A frantic mother scrambling for help. Her baby not breathing. And the deputy who happened to know just what to do. Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with the extreme weather targeting much of the country. Winter weather alerts in 17 states, from illinois to massachusetts. The plane sliding off the ta taxiway in detroit. I75 shut down with dozens of vehicles piled up, and this crash sending up a 14foot wall of flames. More than 175 Million People under freezing temperatures this weekend. And theres even Colder Weather ahead. The forecast in a moment. But first, alex perez, starting us off from snowy chicago tonight. Reporter tonight, this delta flight caught in that winter blast. And delta 724, we just went into the ground. Reporter the plane taking off in buffalo. Skidding off the runway after landing in detroit. Passengers all safe, but forced to evacuate out of the planes rear hatch. Hundreds of flights cancelled or delayed. Nearly 1,500 in chicago alone. As the windy city gets a winter wallop. Ive never seen it like this in december. Reporter roads from minnesota to new york, treacherous. In minneapolis, this car bursting into flames after crashing on slick roads. Firefighters racing to put out the inferno. And outside of flint, michigan, that massive 33car pileup closing a section of i75 for hours. We got hit in each direction. Pushing us one way, then to the other way. We were spun around, facing the opposite direction. Reporter tonight, authorities begging drivers to stay off the roads. We want the public to ask themselves a simple question. Is this trip really necessary . Reporter this is the second winter wallop for millions in just days. Lake effect snow battering the great lakes region. Dumping more than three feet of snow in parts of western new york this weekend. And more is on the way right now. All of the snow will make for a nightmare morning commute. And temperatures are about to plunge. Tuesday in chicago, it will feel well below zero. Tom . Alex, thank you. And the snow is also falling in new york city. Lets go to rob marciano with more. Hey, rob reporter hi, tom. The snow reaching all the way to new york and the northeast cities. This is a large but thankfully fastmoving system. But from i70 north, its difficult travel. The storm heading into canada, that means the snow should turn into rain tomorrow. But albany northward into north new england, it will be mostly snow. Pockets 6 to 10 inches from detroit, new york, and new england. And maybe some ice across a appalachia. And here comes the big cold. Tuesday, 20 below across the dakotas, and below freezing windchills in chicago for 24 hours. And the core of the really cold stuff gets into the northeast on friday. Tom . Rob, thank you. Lets turn to politics now. Members of congress from both parties are calling for an investigation into whether russia tried to influence the american elections. The president elect has his doubts. Meanwhile, mr. Trump is standing by rex tillerson, the likely secretary of state nominee. Mr. Trump has his doubts. Tonight, new reporting on who in the trump family may be moving to washington. Heres mary bruce. Reporter tonight, donald trump is digging in, blasting a New York Times report that russia interfered with the election. I think the democrats are bringing it up because they lost the election. Its an excuse. I dont believe it. Reporter a person with direct knowledge tells us that republicans and democrats were targeted, but only information about democrats was released. Trump still questions if russia was involved at all, even after 17 u. S. Intelligence agencies con clues colluded concluded that the russians did it. Tonight, a Bipartisan Group is calling for an investigation. Trumps recent comments are raising serious questions about whether he trusts u. S. Intelligence. And trump admits hes not receiving the classified president ial daily briefings. At least not every day. I get it when i need it. I dont have to be told im a smart person. I dont need to be told the same thing every single day for the next eight years. Reporter trumps secretary of state will inherit the complex relationship with russia. And tonight, there are concerns about trumps likely pick, rex tillerson, and his deep ties to president putin. Ive known him since 1999, and i have a very close relationship with him. Reporter but trump says thats a plus. A great advantage, he knows many of the players. Reporter no announcement has been made yet, but today trump tweeted that tillerson is a worldclass deal maker. Stay tuned. Trump also trying to dampen concerns about conflict of interest. Trump plans to leave his business in total, but his children will not. My executives will run it with my children. Its a big company, a great company. But im going to have nothing to do with management. And