbara mikulski says today's speech on the s >> and what do hockey an

. >> elizabeth hur, thank you. we should kick back to the -- >> as millions will be watching, but millions more are more keen on what's happening in fort myers. >> absolutely. >> at this hour. >> two eagles taking turns sitting on, i believe, two eggs. >> yeah. >> that the world is watching, waiting to hatch. thing is, it could happen anywhere between christmas and new year's. >> live team coverage straight ahead. >> we could be here for a little while. want to know the eagles' names? >> no. >> harriet and m1. >> that's a little weird. it is florida. we'll be back. >>> "world news >>> friends, colleagues, and fans mourn the death of fisher at the age of 60, four days after she reportedly suffered a heart attack aboard a flight from london. >> byron pitts with more. >> you're my only hope. >> reporter: carrie fisher born into a hollywood royal family 60 years ago. the daughter of debbie, but it was the iconic rol leia that catapulted her to soup stardom. fisher's struggle with the sex symbol label bestowed on her af

elizabeth hur has details on what may have caused the fight and false alerts. scramblingshoppers for cover. >> we heard running and boom, boom, boom. >> kids hitting each other, trampling each other. conabeth: ohio, >> they were putting the door down. elizabeth: chaos and commotion inside more than one dozen malls, most caught on cell phone cameras. police rushing in as panicked shoppers rushed to get out. police revealing a loud nor ease -- a loud noise during a food -- during a fight was mistaken for gunfire. police in aurora, colorado say the fights were organized on social media. something going on about a fight that was going to take place here at the town center, which is what drew all of these people who were up to no good to our mall. elizabeth: police say they are investigating to see if social media is to blame. dozens were arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. thankfully, no a holiday consumer alert. as you get ready to toss out boxes, break them down before putting them out. the boxes outside before breaking them down is advertising

as elizabeth hur reports it was far from a winter wonderland. elizabeth: cars rolling off the road. blaming it on mother nature. in maine, a crash on a snowy roadway under investigation. a man was killed and a woman and three children hurt. in detroit, shovels, snow blowers and four-wheelers out and the streets for more than ten inches of snow. the condition so stretchous this delta flight tried to land and skidded off the runway this weekend. chicago also digging out from eight inches of snow. >> the snow is nice for about a month. after that, not so much. >> it's beautiful. i haven't seen it like this in december in a while. elizabeth: it's pretty to look at but a huge inconvenience for travelers causing thousands of flight delays. parts of new york also slammed with more than three feet of snow this weekend. in ohio up to 30 inches. look at this highway, you can't see anything. white-out conditions and icy roads wreaking havoc across the country all weekend. this week this is what millions have to lo plunging temperatures with the wind chills well below zero from minneapolis to c

a-b-c's elizabeth hur has the latest. for the hostages.. held inside this florida credit union.. ((nat)) sirens police.. and the swat team.. not the only ones rushing to the scene.. family members.. unable to get a hold of their loved ones.. prayed for their safety. ((sot)) sharon sykes, hostage's mother "i'm just prayerful.. prayerful? prayerful?" it was just after 9am.. police say they got a 911 call about a robbery in progress at community first credit union in jacksonville.. swat negotiators.. called to the scene right with the suspect making demands and dangerous threats. ((sot)) sheriff presser "he kept threatening.. to kill.. even put gun to the bank of the head.." then two hours later?a daring move from inside the credit union gave the swat team.. a chance to move in.. and free the hostages. ((sot)) sheriff presser "2 people were hiding inside the bank.. they took opp to flee the bank.. distracted hostage taker.. swat went in." ((sot)) clara cruz.. just want to hold her and let her know that god is in the plan." ((sot)) mother of bank worker "he is safe and i'm happy. i'm

