children from the same families, set to be released early tomorrow morning in exchange for dozens of palestinian prisoners. white house officials say they are hopeful this will happen, as israel unleashes a massive bombardment ahead of that cease fifr. matt gutman standing by with new reporting. developing right now, that major cross-country storm set to strike on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. major airline hubs including in the northeast bracing tonight. rob marciano timing it all out. just ahead of black fridays, a new warning after a string of thefts. how police are scrambling to stop the trend. amidst all the pageantry, a pro-palestinian protest briefly halts america's most famous parade. new details on a fiery train derailment in kentucky, prompting evacuations and disrupting holiday plans. a developing headline we're following out of china tonight. a surge in cases of a respiratory disease impacting children. are there concerns of a larger outbreak? what health officials are saying tonight. here in new york, mayor eric adams accused of sexual assault. an alleged encounter from back in 1993. the mayor denies the allegations. the case brought under a law used to sue other famous names. the dramatic rooftop rescue. a man plucked from a burning building. and america strong tonight. the great-grandma who shares a famous name. meet another robin roberts, and why she's so grateful tonight. good evening, everyone, thank you for joining us on this busy holiday, i'm linsey davis, in for david. breaking news as we come on the air tonight. we are just hours away from a possible cease-fire between israel and hamas. israeli forces still bombarding gaza with air strikes in the final moments leading up to that four-day pause. expected to start at midnight eastern standard time. the wait for the families is agonizing, plagued by uncertainty, unthis your if their loved ones will be among the 50 hostages released over four days. 13 women and children expected to be among those freed friday morning. hamas will get 39 palestinian prisoners as part of the deal. the israeli military has detained the chief of gaza's largest hospital of what it claims is evidence proves hamas has been operating a command center there. our team with a first-hand look inside the sprawling tunnel complex. as that midnight deadline approaches, israel cautions the situation is fluid, and anything could happen, even at the last minute. abc's matt gutman leads us off tonight from israel. >> reporter: tonight, the biggest diplomatic breakthrough since the october 7th terror attack on israel. at midnight tonight, a four-day cease-fire between israel and hamas is set to begin, followed by the release of a total of 50 hostages. the u.s., egypt, and qatar brokering the deal to release 13 women and children held by hamas at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. hamas will get 39 palestinian prisoners. qatar saying the hostages will be handed over to the red cross, before being transferred to the israeli military. >> all the women and children and those hostages from the same families will be put together within the same patch. >> reporter: and israel tonight guarded. its chief military spokesman warning that nothing is final until the exchange actually happens. and for the families of the hostages, the wait is agony. especially for those who know their children are not on the list. people like his son itay was taken from an idf base on october 7th. now that we're so close to that hostage deal. how does it feel as a father of a soldier, a male soldier who knows that their child is likely not coming back tomorrow? >> yeah, so it's twofold. one, i have established a new family of 240 new family members that each one of us are together. and when -- i'm sure, matt, when you have a family member that is celebrating some sort of event, you need to be joyful for him, but this framework needs to be continued to the next leg. and the next leg should not happen a year from now. needs to happen soon. >> reporter: and once it begins, desperately needed aid is expected to start flowing in from the rafah border into a decimated gaza. and in the final hours before the cease-fire, israeli forces pounding gaza, and the situation at gaza's hospitals deteriorating. on wednesday, we traveled to al shifa hospital, gaza's largest. that's the hospital right there. that u.n. bus loaded with patients and displaced people evacuating the hospital. the director of the al shifa later pulled off one of those buses and detained. israel's security service said it questioned him about the weapons caches and tunnels running beneath the hospital's largest building. the idf, which screened our footage for security purposes, taking us into one of those tunnels wednesday. right beneath the complex's largest building. it's pretty tight in here. you can see right up here, looks like there are pipes for an air vent. walking through a portion about 150 yards long. this appears to be a kitchenette. you can see, it's even tiled here. there's a sink. even what the idf called a dormitory. is this part of the hospital? >> it is not a part of the hospital. >> reporter: because it looks like the tile from the hospital. >> it is not the hospital. this