well get more details on thursday. Mary, we know that melania and barron will move to washington after the school year. And trump indicating one of his other children will also join him there . Reporter yes, ivanka and her husband are planning a move. Trump says hes looking into what role legally they could play in his administration. Ivanka has expressed interest in womens issues, and his soninlaw would like to help with international interests. Mary, thank you. Overseas now, the grim aftermath of a terror attack in istanbul, turkey. Two powerful bombs. A camera capturing one of those blasts, detonated outside of a soccer stadium. That was targeting the police. And tonight, a new terror attack targeting women and children at the main christian cathedral in cairo. Heres lama hasan. Tracking it all from london tonight. Reporter tonight, the death toll in the turkish terror attacks climbing to 38. 30 of them Police Officers. Targeted in near simultaneous blasts at a soccer stadium. Militants linked to the kurdish rebel group the pkk, claiming responsibility. The government vowing revenge tonight, stepping up the fight against the recent wave of terror attacks in turkey. Terror that is spreading. In egypt, an attack on cairos largest christian church. Eyewitnesses say a woman planted more than 26 pounds of explosives hidden in a bag, shattering what was a solemn sunday service. At least 24 killed. Most were women and children. [ speaking Foreign Language ] reporter the columns were smoldering. People strewn on the floor and on the walls, this man says. Everything was broken. Outside, the outrage and anger erupting. Protests against terrorism, demanding national unity. Egypts president sisi is declaring three days of mourning, saying a religious war is being waged. Vowing to hunt down the attackers. Tom . Lama, thank you. We head to nigeria tonight, a religious celebration ending with at least 160 people dead in a building collapse. The roof crashing down as it celebrated the churchs new bishop. Workers had rushed to finish the construction. Initial reports say the metal girders and the iron roof gave way. Back in the states, were following the road rage trial out of new orleans. Closing arguments in the shooting death of former nfl star, will smith. The fate of the defendant, cardell hayes, in the jurors hands. Heres phillip mena. Reporter prosecutors calling the road rage shooting an execution. Jurors hearing closing arguments in the killing of former new Orleans Saints star, will smith. Cardell hayes, shooting smith eight times. Seven in the back. Smiths wife, struck by the gunfire, too. My leg has been shot reporter speaking in his own defense, hayes told jurors he opened fire fearing for his own life. Claiming smith attacked him and grabbed a gun. I know for a fact i was going to get shot, hayes said. Claiming he heard a gunshot before pulling the trigger. Police say a gun found in smiths car was not fired. The testimony he gave in his own defense has been contradicted by thirdparty witnesses and by the forensic evidence. Reporter smith, an allpro and fan favorite. Former teammates like drew brees showing support throughout the trial. With closing arguments wrapped up, deliberations are set to begin. Hayes faces a possibility of life in prison if hes convicted of Second Degree murder. Tom . Phillip, thank you. And from georgia tonight, a final farewell to a Police Officer killed while responding to a domestic pursuit. Americans americas Police Officer, honored at a ceremony at Georgia State university. He died at the scene. His friend, who had to rush to the scene to back him up, also passing away. And the woman jogger strangled while on a run. Investigators hoping to expand the search for the killer with cuttingedge science. Heres marci gonzalez. Reporter tonight, a new push to solve a young joggers brutal murder, with a controversial dna search. We need to find this predator. Reporter these images show the woman shortly before she was strangled near her home in queens, new york. Now, more than four months later, the dna found at the scene has turned up no matches in state or national databases. The District Attorney asking to authorize familial dna searching. Which would look for partial dna matches. We have all investigative steps that have been exhausted. And this is the next logical move. Reporter its already done in at least nine states, including california. Where police say it led them to the serial killer known as the grim sleeper. 