And we begin with the breaking news, the images seen around the world. The siege in australia. A gunman taking 17 hostages, the horror lasting 16 hours. And here is the moment they stormed in, just listen. [ gun fire ] s. W. A. T. Teams, guns drawn, barrelling into the store, opening fire. It all happened in under a minute when they doctentered. All the while, hostages sprinting to safety. One man face down on the ground there, surrendering. A woman carried out by rescuers. Another woman crying as she gripped the tarm of an officer. Tonight, three people including the gunman are now dead. Who was he and what was his motivation . Abcs david wright on the ground in australia. Reporter after the 16hour standoff, the dramatic rescue took less than a minute. Australian police tossing flash grenades and storming the cafe. A fiery end to a crisis that began at 9 45 this morning at just blocks from the american consulate and the world famous sydney opera house. At the Lindt Chocolate cafe in the heart of downtown sydney. The gunman identified as Man Haron Monis taking 17 hostages, their hands pressed against the windows of the cafe. Live tv broadcasting this chilling image, hostages raising a black islamic flag. Police descend, building evacuated. The downtown area on lockdn. While inside the cafe, the gunman in plain sight. Then, near lly five hours into e standoff, three men burst from the cafe, sprinting to safety. Later, two women. Running for their lives. And then, the hostage videos began. The gunman, demanding an isis flag and a chance to speak with the australian Prime Minister. Hes only asking for a flag and a phone call and thats it. Reporter just after 2 00 a. M. , another hostage running to safety, dropping to the ground. Then five more. 15 minutes later the raid. Oh oh theyre going in as we speak now. They made the call because they believed that at the time that if they didnt enter there would have been many more lives lost. Reporter the hostages, finally free. Some of them carried to safety. Two killed in the may lay. Abo and tonight, the gunman himself also dead. Behind me here, you can see the streets still blocked off. All of these buildings evacuated. Australias largest city, brought to a standstill as these dramatic events unfolded. Tonight, the australian Prime Minister said, it is tragic beyond words that people just going about their daily lives should have been caught up in such an horrific incident. David . David wright, thank you. And authorities knew almost immediately who they were dealing with. When that image flashed up across the globe, hostages forced to hold a flag in arabic up at the window there, the message, merry christmas, just beneath, many wondering, what inspired him . Was it isis . It comes just weeks after that man stormed canadian parliament. Abcs brian ross with what we know right now. Reporter almost immediately today, police recognized the lone gunman inside the cafe. 50yearold man monis was out on bail, awaiting trial, for some 40 alleged sexual assaults and as an actless si with his mistress in the murder of his wife. But monis, an iranian refugee, was best known for writing offensive letters to the families of australian soldiers killed in afghanistan. This pen is my gun. And these words are my bullets. Reporter but long before monis took to violence today, mainstream muslims in australia has condemned him as a phony, a fake cleric. Hes really a jihoodlum. Thugs that want to do it in the name of jihad. Reporter even so, monis went from hoodlum to terrorist. This was a person with a mental problem who tried to gain attention and succeeded. Reporter a troubling trend, as seen earlier this year in the attack on the pearlment in canada and then a group of Police Officers on the streets of new york city. In each case, including today, the attacker was killed. Its what some call suicide by police. Less about isis and more about mental illness. Still tonight, new York Police Say there will be extra patrols around locations connected to australia, david. Brian ross, thank you. Now, to the other breaking headline, and this one here at home tonight. The hunt for a killer in pennsylvania. At least six people dead across three different locations. S. W. A. T. Teams at the ready. Authorities warning he is armed and dangerous. Believed to be a former marine. Abcs gio benitez is there. Reporter tonight, a small pennsylvania town looks more like a war zone. S. W. A. T. Teams in position right outside this house, where Police Believe former marine Sergeant Brad stone is hiding out after, they say, he killed six people in three separate shootings. All of the victims related to stone. She was a sweet girl. Took good care of her kids. Her mom was always over here helping her. Reporter the first shooting reported at 3 55 a. M. This morning in montgomery county, pennsylvania. Police arrived to find a woman shot to death. The suspect fleeing with children. We saw the smoke come up and that was it. We just kind of went back inside, because we dont know if its safe or not. Reporter a second call coming in half an hour later, at 4 25 a. M. For another shooting in nearby lansdale. Officers arriving