Now. Plus, the two big ticket items so many want that experts say will be even cheaper right after the holiday. How do you do . And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this saturday. Im tom llamas, and we begin tonight with the breaking news. The winter storm impacting more than a dozen states. Rain, snow and ice making for some treacherous travel. That car right there flipping on a New Hampshire highway. Plus, the snow emergency in ohio. And these live images coming in of drivers in chicago. Part of the system hit states like tennessee. A car ending up in a creek, and winds in nashville knocking over the citys official Christmas Tree. Fedex now reporting planes flying into their memphis superhub, experiencing severe wind sheer, and causing substantial disruptions and delays. Abcs senior meteorologist, rob marciano, starts us off. Reporter the cold fist of winter gripping the eastern half of the country tonight, snarling Holiday Travel for millions this weekend. Im trying to beat it, so i dont think i planned well enough. Reporter Winter Weather alerts from texas to maine. Travel experts warning it could take three times longer for you to reach your holiday destination. My wife was kinda worried about it. Ended up taking off a day early. Reporter icy conditions across new england. I know it looks like my window is closed, but, in fact, its just icicy. Reporter nearly 30 crashes reported in massachusetts, shutting down parts of i95 for over an hour. And in vermont, drivers warned to avoid an icy 30mile stretch of interstate. Whiteout conditions in missouri. This jackknifed semi spinning off the road. The ice, thats what makes me nervous. Reporter the snow still coming down in buffalo. And this picture looks like new york, but its actually oklahoma. This is a walmart parking lot. Reporter flash flooding in arkansas and tennessee, and strong winds toppling the official nashville Christmas Tree overnight. Quite the site. All right. Rob marciano joins us live now, and rob, another quickmoving system on its way with a blast of possible Christmas Day snow . Reporter yeah. We have got to get rid of that system first. Its cold rain right now in new york. Its an icy mix, and that will persist for the next couple of hours. You see on the radar, it will end probably, 1 00, 2 00, 3 00 in the morning. It looks try across the eaves, but cold in the east, and a short wave will bring snow the places like st. Louis, chicago, and not a lot, but enough to lighten up the roadways and make it slick. Cincinnati and pittsburgh. And inland could see several inches of snow, enough to make it difficult to drive. For those with a White Christmas fandom, youre going to get it. It will be minus 18 in minneapolis, so thats cold too. Its coming in behind the system. Tom . Definitely an arctic blast. All right, rob. Thanks so much. Now to the shooting spree targeting Police Officers in harrisburg, pennsylvania overnight. Investigators asking the public for help as they determine whether this suspect killed by police had ties to terror groups. All this following an incident in california. A man there accused of planning a Christmas Day attack. Heres abcs eva pilgrim with more. Reporter tonight, authorities in two states investigating two potential terror plots. In harrisburg, Pennsylvania Police trying to determine if a string of shootings targeting Law Enforcement was an act of terror. Police say 51yearold ahmed aminamin elmofty attacked police in three places first opening fire at an officer in this police car. Later, shooting and hitting a state trooper before sparking a shootout with police that ended when he died. This individual showed that he was not afraid to fire at different Law Enforcement officers. Reporter relatives say the father of two was a u. S. Citizen with egyptian ties. Abc news learning elmofty just returned from a trip in the middle east midoctober. Tonight, investigators are looking at what he has been doing since he returned to central p. A. This, as authorities arrest a suspected isis sympathizer in california. Investigators say 26yearold Everitt Aaron jameson, a tow truck driver and former marine recruit, who was trained as a sharpshooter, was planning a Christmas Day attack. His plan to target crowds using a vehicle, guns and possible homemade explosives at one of San Franciscos most popular spots, fishermans wharf. He denied the allegations. Reporter in october, two fbi undercover agents contacted jameson after noticing support for isis on his facebook account. The fbi then forced to act quickly searching jamesons home in modesto, california. They say they found firearms and a handwritten note. His father is in shock. Thats not how he was raised. And eva pilgrim joins us now live from times square. With isis recently encouraging its supporters to commit acts during the holiday season, police are now stepping up security . Reporter thats right, tom. Security is ramped up across the country of popular holiday destinations. Here in new york, some roads are blocked off, and officers are patrolling with their guns on display, tom. Eva pilgrim tonight from times square. Thank you so much. Lets turn now to politics and the explosive new report as the president spends christmas at his florida resort this weekend. The New York Times is out with a story quoting the president allegedly using derogatory