Well, good thursday morning. Im Mara Schiavocampo in for diane macedo. And im kendis gibson. It is starting out to be a rough thursday for many. Breaking news, the holiday rush is getting off to a rocky start with delays overnight at a major airport. Gridlock overnight at Los Angeles International airport with people stuck in traffic jams and on airplanes. A ground stop forcing some flights to land at other airports. Passengers saying they waited two hours on the tarmac to deplane. A frustrating start for many people getting to their holiday destinations. Our pilot was telling us that it would be like another 20 minutes, he hasnt seen so much airplanes on one track in a few years so it took us a while to get to our gate but were here now. The airport is blaming the delays on runway construction and the high number of Holiday Travelers. As you look at those images youll notice the tarmac was fairly wet causing some of the declines as well for the area. L. A. Getting quite a bit of rain in the San Fernando Valley wet roads were packed with Holiday Shoppers and travelers and fans and players at the poinsettia bowl in san diego dealing with downpours throughout that game. On the radar you can see widespread rain in Southern California and arizona. The east coast will have some trouble spots, as well as the holiday rush gets under way. Accuweathers Justin Povick following all the details for us, good morning. Kendis, mara, thanks and good morning to you, as well. Slippery travel, a big concern over far north new england today as we track a couple of inches of snow. Now, this is over the interior toward the 95 were in good shape and fantastic news here for Holiday Travel. How about friday, good shape, eastern seaboard, out west, big concern as another storm rolls in. This one packing a punch with heavy flooding rains and also the potential for some very heavy snow and in this expands out over the plains states this upcoming weekend with near blizzard conditions in major travel impacts could actually have some Severe Weather out ahead of the system. Kendis, mara, back over to you. All right, justin, thanks so much for that. Turning now to the all out manhunt across europe for the prime suspect in that devastating terror attack in berlin. A desperate search can on for this man, 24yearold anis amri, from the north african country of tunisia and we now know hes no stranger to german authorities. Heres a look at the popular Christmas Market where the truck barreled through. Its been scrubbed clean and is set to reopen today. U. S. Law enforcement officials have issued a bulletin worried about a similar attack here at home at one of the most crowded events of the year. Abcs maggie rulli with the details. Reporter overnight a rare search across europe for this man, 24yearold anis amri of tunisia. Germany warns he could be armed and dangerous. According to a germany lawmaker his wallet and i. D. Were found in the battered semi truck after it bulldozed through this crowded berlin Christmas Market crushing stalls, killing 11 and injuring dozens more. Now Police Searching what they believe to be his home. As german terror officials have had their eye on amri since he came to the country seeking asylum in 2015. It was denied over concerns about his ties to radical islamists and allegations of petty crimes. Germany then tried to deport him but he didnt have the paperwork to prove he was tunisian and so he stayed. Now, berlins responding to the tragedy by opening up the citys famed Christmas Markets once again. Abcs matt gutman is there. People have been going out to them. They have been urged to get back to normal by the government here, but theyve opened under heavy security. Weve seen barriers, concrete barriers go up and a lot of those markets and a lot more police presence. Reporter the attacks also reminding americans to be on alert. Federal and local Law Enforcement authorities have issued an urgent bulletin amid growing concerns that a similar attack could happen here on u. S. Soil. Warning specifically times squares annual new years eve celebration could be a target saying while theres no specific threat, we remain concerned about unaffiliated lone offenders and homegrown violent extremists targeting the event. Maggie rulli, abc news, washington. Also there in germany the chancellor Angela Merkel is facing growing criticism for allowing nearly a million migrants to enter that country. Here at home, president elect donald trump condemned the attack and he appeared to suggest he may go forward with the muslim ban he cooe, terrible. Terrible. Has it caused you to rely or reevaluate your plans. Hey, youve known my plans all along and its ive proven to be right 100 correct. Whats happening is disgraceful. Thats an attack on humanity, thats what it is. Its an attack on humanity and its got to be stopped. Thank you. Trump had ajusted his pledge on it during the general election to say he would focus on stopping it from certain countries with ties to terrorism. The death toll is still rising following that Chain Reaction