from the floods. and now the new storm set to move in. first tonight, the breaking news just in. chris christie out of the race, five days before the first voting in iowa. tonight, what christie said about his decision, and the most important issue for anyone running for president, he says. and that hot mic moment, right beforehand, what he said about nikki haley. rachel scott in iowa. the search and rescue, the deadly avalanche in california. skiers buried in the snow. search teams battling heavy snow, brutal cold, and winds gusting up to 100 miles an hour to find the victims. the images coming in tonight. in the northeast, the flood emergency playing out. high water rescues. a potential dam breach forcing evacuations. homes surrounded by water. and now, the new storm set to sweep across the country again. it could bring significant snow to some states. rob marciano here to time it out. the stunning moment on capitol hill today. hunter biden arriving unannounced, jus
our weather team times it all out. linsey: also tonight, the midair emergency. what caused the accident on an alaska airlines jet? the faa now grounding certain boeing 737 max 9s after a piece of the fuselage was lost, and where did that piece end up? linsey: our abc news exclusive. new details from sources familiar with the special counsel s probe with president trump s refusing for hours to help stop the violence on january 6th. with eight days left until the iowa caucuses, the former president is raising eyebrows over what he said about the civil war and abraham lincoln. linsey: plus, the push to contain the war in gaza. the secretary of state s urgent mission to the middle east as israel faces new attacks from lebanon. the pressure mounting for congress to approve new funding for israel and ukraine. linsey: new questions tonight as we learn the white house was unaware for days that defense secretary lloyd austin had been hospitalized in intensive care. president b
deadly school shooting in iowa. police say a 17-year-old student opening fire just as school was starting in perry, iowa, outside des moines. five students and the principal shot. a sixth grader killed. the others rushed to the hospital. and rachel scott is in iowa for us. the major winter storm targeting new york city and the northeast. heavy snow, rain, potentially damaging winds. at this hour, at least 20 states now under winter alerts. the potential snow totals in new york and the northeast, depending on the track. and rob marciano will show us. the jeffrey epstein case. tonight, the newly unsealed court documents linked to epst epstein, revealing the names of people who had various connections to him, including former presidents clinton and trump, magician david copperfield, michael jackson. none accused of wrongdoing, but what the documents do claim. aaron katersky reporting tonight. former president trump and the scathing new report tonight from house democrats,
square with police drones and officers on horseback. why some are calling it an attractive target for terrorists and what s being done to keep cities around the world safe on the holiday. also, the confrontation in the red sea. u.s. navy attack helicopters say they were acting in self defense after sinking multiple boats and killing ten houthi rebels. after they attacked a commercial cargo ship. how this could affect shipping in the red sea region, and tonight, abc news has learned the navy is moving an aircraft carrier out of the region. israel warned on a lengthy timetable for the war with hamas. how much longer they expect it to last. and the u.s. and israel at odds over who will control gaza once the fighting ends. the migrant crisis pushing cities to their breaking point. hundreds of migrants flown from texas to illinois then bussed to chicago. big city mayors plead for federal help. president biden heads into the new year facing a tough senate fight over border
busiest travel days with new year s eve just two days away. rob marciano with the forecast. here in new york and across the country police on high alert for new year s eve. ramping up security in times square for what it calls a heightened and dynamic risk environment, deploying thousands of officers for an expected crowd of 1 million people. one day after being banned from the ballot in maine, former president trump fighting another legal battle, saying it disenfranchises our voters. our jonathan karl with three former staffers and their warning about a second trump term. dozens killed, the massive barrage of missiles and drones simultaneously targeting civilians in six major cities hitting apartment buildings, a shopping mall and a maternity hospital. attacks escalating in the red sea, the u.s. shooting down a drone and a ballistic missile fired by iranian-backed militants. the urgent manhunt for a mother wanted for allegedly killing two of her own children and woundi