remarks about immigrants. Tonight, the white house is responding. Heres abcs kenneth moton. Reporter tonight, the startling claims about derogatory comments President Trump allegedly made about immigrants in the oval office. The most sacred duty of government is to protect the lives of its citizens, and that includes securing our borders and enforcing our immigration laws. Reporter the New York Times reports the meeting happened in june. The tough on immigration president reportedly stormed into the oval enraged when he learned how many foreigners had been given visas to enter the u. S. Since he took office. One source in the the room and another who was briefed later, trump complained the 15,000 from haiti, all have aids according to the times report. During the Campaign Trump had pledged to support haitianamericans. I really want to be your greatest champion, and i will be your champion whether you vote for me or not. [ applause ] reporter in the tense meeting, trump reportedly adding that once the 40,000 from nigeria had seen the united states, they would never go back to their huts in africa. Trump has made remarks widely perceived as insensitive towards immigrants in the past. We are going to get the bad ones out. We are throwing them out of the country or were putting them the hell fast in jail. Reporter the times reports that tempers flared in the meeting. In the room, secretary of state, Rex Tillerson. Then Homeland Security chief john kelly and adviser, stephen miller. Several people in the meeting told the times they did not recall the president using those words and did not think he had. Today White House Press secretary Sarah Sanders strongly denies trump made the remarks, telling abc news in a statement, its both sad and telling the New York Times would print the lies of their anonymous sources. tonight, trump is silent on the report, but launching a twitter attack on fbi deputy director, andrew mccabe, on new reports that he is retiring in march. The president tweeting that mccabe is racing the clock to retire with full benefits. Fbi insiders thought mccabe would leave soon after the firing of fbi director james comey. Mccabe has been the target of attacks by the president and gop lawmakers alleging bias of the department of justice. Tonight, kenneth is with the president in west palm beach, florida. Turning back to that report about trumps remarks about immigrants, the white house not only blasting the times, but also several officials in the room deny it ever happened . Reporter thats right. Sarah sanders says a number of top officials were in that room, including general john kelly, secretary of state Rex Tillerson and National Security advise every, h. R. Mcmaster. She says they and all other senior staff, quote, deny these outrageous claims, tom. Tonight, the times standing by their story. Thank you. Next on the raging fires. The thomas fire west of los angeles officially the largest urng for close to d in the three weeks now. 65 contained though, and at least 2 people killed. 700 homes lost. 427 square miles scorched. Thats bigger than the area of new york city, San Francisco and washington, d. C. Combined. Turning to the mystery in the sky for many in the west who looked up last night, and saw, well, what was it exactly . Abcs Marci Gonzalez with the answers. Oh, my god. Reporter that baffling view in the night sky over southern california. Guys, this is the end. Reporter sparking frantic calls to 911. We were very, like, scared actually. Reporter and alarming, out of this world theories. We are experiencing the alien invasion. We didnt know what it was. We were just all tripping out and freaking out. Reporter celebrities, among the mystified. What the [ bleep ] is that . Reporter actor Orlando Bloom posting on instagram, this just flew over my house. Elon musk, is this spacex or a ufo . Musk playing into the mass confusion, tweeting a video of the glowing orb with the caption, Nuclear Alien ufo from north korea. In reality, it was a spacex rocket, launched from Vandenberg Air force base propelling ten satellites into orbit. The timing making the spectacle in the sky especially dramatic. That launch vapor trail had picked up the light of the low sun and just made a spectacular and dramatic vision. Reporter a vision that, for some was more festive, than frightening. For a second we thought it was santa claus. We were just joking around. Reporter and for all, was unforgettable. But it was a really cool sighting, and i want to see it again. Reporter and we wont have to wait long for that, spacexs next launch is scheduled for next month. Its unclear if it will be quite as jawdropping, tom. Well wait and see. Marci, thank you. Moving onto an alleged prank taking a tragic turn. Bliss in ohio say new charges will be filed against four teens accused of to dumping a sandbag off an overpass. The man in the car below who was critically injured has now died, and its not the only case involving teenagers and accusations of deadly mischief on that interstate. Heres abcs adrienne bankert. Reporter a tragedy right before christmas, one man is dead, and now four teens may face homicide charges after what could be a childish prank with fatal consequences. 