explosion at a fireworks market in mexico. Three of the children who were severely burned are now being treated at a Specialized Hospital in texas. Mexican officials are hoping at least ten more children will be able to make the trip to the Shriners Hospital in galveston. In the meantime, investigators are still trying to figure out what touched off the explosion looking at lax Safety Standards which may have allowed vendors to display their fireworks outside the stall. Rafa fernandez who covers mexico has more on the search. Reporter careful not to rush to conclusions but some indicate there might have been a nexus of fireworks in the area or illegal ones that dont comply with norms of law. Just days ago they said the market there had been called the safest in latin america. North carolinas controversial bathroom law still stands. Lawmakers met in special session but failed to repeal the law. Democrats and republicans are blaming each other for playing politics. The law requires that people use the bathroom which corresponds to their gender at birth. It is already cost the state millions in lost business. Overseas new concerns about the health of Britains Queen elizabeth. 90yearold and her husband delayed Holiday Travel because both have severe colds. Palace Officials Say there are no grave concerns about the queens health. Just recently it was announced that the queen would step down from her role as patron of 20 charities. Well, still ahead, new details overnight in the cause of the death of alan thicke. Plus a highway drama shoving a semi swerving off the road hitting a sign. Wait till you see what happened once that truck stopped. Caught on camera, a man sitting on a bus when an ecigarette suddenly explodes. Well, this natural gas leak caused a massive explosion in columbus, ohio. The blast leveling a pizza restaurant but everyone made it out safely. Several homes and businesses were damaged. Winters say it sounded like a sonic boom. Officials say crews digging near the site struck a gas line. Only one injury, however, was reported as a result of that. This morning a prominent atlanta attorney is expected in court but this time hes the defendant. Tex macgyver is accused of killing his wife. He claims to have fallen asleep with a gun in his lap while riding in a car and accidentally shooting his wife. Hes charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and reckless conduct. Police in georgia released dramatic body cam video leading up to the shooting that led two officers dead. You can see officers Nicholas Smarr and jody smith childhood friends answering a domestic dispute call. As they chased the suspect he opens fire hitting them both, smarr died while giving smith cpr and smith died the following day. Accused killer robert durst has made a brief Court Appearance before standing trial for the alleged murder of his best friend some nearly 16 years ago. The real estate heir looking frail with a large scar on his head there. After hearing from both sides the judge appointed a master to reveal evidence in that case. Ubers selfdriving cars are off californias roads after the state revoked the registrations of the 16 cars being used for the tests. The state said they werent properly marked as test vehicles. Uber hadnt applied for the test permanents because it felt the presence of a human in each car made the vehicles except from the law. 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A minnesota man is facing some serious legal trouble. He was captured on dash cam video driving a semi truck while allegedly drunk. So state troopers were alerted about a vehicle driving in and out of lanes as abcs gio benitez reports, police say the driver admitted to having a few beers. I dont know exactly whats going on yet. A commercial semi weaving in and out of control because the driver, police say, was very, very drunk. Off minnesotas highway 10 you can see the semi swerving off to the right shoulder hitting a sign struggling to get back on the road then crossing several lanes of traffic before finally stopping. But that wasnt the end of it. The driver barely able to walk, much less drive shutting down the entire highway because he was crawling on it. Get up on your feet here. The driver 48yearold jonathan check was transporting a walmart trailer but working for a Third Party Company at the time, creek carrier. You feel the effects of the alcohol you drank. Yum. Reporter gio benitez, abc news, new york. Hell have a little more on gma later today. An 11yearold orlando girl being praised for keeping her cool during a breakin at her home. Ashley bermudez was home alone when she saw the bad guys pull up in front. When the men started breaking in, she went to a closet in the bedroom and called 911. Oh, no, please, please, i wont say anything, i promise you. Are they in the house with you . No, they left. Well, they left with all of ashleys christmas presents but a Charity Group has now replaced them. Pop star Justin Bieber is in trouble again. Tmz reporting if he sets foot in argentina hell be