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> a new campaign could end up banning marijuana billboards from all state highways. five state lawmakers have introduced a bill which would ban the ads featuring medical and recreational marijuana. they say it's an effort to prevent the marketing of mott to minors and some have already appeared here in the bay area. >> hackersk over net. ics's twitter account and they claim to be testing security. they are known for taking over high-profile social media accounts. >> they tweeted the sam access staff member's account. netflix kept deleting the tweets and told the customers their company was on the problem and they are also claiming responsibility for hacking twitter accounts for some of marvel studio's upcoming film. they named twitter handles as well as black panther, kept in the america and guardian of the galaxy franchises fell victim. disney is parent company to both marvel and abc 7. >>> a new kind of intersection made a debut. abc 7 news was on hand as officials unveiled what they call a protected intersection. it's the first of it kind in th

i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. larry? >> reporter: elizabeth, what's the u.s. response to this, and are any americans among the victims? >> well, we learned today president obama actually called the german chancellor last night to offer his condolences and to offer any and all help. as far as the victims are concerned, we also learned today, according to the u.s. state department, at this point no americans have been identified to be injured or killed in this attack and they are working with local authorities to make sure they get to the bottom of this. >> elizabeth hur in new york. the body of the slain u.s. ambassador flown home today. a turkish honor guard carried andrei karlov's flat-draped coffin. he was shot dead as he delivered a speech at a photo exhibition. he the suspect was killed moments after the shooting. they believe the assassination was linked to russia's involvement in syria. >>> we're now 31 days from the inauguration, but before president-elect donald trump can be sworn in he'll have to pay out millions of dollars, this as a top republican w

elizabeth hur is in new york... with more. script: ((nat)) "lightning.. wind!" heavy wind.. ((nat)) "heavy rain.. lightning.. woah!" rain and fire.. ((nat)) "go! go! go!" wreaking havoc across the south.. ((nat)) "there's the tornado right there. let's go! let's go!" from louisiana to tennessee.. alabama.. the storms.. devastating and deadly.. with home after home leveled.. and thousands left without power.. ((sot)) man2: "thought it was my time for a minute there." more damage in mississippi.. but.. no one killed. ((sot)) man: "we're really lucky that nobody was hurt here tonight, you know, it could be the other way." in tennessee.. ((sot)) don armando: "i'mappy that we still have our restaurant." ((sot)) roy rogers, business owner: "no one expected this!" authorities blaming the deaths there on wildfires.. ((sot)) tn fire presser mayor: "i've never seen anything like before rain arrived.. which officials say helped but also created new challenges. ((sot)) tn fire presser chief greg miller: "we are experiencing some small mudslides and rockslides because there is no longer

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> all right. still ahead on "abc 7 news at 4:00," star quarterback cam newton helps a 10-year-old's christmas wish come true. >> and heartwarming reunion. see some of the best soldier surprises of 2016. >>> i'm michael finney. ask fipy is just ahead. still taking your questions on facebook and twitter. pose them with the #askfinney, and i'll answered them here in just a little bit. >> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma live from our east bay hills camera. a gorgeous evening under way. clear skies and we do have chances for rain ahead. >>> if we could be all be as lucky during this particular commute. noah foreman claimed he achieved an unforgettable feat. while driving through manhattan he hit 240 consecutive green lights. >> no. >> isn't that wild. >> you can't get three in san francisco. >> no. here's proof from his dashcam. now this obviously happened overnight. green lights in the big apple last anywhere from 45 to 120 seconds. boy, that's lucky. >> yeah. >> christmas wish came true for a 10-year

elizabeth hur shows us the damage. >>> the view from the air showing piles of debris and weight. all across this neighborhood, once home to families in alabama. >> we're all holding onto each other, crouched down on the floor, your god, please let me live through this. >> reporter: this is all that's left is the left of the daycare . so many homes and businesses here leveled. the aftermath, equally devastating anddresidents are just beginning to pick up the pieces. >> before the panhandle hit with powerful waterspouts off the coast. in georgia, strong winds ripped this large chunk of metal off the roof of this recycling center and tossed it a quarter of a mile away. over tennessee, this residents are surveying the damage of the rain helped put out some of the flames that was smoke still smoldering and destruction overwhelming, dolly parton who is from the area is ready to help. >> i've always believed charity begins at home. we want to make sure the dollywood foundation provides $1000 a month to all those families that lost their homes in the fires until they get back up on their