at that location and finding two more people shot and killed. Then a third shooting in a town down. Now this standoff here in pennsburg, where those flags wave right outside the house. Whats your message now . I mean, if hes watching tv right now . All i can say is i dont know about that, if hes watching, just please give yourself up because this town has been through enough today. Reporter and so tonight, brad stone is on the loose. That s. W. A. T. Up ration under way behind me. David theres no telling how long this will go tonight or if brad stone will even be found. Gio benitez tonight, thank you. It was two years ago sunday, since the tragedy in newtown. And tonight, families of some of the victims are filing suit. Against the companies that make and sell the bush master ar15 rifle. The firearm adam lanza used at sandy hook elementary. Claiming the weapon should not have been sold for civilian use because of its fire power. Tonight, a trade association responding, saying, this tragedy was caused by the criminal actions of a mentally unstable individual. Tonight, a new threat in the hack attack on a hollywood giant. Threatening a christmas surprise now. It comes amid yet more leaks. This time, the role of james bond involved. Tonight, the movie that started it all, the one that takes comedic aim at the leader of north corey. Ya where the lead actors say they have no regrets. Abcs cecilia vega tonight. Hello, north torrie ya reporter it is the movie at the center of sonys embarrassing cyber scandal. And now the stars of the interview are speaking out for the First Time Since hackers broke into the studios computer system, steaming and leaking mountains of hollywood secrets. Seth rogen and james franco telling Abcs George Stephanopoulos they have no regrets making a come dill about north korea. Did you ever imagine that you were going to stir up a storm like this . I dont know if the hacking is because of our movie or not. The movie itself is very silly and it wasnt meant to be controversial in any way. Reporter the group claiming to with the hackers, calling themselves guardians of peace, striking again this weekend, reportedly threatening to deliver an ominous christmas gift. Even more stolen files that promise to put sony in its worth state yet. Its an unprecedented attack and really representing a watershed moment in cyber security. Reporter sony firing back, asking news organizations including abc news, to delete and not publish the hacked data. And today, sonys ceo held a town hall with employees to address concerns. Bond. James bond. Reporter on the list of h h highly sensitive material reportedly stolen, and early script of the newest ee 7 movie. The breach worthy of a movie plot complete with the fbi investigating. And sony doesnt appear to be backing down. The interview is still set for release on christmas day. David . Cecilia, thank you. And by the way, much more of georges interview with those two stars tomorrow morning on good morning america. In the meantime, now to an abc news exclusive tonight. Nfl star Adrian Peterson suspended without pay for the rest of the season for disciplining his son with a switch. Well, now abc news has on tanned what could be a bomb shell reporting. An nfl executive offering peterson a chance to get back on the field much sooner. Ryan smith with the tame tonight. Reporter Adrian Peterson, the football star. Suspended for punishing his 4yearold son with a switch. I truly you know, regret this incident. Reporter and troy vincent, the nfl executive, himself a witness to domestic violence. Who choked up, telling congress the league cares about the issue. We believe that wearing the uniform of nfl player is a privilege, it is not a right. Reporter but now, in this taped conversation in november, obtained exclusive ly by abc news, vincent seems to promise peterson he would only be suspended for two weeks. Two games . That is but you cannot you got to act. You just got to go through the process. Reporter that process, attending a meeting with league officials. Vincent telling the former mvp that the nfl wants to help him. Im praying that we can just get your family restored and get you back on the field. Reporter peterson didnt go to that meeting. His lawyers say he didnt have to. And they hope this call helps prove their case, that the nfls indefinite suspension of the star was unfair and inconsistent. As for troy vincent, he insists he never promised Adrian Peterson anything. Peterson appealed his suspension and lost. And today, the Nfl Players Association filed a federal lawsuit, asking that peter zorn be allowed to play again, david. Ryan smith again tonight. Ryan, thank you. Now, to the severe storms were follow egg, after a weekend of wild weather. Just take a look and listen to this. That is the rumble, a tornado in kansas. And it comes on the heels of that freak tornado in los angeles. The images over the weekend after a hit on friday. And tonight, the midwest getting a blast of winter. The west bracing for even more drenching rain. Hard to believe. Lets get right to ginger tonight, who has the track on it all. Lets start in the west. Already rockslides and