arrested. He was just indicted for allegedly ordering the beating of a photographer three years ago and then stealing the mans money and equipment. Bieber denies it but the problem is hes about to start a tour in south america skipping argentina would be costly both for him and for the country. Well, we now know the cause of actor alan thickes death. He had complained of chest pains while playing hockey with his son last week. His aorta, the main artery from the heart tore and then rup tured a few hours later. This is all according to his death certificate which was made public yesterday. Now, besides starring, of course, in growing pains, the 69yearold also wrote a lot of music. A new health alert about melanoma. Researchers saying this deadly skin cancer is killing more americans than ever before. More than 10,000 americans are expected to die from it this year. Thats up from the more than 8,000 deaths in 2009. Melanoma accounts for about 1 of skin cancers but causes a large majority of skin cancer deaths. An ecigarette is being blamed for another explosion, this time on a city bus in fresno, california. A man had the Battery Powered cigarette in the pocket of his pants when it became hot leading to sparks and smoke. He suffered minor burns to his leg, but hes expected to be okay. Well, its time for sports and some College Basketball highlights. Heres stan and neil happy to be with us at espn. Good morning, america. And i mean really morning. I mean, were not doing this live but its 3 00 a. M. Right now and were giving you this. College basketball, bluegrass state, kentucky and louisville, number ten louisville, six, kentucky. Quentin snider didnt score against kentucky the last two years. Made up for it in this game, had 22. Later louisville up. Michael mitchell drive, he cant get it but jalen johnson, right place, right time and put the cards up 4. Eight seconds to go. Malik monk had 47 against North Carolina and get it to him. He had just 16 in this game. Good job by the louisville defense on him and louisville beats kentucky, 7370. Duke beat elon but all anybody wanted to talk about and rightfully so is this Grayson Allen kid who got a technical foul for tripping right there. The coach pulled him out of the rest of the first half. 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Hello, good morning, im matt odonnell, 4 27 a. M. , thursday, right now we have breaking news, police in camden are looking for the person who shot a woman in the head inside an apartment. A christmas crook is caught on camera inside a new jersey walmart. I dont know if thats the right story, lets move on. The first full day of winter wont feel like. Karen rogers has a warm upin the accuweather forecast and good news on a long term expansive i95 project, its over, but the rest of its not. Well explain coming up. Southe. And finally this half hour, the jeopardy champion inspiring millions over the past week. Yeah, woo ive told you about her losing her battle with cancer before the First Episode even aired. Now we know how her jeopardy streak came to a close as alex trebek paid tribute last night. Announcer this is jeopardy. Reporter Cindy Stowell always dreamed of being a contestant on jeopardy. From austin, texas, Cindy Stowell. Reporter she earned a chance to audition this summer and began taping her First Episode just three weeks later. What is adams. Yes. What is the peach state. Correct. What is the joy of cooking. Yes. Reporter over the past week you may have seen cindy racking up her score. Battling 9 pain of stage 4 colon cancer while competing. Only host alex trebek and a few show Staff Members actually knew. Cindy. What is the orchestra. What is bowling. What is france. Youre right. Reporter her streak bittersweet. Her boyfriend jason hess announcing the news with the game show taped months before cindy died on december 5th. Hess tweeting in the Early Morning hours cancer took the best friend, partner and pub trivia teammate a guy could ever ask for. Love you always. Cindy in second place answering correctly. Your answer was correct. Reporter but unable to catch up. Her impressive sevenshow run coming to an end, her winnings nearly 106,000 all going to a cancer charity. Alex trebek paying tribute last night. Few folks have been getting to know the talented champion Cindy Stowell appearing on her show was the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition for her. What you did not know when we taped these with her, she was suffering from stage 4 cancer and sadly on december 5th Cindy Stowell passed away. So from all of us here at jeopardy, our sincere condolences to her family and her friends. Touching tribute from alex trebek. Such a strong woman. Good morning everyone, it is 4 30 a. M. , on this thursday, december 22. Were following breaking news, a gunman shoots a woman in the head inside a camden apartment. Well have a live report. Authorities are scrambling to find a tunisiaen man wanted in a christmas attack in berlin. I95 is complete after years Long Construction project. Karen rogers is here