elizabeth hur is tracking the new problems in the aftermath of this. neighborhood, once home to families in alabama. >> we were all crouched down on the floor. let me live through this. elizabeth: this is all that's left of the day care in the town of -- it hard. the aftermath come equally devastating and residents are beginning to pick up the pieces. the florida panhandle also hit the coast. in georgia, strong wind ripped this large chunk of metal off the roof of this recycling center and tossed it a quarter of a mile away. in tennessee displaced residents are serving the damage from wildfires. the rain helped put out flames but with smoke still smoldering and destruction overwhelming, >> i've always believed charity begins at home. we want to make sure the dollywood foundation revised $1000 a month to all those families that have lost their homes in the fires until they get back up on their feet. elizabeth: president obama reached out to the tennessee governor and we are told scheduled assistance is on the way -- federal assistance is on the way. sea

in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action news." >> ♪ >> now to the white house transition. president-elect donald trump is continuing his vacation in south florida while working to fill his cabinet. he also announced this weekend he will be shutting down his family's charitable foundation. trump wants to avoid the appearance of any conflict with his role at president but the new york attorney general says the foundation is still being investigated for concerns over how it collected and distributed money. as all this happens trump's popularity is lower than his predecessor's. >> donald trump has made great appeals to his base and great appeals to the voter that is supported him but he has made few appeals to to people that supported hillary clinton or a third party. that's a problem as he takes office. >> every president over the past 60 years has walked into the white house at least with a rating above 50 percent. trump's is at 42 percent right now. ly. >> get ready to shell out more money when you fill up at the old gas tank. pennsylvania's gas tax is going rise on january

elizabeth hur abc new york. >>> turning to politics, today is considered a formality, but it is the day that the electoral college vote officially to make donald trump president. electors and others are meeting right now. some have acknowledged they will not support trump and protesters are gathering outside many voting sites urging their representatives to not vote for president-elect trump. during the general election trump won 306 electoral college votes. 207 is needed to secure the president. a joint session of congress is scheduled for january 6 to certify the results of the electoral college votes. we're in harrisburg today for the electoral college vote. we'll have a live report on "action news" tonight beginning at 4:00 p.m. >>> protesters took their message to the sky over philadelphia this morning. a plane held a banner saying "sos electors dump trump." the project was funded by a woman in california in hopes that it would give the electors pause. >>> city of philadelphia is taking steps to reduce the number of children with high lead leaves in philadelphia. the plan a -- call

abc news reporter elizabeth hur has the latest. >> reporter: dalia dippolito who chose not to testify in her trial maintained through her lawyer she was innocent. >> give her that freedom back to go home to her family and her infant son. >> reporter: during closing arguments, the defense even revealed for the first time the 34-year-old is now a mother insisting back in 2009 the police set her up. >> i'm confident, like 5,000 percent sure. >> reporter: that's when she was caught on tape talking to an undercover officer posing as a hit man to kill her husband of six months. >> is your husband michael? >> i'm sorry, to tell you, ma'am, he's been killed. >> reporter: defense tried to convince the jury that the police department staged and recorded this video for the reality tv show "cops." police denied those claims and prosecutors told the jury the video speaks for itself. >> 4,700 bucks, wanted two bullets put in her husband's head for nothing. >> in 2011 dippolito was convicted of solicitation to commit first-degree murder, but that verdict was thrown out on appeal, and dippolito later

elizabeth hur is in new york with more. >> massive crashes and lake-effect snow and winter whiteouts. >> this is the skating range and two more go in the ditch. >> reporter: in all 70 vehicles sliding into each other in erie, penalty pens. >> a 50-car pile-up in lake county, ohio and this chain reaction crash in lancing, michigan, where three people died. >> it was very chaotic. >> reporter: a busy day and night for first responders after the blinding snow caught so many drivers off guard. the storms fueled by the bitter cold blast moving over the woman great lakes. >> look tat it spin. >> reporter: so powerful it even created this water spout over lake erie. snow also hitting out west in portland and seattle and now the cleanup while the midwest and the northeast braced for more snow. >> i was thrilled. we have been waiting, so i was thrilled. i do not like the snow. i should find a new job. >> reporter: in addition to more snow this weekend, forecasters say it is going to get much colder next week with windchills of 20 below zero in chicago and near zero here in new york city. eliza

