and now, the fears that the millions traveling for christmas will lead to another deadly surge. potentially even worse than what we saw after thanksgiving. the breaking news as we come on the air in the west tonight. the trump and the action he s now taken tonight. jon karl standing by with late reporting. and president-elect joe biden addressing the american people this afternoon, just days before christmas, telling americans that even with these two vaccines, the darkest days in this pandemic are still ahead of us, in these winter months. and what he said about getting more help to americans after inauguration. and his message tonight to president trump after the massive cyber attack on the u.s. government and on u.s. companies. the case and the images tonight. the 71-year-old black man ordered out of his south carolina home by police, naked and at gunpoint. police were looking for someone else. we re tracking that storm system moving across the country tonight, and what we re
charged in connection with robert mueller s special counsel investigation. george papadopoulos and alex vander swan. also on the list, four members of the blackwater company committed of atrocities in iraq. this is the first big group of pardons since the election, but it won t be the last. i expect we ll see many more pardons between now and january 20th. david? jon karl reporting tonight. jon, thank you. we re going to move onto other news this tuesday night and to the case and the images tonight. the 71-year-old black man ordered out of his south carolina home by police, naked and at gunpoint. it turns out police were actually looking for someone else. here s janai norman. reporter: tonight, disturbing video showing an innocent, elderly man, naked, ordered out of his south carolina home at gunpoint by police. rock hill police, let me see your [ bleep ] hands.
and the president suggesting he ll run in 2024. and can the president pardon members of his own family preemptively? can he pardon himself? jon karl standing by on that. and news late today on americans in desperate need. movement now on capitol hill when it comes to getting them help. is there a deal in the works? mary bruce live on that. boeing s fleet of max jets returning to the skies. tonight, we re onboard. and what changes have been made to those faulty sensors? dangerous cold in parts of the country, and the new storm now heading into the northeast by week s end. rob marciano timing it out tonight. the heartbreaking and deadly crash. families in their cars lined up to see christmas lights. the amtrak train slamming into a minivan. the community had warned of this area before. the mother and her young children rescued, carrying her baby out. the airlines and the major change coming when it comes to pets in the cabin. and america strong tonight. something you ve done
years, we re trying to do another four years, otherwise, i ll see you in four years. reporter: the president continues to lie about election fraud. just today, releasing a 46-minute video repeating fact-free conspiracy theories about the election being stolen. this even after his attorney general told the associated press yesterday, quote, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election. the president also suggested he s concerned he may be prosecuted after leaving office. just as his allies are talking about preemptive pardons for members of the trump family and even trump himself. it s unclear if he could pardon himself, but in the past, he has said he has the power to do it. yes, i do have an absolute right to pardon myself. but i ll never have to do it, because i didn t do anything wrong. and everybody knows it. let s get right to jon karl with us live tonight from washington. and jon, so much talk about this, about whether the
actually issue a preemptive pardon? reporter: well, the short answer is yes, in fact, david, it has been done before. gerald ford pardoned richard nixon for any crimes he may have committed while he was president, even though nixon hadn t been charged with anything. but remember, a presidential pardon only applies to federal crimes. it does not protect someone from state or local prosecutions. and as for whether or not the president can pardon himself, that is very much undetermined. unclear if he can do that. all right, jon karl with us again tonight. jon, thank you. there was also news late today and we know so many americans in desperate need across this country, struggling to make ends meet. movement on capitol hill when it comes to getting them help. so, let s get to mary bruce with us live tonight. i know president-elect joe biden signaling tonight he is onboard with this compromise, so, bottom line here, is a deal in sight and where do things stand right now? reporter: w