25 years after Lonnie Franklins murder spree began, investigators were able to partially link dna to his son, helping investigators hone in on the killer himself. But civil liberty groups call it an invasion of privacy. It brings potential family members who may not have been the subject of a crime subject to questioning. It certainly invades on their privacy. Reporter the state is now reviewing the d. A. s request. And tonight, the family tells us, this needs to be done. Not just in their case, but for all victims. Tom . Marci, thank you. Next to a house fire so intense, it melted the siding off of a nearby home. Those flames erupting early this morning in new jersey. Tearing through a house with eight sleeping people inside. Two of them jumping from a thirdfloor window to escape just before the home collapsed. The 72yearold homeowner died in the blaze. And now to the desperate moments for a mother whose baby suddenly stopped breathing, and the chance encounter in that emergency that changed all their lives. Heres adrienne bankert. Reporter tonight, a frightening lesson on the importance of cpr, playing out in a florida dmv. Shakira nelsons 15monthold son, not breathing. At that moment i was in panic mode. Reporter Surveillance Video shows Hillsborough County sheriffs Deputy Steve Donaldson leaping into action. You can see him listening to the babys chest. I never realized how small babies were until until they are in your arms. Reporter donaldson laying the toddler on the ground, administering compressions. In those critical moments before the ambulance could arrive, corey started to breathe again. I said a little prayer, and i said, god, give me strength to save this baby. Reporter thankfully, Deputy Donaldson had just retrained in cpr three weeks ago. Cpr saves more than 92,000 individuals annually. But amazingly, only about 3. 5 of americans train in the technique each year. The hero, reunited with corey and his grateful mom. I look at the video and i say thank god for Deputy Donaldson, because without him, my baby wouldnt be here. Reporter tom, this was a clear case of right place, right time. Deputy donaldson wasnt even scheduled to work that day. He was filling in for another officer. Its certainly a shift that he and this family will never forget. Adrienne, thank you. And theres much more still ahead on world news tonight this sunday. The giant tree suddenly slamming down onto a major highway. Crushing a car. So, how can anyone survive this . Plus, gps taking an unsuspecting family on a treacherous and harrowing ride. You have to see this story. And, why all the excitement for this student and his entire school . Their big moment, all caught on camera. Stay with us. My friends think doing this at my age is scary. I say not if you protect yourself. What is scary . Pneumococcal pneumonia. Its a serious disease. My doctor said the risk is greater now that im over 50 yeah. Yaha. Just one dose of the prevnar 13® vaccine can help protect you from Pneumococcal Pneumonia an illness that can cause coughing, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and may even put you in the hospital. 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As an immigrant, sometimes we cannot have so much of a heritage to leave to our kids. But education is the main thing we can definitely get for them. Reporter which is why she moved to the u. S. Several years ago, got established, and then brought the 9yearold winston to live here, too. As a ninthgrader, winston enrolled at the democracy prep harlem high school, part of the schools first freshman class. Which made him, this year, part of the schools first senior class. The first class to apply for college. And yes, winston had a goal. I decided that architecture would fit me the most. Reporter and to get there, by going to the ivy league. Cornell, one hard school to get into. Which this week was sending out emails to early applicants. And thats what this is. Winston, going to his email, to find out if he got in. [ cheers and applause ] and thats his mom hes hugging. As soon as i turned to her, she couldnt say anything. She was crying because she was waiting for that moment. Reporter and the really nice thing . Look at everybody else. Hugging, as if they all got accepted. Congrats, winston. To your mom. And to your school family, too. John donvan, abc news. Congrats to winston is right. Gma first thing tomorrow morning. David muir will be right back here tomorrow night. Im tom llamas in new york. Have a great evening. Good night. My guest list just tripled. My Cookie Exchange is super competitive. Mine too. I want to go really big with my appetizers. We can do it without blowing our budget. Oh yeah, this is great my family really needs to be wowed this year standing rib roast wow. Everything for the holidays. Thats my giant. Ribeiro heres a sneak peek at tonights afv. We know youre gonna love it. Oh, my olivia, time to get up olivia [ screams ] woman these are rikers 2015 christmas cookies. [ sneezes ] oh, yuck [ cheers and applause ] welcome to americas funniest home videos. And now, here he is, the host of our show, Alfonso Ribeiro [ cheers and applause ] hey hello hello