is the way for them to use the hospital as a human shield. >> reporter: we saw no evidence of a command and control complex. but tonight, the idf released new video of a drone flying through the entirety of that tunnel, then flying up and showing the two entrances in the hospital complex. do you think you found what you expected to find here at the hospital? >> yeah, because what was important for us is to understand the system. >> linsey: so, let's get right to matt gutman now, who joins us from tel aviv live. matt, you have new reporting about how this hostage release is expected to play out? what can you tell us? >> reporter: linsey, first the hostages will be ferried by the red cross from gaza into israel. they'll be met by specifically trained israeli military unit that will verify their identification. at that point, for the first time in 49 days, they will be able to call their loved ones. then they'll be checked medically and debriefed by israeli intelligence officers. after about two hours or so, they'll be transferred to hospitals in israel, where they'll be able to hold their loved ones for the first time again. linsey? >> linsey: those families on pins and needles tonight. matt, thank you. tonight, white house officials say they are hopeful the hostage release will begin tomorrow as planned. abc's see llina wang is traveli with the president. and it sounds like the president has been personally involved in these negotiations. >> reporter: that's right, linsey. president biden has been working hard to ensure that this deal gets carried through to the end. senior administration officials have been telling me that president biden has been very hands-on in these negotiations, working the phones, staying in close contact with regional leaders, personally urging qatar to press hamas to accept this deal, and for israel's prime minister to accept it. officials said that included in this release is expected to be three americans, two women and 3-year-old abigail idan, but who is released still remains to be seen. and there are several americans unaccounted for, and many hostages not included in this release deal. u.s. officials say they will not stopping for the release of all of the hostages. linsey? next tonight, a major storm takes aim at millions of travelers head home this holiday weekend. it could be the busiest day in tsa history, with nearly 3 million people set to fly. let's get right to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. rob, time this all out for us. >> reporter: all right, linsey. relatively quiet to start today, but already 5 million people over that number are under winter weather alerts, and a new watch posted for kansas. winter storm warnings in the northern rockies, including the hills around as a matter salt l. denver to boulder to casper, could see several inches of snow there. and then the snow reaching across st. louis and kansas city, mostly a mix there. 1 to 3 inches of snow potentially sunday through sunday afterno in chicago, so, o'hare will get hit. i think detroit will have issues, cincinnati potentially. and the precip gets into the northeast. really not until late in the day on sunday. we'll have a ripple effect, but if you are traveling i-95, go early on sunday here. linsey? >> linsey: rob, thank you. now, to the retail theft warnings on the eve of black friday, and the beginning of the holiday shopping season. the lapd has released this video of a brazen flash mob robbery at a nike store. they are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspects. how retailers are now fighting a surge in violent crimes to keep holiday shoppers safe. here's abc's jaclyn lee. >> reporter: tonight, the brazen robberies law enforcement across america are scrambling to combat going into the busy holiday shopping season. the lapd posting this video, asking for the public's help, saying a flash mob entered this nike store with trash bags, pulling armfuls of clothes off the racks. getting away with more than $12,000 in merchandise. nationwide in 2022, retailers facing more than $112 billion in losses due to organized retail crime, a 19% jump from the year before. cities like philadelphia on high alert. >> these were criminals. everybody in the city should be angry. everybody that goes to these businesses should be angry. >> reporter: in san francisco, police now quadrupling the number of officers patrolling in some spots. >> i saw a security person, at least two on every corner. >> there's a bunch of officers, there's a bunch of security. >> reporter: california highway patrol says multiple units are now joining forces and conducting raids. recovering more than $350,000 in merchandise across two locations in the oakland area. and seizing more than $9.5 million of stolen electronics and clothing in l.a. >> you don't know who you're going to be shopping next to you, whether that's an undercover detective, deputy. and if your intent is to steal, you're going to be arrested and taken to jail. >> reporter: here in california, law enforcement is focusing on large malls. using both high visibility patrols as well as undercover officers, and seeing them shift some of those who focus on violent crimes to now focus on retail theft. linsey? >> linsey: thank you. now to a train derailment in kentucky. thanksgiving disrupted for hundreds of families. that fire has bun extinguished. abc's alex presha has more. >> reporter: tonight, thanksgiving upended for dozens of kentucky families, after authorities say a fiery train derailment spilled dangerous chemicals, prompting evacuations. >> we're having thanksgiving tomorrow -- guess we're not. but it was just really scary, because we don't know, how long is this? >> reporter: governor andy beshear wednesday declaring a state of emergency in rockcastle county, about two hours southeast of louisville. crews spending hours extinguishing flames from the spill. train company csx says two of the 16 derailed cars were carrying molten sulfur. it releases sulfur dioxide when it burns, which can cause respiratory problems. >> chemical hit me and i had a real bad asthma attack. >> reporter: cleanup crews bringing in specialized equipment and conducting air monitoring in the area. >> in that immediate sure rounding area, there has been no detectable readings since 12:30 p.m. >> reporter: tonight, a shelter's set up at a local middle school for families. csx says it handed out thanksgiving dinners to families and hotel rooms to more than 100 people and 40 pets. authorities say tonight it's say for people to return home, and a federal team is now on-site, investigating the cause of this derailment. linsey? >> linsey: alex, thank you. next tonight, a troubling headline out of china. reports of hospitals overwhelmed with children suffering from respiratory illnesses. this as rsv cases are rising in some parts of the united states. britt clennett is in hong kong for us. you're learning the world health organization is in contact with china tonight. are there concerns of a larger outbreak? >> reporter: hi, linsey. yeah, these reports coming out of china are grabbing international attention. the u.n. health agency is investigating what it calls clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia, with some hospitals in northern china overwhelmed with sick children. tonight, the world health organization consulting with health authorities, reporting an increase in respiratory illnesses, but crucially, not detecting any unusual or novel diseases. the w.h.o. noticing the uptick in cases may not be so unexpected, given that this is china's first flu season since covid restrictions were lifted, similar to what you might remember happened in the u.s. after lockdowns ended. but scientists are continuing to monitor this very closely. meanwhile, in the u.s., rsv cases are on the rise, especially in southern states. the cdc saying children under 5 are being hospitalized at the highest rate. health officials urging families to be vigilant as they start gathering indoors for the holiday season. linsey? >> linsey: potentially disconcerting news there. britt, thank you. next tonight, new details about that deadly car crash and explosion near the new york/canadian border. the fbi is now saying it was not an act of terrorism. this dramatic video shows the moment the car soared through the air on the u.s. side of the rainbow bridge and burst into flames, killing a married couple. niagara falls police are treating this as a traffic investigation. next tonight, new york city mayor eric adams is accused of sexually assaulting a woman 30 years ago. the woman is making the accusation in a court fg under a new york state law which gave victims of sexual violence a one-year window to sue over attacks that took place decades ago. adams is vigorously denying the accusation. here's abc's senior investigative reporter aaron katersky. >> reporter: tonight, the mayor of new york is accused of sexually assaulting a woman 30 years ago. in a new court filing, the woman alleges she "was sexually assaulted by defendant eric adams in 1993 while they both worked for the city of new york." today, adams said he doesn't know the woman, calling the allegation "absolutely not true." >> something absolutely that has never happened. and i don't even recall ever meeting the person who made this allegation. >> reporter: the woman filed her claim just before the midnight expiration of new york's adult survivor's act. the temporary law signed last year by governor kathy hochul allows adult sexual misconduct accusers to file lawsuits that previously would have been barred by the statute of limitations. under the same law, e. jean carroll successfully sued former president trump for at least $5 million. and in the past week, jamie foxx, guns n roses front man axl rose, and sean "diddy" combs also faced a act lawsuits. foxx and rose denied the allegations. combs denied and then settled. the mayor's accuser filed a notice that does not include specifics of the alleged encounter, but broadly accuses adams of causing "physical, psychological, and other injuries suffered as a result of conduct that would constitute sexual offenses." she's seeking at least $5 million. this is a precursor to a formal complaint that would have to lay out the details of the woman's accusations. linsey, she is also accusing the city and the nypd of discrimination, so, she'll have to spell out those accusations, as well. linsey? 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