here's abc's elizabeth hur with more on that. >> reporter: the blistering cold, snow, and ice on the highways, a deadly combination. in baltimore, a stranded driver watched helplessly. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: as truck after truck crashed right before his eyes on i-95. >> stop! stop! >> reporter: driving straight into that inferno. >> whole 95 is on fire. >> reporter: in maryland alone, at least 20 people were injured and three dead after police responded to 377 accidents in 24 hours. first responders kept busy across the country with pile-ups from new mexico to north carolina. and for millions trying to fly, more headachs with nearly 5,000 flights cancelled since thursday. >> got through security, and my flight got cancelled. >> reporter: which led to passengers sleeping in airports, and in denver, frontier airlines scrambling to deal with these bags piling up at baggage claim. meanwhile, these die hard football fans -- >> we have frozen guacamole and hummus. >> reporter: -- tailgated in sub zero temperatures. in chicago, one of the coldest games ever with negative 4 wind chills.

elizabeth hur reports. elizabeth: arrested and taken to jail thursday night according to police the 33-year-old gary holmes now charged with capital murder in the murder 306-year-old king in the case of road rage. >> it's sad for his life to be taken. elizabeth: the arrest coming a day after the grabbed mother spoke out for -- grandmother spoke out at a first time in a vigil. >> no shape, form or fashion did i know something like that would take place. >> police say it was black heavy impala opened fire at an intersection in little rock. >> shots fired. i thought he shot. he shot at the car. >> it wasn't until the grandmother pulled in a parking lot that she realized asen in backseat had been hit. >> he's been shot. oh, my god! >> court documents reveal a tip led police to the owner of the impala. the girlfriend said she was in the car at the time and claimed a car was following him too closely so he pulled over and let the car go past him. but when the car stopped at a stop sign for a few minutes holmes fi

elizabeth hur looks at how the city is preparing security. elizabeth: new york city's times square is usually paneled with tourists year-round is about to get bezzier with the giant -- busier with the giant ball in position for the big party days away. nypd is gearing up for the main evented. >> in light of what we experience in this country and the attacks we witnessover seas, law enforcement has to take every situation seriously. elizabeth: this comes a week after a jointed security bulletin expressed concern noting there is no specific credible threat of time square near the celebration. but the presence of a large number of spectators represent opportunities for a mass casualty event. >> even a person wit organization can present a threat to the country. elizabeth: law enforcement are still on high alert after the trunk attack in berlin last week that killed 12 and injured dozens more. the trucks used in the thanksgiving day parade are expected to make a return, as well as tactical gear and rifles and other layers of protection that the p

at least 13 elizabeth hur reports. the view from the air.. showing piles of debris and wood.. all across this neighborhood.. once home to families in alabama.. "we were all holding onto each other crouched down on the floor - dear god please let me live through this!" this.. is all that's left of a daycare.. and the town of rosalie.. hit hard.. so many homes and businesses here.. leveled. in mississippi.. the aftermath.. equally devastating.. and residents are beginning to pick up the -- "a tornado warning!"the florida panhandle.. also hit with powerful waterspouts off the coast.. - "siren"and in georgia.. strong winds ripped this large chunk of metal.. off the roof of this recycling center and tossed it.. a quarter of a mile away. over in tennessee.. displaced residents.. are surveying the damage from the wildfires.. woman crying: "everything is gone" the rain helped put out some of the flames.. but with smoke still smoldering.. and the dolly parton who is from the area is ready to help. youtube: dolly parton "i've always believed charity begins at home.. "we want to make sur

elizabeth hur has more. collects cars, spinning, colliding, rolling off the crash under investigation. a man killed, a woman with three children, hurt. detroit, shovels, snowblowers, clearing the sidewalks and streets of more than 10 inches of snow. conditions so treacherous that skidded offlight the runway while trying to land. chicago, digging out from some eight inches. >> the snow is nice for about a month. and then after that? not so much. >> is beautiful, actually. i've never seen it like this in december. >> all of the snow, pretty to look at, but a huge inconvenience for travelers. parts of new york, also slammed ofh more than's three feet snow this weekend. ohio, up to 30 inches. so much snow falling at times that you can't see anything. whiteout conditions and icy roads wreaking havoc across the country. this week, this is what millions have to look forward to. plunging temperatures with wind chills well below zero, from minneapolis to chicago and boston. larry: all right, frostbite temperatures fo