911, wheres your emergency . I just went underneath the bridge, and something hit my car it hit my friend and he is not moving Reporter Police in toledo, ohio say what hit that car tuesday and ultimately killed 22yearold marquise byrd was a sandbag allegedly thrown off this i75 overpass by four boys just 13 and 14 years old. Detectives believe the falling sandbag was intentionally thrown into traffic, and that other vehicles were also hit by objects. The teens first charged with felonious assault and vandalism. But the prosecutor made this warning if byrd died from what were initially critical injuries. The state will be bringing forward some sort of homicide charge on all four of the that were involved. Reporter the incident mirrors another baffling case where five michigan boys, aged 15 to 17, allegedly threw nearly two dozen rocks at cars from this overpass in october. One of them allegedly killing kenneth white. All five in court, tried as adults, but have plead not guilty. Because the accused in the ohio case are just 13 and 14 years old, the case must remain in juvenile court. They will be back before a judge next week with a trial set for january 4th, tom. Adrienne bankert for us tonight. Adrienne, thank you. Tonight, the head of the Miss America Organization resigning because of mocking and degrading contestants over email. Dozens of former pageant winners demanding change, and tonight getting it. The latest now from abcs gloria riviera. Reporter tonight, the man at the center of the miss america scandal is out. Ceo sam haskell resigning, effective immediately, after leaked emails from 2014 exposed alleged crude, sexist and derogatory comments about contestants and winners. 2013 miss America Mallory hagan, belittled for her weight and love life. Having someone bully you, belittle you, demean you, degrade you in any way is not okay. No matter what. Reporter hagan is 1 of more than 50 former miss americas who called for haskell and others to go, several describing a toxic environment. After giving up my crown i didnt go back to the miss America Pageant for five years just because i was so hurt by the way i was treated. Reporter haskell telling abc those emails were conveniently edited. The events are not as described, but admitting his mistake is a mistake of words. Its not just the ceo feeling the pressure. The pageant president , chairman, and another board member, all stepping down too. Tonight, former miss americas Gretchen Carlson says, its not enough. They want a full house cleaning. They say the women of miss america are determined to take their pageant back, tom. A full house cleaning. Gloria, thank you. There is much more ahead on world news tonight this saturday. A deadly Tropical Storm triggering landslides and floods. Wiping away entire towns. Well tell you where this devastation happened. 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Hes new to Lew Wallace School 107 in indianapolis. The students really welcomed me to the school. They really showed kindness to me, and so i wanted to give that back to the students. Reporter many of the students are learning english for the first time. More than 75 qualify for free lunch. In this community, christmas can be tough. They dont have the conveniences of going to the store and buying things to keep them warm. Reporter so mr. Thomas clipped coupons, gathered donations and made more than 600 scarves. One for each student. Doing the scarf project was really my way of showing you can show kindness in the simplest forms, simplest ways. Reporter during a School Assembly on kindness, these students got a firsthand lesson in just that. Because right now in my classroom, i have 600 scarves. Reporter each kid, picking out their perfect scarf. Im going to wear it every day i come to school. Reporter the smiles, and hugs, say it all, wrapped up and ready to play. Thank you for the scarf, mr. Thomas. That was very nice of you. Reporter all thanks to one teacher, paying back the kindness these kids showed him. And tonight, we salute teacher Jeffrey Thomas and the entire staff at Lew Wallace School. Those scarves look great. Thanks so much for watching. Im tom llamas. Gma and this week in the morning, and ill see you right back here tomorrow night. Have a great evening. Good night. One day after we learn a terror plot has been foiled. And a new tactic thieves use to steal shoppers gifts at stores. And the common item that sometimes have robbers resorting to violent tactics to get their hands on well, a little over 24 hours after learning of a plot to attack pier 39 on Christmas Day drone view 7 finds a large crowd at the popular tourist spot. This is our country. This is america, okay . You cant get rattled. Threat or no threat, weve found plenty of feem, some defiant that they will not let one person scare them away. Even with the threat fresh on many minds, pier 39 was bustling with activity now. A former marine now sitting in jail accused of hatching the plot. With reaction and you say youve noticed more security out there . Reporter yes, eric, there has been some security coming around the tree here. You can see people taking pictures here tonight. Its business as usual despite this place being a target for terrorism. Saturday holiday fun goes on at pier 39 after the fbi foiled a plan terror attack at the San Francisco destination. When i looked at my phone and saw that it said theres a threat of this terrorist at pier 39, im like oh, my gosh, were here. Reporter Trisha Johnson was visiting