The 3yearold boy on an airport escalator. Authorities shedding new light on the danger. The images tonight that led to that moment. The horrifying pictures today. The driver plunging 300 feet over a cliff. Rescuers airlifting her from the scene. Your money tonight. And your christmas gifts. Amazon responding tonight. With so many packages not arriving when they were supposed to, amazons new explanation. The alarming headline on the flu tonight. What you need to know. And the attacks by Mountain Lions. Taking aim at your pets, coming right up to homes. And the new warning in one community for pet owners. Good evening. Its great to have you with uset in after the deadly shooting rampage at the navy air station in pensacola. The gunman, a member of the Royal Saudi Air force. Authorities say he was apparently shooting at random. The training site put on at lea killed, eight wounded. Among the wounded, two sheriffs deputies. Tonight, sources telling abc news investigators are looking at writings to determine if they were written by the gunman. In the writings, it says he hates america. Eva pilgrim from the scene in pensacola. Reporter chaos inside a Naval Air Station in pensacola. The mass shooting shocking the tonight, abc news has confirmed the gunman was Mohammed Saeed alshamrani, a member of the Saudi Air Force in the u. S. For flight training. The fbi investigating terrorism as a possible motive. A tight knit community reeling. It doesnt happen to our friends and neighbors who are members of United States navy. But it did. And it has. Reporter the first call for help coming in at 6 51 a. M. I have one navy officer shot multiple times. Reporter the base locked down. Police race to the scene within five minutes. The shooter moved through two floors of a classroom building, an area of the base where weapons are not allowed. Can i have an update on the possible patient count . Over ten patients confirmed. Reporter the gunman moved methodically through the Building Armed with a handgun. Two sheriffs deputies coming face to face with the gunman, engaging in a shootout. Two officers are hit. One shot in the arm, the other in the knee. Despite being shot, returning fire, the accused gunman killed. I think it could have been a lot worse if we didnt if we dont train the way we do to try and minimize casualties in events like this. Reporter eight injured, four killed, including the gunman. The president briefed on the situation, saying he took a call from the saudi king expressing that countrys outrage. The king said that the saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter and that this person in no way, shape, or form represents the feelings of the saudi people, who love the American People so much. Reporter tonight that community grieving for the lives lost. Grateful to those who risked their lives to stop the shooting. There was some real heroism today. I mean, real heroism. I am devastated. We are in shock. This is surreal. But i couldnt be prouder to wear the uniform i wear. Lets bring in eva, live in pensacola. Sources are telling abc news just before we came on the air, theyre now investigating the hatefilled writings found online, and they believe they might be from the shooter . Reporter thats right, david. Investigators tell us part of this probe is a posting where the writer says he hates america because of its crimes against muslims and humanity. And authorities are working to determine if those writings are legit. Many asking, why was he training here in the u. S. . Reporter david, any country that buys military aircraft from the u. S. Is then trained at a designated base here in america. Hundreds of saudis have been trained at military bases across the u. S. Since the early 70s. David . Eva, thank you. Meantime, the rampage in pensacola is the second deadly attack at a Navy Facility in th. Tonight, new reporting about the attack in pearl harbor. The Associated Press is reporting the sailor was unhappy and was going through counseling. Killing two before taking his own life. And new reporting after the deadly chase and shootout near miami. Thieves hijacking a ups truck. Two innocent victims caught in the middle. The driver, a father, covering for another driver on that route. And a bystander shot and killed as well. Victor oquendo on the scene again tonight. Reporter tonight as the fbi scours for evidence, were learning more about that deadly south florida chase and shootout in the middle of rush hour that left four people dead and families of the innocent victims outraged about the police response. It started with an attempted robbery at this Jewelry Store more than 20 miles away in coral gables. Suspects Lamar Alexander and Ronnie Jerome hill then hijacking the ups truck, taking the driver, frank ordonez, hostage, fleeing on the florida turnpike and interstate 75 and then local streets. The suspects firing back at an armada of police. This is an area thats very, very crowded, nothing but choking traffic hes about to get into. Reporter tv choppers tracking every move. The truck jumping sidewalks and running lights before finally getting stuck in a traffic jam. Police have guns drawn in that area. This is pretty dangerous with so many other cars around. Shots fired. Yeah, shots have been fired. Were watching this unfold. Through the windshield. Reporter motorists caught in the crossfire. You hear me screaming in the video, duck down, get down, lay low. Because i thought we were going to get hit. Reporter officers using bystanders vehicles to take cover. The suspects, dead, along with along with richard cutshaw, who was in his car nearby and that ups driver, frank ordonez. He was just 27. Covering another drivers route. He leaves two young daughters behind. I know for a fact, 100 sure, that he probably talked to them and said you guys can stop this and get out. Reporter what does the family want . Justice. Reporter ordonezs stepfather believes officers mishandled the situation and are responsible for his death. He was murdered. He was murdered. What else can you call it . Reporter its unclear if the two were killed by suspects or police fire. The Miamidade Police director offering condolences to the family, and promising a full investigation. The people responsible are the two gentlemen that committed the crime in our community. Victor, on the scene there in florida. More than a dozen officers fired their weapons. And investigators stillry tgin the perpetrators and who was shot byhe t key part of the investigation. The fbi has taken the lead, looking at protocol and who fired first. We dont know what was happening inside the ups truck. Law enforcement trying to piece this deadly and tragic incident together. Victor, thank you. There are new details after the Helicopter Crash in minnesota. Authorities getting their first close look at the site. Charred earth and blackened debris are all that was left. Three crew members were onboard, none of them survived. Members of the community placing this flag in their honor today. Next, were tracking a massive storm system slamming into the west. It will race across the country into the northeast by the weekend. Rob marciano, tracking it all again tonight for us. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. This storm will unlock the gates for some cold air. Right now, its in northern california. Lets look at the rain that will be increasing tonight. Wind advisories up as well. Rain intensifies, and tomorrow, the snow will as well. Then it gets into the central u. S. , mostly as a marainmaker f cincinnati, and much of the east. Rob, thank you. Next this evening, a tragic escalator accident in charlotte, north carolina. Surveillance showing the 3yearold boy in the moments before he fell to his death. His mother charged with leaving her children alone for almost an hour. Heres gio benitez. Se reporter tonight, were nngeiewid international airport. Abc news will not show you the full clip. But you can see two children appearing to play next to an escalator, then grab on to the handrail. They are taken up and disappear out of frame. But moments later, the children would fall. In another angle obtained by abc affiliate wsoc in charlotte, people rush to helthchild near the airports baggage claim area. 3yearold Jaiden Cowart was taken to the hospital, where he later died. The boys mother, 25yearold jiterria lightner, said they had just landed from florida and were waiting for their baggage. But police say other video shows she let the Children Play on and around the escalator for an hour feawt tif anth sat whe accident. Democrats had set atr to inform them whether he would present a defense in the upcomingecia vee been reporting the president has complained representation in these goyesthey trot n ginar it came in a later late today. White house sources are telling there nso impeachment inquiry is viotedud fundamental fairness. You should end the inquiry now and not waste any more time. Theyre quoting the president , who just yesterday said, if youre going to impeach me, do it fast so we can focus on a trial in the senate. In the meantime, how are democrats responding to this . Reporter jerry nadler says theyve subpoenaed officials, only to say theyre stonewalled by the white house. He says theyre moving ahead. Thank you. And moving on to news about your rebecca jarvis, where are the new jobs . This was a much stronger than expected jobs report. Some of the biggest gains in health care and hospitality. Also strong gains in professional and technical services. And finally in manufacturing, adding 54,000 jobs. About 41,000 of those jobs were gm employees returning to work after the strike. This was a much different picture from a year ago, there was real concern about a slowing economy. And the market is now up about 25 for the year. But last year at this time, the concern was uncertainty over the trade deal with china. And that is still there. But consumers are spending and shopping, and that has pushed wall street higher and has led to new jobs. Rebecca, new. And we continue to amazon on defense after falling behind on delivering packages when they promised they would be there. Heres diane macedo, with amazons new explanation. Reporter tonight, amazon under fire and under pressure amid delivery delays just a week into the Holiday Shopping season. After a reported recordbreaking start to the season, the retail giants customers are now taking to social media, complaining their packages never arrived. One twitter user writes, whats the point of having an amazon delivery day and then nothing gets delivered on that day . E deliveries were briefly impacted by weather. The retail giant also adds, we worked quickly to rebalance capacity across our network the pressure is on, and its just going to build all the way up to christmas day. Reporter david, this Holiday Shopping season is almost a week shorter than usual, which could make it even more hectic. David . Diane, thank you. Still ahead on world news tonight this friday, the alarming headline on the flu. The new numbers, and where. Also, the horrifying pictures, the driver plunging 300 feet over a cliff. Rescuers airlifting her from the scene. And the gofundme scheme, the couple using a llar and the at lions, coming right up to homes. The new warning in one community for pet owners. A lot more news ahead. Well be right back. Is full ofk moments. Thats why its so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. 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It was purring and hissing at my dogs. Reporter that big cat casually walking the streets, emaciated, with a tracker around its neck. Police received the first call Late Wednesday night. The same lion suspected of attacking and wounding a familys dog. Hes looking for food, hes eating our pets, and will hurt our kids, too. Reporter the second attack, killing a minischnauzer. The owner fighting to save her dog. She jumped on top of the Mountain Lion and was trying to pry its jaws open to save the dog. Reporter david, authorities believe that the tracker for this animal stopped working years ago. They have a permit to go back and recapture it. But they tell us this is a wild Nocturnal Animal and finding it is not going to be easy. David . Matt, thank you. When we come back tonight, more on the horrific scene, the driver plunging 300 feet. And news on the flu. Its alarming, and well point out where. Thats why we redesigned humira. We wanted to make the experience better for you. 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