elizabeth hur has the latest on the 53-year-old's lasting legacy. >> pop super star george michael. whose iconic voice was behind the holiday classic. >> ♪ last christmas, i gave you my heart ♪ elizabeth: in a career that lasted three decades, michael scored hit after hit. >> ♪ freedom ♪ hold on to my freedom >> michael died of heart failure on sunday. his publicist telling abc news he passed away peacefully at home over the christmas period but offering no further details. police saying his death was unexplained but not suspicious. >> the reason they are saying it's unexplained and doing an autopsy is because i don't think they know. >> an autopsy is pending while his fans and friends pay tribute to a man who shot to name in the 1980's. wham -- >> ♪ wake me up before you go-go ♪ >> then achieving even greater success as a solo artist. coming out as gay in the 1990's. his public victories and struggles including arrest for lewd behavior and drug possession. his powerful voice captivated million of fans selling more than 100 million records. >> what is it about me that wo

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> a boy who was shot in reno, nevada, is still in the hospital. he is recovering and will likely pull through. video of the incident shows the teenager weielding two large knives. the officers shot the boy after he refused orders to drop the weapon. >>> snowy weather hitting the midwest prove deadly in lansing, michigan. police are blaming slippery conditions for a pile-up that caused closure of the freeway in both directions. >>> a marathon 17-hour surgery to separate conjoined twins is being called a success today. >>> meet the bay area team behind the surgery and hear what the family is saying. >> i'm spencer christian. this is the dark and dreary view from our emeryville camera. i'll have the forecast in a moment as abc 7 news at 4:00 continues. >>> dreary is the way i would describe the commute in walnut creek. bumper to bumper. back with more after the break. >>> we have a creative solution for gifts. >> we've teamed up with hoodline. how you can make diy christmas presents in the city. >> it turns out, being one of santa's elves requires wo

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> well, hundreds of thousands of people will flock to new york city's times square, of course, to ring in the new year and right now work is under way to keep everybody safe. new york city police officers have made themselves highly visible in the area surrounding the so-called crossroads of the world. law enforcement says there are no credible threats against this massive celebration. >> in light of what we've experienced and the attacks we've witnessed overseas law enforcement has to take every situation seriously. >> this year's edition of the new year's eve ball arrived in times square today. it is created by waterford crystals of ireland. >>> donald trump is firing back after president obama said he could have beaten trump on elengths night. trump took to twitter to make his case. abc 7 news reporter kenneth moten has details from washington. >> reporter: the president versus the president in waiting. >> very good man. >> thank you. >> reporter: who could have beaten whom if the president could have run for a third term and in a podcast president o

abc's elizabeth hur has the latest. >> reporter: a picture postcard street scene of peaceful christmas shoppers suddenly plunged into bloodshed. this massive delivery truck was an engine of destruction ramming its way the length of a football field through an outdoor christmas market before crashing to a halt. >> first we heard glass breaking, a lot ofpeople running away and a lot of people crying, shouting. >> it went just past me, past my girlfriend. i think it missed me by 3 meters, missed her by 5. >> reporter: the truck tore through tables and kiosks, leaving a trail of carnage. >> i saw one guy being dragged away with blood on his face. i helped several other people. >> reporter: a man believed to be the truck driver was arrested after fleeing the scene. he is being questioned. police say another man in the truck during the mayhem died in the crash. in november, the state department warned americans traveling in europe to be wary of large gatherings that could attract terrorist strikes. and isis has urged its followers to copy this attack in france last july when an isis terrori

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> thank you. >>> investigators say several human errors led to the plane crash in colombia killing 71 people including most of a brazilian soccer team. aviation authorities blame the pilot, airline, and regulators for the crash. the plane should not have been cleared for departure because of lack of fuel and pilot failed to refuel en route and was too late. six passenger survived the crash including two members of that soccer team. >>> russian authorities have ruled out terrorism in the cause of a plane crash on christmas day. search efforts in the black sea recovered fragments of the jet and black box. the plane crashed minutes after taking off from russia. all 92 people on board that plane are presumed dead, including members of a world famous military choir. >>> five of the six inmates escaping a tennessee jail have been captured. the men made the way out of the newport jail early sunday after removing a toilet from the wall and going through a hole behind it. apparently, prior plumbing repairs loosened the concrete holding the toilet and leaking