mudslides with this latest rain coming through. One to even five inches. Thats just the first system. A bit of a parade coming through. You could seal two to three inches right along the coast, inland, even, one to two. Much needed rain, but sometimes that causes issues. I wanted to take you to the midwest, where weve got that strong storm that created the tornadoes in oklahoma and kansas over the weekend. Now bringing winter storm warnings and advisories. Three to six inches of snow and ice, too. Quickly, i couldnt leave you without looking far ahead. Thats christmas mannering. Freezing down to the gulf. Already looking ahead to christmas. Ginger, thank you. Were going to turn now to president obama tonight, observing the end of combat operations in afghanistan. Addressing the troops in nblg new jersey. Offering this message of thanks. By whether liberal or conservative, democrat or republic, white, black, brown, rich, poor, no matter how we pray, no matter who we love, when it comes to our troops, when it comes to you and your families, as americans, we stand united, we are proud of you. We support you. And we can never thank you enough. The president thanks the troops today. With just ten days to go now, a grinchworthy moment in new jersey. Look at this. A fedex truck flipping. All of those present iing spillg out. A second truck was there to get the gifts back on the move to help santa. Tonight, a surge of companies promising your packages will make it there in time, but abcs chief Business CorrespondentRebecca Jarvis with a reality check tonight. Reporter its the busiest shipping day of the year for fedex. Shoppers placing those lastminute orders. Last year, an estimated 2 million packages guaranteed for delivery by Christmas Eve arrived long after santa did. This year, ups and fedex already announced they can no longer offer money back guaranteed that your packages sent with ground shipping will arrive by christmas. Now, retailers hoping to win your business are pushing delivery dates to the brink. More than a quarter noult guaranteeing ontime deliveries as long as you order just three days before christmas. They want our dollars and theyll do anything to make us spend. Reporter shipping companies are stepping up their game, too. Ups hiring 95,000 seasonal workers. Fedex expecting to move more than 290 million shipments. And the u. S. Postal service delivering seven days a week through the holiday season. To be 100 certain that your tree will be full of gifts around it, do click and collect. Reporter click and collect . Find it online, pick it up in store. Now, the other option is to pay up for Rush Delivery or air shipping, which are still guaranteed by christmas, but theyre expensive, david. A little word for the prokraps nay or thes, im one of them, get moving. It is expensive, that Rush Delivery. Reporter it is. Coming up, bill cosbys wife camille reacting to the scandal for the first time what shes saying about her husband and all the women coming forward, as bill cosby also breaking his silence. The turf war at the top of the world tonight. 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Reporter brown wrote about his conversation in the New York Post and the washington informer, an africanamerican newspaper. He started like a man who is truly moved by the royalty that his wife has thrown throughout this. Reporter fashion icon beverly johnson, the latest woman to come forward, alleging bill cosby drugged her years ago, said she considered telling camille, but decided against hit when she saw her. And she embraced me, like you would hug your daughter. And at that moment, i decided that i wasnt going to push the issue any further, because of her. Reporter in her statement, mrs. Cosby also says, none of us will want to be in a position of attacking a victim, but the question should be asked, who is the victim . Linzie, thank you, again. When we come back, late developments today. The news surgeon general. And that battle over the north pole. Whose side are you on tonight. Famous little known acid the kid, the hockey star and the medical worry tonight when we come back. 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Reporter jonah is one of just 500 children in the world who suffer ed from a rare liver disorder that means he is always fighting dangerously low blood sugar. We hope we dont miss an alarm clock, because he could die. Reporter but help soon came from an unexpected place. Thats jonah on the right and on the left, his best friend, dylan. Dylan, who once said his friendship with jonah was as awesome as a chocolate bar, wrote a book with the same name. 20 a copy, every cent going to the florida lab where they are close to a cure for his best friend. I like to help my friend. Reporter customers everywhere, lining up to buy the book. All 50 states and 60 countries, as far away as brazil. Where the book is translated in portuguese. And right here in the u. S. , these children from texas, buying the book and, today, our cameras right there. Just listen. Dylan raised a Million Dollars reporter selling enough books to raise a Million Dollars. 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